MacCarthy, Patricia
Most widely held works by
Patricia MacCarthy
17 kings and 42 elephants by Margaret Mahy (
Book
)
18
editions published
between
1972
and
1990
in
English
and held by
1,757
libraries
worldwide
Seventeen kings and forty-two elephants romp with a variety of jungle animals during their journey through a wild, wet night
The five sisters by Margaret Mahy (
Book
)
7
editions published
between
1996
and
1999
in
English
and held by
945
libraries
worldwide
Before Sally's Nana can finish filling in the faces on a row of paper dolls which she has cut out, the five sisters are whisked off on a series of extraordinary adventures
Boom, baby, boom, boom! by Margaret Mahy (
Book
)
6
editions published
between
1996
and
1998
in
English
and held by
734
libraries
worldwide
It's time for lunch. Leaving the baby to feed herself, Mum starts playing the drums, boom-boom-boom. But the animals are listening at the window are hungry. In creeps the cat, followed by the dog, the red rooster and his hens, the sheep and the cow. When Mum stops playing she is happy to see that baby has eaten every bit and bite of her lunch. Or has she?
Down the dragon's tongue by Margaret Mahy (
Book
)
6
editions published
between
2000
and
2001
in
English
and held by
554
libraries
worldwide
When twins Harry and Miranda bring their buttoned-down father to the playground, he discovers that he does not want to stop sliding down the dragon's-tongue slide
Herds of words by Patricia MacCarthy (
Book
)
5
editions published
between
1990
and
1993
in
English
and held by
511
libraries
worldwide
Text and illustrations provide examples of named groups of animals, people, and things, including a parliament of owls, a crew of sailors, and a fleet of ships. Suggested level: juniors, primary
The tiniest mermaid by Laura Garnham (
Book
)
13
editions published
between
2006
and
2017
in
4
languages
and held by
478
libraries
worldwide
One night Lily rescues a mermaid who has been hurt in a terrible storm. She takes the tiny mermaid home to care for her, and Lily and Delphi become the best of friends. Delphi shows Lily a magical world where mermaids play with sea horses and swim through coral palaces. But as Delphi gets better she must leave Lily and return to the sea. Grades K-3. 2006
Animals galore! by Patricia MacCarthy (
Book
)
5
editions published
between
1989
and
1991
in
English
and held by
377
libraries
worldwide
Text and illustrations provide examples of named groups of animals, including a bed of eels, a pride of lions, a knot of toads, and a pod of whales
Ocean parade : a counting book by Patricia MacCarthy (
Book
)
1
edition published
in
1990
in
English
and held by
346
libraries
worldwide
An array of colorful fish of different shapes and sizes introduces the numbers one through twenty and the concepts of color and shape
Cat & Kit by Jenny Koralek (
Book
)
4
editions published
between
1994
and
1996
in
English
and held by
292
libraries
worldwide
Cat finds young Kit alone in the woods, and takes it upon himself to teach the kitten how to live in the wild
Moon forest by Patricia MacCarthy (
Book
)
4
editions published
in
2013
in
English
and held by
250
libraries
worldwide
Follows a fox as he prowls through the trees during the night looking for food, passing a deer, pheasant, rabbit, and other nocturnal woodland creatures along the way
The haunting by Margaret Mahy (
Book
)
1
edition published
in
1999
in
English
and held by
64
libraries
worldwide
BArney is being haunted - But, is he in danger? - His sisters try to unravel the mystery as the ghostly footsteps move ever closer in his mind
Owl's lost hoot by Patricia MacCarthy (
Book
)
2
editions published
in
2009
in
English
and held by
59
libraries
worldwide
"When Rose wakes up in the night because it is so quiet she's sure there is something wrong. With Buttercup's help she soon discovers that Owl has stopped hooting, but what she doesn't know is why? Join Rose, Buttercup and the other Dewdrop Fairies as they try to find Owl's lost hoot!"--Publisher's description
Mr Berry's ice-cream parlour by Jennifer Zabel (
Book
)
2
editions published
between
1984
and
1986
in
English
and held by
56
libraries
worldwide
Up, up and away by Patricia MacCarthy (
Book
)
3
editions published
in
2009
in
English
and held by
56
libraries
worldwide
The moonlit picnic by Patricia MacCarthy (
Book
)
2
editions published
in
2008
in
English
and held by
52
libraries
worldwide
It's night-time and all the Dewdrop Babies are fast asleep, except Buttercup
Hide-and-seek by Patricia MacCarthy (
Book
)
2
editions published
in
2008
in
English
and held by
48
libraries
worldwide
It's a hot sleepy afternoon in the garden and Bluebell and Violet are dozing happily in their spider web hammocks. Suddenly they're interrupted by a terrific thumping noise coming from Mummy Rabbit's warren. Poor Mummy Rabbit is having a terrible time with her five naughty bunnies - she just doesn't know what to do with them. So she is very pleased when Bluebell and Violet offer to play with them. Join them on a fun game of hide and seek and see whether the Dewdrop babies can find all five bunnies
Sweetpea's surprise by Patricia MacCarthy (
Book
)
3
editions published
in
2008
in
English
and held by
46
libraries
worldwide
One day, when looking after her flower, Rose discovers a caterpillar munching on one of the leaves. She's very worried for her flower so she decides to go to Sweetpea for help. By the time she goes back to her flower, the caterpillar is gone and instead there's a hard shiny thing hanging from the leaf. Rose goes back to check on her flower every day for two weeks and on the 14th day she finds something magical. Join her and find out what Sweetpea's surprise is
The little ballerina by Sue Harris (
Book
)
5
editions published
between
2005
and
2007
in
English and Chinese
and held by
44
libraries
worldwide
Rosie wants to play Clara in her ballet class's production of the Nutcracker, but she is too clumsy, so she writes to the Sugar Plum Fairy for help
Run, Elephant, run : an Indonesian rainforest adventure by Patricia MacCarthy (
Book
)
2
editions published
between
2017
and
2018
in
English
and held by
37
libraries
worldwide
When a storm BURSTS in the rainforest, Little Elephant can't find his mother anywhere. And now a tiger is coming his way ... Run, Little Elephant, run! An exciting adventure set in the Indonesian rainforest, with 36 rainforest creatures to spot along the way
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Mac Carthy Patricia MacCarthy, Pat Mc Carthy Patricia McCarthy Patricia מקרתי, פטרישה 매카시, 퍼트리샤 맥카씨, 패트리샤
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