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Robert Burleigh's Books
There are 13 books
1.
Into the Woods
John James Audubon Lives His Dream
By: Robert Burleigh
Illustrated by: Wendell Minor
This edition: Trade Paperback, 40 pages
Publication date: December 20, 2011
Ages: above 6
As a young man, John James Audubon, the renowned American woodsman and artist, had to make a choice between following his father's dreams for him and discovering his own special destiny. In this beautifully conceived book,...
2.
Messenger, Messenger
By: Robert Burleigh
Illustrated by: Barry Root
This edition: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
Publication date: December 20, 2011
Ages: 5 - 8
Messenger, messenger, keepin' the groove, Always, always, on the move. Morning's come around again, and Calvin Curbhopper, the messenger man, is on the go, zipping around from spot to spot, taking shortcuts through parking...
3.
Black Whiteness
Admiral Byrd Alone in the Antarctic
By: Robert Burleigh
Illustrated by: Walter Lyon Krudop
This edition: Trade Paperback, 40 pages
Publication date: November 5, 2011
Ages: 7 - 10
4.
The Adventures of Mark Twain by Huckleberry Finn
By: Robert Burleigh
Illustrated by: Barry Blitt
This edition: Hardcover, 48 pages
Publication date: March 8, 2011
Ages: 7 - 10
Everyone knows the story of the raft on the Mississippi and that ol' whitewashed fence, but now it’s time for youngins everywhere to get right acquainted with the man behind the pen. Mr. Mark Twain! An interesting...
5.
Night Flight
Amelia Earhart Crosses the Atlantic
By: Robert Burleigh
Illustrated by: Wendell Minor
This edition: Hardcover, 40 pages
Publication date: February 22, 2011
Ages: 4 - 8
Award-winning author Robert Burleigh has captured Amelia Earhart's first solo flight across the Atlantic in 1932. She was only the second person to do this – and the first woman. Rich in detail, feeling and incident this...
Other Formats: eBook
6.
Tiger of the Snows
Tenzing Norgay: The Boy Whose Dream Was Everest
By: Robert Burleigh
Illustrated by: Ed Young
This edition: Trade Paperback, 40 pages
Publication date: November 22, 2010
Ages: 7 - 10
Growing up at the foot of Mount Everest, a Sherpa boy named Tenzing Norgay dreamed about one day being the first to climb the giant in his backyard. For years he practiced, carrying loads of rocks in his backpack to grow...
7.
Sí, puedes (Play Ball!)
By: Jorge Posada
Illustrated by: Raul Colon / with: Robert Burleigh
This edition: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
Publication date: February 23, 2010
Ages: 6 - 10
Jorge Posada adora sentir la bola en su guante, el bate en su mano, y el juego del béisbol. Como cualquier otro jugador del equipo Casa Cuba, ya puede batear bien con la mano derecha, pero su padre le dice, "Ser bueno no...
8.
Play Ball!
By: Jorge Posada
Illustrated by: Raul Colon / with: Robert Burleigh
This edition: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
Publication date: February 23, 2010
Ages: 6 - 10
Jorge loved the feel of the ball in his glove, the bat in his hand, and the game of baseball. Day and night he would play with his sister, his father, and his friends. At night he dreamed of baseball. When he and his mother...
9.
Clang! Clang! Beep! Beep!
Listen to the City
By: Robert Burleigh
Illustrated by: Beppe Giacobbe
This edition: Hardcover, 32 pages
Publication date: May 5, 2009
Ages: 3 - 7
Dawn until dusk, the city is alive with sounds, from the TING-ALING- A-LING of an alarm clock in the morning to the BEEEEEP! BEEEEP! of traffic in the afternoon to the quiet SHHHHHHHHHHHHHH of evening. Noted illustrator Beppe...
10.
Stealing Home
Jackie Robinson: Against the Odds
By: Robert Burleigh
Illustrated by: Mike Wimmer
This edition: Hardcover, 32 pages
Publication date: January 9, 2007
Ages: 6 - 9
Man on third. Two outs. The pitcher eyes the base runner, checks for the sign. The fans in the jammed stadium hold their breath. Flapping his outstretched arms like wings, number 42 leads off again. It is September 1955, game...
