Author: Sid Fleischman
Publisher: Greenwillow Books
Keywords: disappearing
Number of Pages: 128
Published: 2004-08-01
List price: $5.99
ISBN-10: 0060519649
ISBN-13: 9780060519643

An unseen man they call the Toad is stalking twelve-year-old Kevin and his older sister, Holly. They flee town in Holly’s beat-up old car, driving west until they reach the Pacific Ocean. They change their names and attempt to hide in plain sight as street performers in Venice, California. But have they really eluded the Toad? Here is Newbery Medalist Sid Fleischman doing what he does best -- spinning a tale with style.

Author: Ruy A. Teixeira
Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
Keywords: voter, american, disappearing
Number of Pages: 251
Published: 1992-10
List price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 0815783035
ISBN-13: 9780815783039

In an effort to provide policy-makers and the general public with a clearer view of the problem of non-voting and possible solutions, the author of this book addresses questions such as "why is voter turnout generally so low?", and, "does low turnout significantly affect the nature of contemporary US politics?".

Author: Richard Wilbur
Publisher: Sandpiper
Keywords: alphabet, disappearing
Number of Pages: 32
Published: 2001-10-01
List price: $7.00
ISBN-10: 015216362X
ISBN-13: 9780152163624

Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Richard Wilbur turns his sharp eye to the noble alphabet and imagines what life would be like without these twenty-six little--but powerful--letters. Packed with humor and subtle wit, the verse in this captivating picture book is splendidly matched by Caldecott Medal winner David Diaz’s hilariously clever illustrations.

Author: Laura Resnick
Publisher: Luna
Keywords: nightly, disappearing
Number of Pages: 416
Published: 2006-11-01
List price: $6.99
ISBN-10: 0373802595
ISBN-13: 9780373802593

Author: Jenny Tripp
Publisher: Harcourt Children’s Books
Keywords: disappearing, pete
Number of Pages: 176
Published: 2009-01-26
List price: $16.00
ISBN-10: 0152061770
ISBN-13: 9780152061777

Pete the poodle is back! But where’s the big top?Pete the poodle’s beloved life at the circus has suddenly gone sour. So Pete runs away to become a lapdog for the rich and famous Airhead Heiress. Wait a second: Pete a pet? Turns out, Pete does have second thoughts about leaving the spotlight, but a show stopping twister breezes in and leaves him no choice—it takes Rita the chimp for a ride, too. From their respective crash landings, the oddly matched Pete and Rita find themselves on a big adventure—like it or not.Warm, witty, and humorously illustrated, this spectacularly attractive pack

Author: William Burt
Publisher: Yale University Press
Keywords: edens, disappearing, marshes
Number of Pages: 192
Published: 2007-05-16
List price: $35.00
ISBN-10: 0300122292
ISBN-13: 9780300122299

Drawn since boyhood to the beauty and allure of marshes, naturalist William Burt has prowled them by day and night, in every season, from one edge of North America to the other. For thirty years he has hauled his large-format camera with him, seeking to capture on film the elusive birds, the wildflowers and grasses, and the unique wild beauty of the marshes. In this breathtakingly lovely book, he selects ninety of his most striking photographs. He also offers his reflections on the marshes he has visited, inviting his readers to come with him and become acquainted with this hidden world, its r

Author: Eric Lott
Publisher: Basic Books
Keywords: intellectual, liberal, disappearing
Number of Pages: 272
Published: 2006-03-21
List price: $28.95
ISBN-10: 0465041868
ISBN-13: 9780465041862