Geographic Orientation/California
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The San Francisco Splash
$6.99 Add to cartTime for a seventh-inning stretch! The San Francisco Splash is book #7 in our early chapter book mystery series, where each book is set in a different American ballpark!
Splash! A hit soars over the- Series: Ballpark Mysteries #7
- Author: Kelly, David A.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: May 28 2013
- ISBN10: 030797779X
- Language: English
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Any Small Goodness: A Novel of the Barrio
$6.99 Read moreAward-winning picture-book author Tony Johnston presents the poignant story of a loving Mexican-American family in East L.A. in her first novel for young readers.
Los Angeles is a place of movie stars … [more below]
- Author: Johnston, Tony
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: June 01 2003
- ISBN10: 0439233844
- Language: English
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The Higher Power of Lucky
$7.99 Add to cartLucky, age ten, can’t wait another day. The meanness gland in her heart and the crevices full of questions in her brain make running away from Hard Pan, California (population 43), the rock-bottom onl… [more below]
- Author: Patron, Susan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: December 30 2008
- ISBN10: 1416975578
- Language: English
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Earthquake Terror
$7.99 Add to cartWhen Jonathan and his family go camping on Magpie Island, they look forward to a fun, relaxing weekend. But their fun quickly vanishes when Jonathan, his sister, Abby, and their dog, Moose, find thems… [more below]
- Author: Kehret, Peg
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: May 01 1998
- ISBN10: 0140383433
- Language: English
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From an Idea to Google: How Innovation at Google Changed the World
$7.99 Add to cartFrom an Idea to Google is a behind-the-computer-screen look into the history, business, and brand of the world’s largest search engine. With humorous black & white illustrations throughout, learn abou… [more below]
- Series: From an Idea to
- Author: Sichol, Lowey Bundy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: July 09 2019
- ISBN10: 1328954927
- Language: English
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Beast Rider: A Boy’s Journey Beyond the Border
$19.99 Read moreIn Beast Rider, award-winning author Tony Johnston and psychotherapistMaria Elena Fontanot de Rhoads “offer a sympathetic, illuminating portrait of the challenges faced by one undocumented immigrant”
- Author: Johnston, Tony
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: March 19, 2019
- ISBN10: 141973363X
- Language: English
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The Do-Over
$17.99 Read moreFrom the author of Stef Soto, Taco Queen comes this story about sisterhood, friendship, and the intricacies of blended families.
The Mendoza sisters need a do-over!
Raquel and Lucinda used to be insepar
- Author: Torres, Jennifer
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: June 07 2022
- ISBN10: 133875419X
- Language: English
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Xochitl and the Flowers / Xóchitl, La Niña de Las Flores
$11.95 Read moreBilingual English/Spanish. Miles away from their home in El Salvador, Xochitl (SOH-cheel) and her family make a new home in the United States, but nothing is the same.
Xochitl mourns a lovely garden an
- Author: Argueta, Jorge
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: March 01 2008
- ISBN10: 089239224X
- Language: Spanish
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San Francisco, Baby!
$14.99 Add to cartTwo babies go on two big-city adventures, and there are so many exciting sights to see In New York, Baby , Times Square, Broadway, Central Park, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art number among the to… [more below]
- Series: Baby!
- Author: Jenkins, Ward
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: April 11 2012
- ISBN10: 1452106207
- Language: English
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City by the Bay: A Magical Journey Around San Francisco
$8.99 Read moreThe Golden Gate Bridge, cable cars, Union Square, Chinatown–these are just a sampling of the San Francisco landmarks featured in this magical journey around the fabled city by the bay. Each famous lo… [more below]
- Author: Brown, Tricia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: April 01 1998
- ISBN10: 0811820122
- Language: English
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The L.A. Dodger
$6.99 Add to cartNow batting third–book #3 in a brand-new early chapter book mystery series where each book is set in a different American ballpark
It’s spring break and Kate and Mike are off to Los Angeles to visit- Series: Ballpark Mysteries (Paperback) #3
- Author: Kelly, David A.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: July 26 2011
- ISBN10: 0375868852
- Language: English
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Landed
$19.99 Read moreSun is ready to leave his village in China for America, the
place known as Gum Saan, Gold Mountain. His father warns
him, though, that passage will not be easy. Because of the 1882
Chinese Exclusion Act,- Author: Lee, Milly
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: February 21 2006
- ISBN10: 0374343144
- Language: English
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Angels Ride Bikes and Other Fall Poems: Los Ángeles Andan En Bicicleta Y Otros Poemas del Otoño
$11.95 Add to cartFollowing the success of their award-winning book of spring poems, Laughing Tomatoes, and their acclaimed collection of summer poems, From the Bellybutton of the Moon, poet Francisco Alarc?n and artis
- Series: Cycle of Seasons
- Author: Alarc?n, Francisco X
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: April 01 2013
- ISBN10: 0892391987
- Language: Spanish
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The Haunted Lighthouse
$9.99 Add to cartAn infamous prison may hold a secret only the Code Busters can uncover.
Cody, Quinn, Luke, and M.E. may all have different talents, but they share one thing in common: they love playing around with co
- Series: Code Busters Club #2
- Author: Warner, Penny
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: October 08 2013
- ISBN10: 1606844555
- Language: English
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Hollywood High
$18.00 Add to cartThey’re the daughters of celebrities-the kind all the teen mags gossip about But the It Girls of Hollywood High are about to discover that fame has a price. And no friendship-or romance-is safe…. L… [more below]
- Series: Hollywood High #1
- Author: Simone, Ni-Ni
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 322
- Publish Date: October 01 2012
- ISBN10: 0758263171
- Language: English
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Rosie the Ribeter: The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County
$11.99 Add to cartROSIE THE RIBETER: THE CELEBRATED JUMPING FROG OF CALAVERAS COUNTY
Who holds the world record triple jump record – for bullfrogs?
Rosie, the Ribeter.
She set the record in May 1986 at 21 feet 5 3/4 inc- Series: Another Extraordinary Animal
- Author: Pattison, Darcy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 34
- Publish Date: April 12 2019
- ISBN10: 1629440744
- Language: English
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Yao Bai and the Egg Pirates
$16.99 Add to cart2020 Storytelling World Resource Award Honoree
Inspired by the 1863 Egg War and the mad rush for murre eggs on the Farallon Islands near San Francisco, Yao Bai and the Egg Pirates is a high-seas adven
- Author: Myers, Tim J.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: April 09 2019
- ISBN10: 1513261444
- Language: English
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The Compton Cowboys: And the Fight to Save Their Horse Ranch
$16.99 Read moreIn this young readers’ edition, a rising New York Times reporter tells the compelling story of the Compton Cowboys, a group of African-American men and women who defy stereotypes and continue the prou
- Author: Thompson-Hernandez, Walter
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: April 28, 2020
- ISBN10: 0062956841
- Language: English
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When You Look Out the Window: How Phyllis Lyon and del Martin Built a Community
$15.95 Read moreWhen You Look Out the Window tells the story of Phyllis Lyon and Del Martin, one of San Francisco’s most well-known and politically active lesbian couples.
Describing the view from Phyllis and Del’s- Author: Pitman, Gayle E.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: June 05 2017
- ISBN10: 1433827360
- Language: English
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The Curse of the Bologna Sandwich
$16.99 Add to cartBad guys tremble at the sound of his name!
Meet Melvin Beederman. He’s a pretty good superhero, even though it always takes him five or six tries to get launched and flying. His weakness (every superh- Series: Melvin Beederman, Superhero #1
- Author: Trine, Greg
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: May 30 2006
- ISBN10: 0805078363
- Language: English
