What You Know First

6 best books like What You Know First (Patricia MacLachlan): A Curse Dark as Gold, Ada's Violin: The Story of the Recycled Orchestra of Paraguay, The Greedy Triangle, Many Luscious Lollipops: A Book About Adjectives, Arnie the Doughnut, The Princess and the Warrior: A Tale of Two Volcanoes

A Curse Dark as Gold

Author	Elizabeth C. Bunce
ISBN	0439895766

Charlotte Miller has always scoffed at talk of a curse on her family's woolen mill, which holds her beloved small town together. But after her father's death, the bad luck piles up: departing workers, impossible debts, an overbearing uncle. Then a stranger named Jack Spinner offers a tempting proposition:...

Ada's Violin: The Story of the Recycled Orchestra of Paraguay

Author	Susan Hood
ISBN	1481430955

From award-winning author Susan Hood and illustrator Sally Wern Comport comes the extraordinary true tale of the Recycled Orchestra of Paraguay, an orchestra made up of children playing instruments built from recycled trash.

Ada Ríos grew up in Cateura, a small town in Paraguay built on...

The Greedy Triangle

Author	Marilyn Burns
ISBN	0590489917

Greedy Triangle is written by Marilyn Burns and illustrated by Gordon Silveria and is part of the Sholastic book range.

The triangle is bored with his shape and asks a shapeshifter to add another angle to his shape....over and over again. He becomes many different shapes until at last he he misses...

Many Luscious Lollipops: A Book About Adjectives

Author	Ruth Heller
ISBN	0698116410

“To further a child’s grasp of the meaning and function of adjectives, this gorgeous picture book provides enrichment and depth of understanding… A visual and auditory feast, designed to make language discovery appealing and rewarding.”
—Publishers Weekly

“An excellent...

Arnie the Doughnut

Author	Laurie Keller
ISBN	0805062831

A deliciously imaginative story about friendship--from the author / illustrator of The Scrambled States of America.

Arnie was fascinated as he watched the customers stream into the bakery. One by one, doughnuts were chosen, placed in paper bags, and whisked away with their new owners. Some...

The Princess and the Warrior: A Tale of Two Volcanoes

Author	Duncan Tonatiuh
ISBN	1419721305

Award-winning author Duncan Tonatiuh reimagines one of Mexico’s cherished legends. Princess Izta had many wealthy suitors but dismissed them all. When a mere warrior, Popoca, promised to be true to her and stay always by her side, Izta fell in love. The emperor promised Popoca if he could defeat...