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  The Painter and the President -...

  Sarah Albee

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  George Washington hates sitting for portraits, but it’s the late eighteenth century and cameras have yet to be invented. The president understands that a great portrait is the best way to be remembered by future generations. And who better to help secure Washington’s place in history than Gilbert Stuart, the most talented portrait painter of his day? For his part, Stuart knows that his own name will go down in history if he can paint an exceptional portrait of Washington. 
   
  Sarah Albee tells the story of how Gilbert Stuart’s most famous portrait—the image that appears on the one-dollar bill—came to be. Despite clashing personalities and several setbacks—including Washington’s swollen, aching mouth caused by ill-fitting false teeth—the painter managed to create a portrait of the president that endures to this day. 
   
  “The Painter and the President spotlights the relationship between America’s first president and Gilbert Stuart, one of the many artists who tried to capture his image on canvas. By the time of Washington’s presidency, Stuart had made a fine reputation as a portraitist. Although many of his subjects loved sitting for him, the laconic George Washington was not one of them. Sarah Albee and Stacy Innerst cleverly celebrate this relationship by looking at the many ways the painter tried in order to get a true portrait of America’s first president.”—Mary V. Thompson, research historian emerita, George Washington’s Mount Vernon

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  Anne of Green Gables

  L. M. Montgomery

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  The adventures of red-haired Anne have been winning the hearts of readers around the world for years. This beautiful new edition of all Anne's stories should find its place on the shelves of every literature lover! The new edition has been prepared with the utmost care, and the whole series will look beautiful on a young reader's shelf. "Anne of Green Gables" is the story of a red-haired girl who moves from an orphanage to the home of Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert. The girl has a fiery temperament, which repeatedly gets her and her new guardians into trouble. Her head full of dreams and unlimited imagination also ensure that there's never a dull moment in Anne's life.

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  Mouse and His Dog: A Dogtown Book

  Katherine Applegate, Gennifer...

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  "Outstanding sound effects, including constant background barking, add atmosphere, as does Mouse's endearing voice and personality."—AudioFileMouse and His Dog: A Dogtown Book features music and special effects. Listen along and enjoy the fun!Mouse lives in Dogtown, a shelter for real dogs and robot dogs, where the kibble is plentiful, and the rafters hide a secret community of mice. His unlikely best friend is Buster, a big-hearted real dog who attracts trouble like a burr to fur.Determined to help Buster find his forever home, even if means losing his best pal, Mouse embarks on a bold quest with three of Dogtown’s “unadoptables”: Determined to help Buster find his forever home, even if means losing his best pal, Mouse embarks on a bold quest with three of Dogtown’s “unadoptables”: Buster; Stewie, a huge, lovable dog whose ex-owner said he was mean; and Smokey, a robot dog hardwired with a smoke alarm he can’t control. But Mouse is just a mouse, and the world is big and complicated. How’s a little guy supposed to find homes for the dogs he loves?A Macmillan Audio production from Feiwel & Friends.

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  The New Adventures of the Mad...

  Bertrand R. Brinley

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  Just another quiet day in Mammoth Falls. Or is it? Have flying saucers really been sighted? How about those rumblings in the ground during the wee hours of the morning... and a midget submarine hidden in a secret cavern?With evidence like this, our seven young geniuses can't be far behind. And they're not! The town of Mammoth Falls will never be the same again, because here come the Mad Scientists with five more mad adventures!Stories in this volume: The Telltale Transmitter, The Cool Cavern, Big Chief Rainmaker, The Flying Sorcerer and The Great Confrontation.

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  Little Toot on the Grand Canal...

  Hardie Gramatky

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  Story Of Akbar and Birbal: The...

  Ajay Kumar

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  Once upon a time, Birbal was not present in the court. Taking advantage of this, some ministers started whispering to king Akbar against Birbal. One of them started saying, “king! You give every responsibility only to Birbal and his advice is taken in every work. It means that you consider us unworthy. But, it is not so, we are also as capable as Birbal.”

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