Catalog Search Results
1) Heidi
Author
Publication Date
1945
Language
English
Description
A Swiss orphan is heartbroken when she must leave her beloved grandfather and their happy home in the mountains to go to school and to care for an invalid girl in the city. Includes illustrated notes throughout the text explaining the historical backround of the story.
Author
Publisher
Stone Arch Books
Publication Date
2021.
Physical Desc
65 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
Twins Harley and Rhiannon Hummingbird travel from their Oklahoma home to their grandparents' new cabin in northern Wisconsin where they not only learn about the best techniques in having a successful day fishing, but also about teamwork and persistence.
Author
Publisher
Joanna Cotler Books
Publication Date
2006
Language
English
Description
As her family gathers for the wedding of her sister Anna, fourth-grader Cassie Whiting sees the many changes brought about by everyday life and finds comfort in the love of those around her, especially her grandfather.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Publication Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (88 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
11 year-old Milton Adams is growing up in an uncertain world full of bullies. With his parents constantly stressing about their careers and finances, and the neighborhood bully tormenting him, Milton's world is in crisis. But when his Grandpa comes to visit, he discovers worrying about the future only make things worse.
Author
Publisher
Capstone Press
Publication Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (24 pages) : color illustrations.
Language
English
Description
Describes different things grandfathers might do, from working to playing with their grandchildren. Includes a glossary, resources for further information, and color photographs.
7) The Wanderer
Author
Publication Date
2000
Language
English
Description
Thirteen-year-old Sophie and her cousin Cody record their transatlantic crossing aboard the Wanderer, a forty-five foot sailboat, which, along with uncles and another cousin, is en route to visit their grandfather in England.
10) Past crimes
Author
Publisher
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Publication Date
2015
Physical Desc
324 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Van Shaw was raised to be a thief, but at eighteen he suddenly broke all ties to that life and joined the military -- abandoning his illicit past and the career-criminal grandfather who taught him the trade. Now, after ten years of silence, his grandfather has asked him to come home to Seattle. But when Van arrives, he discovers his grandfather bleeding out on the floor from a gunshot to the head. With a lifetime of tough history between him and the...
11) Tom
Author
Publisher
Putnam's
Publication Date
c1993
Physical Desc
[32] p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
Aside from having the same name, Tommy and his grandfather Tom share a sense of humor.
Author
Publisher
DK Pub
Publication Date
1999
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
While showing her grandfather all the things, from A to Z, that she has brought with her to spend the night, a little girl suddenly realizes that she forgot one important item.
13) Hour of the bees
Author
Publication Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
At first, twelve-year-old Carol is not happy to be spending the summer helping her parents move her grandfather to an assisted living home, but as the summer wears on, she finds herself drawn to him, fascinated by his amazing stories.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Publication Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Explores some of the many and varied ways a grandfather can express his love, even without saying the words, such as by sharing his coin collection, holding hands when crossing the street, and attending tea parties.
15) Quiet
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Publication Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
pages cm
Language
English
Description
While observing the busy world around them, two children and their grandfather take a moment to appreciate being quiet and still.
18) Gus and grandpa
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Publication Date
c1997
Physical Desc
48 p. : col. ill. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Gus and Grandpa have a loving, warm relationship.
Didn't find it?
Can't find what you are looking for? Try our Materials Request Service. Submit Request









