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Paul Fleischman
This 1989 Newbery Medal winner contains 14 poems paying homage to insects–from grasshoppers to butterflies. Each poem is designed to be read aloud by two people.
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Junkyard, Einstein, Wheels, Pencil, Spider, Hollywood, Spitball, Clips, and Google-Eyes team up to try to outwit their teacher Miss Breakbone.
Sixteen-year-old Courtney was paralyzed in an accident. Never again will she walk, dance, run, or leave the convalescent home. When an elderly woman reads to her, the two escape back…
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Assigned to write his autobiography, high school senior Rob Radkovitz decides to listen back on his life. Listening to a tape his late father left behind, Rob is determined to…
This National Book Award finalist is now in paperback. Growing up in foster care, Del pens a one-woman play about a Los Angeles traffic jam, providing readers with a backstage…
High-school theater departments willing to experiment with something new might try this as an alternative to the same old reruns of Grease and Romeo and Juliet. -Kirkus Reviews
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In this parody of teen horror novels, Danielle and her friends from Cliffside High’s cruelest clique set out to crush an exchange student from Norway. But they soon realize that…
Seventeen-year-old Olivia hasn’t seen her father since she was eight months old. But when he summons her out of the blue, Olivia travels cross country to New Hampshire to meet…
Newbery Medalist Paul Fleischman reflects on growing up with his award-winning father, Sid Fleischman, and details his own path to becoming a writer –
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In this companion to Glass Slipper, Gold Sandal, Newbery Medal winner Paul Fleischman and Julie Paschkis turn to the universal story of creation.
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A determined young girl plants six bean seeds in a trash-filled lot in Cleveland and something truly magnificent grows. Thirteen different voices come together to tell one amazing story about…
Newbery Medalist Fleischman and artist Paschkis craft the many versions of the story of Cinderella from around the world–from Ireland to Zimbabwe–into one hymn to the rich variety and the…
A collection of poems that celebrate the insect world. They are designed to be read aloud by two voices, sometimes alternating, sometimes simultaneous. Paul Fleischman is the winner of the…
Seek is a novel in dialogue that can be read or performed. Newbery Award winner Fleischman creates a symphonic weave of voices and memories that traces a 17-year-old boy’s search…
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Though written in the 1960s, The Sun Worshippers is published here for the first time. Yellowleg is a western novel from 1960 which director Sam Peckinpah turned into the film…
In this dynamic account, award-winning author Paul Fleischman arms teens with the basic tools to uncover vested interests and falsehoods by vetting sources, following the money, and checking references so…
Paul Fleischman offers teens an environmental wake-up call and a tool kit for decoding the barrage of conflicting information confronting them.
Are you a word person? A curiosity seeker? A story explorer? Meet these twenty-six phenomenal individuals for whom love of language is an extreme sport.
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One by one, a number of people of varying ages and backgrounds transform a trash-filled inner-city lot into a productive and beautiful garden, and in doing so, the gardeners are…
This spectacular, wordless picture book from the creators of Weslandia honors the transformative power of the imagination as the Garibaldi Circus comes to town for a show like no other…
Lyrical prose by Newbery Medalist Fleischman ( Joyful Noises: Poems for Two Voices ) and magical illustrations by Root tell the story of a boy’s powerful connection to his family…
In this brilliant fictional tour de force that can be read as a novel or performed as readers’ theater, Newbery Award-winning author Paul Fleischman recreates the first great battle of…
This poignant picture book tells the tale of a farmer and his sons who discover something remarkable about their hedge and each person who trims it. Full color.
Wesley’s garden produces a crop of huge, strange plants which provide him with clothing, shelter, food, and drink, thus helping him create his own civilization and changing his life.
Follow a girl’s perusal of her great-grandfather’s collection of matchboxes and small curios that document his poignant immigration journey from Italy to a new country.
A gloriously illustrated celebration of individualism from an award-winning author.
In this companion to Glass Slipper, Gold Sandal, Newbery Medal winner Paul Fleischman and Julie Paschkis retell the story of Jack and the Beanstalk, combining many different cultural traditions to…
Aaron has never left alone before. He is mute, and depends on his mother for everything. But tomorrow Aaron will be twelve years old, old enough to stay home by…
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The way to inner peace is illuminated in this accessible guide to tending one’s inner landscape. The lives of outstanding figures such as the Buddha, Walt Whitman, and Gandhi are…
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What do a marigold, starlight over South Africa, and the birth of a child have in common? Every person, plant, and star springs up from information compounded by interaction. We…
One by one, thirteen people of varying ages and backgrounds transform a trash-filled inner-city lot into a productive and beautiful garden, and in doing so, the gardeners are themselves transformed.
Paul Fleischman,Ken Nutt
In this companion to his 1989 Newbery Award-winning Joyful Noise, Fleischman has combined his magic with words with the exuberant artistry of Ken Nutt to provide an exhilarating gift for…
Paul Fleischman,Eric Beddows (Illustrator)
A collection of poems describing the characteristics and activities of a variety of insects.
Paul R. Fleischman, MD.
A collection of poetry that covers global awareness, holistic living, compassion, and self-exploration. These poems blend undercurrents of humour and wry juxtaposition with the scenery of India, Peru, Costa Rica…
In the aftermath of the terrorist attacks of September 11, this essay explores the Buddha’s teaching to find one prescription: not war, not pacifism but non-violence.
The award-winning author of Bull Run retells Homer’s epic poem the Illiad –ingeniously juxtaposing each episode with newspaper clippings of modern events from the First World War through the Gulf…
Paul R Fleischman, M D
"Second edition revised & with new essays"-- title page.
Dr Paul R Fleischman, M.D.
This collection of poems was written within the maelstrom of India, and conveys the tastes, textures, and feel of the subcontinent. Here is the ancient, complex, and modern civilization with…
While traveling to each corner of the country to build a whirligig in memory of the girl whose death he caused, sixteen-year-old Brian finds forgiveness and atonement.
Thomas Fleischman
The pig played a key role in the German Democratic Republic’s attempts to create a modern, industrial food system built on communist principles. By the mid-1980s, East Germany produced more…
