Joyce Sweeney, Author, Joan Sweeney, Author Laurel Leaf Library $3.99 (0p) ISBN 978-0-440-21927-9
Eighteen-year-old Zack struggles to decode his nightmares; Sweeney displays ``remarkable insight into family relationships and human nature,'' said PW in a starred review. Ages 12-up. (Feb.)q
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Joan Sweeney, Author, Chronicle Books, Author, Kathleen Fain, Illustrator Chronicle Books $9.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-8118-0868-2
Living among the water lilies of Monet's country home, frogs Hector and Henriette and their tadpoles happily ``pose'' for the bearded artist who paints their pond each day. First-time author Sweeny sets up a rivalry between the frogs and a ``Monsieur
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Joan Sweeney, Author, Annette Cable, Illustrator Dragonfly Books $6.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-517-88557-4
A girl explains maps, beginning with her bedroom and expanding to a map of the world. ""Sweeney encourages the cartographer in every child,"" said PW. Ages 4-8. (July)
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Joan Sweeney, Author, Annette Cable, Illustrator Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers $12 (32p) ISBN 978-0-517-70095-2
Simplifying the abstract nature of maps, Sweeney encourages the cartographer in every child. Step by step, moving from a personal to a global scale, a girl explains what maps are by giving clear, easily grasped examples. First, standing in a...
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Joan Sweeney, Author, Leslie Wilson Wu, Illustrator Chronicle Books $12.95 (26p) ISBN 978-0-8118-1975-6
Cat lovers will embrace this pretty tale of a pregnant stray who gives birth to kittens in the theater where impressionist painter Edgar Degas sketches dancers. The feline family is threatened by a huffy stage manager, but Degas stands up for them,...
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