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12,200 | 13 | Michelle Cuevas graduated from Williams College and holds a master of fine arts in creative writing from the University of Virginia, where she received the Henry Hoyns Fellowship. She lives in Berkshire County, Massachusetts.Ed Young is the Caldecott Award-winning illustrator and writer of many children's books. He liv... | [
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12,201 | 2 | "Breezy and boldly visual, it will have children looking at the letters on their own refrigerators with new respectand it should provide teachers with inspiration for classroom activities, too." Publishers Weekly"Keen and clever with a knack for clear instruction." Kirkus"...a funny and charming book...Wonderfully ente... | [
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12,202 | 1 | Although not as unpredictable as his hard-boiled Sheep in Wolves' Clothing, this latest by Kitamura spotlights an offbeat sense of humor and a flair for comic-book layout. At first, it appears as though a dark-haired boy, Nicholas, narrates the story, while his yellow cat sits quietly in the foreground. But at breakfas... | [
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12,203 | 1 | You can't keep a good pup down--at least not down off the counter, or away from the storage closet, or out of trouble in general. Alexandra Day takes off on another scamper with her cute rottweiler pup in Puppy Trouble, a pop-up tear through an about-to-be-very-disheveled home.Just as in past outings (like Good Dog, Ca... | [
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12,204 | 0 | Pen-and-wash illustrations so lively they seem to dance on the page animate a story of the 1886 dedication of the Statue of Liberty. The narrator is the nameless boy given the job of signaling (with a wave of a handkerchief) to Bartholdi to drop his statue's veil and reveal her face to the world for the first time. Dru... | [
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12,205 | 18 | Starred Review. Born out of a question posed to Sís (Play, Mozart, Play!) by his children (Are you a settler, Dad?), the author pairs his remarkable artistry with journal entries, historical context and period photography to create a powerful account of his childhood in Cold War–era Prague. Dense, finely c... | [
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12,206 | 12 | K-Gr 2In the fourth story about Max and his two brothers, numbers and shapes take center stage instead of words. Max builds a car and tells his siblings he's off to look for problems, and soon all three are on their way to adventure. The boys prove to be quite helpful as they assist in rebuilding Shapetown after a stor... | [
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12,207 | 2 | Grade 35Minn and Jake are back in this new free-verse installment. This time the 10-year-old pals are spending the summer apart. Jake is visiting his old neighborhood in Los Angeles and is excited to have no plans. No science camp. No swimming lessons. But he soon discovers that it isn't much fun to wake up every day a... | [
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12,208 | 1 | PreS-Gr 2Browne subtly overlays the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears with a social message. The Goldilocks character, nameless throughout, is introduced in a dark palette against a bleak urban setting. Conversely, the Bear family is presented as a colorful and happy unit. Baby Bear is the narrator. While on a wa... | [
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12,209 | 2 | Grade 1-4In 20 clever poems, Miss Information, a colorfully clothed character wearing blue-framed half-moon glasses, provides children with some new and unusual rules for modern manners. As she explains, the etiquette of olden days/Takes endless, boring study./Children need an etiquette/Far less fuddy-duddy. Framed wit... | [
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12,210 | 16 | Based on the characters and artwork created by Tove Jansson (19142001). Jansson was born in Helsinki and spent much of her life in Finland. She is the author of the Moomin books, including Comet in Moominland and Finn Family Moomintroll. Born into an artistic familyher father was a sculptor and her mother was a graphic... | [
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12,211 | 1 | Carl the big black dog is babysitting once again, this time on Christmas Eve while his owners go to church...The canine and his charge have a wonderful time...The visual depth of the illustrations gives this sweet book an appeal beyond its primary audience. BooklistA delight, bound to please the good dog's old friends-... | [
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12,212 | 2 | Gr 1-4-Third-grade sports whiz Izzy Barr excels at both softball and running and wonders why her father doesn't seem to appreciate her athletic talent as much as her brother's. When she competes in the citywide 10K, she wishes he were there to cheer her on along with her loyal friends.(c) Copyright 2011. Library Journa... | [
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12,213 | 16 | Based on the characters and artwork created by Tove Jansson (19142001). Jansson was born in Helsinki and spent much of her life in Finland. She is the author of the Moomin books, including Comet in Moominland and Finn Family Moomintroll. Born into an artistic familyher father was a sculptor and her mother was a graphic... | [
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12,214 | 8 | Bright, digitized colors replace some of the darker shades of Jansson's earlier books, giving readers of a new generation a friendly footpath into Moominvalley. Publishers WeeklyJansson was a genius of a very subtle kind. These simple stories resonate with profound and complex emotions that are like nothing else in lit... | [
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12,215 | 2 | Containing more than a dozen accounts of children who have worked for everything from racial equality to world peace, this book demonstrates how youth have fought for what's right, then offers ideas about how to get involved. In a starred review, PW called it "absorbing and energizing." Ages 10-up. (Sept.) Copyright 20... | [
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12,216 | 2 | "Down the road came Larky Mavis, mooning about, mooning about." She trips on three peanuts... and ends up eating two out of three. In the third she finds a tiny pink creature, small enough to fit in her hand. "'Well!' she said, laughing. 'I won't eat you!'" And whom exactly does the third peanut contain? We're not quit... | [
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12,217 | 17 | Calcines grandmother told him that the world forgot the Cuban people after Fidel Castro took power, and for many Americans today that is still true. This is a rare look at Cuban life from1959 to 1969, when Calcines family managed to emigrate.The authorwas born into an exuberant extended family whose enjoyable lives cha... | [
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12,218 | 0 | K-Gr 3-In 2010, Merchant released a successful album of 30 classic children's poems that she set to music. Nineteen of these poems are now brought together in this anthology consisting of a delightful range of American and British poets from Ogden Nash and Edward Lear to Rachel Field and Jack Prelutsky. The jaunty sele... | [
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12,219 | 2 | McClintock (Heartaches of a French Cat) does wonders with a modest Charles Dickens story, casting it with Rackham-esque animal characters and placing it in a wintry 19th-century city. Whereas Dickens's 1868 tale "The Magic Fish-Bone" concerns a princess, this captivating revision introduces Molly, a graceful gray-and-w... | [
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12,220 | 2 | Liliana has two grandmothers from different countries, with different interests, and who speak different languages. This story presents the common differences in North American and Latin American cultures through a figure that is very important to both. The simplicity of the story allows children to see cultural contra... | [
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12,221 | 16 | Based on the characters and artwork created by Tove Jansson (19142001). Jansson was born in Helsinki and spent much of her life in Finland. She is the author of the Moomin books, including Comet in Moominland and Finn Family Moomintroll. Born into an artistic familyher father was a sculptor and her mother was a graphic... | [
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12,222 | 2 | Grade 1-6 When her grandmother goes to live in heaven, Sadie, a young Dominican American, and her mother and sister move into Mama Didi's Harlem brownstone. Sadie has stories to tell and poems to write, and Norman has given her a voice in 13 accessible, narrative selections. Blending familial love and the optimism of y... | [
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12,223 | 2 | PreS-Gr 2Popular Love Monster is back for more as he discovers his "brave-inside" by overcoming his fear of the dark. Many children will empathize with Love Monster's plight as he tries to fall asleep and the sounds around him translate into something monstrous. Bright's unique illustrations, created with a technique c... | [
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12,224 | 13 | The seemingly incongruous premise of this harmonious debut?a class of deaf children attends an orchestral concert?leads to a revelation for readers who may well have assumed that the ability to hear is a prerequisite for enjoying music. Holding balloons that their teacher passes out to help them "feel the music," Moses... | [
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12,225 | 1 | PreS-Gr 2In this debut picture book, a little girl imagines a zoo with no cages and an assortment of uniquely talented animals. After securing a moose that makes cow noises, she would gather sharks that read underwater and an ox that cooks. Bears would drive cars, and the sheep would take bubble baths. Children will gi... | [
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12,226 | 13 | PreSchool-Grade 2-Moses, who is deaf, attends the Big Apple Circus's Circus of the Senses for vision- and hearing-impaired children with his family. Although the story is slight, the experience is rich: readers uninitiated to the deaf community are offered plenty of new concepts to process, including public entertainme... | [
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12,227 | 2 | "I am a mouse, a white mouse. My name is Emmaline. Before I met Emily, the great poet of Amherst, I was nothing more than a crumb gatherer, a cheese nibbler, a mouse-of-little-purpose. There was an emptiness in my life that nothing seemed to fill." That is, until Emmaline the mouse takes up residence in the wall of 19t... | [
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12,228 | 2 | While Don Brown's Rare Treasure (reviewed above) took a larger view of Mary Anning's life and work, Atkins zooms in on the girl's first major discovery (at age 12), igniting the scientist's lifelong vocation. Though the narrative begins after the death of Mary's father, his words are still very much alive in her: "Don'... | [
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12,229 | 2 | PreSchool-Grade 2While Browne has paid homage to the art of motherhood in the past, his latest exploration offers unadulterated affection and adoration. Choosing not to contrast the main character with her mate in this setting allows the author to put aside the sophomoric and rough-hewn behavior of his typical father f... | [
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12,230 | 2 | PreSchool-Grade 1Shulevitz's latest picture book relays an early childhood memory of visiting a neighbor's apartment, clad in sailor attire, to play with a treasured model ship. As the room's edge transforms into an ocean and island paradise, readers feel transported. The author's understanding of what play looks like ... | [
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12,231 | 2 | Starred Review. PreSchool-KThe moon has a face like the clock in the hall;/She shines on thieves on the garden wall,/On streets and fields/and harbour quays,. Stevensons poetic images might seem a bit puzzling to young listeners today, but they make perfect sense juxtaposed with this satisfying visual story of a nightt... | [
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12,232 | 2 | Kindergarten-Grade 2-Myrtle is a carefree little mouse who enjoys life-until Frances moves in next door. The newcomer sings mean songs to Myrtle and her baby brother, and is positively terrible in every way. Soon, Myrtle refuses to go outside. When her favorite aunt returns early from her safari, Myrtle tells her about... | [
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12,233 | 2 | Grade 4-7Piper's narration traverses the years 1973-'77 in a small Southern town. The 10-year-old's grandparents and her aunt (who is Piper's age and her best friend) are the constants in her life as other things change. Her parents divorce, her father remarries and is subsumed by his new family, her mother completes t... | [
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12,234 | 13 | *Starred Review* Elise Dembowski will not be unfamiliar to readers. The girl most likely to be picked on. A halfhearted suicide attempt. Broken family, no friends, no future. But then something happens. While wandering the streets one night, Elise comes across a warehouse party. The joint is jumping, and to Elises amaz... | [
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12,235 | 0 | When Pa brings home a young turkey to fatten up for Christmas dinner, chaos follows in Cole's picture book tale about a penny-pinching family squeezed into a 19th century New York City tenement. Sacramento Bee...all ends well in this humorous, wholesome story about tightened straits, with its not-too-vinegary perspecti... | [
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12,236 | 2 | Kindergarten-Grade 3-Moses, who debuted in Moses Goes to a Concert (Farrar, 1998), is back. Here, he and his classmates, all of whom are deaf or hard of hearing, head back to their special school after summer break. The text explains that in addition to standard curriculum, these children first learn American Sign Lang... | [
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12,237 | 2 | With intense bonding and angry, sometimes violent face-offs, this fast, spare novel will appeal to Gary Paulsen fans, especially boys. On their farm in southern Alabama, Foster, 12, is scared of Dax, his widowed mothers boyfriend, who bullies Foster and even hurts his beloved dog, Joe. Then a stranger, Gary, comes by, ... | [
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12,238 | 2 | Grade 1-3-A quilt of memories and names binds Grandma and young Sadie to past loved ones and present adventures during summer vacations. "Grandma had a million stories in that quilt." Francis, Avonelle, Ida, Clayton, Joseph, Orrin-the child comes to know each of these ancestors through her grandmother's stories. Then a... | [
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12,239 | 11 | Precocious little Madlenka is off again, around the world and back through time, without ever straying a block from her Manhattan home. This time, Madlenka wants a dog so badly that she gets her wish--or does she? None of her neighbors can seem to agree on just what sort of dog she's walking. (Never mind that Madlenka'... | [
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12,240 | 15 | Gr 35Lasky introduces young readers to Isaac Newton and a few of his well-known breakthroughs. The book follows Newton from childhood through his college years, including some of his most significant discoveries, such as the theory of gravity and the secret of the rainbow. There is a lot of information to be covered, a... | [
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12,241 | 11 | A spunky young boy makes plans for "this next new year" in Janet S. Wong's festive, truly engaging story of the Chinese Lunar New Year, celebrated annually in late January or early February. "And all day tomorrow, Lunar New Year's Day, I will not say one awful thing, none of that can't do/don't have/why me because this... | [
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12,242 | 15 | Kindergarten-Grade 3-An evocative portrait of the tension preceding the start of monsoon season in northern India and the sense of relief accompanying its arrival. A child awaits the rains while enduring heat that makes her feel "like a crocodile crouching snap-jawed." She observes signs of the imminent downpour in the... | [
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12,243 | 2 | PreSchool-Grade 1-To get ready for kindergarten Open School Night, Molly draws a picture of her family to hang on the wall-herself, Mommy, Mama Lu, and their puppy. After seeing the picture, her classmates tell her, "No one has two mommies." Despite her teacher's efforts to be supportive, the child is still concerned. ... | [
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12,244 | 2 | Every night, Alex's night-working father kisses him good night, then puts on his hard hat and goes out to work. One night Papa surprises his son with his very own hard hat and invites him along. The mysterious world they enter is very different from Alex's daytime life. The streets are populated with delivery people, s... | [
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12,245 | 13 | PreSchool-Grade 2–An ordinary boy awakens to an ordinary school day. The story opens with drab scenes depicted in shades of gray that turn to Technicolor several pages in, with the arrival of a new teacher in a yellow suit. Little does the ordinary boy know that his indistinguishable routine is short lived, thank... | [
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12,246 | 2 | Kindergarten-Grade 3-The long walk to school under the hot South African sky doesn't bother Sarie at all. It's the destination that troubles her, or more precisely, the classmates who giggle when she tries to read aloud and who later taunt her. On Sundays, she escapes to Auntie Anna's rusty, old car, and while Sarie pr... | [
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12,247 | 2 | Kindergarten-Grade 3Although four other people are in the house, a boy thinks, "It's just as if there's nobody here but me." His mom is talking on the phone, and his dad is answering his email. His sister wants him to go away while she plays a game with her friend. Despite painting a blue heart on the wall, cutting a h... | [
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12,248 | 2 | PreS-Gr 2Melly encounters some unexpected visitors when she walks to her cousin Malberta's Halloween party. As she wanders down the street, she first meets a black cat ("not the least bit scary"), then a duo of dancing skeletons, and her ever-so-slight creeps and chills grow. The list of spooky creatures builds and bui... | [
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12,249 | 2 | Rodowsky (The Turnabout Shop) is right on target expressing how it feels to receive a gift that is not quite right. For three years, eight-year-old Ellie has been dreaming of getting a dog that will "give puppy kisses" and "skid across the floor, his toenails making clicking sounds against the wood." But her dream misf... | [
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12,250 | 2 | PreSchool-Grade 1-Emma's grandpa has always wanted a fuzzy-wuzzy teddy bear but when he receives a new one for his birthday, it's obvious to Emma that, "Old Bob didn't LOVE his brown bear." After a bit of a fuss, she is allowed to take Teddy to her house where he gets the full treatment: trips to the beach, cuddles, bu... | [
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12,251 | 0 | PreS-Gr 2In this cumulative picture book, a girl and her dog hitch a pony to a sleigh. As they ride through snow-covered woods, forest animals exclaim, I want to play until they are all riding in a one-pony, one-mouse, one-bear, one-deer, one-lynx, one-owl, one-squirrel, one-dog sleigh and get stuck in a snowdrift. A s... | [
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12,252 | 2 | Grade 5-7Princess Meg, 15, has a problem. Her father, the king of Greeve, has issued a proclamation offering her hand in marriage to any prince who can defeat a dragon, a witch, and a hoard of local bandits. The princess isnt thrilled with this plan. After all, the witch is harmless, the dragon defunct, and the bandits... | [
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12,253 | 1 | In this book of 34 poems, Johnston (The Magic Maguey) records her observations during a trip to the Gal pagos, which in a note she characterizes as a place "wild and vast and stark, looking out over the endless and shining skin of the sea." However striking some individual poems may be, the collection as a whole does n... | [
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12,254 | 13 | Dockray's watercolor-and-ink illustrations show the underwear-clad children gleefully jumping on the bed as they perform the refrain: "Bow to Brother./Bow to Sis./Swing your partner just like this. School Library JournalRebecca Janni is the author of Every Cowgirl Needs a Horse. She lives in central Iowa. Tracy Dockray... | [
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12,255 | 13 | Kindergarten-Grade 3-In this engaging installment in the series about a hearing-impaired boy, Moses's class is joined by a group of hearing children from another school and the students are treated to a production of Cinderella by the Little Theatre of the Deaf. As the two classes intermingle prior to entering the gym,... | [
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12,256 | 2 | Grade 35In the Silk family, a child's first birthday is a significant one: it's the day the youngster is given a name. Griffin and his five older sisters all had their special moment, but their younger sister died before her first birthday and their mother is recovering from her grief in a hospital. Griffin is attendin... | [
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12,257 | 11 | Kindergarten-Grade 3DeFelice employs her considerable storytelling skills to give an old Chinese folktale an Irish twist. Mr. and Mrs. O'Grady are so poor that they have only one of everything, and the little they have is raggedy at that. With only one potato to share for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, it's no wonder th... | [
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12,258 | 0 | Selden's well-loved, diminutive hero Chester Cricket is back. The meadow that is home to him and a host of other animals is declared a historical landmark, and old Abner Budd, a hermit who has been kind to the animals over the years, is facing eviction. The animals' efforts to help Mr. Budd only seem to make matters wo... | [
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12,259 | 0 | This collection of 27 poems by the late Worth (1933-94) once again heralds the joy of words, the way they feel in the mouth, the way they look on the page. "Ice Cream" makes the perfect example: "Melting, it Softly fills The mouth With something Like the velvet Word vanilla." Re-imagining everyday encounters, she urges... | [
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12,260 | 3 | The residents of Maple Street celebrate the usual holidays as well as more unusual ones, such as Pioneer Day and Patriots Day. But after Mrs. Muddle moves to Maple Street, every day becomes a holiday. In the spring, she celebrates First Robin Day and First Shower of April. Then its First Day of Summer, Watermelon Day, ... | [
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12,261 | 13 | PreS-KA lively group of multicultural children and their adults stream into a brick building for a music class. Their guitar-strumming instructor sits on the floor, welcomes each by name, and sings out different activities including egg shakers, kicking feet, and various rhythm instruments. One boy is initially leery, ... | [
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12,262 | 15 | Grade 4-6-In 1707, after nearly 2000 sailors and four ships were lost in one stormy night off England's coast, Parliament passed the Longitude Act guaranteeing 20,000 pounds sterling ($12 million today) for a method to navigate the seas with certitude. It was known that latitude could be measured, but to determine long... | [
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12,263 | 2 | PreS-K-This book is a delightfully helpful twist on kids' apprehensions as they make their first foray into the classroom. It shows that their parents are nervous, too, via endearing artwork that conveys emotions through color and size. In the beginning, the young boy is drawn larger and much more robust than his mom, ... | [
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12,264 | 5 | PreSchool-Grade 3-Told in spare, elegant prose and handsomely illustrated, this original story with folktale qualities relates what happens to an arrogant king of long-ago Thailand. A stranger carrying a fishing pole comes to a village; whenever and wherever he drops his line in the water, he pulls out a fish. He gives... | [
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12,265 | 2 | PreSchool-Grade 3-In the days before alarm clocks, people like Smith had an important job in England-they were "knocker-ups," hired to wake the townsfolk for a few pence each week. The opening archival photograph establishes the woman as a historical figure, hand on hip, aiming a peashooter. What follows is a colorful ... | [
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12,266 | 11 | Against an exuberantly painted Caribbean backdrop, a wily man causes so much trouble that his neighbors would rather set him free than keep him in jail. Malese tricks the village cobblers into making him a free pair of shoes and swindles the rumsellers out of enough rum to make himself a cake. The angry neighbors soon ... | [
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12,267 | 3 | Antisentimentalist Steig (Made for Each Other; Which Would You Rather Be?) crafts a screwball Cinderella story about a couple of klutzes. Potch was born laughing, with "an angel with a clown's face hovering over the bed." He grows from a chubby, happy boy into a chubby, happy, bald man not quite princely material. One ... | [] | Test |
12,268 | 2 | K-Gr 3By now most children know that in the universe, on a planet, on a continent, in a country, in a city, on a block, in a house, lives a little girl named Madlenka. They're familiar with the multiethnic, multicultural neighborhood that has provided her with many global experiences. In this latest episode, Madlenka w... | [
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12,269 | 2 | Kindergarten-Grade 2-With subtle grace, this moving story depicts a Korean girl's difficult adjustment to her new life in America. Yoon, or "Shining Wisdom," decides that her name looks much happier written in Korean than in English ("I did not like YOON. Lines. Circles. Each standing alone"). Still, she struggles to p... | [
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12,270 | 16 | "As Collicutt did in "This Train, handsome paintings of airplanes are paired with brief text describing one aspect of each plane . . . A good introduction for readers who love transportation." --"The Horn Book "The high-interest topic is sure to make this book a hit with many pre-schoolers, who will undoubtedly want to... | [
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12,271 | 0 | Barasch (Old Friends) identifies the hero of this story as her father, who in 1923 at the age of 10 became the youngest licensed amateur wireless radio operator in the United States. The book gets off to a bit of a slow start as Barasch describes the important role that wireless radio played at a time when telephone co... | [
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12,272 | 11 | In language as understated as her paintings, Choi (Nim and the War Effort) describes the daily routine of New Cat, who lives in a Bronx tofu factory owned by her best friend, Mr. Kim. Among the pet's responsibilities are cleaning the computer monitor with her tail, tasting tofu (only when Mr. Kim puts it in her bowl) a... | [
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12,273 | 2 | K-Gr 2-Alice is making a farm in her room. She asks her mother for a pig and then for chickens, and Mama provides them only when the child says, "Please." But when she asks for a horse, her mother replies that she doesn't have one. The accompanying pictures show a menagerie that includes an elephant, cats, a panda, bir... | [
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12,274 | 2 | While this would serve as a model for personal narrative writing, it mostly deserves to be read for the rhapsodic, evocative story that it tells of a place that to kids will seem long ago and far away. BCCBThis shimmering memoir opens a window on the past and invites young readers to climb through itAs families head of... | [
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12,275 | 2 | The wetlands have retained their power to regenerate, a process that the book's beautiful watercolors bring to vivid life. Los Angeles TimesYezerski not only can write a book on how to teach children about their environmental impact he has. New York Times.comThomas Yezerski's pleasingly presented history of this "flat,... | [
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12,276 | 2 | Kindergarten-Grade 2-Based on an incident from the author's childhood, this story is set in Puchon, South Korea, in the summer of 1976. Although the mountain behind Yangsook's house is covered with peach orchards, the girl never gets to eat the fruit as it is so expensive. Then, during a heavy rainstorm, peaches begin ... | [
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12,277 | 2 | Great-Aunt Matilda, Simon's guardian from No More Nice, is back in No More Nasty by Amy MacDonald, illus. by Cat Bowman Smith only this time she is the new substitute in Simon's fifth-grade class. The hero and his classmates are in for a surprise as their classroom is turned upside down and her cockeyed view makes lear... | [
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12,278 | 2 | Brown's first novel, following her picture book debut, Soar, Elinor! (2010), combines pathos and humor for an emotionally resonant story. Publishers WeeklyCharacter development is the strongest element in this short novel. Clever, annoying Peep, who is so smart she was 'shoved' to Margie's grade, works well as a foil t... | [
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12,279 | 2 | Grade 1-3Rotten Ralph has his eye on the prize: the coveted Best in Show cup at the cat show, but his cousin has entered the competition, too. Ralph knows his chances are next to nil against Perfect Percy, the overachieving orange tabby who even has his own cheering squad. When Sarah tries to whip the rascally red feli... | [
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12,280 | 2 | Kindergarten-Grade 3-A bold thief has been sneaking into Old Granny's house to steal from her pot of beans. After three straight nights of pilfering, she decides to enlist the sheriff's aid. On her way into town, she crosses the path of a talking alligator, snake, cactus, pecan, and cow patty, all of which offer to hel... | [
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12,281 | 2 | * A New York Times Notable Children's Book of 2011 ; Title: Samantha on a Roll | [
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12,282 | 2 | Grade 1-4-Young Ana is surrounded by people with dreams-her friend Sophia wants to be an actress, her neighbor wants to buy the apartment building she lives in, a local restaurant owner wants to bring his family to America. Ana doesn't realize her own heart's desire until a volcanic stone from her ancestral home inspir... | [
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12,283 | 2 | PreSchool-Grade 1The trio from Pumpkin Soup (Farrar, 1999) is back again in another gentle tale of friendship and lessons learned. Once again, the animals are concocting their favorite brew of pumpkin soup when they realize that they've run out of salt. Cat announces that he's going shopping when directionally challeng... | [
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12,284 | 2 | Younger kids will love the repetition of the verses in this tale of a pout-pout fish. TIME magazine, from its Top 10 Childrens' Books of 2008 ListWinning artwork...Hanna's cartoonish undersea world swims with hilarious bug-eyed creatures that ooze personality Kirkus ReviewsAppealing...the cartoon illustrations of under... | [
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12,285 | 2 | Kindergarten-Grade 2 As a toddler, Sally Jean rides on the back of her mother's bicycle. She graduates to a tricycle at age two. By age four, she has her own yard-sale bike with training wheels. Those baby wheels come off the next year and she becomes Sally Jean, the Bicycle Queen, who rides like a pro on her bike name... | [
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12,286 | 2 | This enchanting story explores the ups and downs of close-knit camaraderie. Beginning with a peek through a window where Cat, Squirrel and Duck are making music together, Cooper (The Boy Who Wouldn't Go to Bed) invites youngsters into their cozy pumpkin-shaped home. There's a rhythm to their lives: each has his own ins... | [
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12,287 | 2 | Kindergarten-Grade 3Based on a factual anecdote, this book recounts the story of two sisters from South Africa who are stranded in New York in the aftermath of September 11. The women, who are flying with 2400 roses for a flower show, land right after the Twin Towers are hit. A stranger offers them a place to stay. Wan... | [
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12,288 | 2 | K-Gr 2Ralph's fans will welcome this new addition, though the adventure rolls out in the usual way and predictably ends with the naughty feline showing a momentary display of sweetness. In this episode, Sarah has to decline a party invitation because she can't find a single cat sitter in town willing to spend time with... | [
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12,289 | 0 | Barasch's watercolors bring this historical dog to endearing life. Miami HeraldReaders will be captivated by Owney's journey from hungry and homeless to beloved guardian of the mail trains... sure to develop a loyal following among lovers of dog stories. Starred, School Library JournalEver alert and increasingly covere... | [
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12,290 | 1 | A gargoyle-faced puppy grins from the appealing dust jacket of U'Ren's debut, inviting dog lovers to hear its story. This is the fawn-brown, muscular Pugdog, who drools incessantly and loves romping in the dirt. Pugdog looks tough and always wants to play. One day at the vet's, "Pugdog didn't whimper once as the vet re... | [
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12,291 | 2 | Kindergarten-Grade 4 Pius Pelosi, a young pack rat, has a spot set aside to house his collection of miscellaneous items. Full of curiosities, including twigs, feathers, sea glass, shells, and buttons, the room draws visitors from far and wide eager to learn about the objects and how the rodent discovered them. One item... | [
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12,292 | 2 | In this companion to The Pout-Pout Fish in the Big-Big Dark (2010), Mr. Fish recalls his first day of school. Since he doesnt know where to go, he peers into several classrooms where students are writing, doing math, and drawing shapes. Pout-Pout becomes frustrated because he cant do the work and vows to forget it. Fin... | [
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12,293 | 15 | Gr 4-7With equal parts adventure and science, Bristow chronicles the invention and development of the hot-air balloon, from initial attempts in France in 1783 that were viewed with suspicion and fear, through the very early 20th century when people were using balloons to execute daring feats to entertain crowds. The wr... | [
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12,294 | 2 | DeFelice (The Ghost and Mrs. Hobbs) hits the mark with this tale of wishful identity, amiably chronicled in Alley's (Little Flower) warm portrait of a hardworking family. Dulcie lives on a farm but is convinced that she's really a princess named Dulcinea. As she mucks out the chicken coop, she fantasizes about her real... | [
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12,295 | 13 | PreS-Gr 2Rupert loves to watch Mandy dance all day long. But what the child doesn't know is that when she goes to bed, her quiet ginger cat slips on her dancing shoes and dances the night away. Rupert wants to keep his secret, but one night Mandy wakes up, and Rupert is caught in the act. When she decides to teach him ... | [
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12,296 | 2 | Indies Introduce title for winter/spring 2016Kids' Indie Next Top 10 pick for winter 2015-2016Bank Street College of Education Best Children's Books of the Year pick, 2017A 2018High School Sequoyah Masterlist selection from the Oklahoma Library AssociationALAN Pick for April/May 2016ABC Best Books for Young Readers tit... | [
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12,297 | 11 | Grade 2-5These retellings of classic European folktales with a modern Latino twist are only half-realized, and fall sadly flat. >From "Blanca Nieves and the Seven Vaqueritos" to "Juan and the Pinto Bean Stalk" to "Belleza y La Bestia," readers will find leaden prose, obvious and didactically stated morals, and narra... | [
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12,298 | 18 | The incredible adventures of Sir Francis Drake are splendidly recreated as a ballad. Well suited to the subject is Gerrard's distinctive draftsmanshipthe figures that look like middle-aged babies, the crowded scenes and fastidious patterns. His words and pictures create an intriguing miniature world, but the irony of h... | [
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12,299 | 2 | With its tranquil pace and soft pencil drawings, this teddy bear tale makes a potent bedtime antidote for wound-up children. Originally written in German, Buchholz's story progresses a bit unevenly, but his delicate pointillism more than compensates. A wakeful teddy bear revisits his activities of the day just past, an... | [
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