CHILDREN'S
Released: May 11, 1997
"A pleasant journey, with repetitive, not singsong, narration. (Picture book. 5-7)"
`` `Who'll offer me a ride?/Who'll carry me far and wide?' '' A lad sets out, hoping for a lift, but after misadventures with a giant trout, a gull, and other creatures, decides that his own two feet are best.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 1, 1996
"With comically realistic black-and-white illustrations by Selznick (The Robot King, 1995, etc.), this is a captivating tale—one to press upon children, and one they'll be passing among themselves. (Fiction. 8-12)"
CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 30, 1995
"The Robot King, with its mannequin's head and packed, indistinct body half-hidden beneath a long velvet jacket, cuts an oddly elegant figure, and the human faces are rendered with a sad, composed beauty. (Fiction. 9-12)"
From the author of The Houdini Box (1991), a haunting, enigmatic tale of two lonely children who create something wonderful.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 30, 1994
"Funny in a subtle, knowing way. (Fiction/Picture book. 3-7)"
CHILDREN'S
Released: April 1, 1991
"A historical note is appended. (Fiction/Young Reader. 6-10)"
A fervent admirer of Houdini, ten-year-old Victor tries to emulate his feats, but to no avail: getting out of locked trunks and holding his breath for 5000 seconds are beyond his powers.
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