Can I Get There by Candlelight?

By Jean Slaughter Doty

Young Gail Simmons and her pony befriend a girl from another century.

Gabriel

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Tiger Trek

By Ted Lewin

Riding on the back of an elephant, the author tours a wildlife park in India, observing the hunting behavior of a mother tiger.

When the Rivers Go Home

By Ted Lewin

Describes life in the marsh in Brazil known as the Pantanal or "drowned forest."

Amazon Boy

By Ted Lewin

As a Brazilian boy makes his first trip up the Amazon to the port city of Belém, he learns something about the river's many treasures.

The Deserter

By Nigel Gray

Four English children form a close friendship with a young deserter from the British army and help him escape from the authorities.

Lost City

By Ted Lewin

Caldecott Honor-winner Ted Lewin takes readers on a thrilling journey to the wilds of Peru in this story of Hiram Bingham, who, in 1911, carved a treacherous path through snake-filled jungles and a...

Matthew's meadow

By Corinne Demas

Every year at blackberry time Matthew visits the red-tailed hawk in the black walnut tree in the meadow, and she teaches him how to use his senses to fully appreciate the natural world.

Tiger trek

By Ted Lewin

Hub

By Robert Newton Peck

When their teacher enters the annual Chump's Landing Overland Obstacle Bicycle Race, Horrace Hubert and his best friend Spooner Jitwell do everything they can to make sure she wins the silver trophy.