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"An artist lost to history, a family abandoned to its secrets, and the woman whose search for meaning unearths it all. American photographer Cady Drake shoots local merry-go-rounds, a hobby inspired by a carved wooden rabbit gifted to her following her troubled years in foster care. Now at a crisis point in her life, Cady can't refuse a freelance assignment documenting the antique carousels of Paris. While there, she hopes to track down the true origins...
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A little girl is going to ride a carousel and has to choose which horse to ride! There are many different horses to choose from on this colorful carousel. Which color horse will she choose? With vivid illustrations and large font, young readers can learn about primary colors as they read this charming book.
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Boxcar children volume 25
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The Aldens search for carousel horses that have disappeared from an amusement park.
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Imagine a carousel that was enchanted so the animals on it came to life! That's what happens in this delightful tale of a carousel unicorn who's able to leave the ride it's called home to travel around the world. Readers are sure to be drawn to this story's charming text and colorful illustrations, which make this a fun tale to discover independently or share at story time. In addition to an enchanting tale of adventure, readers also find important...
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"When Sharon Langley was born, amusement parks were segregated, and African American families were not allowed in. This picture book tells how a community came together--both black and white--to make a change. In the summer of 1963, because of demonstrations and public protests the Gwynn Oak Amusement Park in Maryland became desegregated and opened to all for the first time. Sharon and her parents were the first African American family to walk into...
8) Ask anyone
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Waking up to discover an antique carousel horse and an armed guard in his front yard is not what Bobby Spencer needs on a quiet Sunday morning. Once again the Spencers are going to be the talk of Trinity Harbor, Virginia. And Bobby isn't feeling very kindly toward the person responsible. But Jenna Pennington Kennedy is a desperate woman. That carousel horse is her ticket to capturing Bobby's attention and convincing him to offer her the opportunity...
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Without the means to support herself after her father dies, Carrington Brouwer is given the opportunity to use her artistic talent at her friend's father's carousel factory. But the men at the factory are not happy that a woman has been given the desirable job of painting the elaborately carved horses. When mishaps occur at the factory, and jewelry disappears from the owner's home, accusations swirl. Is the handsome young factory manager truly Carrie's...
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"This book is about a little girl called Maya whose grandma comes to visit from far away. Maya thinks Grandma talks too loud, dresses too fancy, and brings food that doesn't taste very good. All Maya wants to do is enjoy her spring break and take a trip to the island to ride the carousel, but it seems like Grandma is getting in the way. In this beautiful story, we see a very honest, sweet and touching portrayal of a grandchild-grandparent relationship,...
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"It's a breezy new day and along with a tempest in a chocolate milk glass, Jesse's presented with a messy new mystery when Dorky Dougy loses his lunch while spinning on the merry-go-round. The big question is, why did the ballistic barf fling outwardly, as Dougy spun? Read The Question of the Vomit Vortex and learn all about these mysterious centrifugal and centripetal forces"--
13) Duck
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Duck happily raises a duckling that has wandered into the amusement park where she is a carousel animal, but finds that she cannot teach what she herself has always longed to do--fly--and sets out to find real ducks to instruct him.
14) Moongirl
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When Leon is out fishing one night and is pulled into the sky by a giant fish-of-stars, he lands inside the moon where he must battle a fearsome monster, rescue Moongirl, and use lightning bugs to keep the moon's carousel lit.
15) Gator
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When the amusement park where he had been a happy carousel animal closes, Gator decides to explore the outside world but finds it a very lonely place. Lonely for laughter, a carousel animal goes on a courageous journey in Randy Cecil's delightful new picture book. Gator loves everything about being a carousel animal - the flashing lights, the calliope music, and most of all, the laughter. But day by day, week by week, fewer and fewer people come...
16) Carousels
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This title discusses the carousel's amazing history that began with a game played hundreds of years ago by Arab horsemen. The Italian crusaders who witnessed the game called it carosello, or "little battle." Fast forward many years to the bright, loud, and colorful carousels we have today!
18) Carousel
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Brief text and illustrations recreate a ride on a merry-go-round.
20) A carousel tale
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Given the responsibility of taking care of his favorite carousel dog's tail during the winter, Ernst, the young blue crocodile, finds, as time goes by, that he cannot resist his own artistic urges.
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