The Trees of the Dancing Goats

The Trees of the Dancing Goats PDF

Author: Patricia Polacco

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2013-11-26

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13: 1442498676

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Trisha loves the eight days of Hanukkah, when her mother stays home from work, her Babushka makes delicious potato latkes, and her Grampa carves wonderful animals out of wood as gifts for Trisha and her brother. In the middle of her family's preparation for the festival of lights, Trisha visits her closest neighbors, expecting to find them decorating their house for Christmas. Instead they are all bedridden with scarlet fever. Trisha's family is one of the few who has been spared from the epidemic. It is difficult for them to enjoy their Hanukkah feast when they know that their neighbors won't be able to celebrate their holiday. Then Grampa has an inspiration: they will cut down trees, decorate them, and secretly deliver them to the neighbors, "But what can we decorate them with?" Babushka asks. Although it is a sacrifice, Trisha realizes that Grampa's carved animals are the perfect answer. Soon her living room is filled with trees -- but that is only the first miracle of many during an incredible holiday season. Based on a long cherished childhood memory, this story celebrates the miracle of true friendship.

Oh, Look!

Oh, Look! PDF

Author: Patricia Polacco

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2004-03-30

Total Pages: 34

ISBN-13: 0399242236

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The famous Polacco goats are back! In this playful interactive chant, three mischievous little goats find their way out of the gate (squeak, squeak, squeak!), over a bridge (click, click, click!) through some mud (squish, squish, squish!), onto a carousel (um pah pah pah, um pah pah!)...and right into the path of an angry ogre! Of course, they are happy to turn right around and run straight back over the path they traveled, until at last they are back home gain, safe and sound. Patricia Polacco's color palette is bright and springlike in her second goat adventure for very young readers.

Welcome Comfort

Welcome Comfort PDF

Author: Patricia Polacco

Publisher: Turtleback Books

Published: 2002-09

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780613505246

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For use in schools and libraries only. Welcome Comfort, a lonely foster child, is assured by his friend, the school custodian, that there is a Santa Claus, but he does not discover the truth until one wondrous and surprising Christmas Eve.

Babushka's Doll

Babushka's Doll PDF

Author: Patricia Polacco

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2013-11-26

Total Pages: 40

ISBN-13: 1442498668

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Babushka's doll was special. She had played with it only once, when she was a little girl like her high-spirited granddaughter, Natasha. Now Babushka is going to the store and it's Natasha's turn to take the little doll down from the high shelf. When the naughty doll comes to life -- and is even more rambunctious than the little girl herself -- Natasha finds out why playing once with Babushka's doll is enough! Patricia Polacco's beautiful illustrations capture the warmth, humor, and timeless spirit of her magical tale.

Uncle Vova's Tree

Uncle Vova's Tree PDF

Author: Patricia Polacco

Publisher: Puffin Books

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780698116436

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Grandparents, aunts and uncles, and children gather at a farm house to celebrate Christmas in the Russian tradition.

Palace of Books

Palace of Books PDF

Author: Patricia Polacco

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2023-03-07

Total Pages: 58

ISBN-13: 1534451323

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From beloved storyteller Patricia Polacco comes a picture book based on her childhood about how a very special librarian and town library made her life happier after moving to a new state in elementary school. When young Patricia’s family moves to Battle Creek, Michigan, she finds it hard to believe this new place will ever feel like home. But soon she meets the kind librarian Mrs. Creavy and discovers the library’s doors are always open. Now, Patricia has a place to explore and study books about the birds that she loves. Mrs. Creavy even introduces her to the books of John James Audubon and helps Patricia introduce her classmates to the joy of birds by becoming the first member of the Audubon Bird Club of Freemont Elementary.

Some Birthday!

Some Birthday! PDF

Author: Patricia Polacco

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2013-11-26

Total Pages: 40

ISBN-13: 1442497963

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"Anything special happening today, Daddy?" Patricia asked, hoping it would help him remember. "Nope, honey. Today's about the same as any other day, I'd say." Some birthday! Where was the cake with all the candles, the brightly wrapped present, and the family singing "happy birthday" all together? Not only had the festivities apparently been forgotten, but Dad suggests a trip to one of the scariest places on earth -- home of the Clay Pit Bottoms Monster! With a sparkle of mischief, Patricia Polacco's bold, expressive pictures tell how a certain little girl has the spookiest, most exciting, funniest, and best birthday ever.

The Keeping Quilt

The Keeping Quilt PDF

Author: Patricia Polacco

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2013-08-27

Total Pages: 64

ISBN-13: 1442490705

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This 25th anniversary edition of a beloved and bestselling classic about family and tradition includes fifteen pages of bonus material. “We will make a quilt to help us always remember home,” Anna’s mother said. “It will be like having the family in backhome Russia dance around us at night.” And so it was. From a basket of old clothes, Anna’s babushka, Uncle Vladimir’s shirt, Aunt Havalah’s nightdress, and an apron of Aunt Natasha’s become The Keeping Quilt, passed along from mother to daughter for almost a century. For four generations the quilt is a Sabbath tablecloth, a wedding canopy, and a blanket that welcomes babies warmly into the world. In strongly moving pictures that are as heartwarming as they are real, Patricia Polacco tells the story of her own family and the quilt’s further story that remains a symbol of their enduring love and faith. This anniversary edition includes fifteen pages of original material describing the quilt’s journey and its home at the Mazza Museum in Findley, Ohio.

My Rotten Redheaded Older Brother

My Rotten Redheaded Older Brother PDF

Author: Patricia Polacco

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2011-06-28

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13: 1442443308

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There's nothing worse than a rotten redheaded older brother who can do everything you can do better! Patricia's brother Richard could run the fastest, climb the highest, and spit the farthest and still smile his extra-rotten, greeny-toothed, weasel-eyed grin. But when little Patricia wishes on a shooting star that she could do something—anything—to show him up, she finds out just what wishes—and rotten redheaded older brothers—can really do. Patricia Polacco's boldly and exuberantly painted pictures tell a lively and warmhearted tale of comic one-upsmanship and brotherly love.

Christmas Tapestry

Christmas Tapestry PDF

Author: Patricia Polacco

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2008-09-11

Total Pages: 49

ISBN-13: 0142411655

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When a leak ruins the sacristy wall in his father’s church, Jonathan Jefferson Weeks thinks Christmas Eve service will be ruined. Luckily he and his father find a beautiful tapestry, perfect for covering the damaged wall and giving the church a festive look! But then, an old Jewish woman recognizes the beautiful cloth. Her discovery leads to a real miracle on Christmas Eve.