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17,200 | 0 | Kindergarten-Grade 4--Although the Pony Express operated for only 18 months, the courage and daring of the young men who made these trips, battling severe weather, treacherous terrain, and hostile Indians, have become legendary. Fuchs has drawn on numerous historical accounts to create a fictionalized story of such a run. Readers follow young Johnny Free and his faithful pony, JennySoo, as they ride "like the wind," are watched by wolves, find their relief station burned to the ground, and are eventually attacked by hostile Paiutes. In a minor stretch of credulity, JennySoo returns to rescue her wounded master. The nicely paced, tightly written text captures the excitement and drama of the situation. The full-page, textured paintings carry the action forward, while their misty quality suggests a time gone by. An opening storyteller's note provides necessary background and an informative afterword provides more details about the Pony Express. This is a good introduction to the subject for youngsters not quite ready for Steven Kroll's longer and strictly factual Pony Express! (Scholastic, 2000). --Grace Oliff, Ann Blanche Smith School, Hillsdale, NJ Copyright Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.; Title: Ride Like the Wind: A Tale of the Pony Express | [
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17,201 | 17 | Starred Review. This volume of 33 speeches, essays, and interviews was selected from the more than 150 manuscripts left by the author after her death in 2002. Spanning 30 years, the collection includes her Arbuthnot lecture, as well as acceptance speeches for major literary awards: the Newbery Medal for M. C. Higgins the Great, the Coretta Scott King, Boston Globe-Horn Book, Hans Christian Andersen, and Wilder awards, as well as the Regina Medal. The pieces do indeed trace the development of her ideas, as she explains parallel culture, addresses the perceived difficulty of some of her fiction, and develops theories of fiction. A constant thread is the central importance of her home, Yellow Springs, OH, where her grandfather was brought to freedom by his fugitive slave mother, and of her extended family, especially her mother. Brief essays by her colleagues and her two children, a sketch and time line of Hamilton's life, a list of all her books and major awards, along with tributes from editors, are appended. This important volume belongs in every library serving adults who read children's literature.Margaret A. Chang, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, North Adams Copyright Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.A groundbreaking writer of childrens fiction, folktales, biography, and picture books, Hamilton won every major award, and much of this book is made up of her acceptance speeches, including those for the Newbery, Hans Christian Andersen, and Coretta Scott King awards, as well as her Arbuthnot and Zena Sutherland lectures. Aimed at a general audience, the book employs a tone both scholarly and informal, as Hamilton talks about her career as a woman and a black writer in America and about the form and content of her work in general and with particular titles, mentioning, for example, the meticulous historical research she conducted and her discussion of magic realism in her fiction. Many speeches include introductions by childrens literature scholars and editors, who add perspective on Hamiltons lasting influence, while family members fill in biographical details. A must for YAs who love her books, this will also appeal to librarians, teachers, and childrens literature students. The extensive back matter includes full bibliographies. Grades 8-12. --Hazel Rochman; Title: Virginia Hamilton: Speeches, Essays, and Conversations | [
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17,202 | 15 | Grade 3-6-Another serviceable biography makes its appearance in time for the Wright centennial. This solid, if somewhat stodgy offering, with its up-front definition of primary and secondary sources, is useful for young researchers. Because the Wrights left so much behind in the form of letters, notes, and interviews, Sullivan, like other biographers, had much material to draw from. He methodically tells the story of these famous brothers in simple, straightforward language. Although he is all business, nice descriptive touches sneak in like this reference to Kitty Hawk: "Winter was now close at hand. Each morning the water in the washbasin was frozen." The text is liberally sprinkled with appropriate photographs and on every five or six pages a slight margin of handwriting appears-a reminder of the reliance on primary sources. A listing of museums that provide booklets and packets of information is appended. A good choice for reports, this book's traditional style makes it a plus for readers who could be distracted by too much glitz.Harriett Fargnoli, Great Neck Library, NYCopyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.; Title: The Wright Brothers (In Their Own Words) | [
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17,203 | 6 | Comics! Puzzles! Jokes! Laffs! Flip-O-Rama! Stickers! Sound too good to be true? Captain Underpants (The Adventures of Captain Underpants: An Epic Novel, Captain Underpants and the Perilous Plot of Professor Poopypants, etc.) is all about making readers happy, especially in this "really cheesy" (hey, the captain said it, not me) activity book starring everyone's favorite wedgie-powered superhero and his fourth-grade creators, George and Harold. Learn how to write your very own comic book, solve word-find puzzles, find your way out of Doctor Diaper's Devastating Diaper of Doom maze, pick up a few prank tips, make flip-o-rama pictures, complete the Cafeteria Ladies' Crazy Crossword, read all about Hairy Potty, the evil nuclear waste-enhanced toilet with werewolf fangs, and so much more. The exquisitely juvenile humor and (intentionally) unsophisticated artwork will have even reluctant readers clamoring for more from the very talented and irreverent Dav Pilkey. Pass the final exam and you can send away for your P.H.D. (Pilkey Honorary Diploma), make-it-yourself graduation cap with real artificial tassels, and a membership card. All three Terrifying Name Change-O-Charts 2000 are included, as well as a sheet of full-color stickers featuring Turbo Toilet, jockey-clad Captain Underpants, and the snickering troublemakers, George and Harold. (Ages 7 to 10) --Emilie Coulter"Pilkey's sharp humor shines, and is as much fun for parents as their young readers." -PARENTS' CHOICE FOUNDATION"Combines empowerment and empathy with age-appropriate humor and action" -BOOKLIST"Celebrates the triumph of the good-hearted."-THE EDUCATIONAL BOOK AND MEDIA ASSOCIATION"(One of the) 5 Books That All Children Should Read" -HEALTHY FAMILY MATTERS"They'll (parents) appreciate children laughing as they dive in and page through this old-fashioned thing called a book." -THE NEW YORK TIMES"For every downtrodden fun-seeking kid who never wanted to read a book."-SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL; Title: The Captain Underpants Extra-Crunchy Book o' Fun | [
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17,204 | 2 | Tafuri's (I Love You, Little One) skilled watercolor-and-pastel drawings feature a trio of toddler bears who run off from their mother to explore the wide world. At each turn of the page, the brief text directs readers' attention to the innocent wonders the cubs discover: "What's under here?" three green lizards hiding under a rock. "What's down there?" a gray mouse family peering up from a hollow log. Unfortunately, the preschool lesson on prepositions grows needlessly complicated at the climax of the story. "What's up there?" the text asks as the bears stand at the base of a tree. To find the answer, young readers must turn the book sideways and right-side-up several times. Finally, when the owl at the top of the tree startles the inquisitive cubs, they shout for their "Mama!," who provides a gently reassuring, four-bear hug. Tafuri's illustrations are cheery even the fish being eaten by one of the cubs seems to be smiling and the statue-like owl seems to puzzle the bears more than frighten them. Like real-life toddlers, the cubs exult in their independence, but careful readers will notice Mama Bear watching over them the whole time. Ages 1-6.Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.reschool--Three curious bear cubs are fishing with their mother one spring day when they decide to venture off by themselves. Along the way they encounter a variety of other forest creatures and ask questions such as, "What's in there?" or "What's down here?" They scamper up a tree ("What's up there?") only to find a nest of owls that startle them. They quickly head back down the tree to look for their mother. Of course, she has been close by all along. The borderless, two-page watercolor illustrations are typical Tafuri, with soft colors and attention to detail. The text is simple and large, with few words per spread. Children will enjoy finding the mother bear in each illustration. It's unfortunate that the animals the cubs encounter aren't identified for adults sharing the story with children. This title is similar in content and story to Ann Jonas's Two Bear Cubs (Greenwillow, 1982), but misses the mark of that storytime classic because several animals are too small to be seen in a group setting. In addition, the text lacks the smooth flow of Jonas's title. A nice book for sharing one-on-one, this is an additional purchase.Shauna Yusko, King County Library System, Bellevue, WACopyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.; Title: Mama's Little Bears | [
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17,205 | 14 | Stable animals that witness Jesus' birth welcome him with joyful noise in this fittingly melodic picture book. All the creatures wish to offer their unique songs to the baby, but the shy donkey refrains from taking part, worried that his bray is too coarse. In the end, his sincere "hee-haw" receives a most wonderful response. Tafuri's (I Love You, Little One) ability to combine a breezy storytelling style with economical text sets apart her timeless message that a gift from the heart is always the most appreciated. The outsize (10" x 10") format suits the large-scale, up-close perspectives of her softly edged pencil-and-watercolor art. Ages 2-5.Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.PreSchool-K-"Under a bright star,/a long, long time ago-/a baby was born in a stable." This simple story follows the barnyard animals as they each come forward to greet the child. Only the shy donkey hangs back, until he is welcomed by the infant's smile, and he sings his noisy song. This beautifully told and illustrated tale includes a rhythmic repetition of language and the sounds each creature makes. Tafuri's combination of soft colors and delicate lines sets a tone that is both engaging and comforting. A lovely rendition of an oft-told tale.-L. I.Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.; Title: The Donkey's Christmas Song | [
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17,206 | 2 | It is 1924, and a small Vermont town finds itself under siege--by the Ku Klux Klan. Using free verse, Newbery Medal-winning author Karen Hesse (Out of the Dust) allows 11 unique and memorable voices to relate the story of the Klan's steady infiltration into the conscience of a small, Prohibition-era community. The Klan's "all-American" philosophy is at first embraced by several of the town's influential men, including Constable Parcelle Johnson and retailer Harvey Pettibone. But Harvey's sensible wife, Viola, and independent restaurant owner Iris Weaver suspect from the beginning that the Klan's arrival heralds trouble. As the only African Americans in town, 12-year old Leonora Sutter and her father try to escape Klan scrutiny, while 6-year-old, city-born Esther Hirsch remains blissfully unaware of the Klan's prejudice against Jews as she enjoys the Vermont countryside. And Sara Chickering, the lady farmer who has opened her home to Esther and her father, is torn between her own hidden biases and her growing love for Esther.All, however, are galvanized towards action when a shadowy figure shoots at Esther and her father right through Sara's front door. Who would commit such an evil act? And is it too late to remove the poison that has insidiously leaked into their once tight-knit community? Part mystery, part social commentary, Hesse's historically accurate chronicle is a riveting catalyst for discussion that thoughtfully explores race and identity from every possible point of view. The free verse format and distinct characterizations also make Witness a perfect choice for library or classroom reader's theater productions. (Ages 12 and older) --Jennifer HubertThe author of Out of the Dust again turns language into music in her second quietly moving novel written entirely in verse. Here, 11 narrative voices chronicle actual events occurring in a sleepy Vermont town after the arrival of the Ku Klux Klan in 1924. Those victimized by the Klan include the families of Leanora Sutter, a 12-year-old African-American girl, and Esther Hirsh, the six-year-old daughter of a Jewish shoe salesman. Rounding out the portrait of the town are community leaders (an enlightened physician, a newspaper editor who moves from neutral to anti-Klan) as well as less prominent folk shopkeepers, a Protestant minister who are swayed into joining the white supremacist group. Their chorus of hatred rings loudly at first, but is tempered by their dawning realization of the severity of the Klan's punishment to their targets as well as the more rational, compassionate strains of the Klan's opponents. Hesse offers glimpses of the world at large through references to Prohibition, the Leopold and Loeb case and a letter Leanora pens to Helen Keller. The author distinguishes the characters (whose pictures appear in the front of the book) not only by their varying opinions but also by their tone of speech. The simpler, candid language of the two youngest cast members, Leanora and Esther, effectively crystallizes their gradual loss of innocence. Easily read in one sitting, this lyrical novel powerfully records waves of change and offers insightful glimpses into the hearts of victims, their friends and their enemies. Ages 9-12.Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.; Title: Witness | [
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17,207 | 2 | This sequel to The Secret Shortcut finds Wendell and Floyd in trouble once again. PW said, "Teague's sly take on the wild flights of childhood fancy is as entertaining as always." Ages 4-7.Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.Mark Teague developed his writing and painting talents without formal training but with a healthy dose of imagination. Each of Teague's books starts as notebooks full of sketches and scribbles, strange little drawings, and phrases that seem mostly cryptic that suddenly come together, he explains. His books tackle everything from first graders coping with life on Mars to Shakespearean characters coping with life on earth. Mischievous dinosaurs, witty dogs, nightmare haircuts, messy rooms, closet monstersall find their way into Teague's wildly inventive books. Teague has also collaborated with many critically acclaimed authors, including Jane Yolen, Audrey Wood, and Cynthia Rylant. He lives in upstate New York with his wife and two daughters. For more information about Mark Teague, visit scholastic.com/tradebooks; Title: Lost And Found | [
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17,208 | 15 | Starred Review. Grade 49Readers enter the creative, sensitive mind of Pablo Neruda, the Nobel Prize-winning poet, in this beautifully written fictional biography. Ryan artfully meshes factual details with an absorbing story of a shy Chilean boy whose spirit develops and thrives despite his father's relentless negativity. Neruda, who was born Neftali Reyes, sees, hears, and feels poetry all around him from an early age. Luckily he finds understanding and encouragement from his stepmother and his uncle, whose humanitarian and liberal attitudes toward nature and the rights of the indigenous Mapuche people greatly influence his developing opinions. In early adulthood, Reyes starts using the pseudonym by which he becomes known, taking his last name from that of a famous Czechoslovakian poet. Ryan suggests that this was how he hid his activities from his father. Her poetic prose style totally dovetails with the subject. Interspersed with the text are poems that mimic Neruda's style and push readers to think imaginatively and visually. Ss's whimsical pen-and-ink pointillist illustrations enliven the presentation. Each chapter is preceded by three small drawings that hint at something to come. The perfect marriage of text and art offers an excellent introduction to one of the world's most famous poets. An appended author's note gives further insight into Neruda's beliefs and accomplishments. In addition there are excerpts from several of his poems and odes. This unusual selection would be a fine companion to Deborah Kogan Ray's To Go Singing Through the World (Farrar, 2006).Renee Steinberg, formerly at Fieldstone Middle School, Montvale, NJ (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.*Starred Review* Respinning the childhood of the widely beloved poet Pablo Neruda, Ryan and Ss collaborate to create a stirring, fictionalized portrait of a timid boys flowering artistry. Young Neftal Reyes (Nerudas real name) spends most of his time either dreamily pondering the world or cowering from his domineering father, who will brook no such idleness from his son. In early scenes, when the boy wanders rapt in a forest or spends a formative summer by the seashore, Ryan loads the narrative with vivid sensory details. And although it isnt quite poetry, it eloquently evokes the sensation of experiencing the world as someone who savors the rhythms of words and gets lost in the intricate surprises of nature. The neat squares of Ss meticulously stippled illustrations, richly symbolic in their own right, complement and deepen the lyrical quality of the book. As Neftal grows into a teen, he becomes increasingly aware of the plight of the indigenous Mapuche in his Chilean homeland, and Ryan does a remarkable job of integrating these themes of social injustice, neither overwhelming nor becoming secondary to Neftals story. This book has all the feel of a classic, elegant and measured, but deeply rewarding and eminently readable. Ryan includes a small collection of Nerudas poetry and a thoughtful endnote that delves into how she found the seeds for the story and sketches Nerudas subsequent life and legacy. Grades 4-8. --Ian Chipman; Title: The Dreamer (Ala Notable Children's Books. Older Readers) | [
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17,209 | 4 | Grade 2-4-This easy-to-read chapter book takes readers back to April, 1912, when the Titanic set out on its first voyage. Sherrow discusses the vessel itself, its passengers, and Captain Edward J. Smith, and tells why and how the steamship sank. Stories of survival and descriptions of the resulting maritime laws are included, along with information about the discovery of the wreckage and the role of scientist Dr. Robert Ballard in that endeavor. The black-and-white and color illustrations on every spread include a painting of the ship sinking and a reproduction of the front page of the New York Times announcing the tragedy. With its lively text, well-organized chapters, and outstanding photographs, this book is a welcome addition.Christine E. Carr, Lester C. Noecker Elementary School, Roseland, NJCopyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.; Title: Titanic (Scholastic History Readers) | [
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17,210 | 2 | Grade 5-8-Eleven-year-old Forrest is the son of the Ravenmaster in the Tower of London. Historically, this position, which fell to one of the Tower guards, was to care for the ravens that live within the walls of the fortress as a token of luck to keep it from falling to its enemies. Forrest has grown up in the Tower and has his own pet raven, Tuck. He feels confined and sheltered from the outside world. Bullies make fun of him. When dangerous Scottish rebels are captured and imprisoned, he hopes to show his bravery. His responsibility, however, turns out to be to take food to the young daughter of one of the rebels. As he learns more about Maddy, he comes to admire and respect her, and realizes that if he does not help her escape, she will be executed. To do so, though, he will have to go against all he has been taught. The story has its share of suspense, excitement, and interesting characters. Set in 1735, it does not flinch from describing the brutality of the time, including public hangings, which Forrest's mother loves to attend. While some of the plot elements may seem unrealistic and the ending too pat, the story is certainly satisfying. Its message of judging people on their own merits and not on the basis of stereotypes comes across strongly. An author's note, a history of the Tower of London, and a glossary of unfamiliar English and Scottish words are appended.Bruce Anne Shook, Mendenhall Middle School, Greensboro, NCCopyright Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.Gr. 4-7. An absorbing historical adventure with a unique and colorful setting. Eleven-year-old Forrest lives at the Tower of London, where his father is Ravenmaster, the yeoman warder whose job is to guard prisoners and care for the famous ravens that live within the walls. Though often lonely, Forrest makes three friends: a raven, a young rat catcher, and, more dangerously, a Scottish girl imprisoned in the Bloody Tower. Soon the children become involved in an intrigue that is both dangerous and treasonous. Woodruff offers vivid sensory images of eighteenth-century London in a story that brings together children from three classes of society. The novel can be read for its exciting plot and sympathetic characters, but readers will also sense its underlying theme of courage, as Forrest seeks to prove to himself--and to others--that he is brave. In an unusual but welcome move, Woodruff appends a glossary, bibliography, and five pages of notes on "The Tower through Time." Carolyn PhelanCopyright American Library Association. All rights reserved; Title: The Ravenmaster's Secret: Escape from the Tower of London | [
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17,211 | 2 | This breezy twist on Cinderella from a British team puts the wag in waggish. Fairy godmother wannabe Diamante "desperately wanted to turn something into something," and decides to turn her dog Ruff into a girl. No magic wand? No problem. There's a bit of Henry Higgins in young Diamante, who quickly transforms her pet with frilly clothes, a bow in her hair--er, ears--makeup and etiquette lessons. Ruff carries off the charade with aplomb, and her "amazingly sweet, low voice" soon catapults her into a singing career. Diamante laments that the glitz of celebrity leaves "no time for playing soccer or rolling around on the carpet, like they used to," but an invitation to meet the queen changes all that: when sausages are served, Ruff's true identity is revealed in a romp down the royal dinner table, and Diamante regains her much-missed pet. Gill-Brown tucks a message about the importance of being oneself into her delectable tale, spicing it with British slang ("telly," "fancy a trip to the park") and a heap of wit. Stanley makes the most of the delightfully improbable set-up with a series of sweetly droll watercolors that pirouette across pastel backdrops. In this paper-over-board volume, Ruff consistently steals the show, whether perched in the back of a limousine wearing sunglasses or seated under the hairdryer at a beauty salon, ears tweaked into a frothy curlicue and legs crossed daintily as she reads a magazine. Ages 4-10.Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.reS-Gr 1-Diamante imagines that she's the fairy godmother in "Cinderella." She turns her dog into a girl, not so much by magic, but just with a bit of dress-up. It's easy to accept the pup's transformation initially, and the application of lipstick is especially fun, but when "Rufferella" becomes a public icon for her singing talent, the story enters the realm of the absurd. The canine quickly rises to fame from theater to TV, until she's invited to the Queen's ball. The truth is finally discovered when Rufferella jumps on the table to gobble up sausages, her favorite. In the end, as is often the case in wishful thinking, the characters happily revert to how things were. The watercolor illustrations keep this book light and fun. The interplay between Diamante and Rufferella is engaging. Although it is hard to see how others could be fooled into thinking Ruff is anything but a dog, she still looks appealing in her floor-length dresses. This is a book full of fluff and circumstance but very little substance. It is fetching and yet far-fetched.Martha Topol, Traverse Area District Library, Traverse City, MICopyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.; Title: Rufferella | [
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17,212 | 2 | MAX. FREAK. BEST FRIENDS. FOREVER."I never had a brain until Freak came along. . . ".That's what Max thought. All his life he'd been called stupid. Dumb. Slow. It didn't help that his body seemed to be growing faster than his mind. It didn't help that people were afraid of him. So Max learned how to be alone At least until Freak came along.Freak was weird, too. He had a little body -- and a really big brain. Together Max and Freak were unstoppable.Together, they were Freak the Mighty.; Title: Freak the Mighty (Scholastic Gold) | [
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17,213 | 1 | From the creator of Miss Spider (Little Miss Spider, Miss Spider's New Car, Miss Spider's Tea Party, etc.) comes a new series featuring a sweet little bird. On the verge of independence, little bird, Biddle bird takes the plunge out of the nest and into the world to find a snack. But what's good to eat? Something squashy and salty like a slug? Something crunchy and sweet like a pea pod? "Is a flower a good meal? Will a bug be a treat? Don't gobble up tidbits you find in the street!"From a protective distance, the proud mommy bird watches as her baby begins to pull a meal together for the first time. Readers get the feeling she will be there in a flash if her little bird ventures into the danger zone--for example, when he remembers never to choose meals "that are bigger than you!" But meanwhile, she's content to observe her "dear little big Biddle bird." Young readers will vicariously feel little bird's sense of accomplishment, especially as they begin exploring their own new horizons. David Kirk's shiny, in-your-face illustrations burst off the page, familiar to fans of Miss Spider, but almost too overwhelming for those who prefer kinder, gentler images. (Baby to preschool) --Emilie Coulter"Little bird, Biddle bird,/ Time for your snack./ But Mommy is busy/ And hasn't come back." Little Bird, Biddle Bird is the first book in a new series from David Kirk, creator of Miss Spider. His trademark illustrations add dimension to the diminutive hero and play up the menacing look of a devilish cat, as Biddle bird searches for food and finds it. The small paper-over-board format and bright illustrations are just right for little hands.Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.; Title: Little Bird, Biddle Bird (Biddle Books) | [
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17,214 | 6 | STAPLE BINDING. COLOR TEMPLATES WITH COLOR MARKERS AND HANG THEM IN YOUR WINDOW; Title: Scenes from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter Stained Glass Books) | [
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17,215 | 10 | Magic abounds in this tall, deluxe pop-up carousel that brings Hogwarts School to life! Open the book and then tie the covers together with the purple ribbons for an impressive permanent carousel in your child's room... or fold it back up for easy reshelving. Children will adore identifying rooms and objects they remember from the beloved Harry Potter series, with plenty of flaps to lift and tabs to slide to unveil the ghosts and things that go bump in the night. You can even see where Harry Potter sleeps, and lift the lid of the trunk at the end of his bed! The carousel also features a sheet of punch-out cardboard characters from Severus Snape to Hagrid, so imaginative youngsters can move them around the school. Collectors and Harry Potter fans, rejoice! (Ages 4 and older); Title: Harry Potter Hogwarts School: A Magical 3-D Carousel | [
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17,216 | 0 | There are lots of things that regular people can do but dads can't.Dads can't cross the street without holding hands.They can push, but can't swing.When dads play hide-and-seek they always get found, but they have a hard time finding you.Dads really need to be kissed good night at bedtime.It's a wonder they make it through life at all!; Title: What Dads Can't Do | [
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17,217 | 6 | Harry Potter Sticker book with stickers; Title: Harry Potter: Mysterious Halls of Hogwarts (Harry Potter Sticker Books) | [
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17,218 | 7 | Aptly named Al Dente repeatedly saves his small town, not with a cape or the quickness of a speeding bullet but with the aid of durum wheat and water in Sayre's (Turtle, Turtle, Watch Out!) tall tale, which extols the virtues of tortellini, ravioli and spaghetti as well as ingenuity. Al's penchant for pasta gets him thrown out of dentistry (he makes false teeth from macaroni) and expelled from automotive school (he replaces car parts with lasagna and other pastas). However, his resourceful use of angel hair helps him tie up a gang of smalltime crooks and his fusilli allows the townsfolk to escape a flood (using the corkscrew pasta as springs). Al Dente's neighbors soon give up their favorite meal pizza by delivery to flock to his family's once-struggling store for Mama Dente's Powerful Pasta Sauce and Grandma Dente's Perfect Parmesan ("Sales went through the roof, and almost as fast as pasta boils, the family business was saved!"). The text grows overly lengthy at times, repeating what the illustrations convey with energy and wit. Newcomer Costanza creates a cozy urban community of row houses in sherbet colors with striped awnings, neat back yards and a park where neighbors gather. The soft palette and slightly rounded figures hark back to a bygone era, and his shifting perspectives of people bouncing on fusilli above the rooftops, and streets that twist like spaghetti strands escalate the fun, frivolous mood. Ages 4-7. Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.reSchool-Grade 2--Sayre's established gift for nonfiction does not preclude her success with fiction and humor. Perciatelli-thin Al Dente accidentally saves the floundering family pasta business (everyone wants pizza) by creating "the world's first adjustable, portable, fresh-pasta maker: any noodle, any shape, any size!" Through these diverse shapes, he performs heroic feats in the community. Young readers will chuckle over a giant lasagna-noodle slide that saves children from a burning building, and fusilli springing folks crossing flooded streets. Older audiences will find humor in the names-Mari Nara and Mac Aroni. Sayre's inventive uses for pasta are well met by Costanza's frolic in cartoon watercolors that suffers slightly from a pervasive golden glow. Endpapers showcase 18 labeled pasta shapes. "Noodle Knowledge" briefly describes how pasta is made. Pair this story in a session with Tomie dePaola's Strega Nona: An Old Tale (S & S, 1979) and discuss the opposite effects of spaghetti en masse. This tale cooks up the fun, just right.Gay Lynn Van Vleck, Henrico County Library, Glen Allen, VACopyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.; Title: Noodle Man: the Pasta Superhero | [
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17,219 | 6 | Create beautiful stained glass pictures of Harry & his adventures! Use markers (not included) to color your favorite characters from Harry Potter & the Sorcerer's Stone. Then hang them in your windows & watch the world of Harry Potter come to life before your eyes!; Title: The Characters of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Stained Glass Art (Harry Potter Stained Glass Books) | [
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17,220 | 1 | Toddlers love singing "Old MacDonald Had a Farm." Now David A. Carter, paper engineer extraordinaire, connects another favorite to this beloved nursery song: a pop-up book! Old MacDonald is a cheerful-looking cat in overalls, a polka-dotted shirt, and a straw hat. On each page he appears next to a hidden animal. "Old MacDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O. And on this farm he had a..." Look behind the fence or under the reeds to find a pig with a twirly tail ("oink oink"); a quacking, bobbing duck; a neighing horse nuzzling a colt; and more. But best of all is the grand finale, when all the animals pop up out of the two-page spread to spell out "E-I-E-I-O!" Lush colors and collage illustrations pop out at the reader as well, at least visually. Young readers will delight in Carter's version of this classic.Carter is the very popular creator of such treasures as Alpha Bugs: A Pop-Up Alphabet, Easter Bugs: A Springtime Pop- Up, and In and Out. (Ages 2 to 5) --Emilie CoulterTwo familiar songs spring to life thanks to David A. Carter's movable illustrations. Youngsters can open a farmyard fence as a pig jumps out with its sound, "oink oink," showing through a die-cut opening in Old MacDonald Had a Farm. With the pull of a tab, the cat claps and rooster flaps in If You're Happy and You Know It. The final spreads in both books pop up, with all the animals spelling "E-I-E-I-O!" in one and all the animals shouting "HOORAY!" in the other. Music and lyrics appear on the back covers. (Aug.) Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.; Title: Old Macdonald Had a Farm Pop-up | [
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17,221 | 0 | Fourteen-year-old Celie Wheeler has much to think about: her plans to be a writer; her changing relationship with her best friend, a boy; and the imminent loss of her home, which has been in her family since the 1700s. Set in the Depression, this coming-of-age story unfolds against the backdrop of the actual last days of the four towns in Massachusetts's Swift River Valley, which in 1939 was flooded to create a reservoir for Boston. Amid the demolitions and the deliberately set fires that punctuate her days, Celie juggles her own despair with her concern for her aged grandmother and widowed mother, even as she experiences the thrill of her first romantic feelings for the young man sent by the Metropolitan District Water Supply Commission to finish emptying the town. With complex, finely drawn characters and fluid language that rings true for the period and place, the story is satisfying emotionally as well as intellectually. Koller's (the Dragonlings series) afterword explores environmental and social issues raised by the episode. Adolescent readers, experiencing their own transitions toward adulthood, will respond to the literal submersion of the heroine's past and to her eventual embrace of the future. Ages 10-up.Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.Gr. 5-8. This heartbreaking account of a town flooded to create a reservoir, based on real events in 1930s' Massachusetts, is told through the voice of 14-year-old Celie Wheeler. Celie has lived in Enfield her whole life, and although she's known for years that "someday" would come when they would have to move, it's a shock when the official notice arrives. Gran staunchly refuses to leave, and Celie and Mama disagree about where to go. At the same time, Celie is torn between affection for her best friend Chubby and her infatuation with a handsome representative from the water commission. Celie's fear of the unknown, frustration with Gran, confusion about her feelings for Chubby, love for her town and family, and surprise upon learning that her mother has ambitions beyond Enfield all ring true. The sad scenes of the town's dismantling are truly harrowing, and Celie and Chubby's final parting is bittersweet, as Celie realizes that "someday" can refer to a beginning as well as an ending. Diane FooteCopyright American Library Association. All rights reserved; Title: Someday | [
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17,222 | 1 | A wolf learns to read in order to impress a group of farmyard animals he has met.; Title: Wolf | [
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17,223 | 3 | An updated version of the traditional alphabet jump-rope rhyme introduces youngsters to new friends from around the world, from Alex and Angie in Alabama to Zelma and Zoe in Zambia, in a fun-filled rhyme that includes letter clues hidden in whimsical full-color illustrations."; Title: A, my name is-- | [
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17,224 | 14 | The Festival of Lights, or Hanukkah, celebrates the rededication of the Jewish temple after a group of ancient heroes defended their right to worship as they wished. This handsome little counting book honors the most joyful of Jewish holidays, and teaches readers how to count from one to eight in English, Hebrew, and Yiddish. With every page, another die-cut menorah candle appears, as well as the spelling and pronunciation of the ascending numbers in each language. On the opposite page of each two-page spread, symbols of Hanukkah are featured against bold, colorful backdrops: "one Hanukkah menorah," "four dreidels," "seven potato pancakes," etc., along with the Hebrew and Yiddish terms. Author Emily Sper shares her childhood memories of lighting the Hanukkah menorah, and a brief, age-appropriate story explains the symbols and meanings behind the holiday. This is a book best read together with a loving grownup who can elaborate on the rituals and stories of the Festival of Lights. (Ages 3 to 7) --Emilie CoulterNoteworthy graphics and clever use of design elements jazz up a small (9" 7") paper-over-board book that counts up from one through the eight nights of the holiday. Newcomer Sper introduces familiar and less obvious aspects of Hanukkah (e.g., three stands for the elephants, which, as an endnote explains, were used by the attacking Syrian-Greeks). Die-cuts show the correct number of "candles" on each spread, made all the more pleasing by strong, clear color combinations and color-coded fonts. Each page includes Hebrew and Yiddish words, transliterations and pronunciations. Ages 3-6.Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.; Title: Hanukkah-A Counting Book: A Counting Book in English, Hebrew, and Yiddish | [
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17,225 | 1 | Jungle animals dance, sing and quaff coconut milk cocktails in this rhyming holiday spree. A tree frog issues the invitations, hippos, a lion and an eland stream in and the fun begins. Backed by a rollicking cha-cha rhythm ("Hippo twirled on her tip-tippy toes,/ while Frog slip-slid down Elephant's nose./ Spider tapped on eight hairy legs,/ Rhinoceros juggled ostrich eggs"), Green's (Barnyard Song) lightly constructed story line builds to a climax with a jazz concert, then winds down to bedtime quiet. ("Then... sun sank low. Shadows fell./ The jungle climbed out of its jamboree spell"). Newcomer Wolff's festive double-page, full-bleed acrylics show jauntily-hatted gorillas and anteaters enjoying rides on a toy train; the young ones let go of their balloons in their excitement. Festive Chinese lanterns hang over the party grounds, and the guests dig into banana splits. The celebration ends with a tear and a sniffle for one over-emotional hippo, but young party-lovers will enjoy attending this celebration over and over again. Ages 4-6.Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.reS-Gr 2-A bright green frog with a red-and-orange-striped megaphone stands in front of his house in a lush jungle setting, then hops from place to place to tell the other animals that it is Jamboree Day. In bouncing, hand-clapping, toe-tapping rhyme, Frog exhorts the animals to "spread the news!" From crocodiles to cuckoos, they dance, march, fly, and row to the jamboree. There are balloons, a train ride, stage acts, and a limbo game and wild dancing well into the night, and then all go home until next year. Brightly colored, large, double-spread acrylic illustrations fill the pages with clever and humorous animated caricatures. A few misses, such as a zebra being announced and never pictured and giraffe showing up several pages late, will bother some children, and some of the rhyming is trite, such as using "muddy Nile" to rhyme with "Crocodile." All in all, though, taken in the right spirit of true nonsense, this is fun for storytime or one-on-one and children will join in and ask for repeats.Marlene Gawron, Orange County Library, Orlando, FLCopyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.; Title: Jamboree Day | [
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17,226 | 7 | Two new books penned by J.K. Rowling will help tide over Harry Potter fans as they await book five, and raise money for a good cause: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by Newt Scamander, an A to Z listing of all beings magical (and required reading for all first-year Hogwarts students), and Quidditch Through the Ages by Kennilworthy Whisp (a "renowned Quidditch expert"), the official handbook of the wizard's sport of choice, both with a foreword by esteemed Hogwarts headmaster Dumbledore. Rowling wrote the books to raise funds for Comic Relief in the U.K., a charitable organization helping poor and disadvantaged people in Africa and the U.K. (not affiliated with the U.S. Comic Relief organization). Many printers and paper suppliers are joining in the effort by donating their services.Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.Grade 4-8-These slim paperbacks are made to look like actual Hogwarts tomes, complete with creased covers and plenty of marginalia scribbled by Harry and other students. Fabulous Beasts, a facsimile of Harry Potter's very own textbook, contains descriptions of 75 magical beasts, written in a wonderfully dry yet droll style by a renowned magizoologist. Quidditch is the facsimile of a Hogwarts library book, which had to be literally pried from the hands of librarian Madam Pince. It gives a comprehensive history of the game and its rules, as well as a rundown of each of the 13 league teams of Britain and Ireland. Harry Potter fans who pride themselves on knowing every minute bit of Hogwarts trivia will devour both books. From Professor Dumbledore's introductions to the price listed on the back cover (14 Sickles 3 Knuts), readers will find a wealth of detailed magical lore and laugh-out-loud humor. Neither book is as gripping as the actual series, of course, but fans who are waiting for the fifth installment will be entertained by these volumes in the meantime.Eva Mitnick, Los Angeles Public Library Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.; Title: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them | [
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17,227 | 2 | reSchool-Grade 1--Anyone with siblings will be able to relateto this story. It stars two penguin brothers: "Flip was five. Flop was two. Whatever Flip did, Flop did too." When Flip tires of playing "boomba" (a made-up game in which they fall on their bottoms and shout "Boomba!") with Flop, choosing to play with Hip (a polar bear who is just his age) instead, Flop is understandably sad. He goes off and plays alone until he meets a little bear that is just his size. Apperley combines lively and colorful illustrations with a tale that listeners will recognize from their own lives. The big, bold pictures make it a good storytime choice.Shara Alpern, The Free Library of PhiladelphiaCopyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.Ages 3-5. Flip is the big penguin brother, and Flop is the little one. They play together a lot, and mostly Flip enjoys the interaction. Flop, on the other hand, loves playing with Flip and doing whatever his brother does. When Flip gets bored with their game of Boomba--jumping into snow drifts--and wants to play with someone else, there's not much Flop can do about it. Sad and bored, he mopes around--until baby polar bear Hip comes along, convincing Flop that having a new friend can be a lot of fun, too. Many children will see themselves in this story and relate to both the feeling of wanting to emulate older siblings and the pleasure that comes with stepping into new territory. The simply designed artwork is just right for children, who will see themselves in these adorable creatures. On the final spread, Flip and his new friend (Hip's big brother) are ready to play with their younger siblings. Ilene CooperCopyright American Library Association. All rights reserved; Title: Flip And Flop | [
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17,228 | 7 | Grade 4-8-These slim paperbacks are made to look like actual Hogwarts tomes, complete with creased covers and plenty of marginalia scribbled by Harry and other students. Fabulous Beasts, a facsimile of Harry Potter's very own textbook, contains descriptions of 75 magical beasts, written in a wonderfully dry yet droll style by a renowned magizoologist. Quidditch is the facsimile of a Hogwarts library book, which had to be literally pried from the hands of librarian Madam Pince. It gives a comprehensive history of the game and its rules, as well as a rundown of each of the 13 league teams of Britain and Ireland. Harry Potter fans who pride themselves on knowing every minute bit of Hogwarts trivia will devour both books. From Professor Dumbledore's introductions to the price listed on the back cover (14 Sickles 3 Knuts), readers will find a wealth of detailed magical lore and laugh-out-loud humor. Neither book is as gripping as the actual series, of course, but fans who are waiting for the fifth installment will be entertained by these volumes in the meantime.Eva Mitnick, Los Angeles Public Library Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.Reviewed with J. K. Rowling's Fantastic Beasts.Gr. 4-7. Because this is a "Harry Potterless" year, kids in need of a fix may find it in these two volumes. The conceit is that these are Harry's schoolbooks (Fantastic Beasts, by Newt Scamander; Quidditch, by Kennilworthy Whisp), with margin notes by Harry and pal Ron Weasley. The concept breaks down in the introductions: Professor Dumbledore explains that the books are being offered to muggles (because the proceeds of the books are going to British charity Comic Relief, a disclosure that will raise the eyebrows of any reader who undestands the importance of secrecy in the wizard world. Nevertheless, a lot of effort has gone into making these seem like real textbooks. The jackets look torn and faded, the print is (annoyingly) small, and the information is well detailed. Illustrations are in short supply, and not every fan will want to know this much about Quidditch and imaginary beasts, especially when the text is so hard to read. Buy several copies (the money really does go to charity), but expect a few disappointed readers. Ilene CooperCopyright American Library Association. All rights reserved; Title: Quidditch Through the Ages | [
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17,229 | 7 | With six two-page spreads featuring the key scenes from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, this Harry Potter pop-up book allows younger children to begin to experience the thrilling saga of Harry Potter's first year at Hogwarts. Every page literally pops out with creative 3-D engineering in full color, while pull-tabs allow readers to bring a Quidditch game to life or help Harry see his heart's desire in the Mirror of Erised. The cartoonish art is muddy and unspectacular, but fans and collectors blinded by their enthusiasm for the boy wizard may not care a bit. (Ages 4 and older)The Harry Potter series has made publishing history and Rowling has achieved more than she ever expected - all because "the idea to create a child who escapes from the confines of the adult world and goes somewhere where he has power, both literally and metaphorically, really appealed to me." As it has to millions of Muggles of all ages. Rowling has received the Hugo Award, the Bram Stoker Award, the Whitbread Award, a special commendation for the Anne Spencer Lindbergh Prize, the Author of the Year title from the British Book Awards, the Whitaker's Platinum Award, and a Book People Outstanding Achievement Award at the 2008 Galaxy British Book Awards and she was named an Officer of the Order of the British Empire. Born in Chipping Sodbury, England, Rowling now resides in Edinburgh, Scotland, with her husband and children. For more information about J. K. Rowling, visit: scholastic.com/tradebooks and scholastic.com/harrypotter; Title: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone: A Deluxe Pop-up Book | [
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17,230 | 2 | In this sweet-natured comedy of intergenerational love and acceptance, Lulu's irrepressible Yaya (the Greek word for grandmother) so embraces life that she bursts into song at the drop of a hat. "I want Yaya to act like the other grandmothers," narrator Lulu tells her mother. "That means no singing in the middle of everything." When Lulu takes Yaya to a Grandparents' Day Picnic at her school, the girl does her best to thwart Yaya's singing reflex. But Yaya's serenades end up making her the toast of the event and Lulu realizes that maybe singing one's way through life isn't such a bad idea after all. First-time children's author D'Arc hits just the right note in Lulu's voice, capturing the girl's vacillation between exasperation and adoration. Palmisciano (Montezuma's Revenge) has a field day with Yaya, endowing her with youthful warmth, theatrically raven hair and stylish legging ensembles. Ages 4-7.Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.K-Gr 2-When Lulu's yaya (that's Greek for grandmother) is having fun, she bursts into song. Serving soup, driving the car, and going to the movies are all occasions for vocalizing. Most of the time, Lulu enjoys the spontaneous singing; but when Yaya attends the Grandparents' Day Picnic at her school, the child desperately hopes that she will behave like the other guests. She manages to forestall many vocal outbursts with questions, activities, and even food but the inevitable happens; Yaya expresses her exuberance in song. But instead of criticism, she wins the admiration of the picnickers and leads the group's "Happy Birthday" chorus, and her granddaughter's private affection becomes public acceptance. This irrepressibly cheerful and energetic tale captures the conflict that exists between Lulu's love of her ebullient grandmother and the need to appear "normal" to society. The dialogue rings true and the child's diversionary tactics are creative and believable. There's lots of fun to be found in the visual and verbal details, including the tantalizing introduction to Greek food and vocabulary and in the exuberant lyrics rendered in oversized and joyful lettering. The oil-pastel illustrations use facial expressions to excellent effect and enhance the pacing of the story. This celebration of the specialness of grandparents will hit all the right notes at storytime.Carol Ann Wilson, Westfield Memorial Library, NJCopyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.; Title: My Grandmother Is a Singing Yaya | [
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17,231 | 0 | PreSchool-Grade 2-This Spanish edition of the English original (Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine, 1999) loses a bit of its pun-filled punch textually, but maintains its visual impact. The authors searched through the markets of greater New York for fruits and vegetables that had character, then added eyes, mouths, and noses. Grouped to create highly amusing vignettes and photographed over single-color backgrounds, the fruits and vegetables express the feelings mentioned in the matching text, among them jealousy, timidity, understanding, and love. This is a good book for introducing complex emotions, and the arresting artworkbright, bold, and humorouswill appeal to children and adults alike. Despite the slightly labored translation, it is a sound addition to most library collections and a reasonable purchase for bookstores.Ann Welton, Grant Center for the Expressive Arts, Tacoma, WA Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.; Title: Vegetal Como Eres: Alimentos con sentimeientos | [
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17,232 | 7 | Gr 5-8-This seafaring magic story about special powers, fantastic technology from Atlantis, and saving the world misses its mark. The world's supply of Ice Dust, a white powder that must be part of the Light (good) Witches' spells, is nearly depleted. The trade of Ice Dust was formerly controlled by the Sea Witches, but frequent raids by Night Witches have stopped the flow, and worse, they have found a way to combine it with toxic waste to create Black Dust. The impoverished Light Witches are also in danger of annihilation from wicked technologies enhanced by Black Dust. Orphaned Abby and her sea-foundling friend Spike meet Captain Starlight, who is hoping to revive the Witch Trade, take revenge on the Night Witches for destroying his New England sea village, and save the good witches. Tidy coincidences, touches of humor, and marvelous elements abound, but a sense of overall wonder is missing, perhaps because the story is so crowded and convoluted. The narrative moves briskly without pausing to examine the implications of any of the plot points or any but the surface motivations of its characters. Though Abby seems to be the principal protagonist, Molloy keeps his distance from her, and invests her with little in the way of emotions or thoughts about the events around her. This detachment flattens the dramatic tension that makes fantasy so satisfying. The Night Witches are bad indeed, but the outcome is never in doubt.Kathie Meizner, Montgomery County Public Libraries, Chevy Chase, MDCopyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.; Title: The Witch Trade | [
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17,233 | 0 | K-Gr 3-Using a selection of snippets from Shakespeare's plays, Mayhew depicts a typical day in the life of a bucolic family from a previous century as a mother, her three sweet-faced children, and a young neighbor cavort in the fields, streams, and along the seashore from dawn to dusk. The boy serves conveniently as the "lover" in "a lover and his lass" and one of the pretend swordfighters in a bit of "the seven ages of man" speech. The impressionistic watercolors, in summery blues, greens, cheerful yellows, and muted reds, are a joy to behold. However, the bits of poetry often do not convey the intended meanings and are interpreted literally by the illustrations, rather than metaphorically in the context of the play ("-our little life is rounded with a sleep"). In addition, some of the vocabulary will drift above the heads of the intended audience, making this book most useful for reading by those families already familiar with Shakespeare, who might set the selections in a wider context. While the book is pretty to look at, it is not likely to send anyone off to find the Shakespearean sources.Susan Hepler, Burgundy Farm Country Day School, Alexandria, VACopyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.Ages 4-6. Aiming to present Shakespeare to young children, this large-format picture book offers a series of pretty scenes to look at while short bits from the plays are read aloud. The arrangement of the verses is loosely thematic, moving through a child's day from waking to sleeping. From Hamlet's "But, soft! / Methinks I scent / the morning air" to The Tempest's "We are such stuff as / dreams are made on, / and our little life is / rounded with a sleep," the text is matched by Mayhew's watercolor paintings. The art fills the broad, double-page spreads with lively, undeniably lovely scenes that reflect the romantic, pastoral, and fantasy traditions. Rather than illustrating the plays, the pictures show three children, a baby, and a mother. These family scenes visually bring together the disparate lines into a sequence of scenes unified not precisely by narrative but by characters, place, and time. An attractive choice for parents wishing to introduce very young children to Shakespeare. Carolyn PhelanCopyright American Library Association. All rights reserved; Title: To Sleep Perchance To Dream: A Child's Book Of Rhymes | [
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17,234 | 2 | No one in the world can resist a great big yawn, especially when it comes from the sleepy moon herself. From the first yawn of the night, beginning "with a baby's tiny mouth wrapped around it," and moving on to the baby's mother, the family dog, children in countries far away, and even the moon, nighttime overcomes the planet, village by city, hemisphere by hemisphere.Josephine Nobisso and Glo Coalson's delightful lullaby of a picture book will induce more contented yawns per page than any bedtime book on the shelf. As the earth rotates, each page's "yaw-awn" is connected to the next page, so that the seals a tired boy on a ship thinks he sees on one spread appear on the next page as well, surfacing through a hole in the ice near a hunting Eskimo family. Coalson's gentle blue-tinted watercolor and pastel illustrations soothe as effectively and expressively as the text. (Ages 3 to 6) --Emilie CoulterreS-Gr 2-A baby's small yawn sets off a global chain of events. The infant's mother catches the yawn and passes it on to the family dog, who eventually passes it on to a smiling full moon. The moon sighs a yawn over the entire earth, passing it on to whales in the sea, koala bears, and parents and children around the world. The yawn eventually finds another baby, on the other side of the Earth, who is snuggling in for the evening with his mother beneath an awning in the desert. This picture book quietly celebrates diversity through a simple, shared experience. Children in contemporary cities, Latin America, Arctic regions, India, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East are represented. Coalson's subdued watercolor-and-pastel illustrations capture the hues of twilight and the gentle warmth of bedtime rituals. Nobisso's text reads well aloud and includes words and phrases from various cultures. Similar to Susan Bonners's wordless Just in Passing (Lothrop, 1989; o.p.), this story will cause readers to stifle yawns and yearn for their cozy beds.Shawn Brommer, South Central Library System, Madison, WICopyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.; Title: The Moon's Lullaby | [
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17,235 | 2 | Like its eponymous hero, British author Brooks's self-assured debut manages to be at once hard-boiled, wide-eyed and despite its downright grisly subject matter laugh-aloud funny. When Martyn Pig accidentally kills his slovenly and abusive alcoholic father several days before Christmas, he decides not to call the authorities: he is afraid the police won't believe him and, besides, he doesn't want his aunt given custody of him. An avid reader of murder mysteries, he instead works with his next-door neighbor (and secret crush), the aspiring actress Alex, first to hide the death, then dispose of the body. As if the plot weren't already thick, Martyn soon discovers that his father recently inherited a handsome sum of money. Just when it seems that Martyn is coolly transforming himself into a junior version of Patricia Highsmith's Ripley, the story takes another hairpin turn. The crisp, perceptive storytelling, like the works of writers Martyn admires (Raymond Chandler, Agatha Christie), indirectly but unmistakably raises moral questions. One minor frustration: although the novel is set in England, inconsistent editing has sprinkled the landscape with disorienting Americanizations (e.g., Martin scrounges up "a dollar here, fifty cents there" for bus fare and shops at a CVS drugstore). Happily, these discrepancies don't dim the substantial pleasures of this satisfying and oddly buoyant story. Ages 10-up.Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.Grade 8 Up-Martyn Pig's mother left years ago; his father is an abusive alcoholic. Living in a dreary English seaside town, he thinks that things can't get any worse. But, in the week that readers spend with him, his life takes an even worse turn. He makes the mistake of yelling at his father; as the drunken man comes at his son with his fist raised, he stumbles, falls (with just the merest shove from Martyn), hits his head on the fireplace wall, and dies. Faced with the possibility of living with his dreadful aunt, and feeling no sense of having done anything really wrong, he decides not to notify the police. With the help of his friend Alex, he concocts a macabre, blackly humorous scene to fool Aunty Jean into thinking Dad is very ill in bed. He and Alex then sew him and some rocks into a sleeping bag and pitch him into a quarry. When Martyn stumbles across a letter informing his father of a substantial inheritance, he thinks he and Alex will be set for the future. Then blackmail and double-crossing enter the picture. She steals the money and disappears, but not before she does away with her boyfriend. In a brief epilogue, readers see Martyn in his aunt's house, in sunnier times. They will be fascinated with the gripping plot twists and turns, and fully engaged by Martyn's distinctive voice. While there are some heavy issues here, the characters are surprisingly likable, and the bleakness is tempered by some tongue-in-cheek and zany humor. Fresh and edgy, Martyn Pig will have tremendous teen appeal.Connie Tyrrell Burns, Mahoney Middle School, South Portland, MECopyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.; Title: Martyn Pig | [
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17,236 | 13 | Gerald the giraffe doesn't really have delusions of grandeur. He just wants to dance. But his knees are crooked and his legs are thin, and all the other animals mock him when he approaches the dance floor at the annual Jungle Dance. "Hey, look at clumsy Gerald," they sneer. "Oh, Gerald, you're so weird." Poor Gerald slinks away as the chimps cha-cha, rhinos rock 'n' roll, and warthogs waltz. But an encouraging word from an unlikely source shows this glum giraffe that those who are different "just need a different song," and soon he is prancing and sashaying and boogying to moon music (with a cricket accompanist). In the vein of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Gerald's fickle "friends" quickly decide he's worthy of their attention again.With this rhyming, poignant (in a cartoonish way) tale, Giles Andreae, author of Rumble in the Jungle, and numerous other picture books, shows insecure young readers that everyone can be wonderful, even those that march to the beat of a different cricket. The rhymes are somewhat awkward, but the bold, bright watercolors by Guy Parker-Rees will invite readers to kick up their heels and find their own internal harmony. (Ages 3 to 6) --Emilie CoulterAll the jungle's got the beat, but Gerald the giraffe has four left feet. Such is the dilemma in this British team's bouncy if didactic picture book about self-esteem. As a multitude of fleet-footed beasts eagerly "skip and prance" at the annual Jungle Dance in Africa, Gerald feels sad "because when it comes to dancing/ he was really very bad." Jeered by waltzing warthogs and cha-cha-ing chimps when he attempts to cut a rug, Gerald hangs his head and leaves the celebration behind. Luckily, a friendly cricket appears in the moonlight, chirping a morale-boosting song of self-confidence that soon sets Gerald in graceful motion. Andreae's rhyming text has a jaunty rhythm that's likely to spark interest in the read-aloud crowd, in spite of a heavy-handed message. Parker-Rees's kicky depictions of slightly anthropomorphic animals boogying on the dance floor are the highlight here. His watercolor and pen-and-ink artwork exudes a fun, party vibe. Ages 3-6. Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.; Title: Giraffes Can't Dance | [
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17,237 | 0 | Struggling for years with eating disorders, in and out of treatment facilities, Eireann Corrigan is teetering on the brink of no return when her high school boyfriend attempts suicide. Suddenly, Eireann is on the other side of the high-railed hospital bed, and on an entirely unexpected path to recovery herself. In this witty, smart, and heart-rending poetry memoir, author Eireann Corrigan takes a breathtakingly honest look at herself as she wends her way through profoundly difficult times. Her complicated relationship with her sweetheart is captured in the second-person prosaic verses scattered throughout, as well as in the interviews, presumably with a therapist, that fill in many of the blanks left by the sometimes cryptic first-person narrative. We are invited inside Eireann's head to try with her to understand the bewildering chain of events and emotions that led to such chapter heads as "She Tries Out for Varsity Recklessness and Only Makes JV," and "She Never Claimed Reliable Narrator Status," and "Eventually, They Had a Sex Life." (Ages 14 and older) --Emilie CoulterCorrigan, now in her 20s, recounts her experiences as a teenager with an eating disorder in a series of poems distinguished more by the shock value of their contents than by their insight or literary merit. Along with the graphic details of the adolescent Corrigan's secret stockpiles of sealed plastic bags containing her regurgitated meals and her ruses in feigning weight gain, topics include her high school boyfriend Daniel, who shoots himself between the eyes only to have the bullet ricochet out of an eye socket, leaving him alive and, eventually, able to function. Corrigan, still severely anorexic, is with another boyfriend, Ben, when the suicide attempt takes place, but she rushes to Daniel's bedside, aids in his slow recovery and realizes she wants to recover, too. (At some point Ben fatally drives his car into a tree.) Frequent attempts at irony don't deflect from the writer's absorption in her symptoms. Various incidents are rehashed repeatedly, even aggrandized (e.g., comparisons of herself and Daniel to Orpheus and Eurydice), but more fundamental narrative questions receive little attention: why, after all, do these individuals suffer in these particular ways? Corrigan acknowledges that her illness includes elements of competitiveness (as an inpatient, she and her fellows envy the clavicle of a particularly skeletal girl) and exhibitionism ("I wore sleeveless dresses even with scars on my wrists"); both these elements seem fully exploited here. Ages 13-up. Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.; Title: You Remind Me Of You: A Poetry Memoir | [
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17,238 | 6 | Two fold-out playboards and four pages of re-positionable Harry Potter stickers. Reenact your favorite flying scenes or create your own harry Potter flying adventures!; Title: Harry Potter: Flying at Hogwarts (Harry Potter Sticker Books) | [
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17,239 | 0 | Ezra Pound's surreally simple "In a Station of the Metro," Poe's "The Raven," Lucille Clifton's "Blessing the Boats" and Elizabeth Barrett Browning's "Sonnet 43" ("How do I love thee? Let me count the ways") are among the verses included in The Best Poems Ever: A Collection of the World's Greatest Voices, edited by Edric Mesmer. The paperback original contains more than 40 works.Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.; Title: The Best Poems Ever (Scholastic Classics) | [
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17,240 | 2 | "The worrywart hero of Stuart's Cape faces his first day of classes in a new town. Luckily, his magic cape will help him out again in this wryly funny mix of the real and the magical, enhanced by the late Matje's quirky line art," PW said. Ages 4-8. (July) Copyright Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.; Title: Stuart Goes To School | [
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17,241 | 0 | Poetry by Heart: A Child's Book of Poems to Remember, edited by Liz Attenborough, encourages kids to find a poem for keeps. This lively collection includes a range of work from Roald Dahl, Emily Dickinson, Charlotte Zolotow and William Shakespeare, among others. A different artist illustrates each section, organized by themes such as "Short and Sharp," "Uplifting and Brave" and "Long and Lingering." Britain's former poet laureate Andrew Motion provides the foreword. ( Sept.) Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.Kindergarten-Grade 5--An engaging anthology that encourages children to learn their favorite poems "by heart." In his foreword, Andrew Motion, Poet Laureate, UK, sets the tone: "If we say we know something `by heart', we mean we keep it in our closest and most inward and important place, because it matters so much to us." The more than 100 poems are arranged thematically into nine sections, and each one is ably illustrated by a different artist. Rose Fyleman's "Singing Time" opens the volume on a happy note: "I wake in the morning early/And always, the very first thing,/I poke out my head and I sit up in bed/And I sing and I sing and I sing." Beatrice Schenk de Regniers's "Keep a Poem in Your Pocket" closes it: "Keep a poem in your pocket/and a picture in your head/and you'll never feel lonely/at night when you're in bed." In between is a delightful assortment of classic selections by famous poets, including John Masefield's "Sea Fever," William Blake's "The Tyger," Emily Dickinson's "Morning," and William Shakespeare's "Full Fathom Five." Much-loved children's poets are also represented, including Roald Dahl, Edward Lear, Mary Ann Hoberman, and Judith Viorst. Each carefully selected poem has the potential to connect quietly with children, to encourage them to learn the verse and store it in what Dennis Lee calls "The Secret Place": "There's a place I know inside myself,/Where nobody else can be,/And none of my friends can tell it's there-/Nobody knows but me." The pages are uncrowded, beautifully illustrated, and very inviting.Lee Bock, Glenbrook School, Pulaski, WICopyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.; Title: Poetry By Heart | [
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17,242 | 11 | Milly, the daughter of Polish immigrants, idolizes her dad's boss, Mr. Macy: he "was just about the most important person in America (next to the president of course)." So when Papa and his co-workers grow homesick for their Christmas tradition of "caroling from house to house," Milly takes her idea for "singing and strolling in the streets" straight to Mr. Macy. As her endnote explains, Corey's (You Forgot Your Skirt, Amelia Bloomer!) "history" of the Macy's Christmas Parade is more fanciful than factual, but it captures the flavor of its 1924 setting. (Parade enthusiasts should see also Pamela Pease's Macy's on Parade, noted above under "Thanksgiving.") Marching across the horizontal pages, the sharp-faced, pointy-nosed characters of Helquist's (illustrator of Lemony Snicket's books) spirited acrylic and oil illustrations may convey a more satirical mood than the text suggests, but period details bring the '20s roaring back to life. Ages 5-8.Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.Kindergarten-Grade 3-The annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is a highlight of the New York City holiday season with its marching bands and big balloons. In this story, set in 1924, Corey envisions a little girl whose immigrant Polish father works for Mr. Macy himself. Milly has the run of the store and can fly through the revolving doors and ride up and down the escalators and the elevators. She and all the fashionably dressed customers think that the Christmas merchandise is "gorgeous." But while Milly and her family are growing accustomed to America, they miss one wonderful custom from the old country: strolling from house to house singing Christmas carols. The child determinedly proposes to Mr. Macy a parade as an alternative. The marchers begin in Harlem with festive costumes, bands, and animals from the Central Park Zoo and end up on 34th Street. And so the annual festivity takes root. Helquist's acrylic-and-oil paintings feature colorfully dressed people with angular faces and bodies outlined in black. The author's note gives a history of the parade and acknowledges that while R. H. Macy himself died in 1877, he is a known character "-immortalized in the 1947 classic book and film Miracle on 34th Street-." While the references to the Follies and the Rockefellers and the Vanderbilts may be lost on children, this is an entertaining and lively variation on holiday stories.Susan Pine, New York Public LibraryCopyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.; Title: Milly And The Macy's Parade | [
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17,243 | 1 | RODDY DOYLE won the Booker Prize in 1993 for his adult novel, Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha. Once a Geography and English teacher in North Dublin, Roddy Doyle has written four novels for children. This is his first picture book.; Title: Rover Saves Christmas | [
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17,244 | 0 | Elizabeth Levy presents a punchy perspective on the past with two new titles in America's Horrible Histories series, Awesome Ancient Ancestors! and Who Are You Calling a Woolly Mammoth?, both illus. by Daniel McFeeley. Chunky blocks of informative text, timelines, sidebars, cheeky chapter headings ("Hello, People! Good-bye, Mammoths"; "A Huntin' and Gatherin' We Will Go"; and, for Mammoth, "The Ice Age Cometh") and a wisecracking cockroach guide lead readers on an informative exploration. (Sept.) Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.Grade 5-8-A lively romp through early human history in North America and Mesoamerica. Humorous cartoons abound as a wisecracking cockroach guides readers from about 10,500 B.C.E. to approximately 1000 C.E. Short chapter divisions, time-line and travel-site sidebars, and goofy captions spice up the currently known and surmised facts about early inhabitants of the Americas. Archaeological finds that have contributed to this knowledge explain how scientists learned what they believe to be true and how they have been able to hypothesize about the lives of these people. The factors that may have led to the rise and decline of each civilization discussed are based on current interpretations of archaeological evidence. Some of the same facts are presented in the first two chapters of Liz Sonneborn's The New York Public Library Amazing Native American History (Wiley, 1999). Helen Roney Sattler's The Earliest Americans (Clarion, 1993) also presents much of the same material. In addition, it includes South American civilizations; many detailed, informative illustrations; and a voluminous bibliography. Awesome Ancient Ancestors! has no glossary or bibliography.Ann G. Brouse, Steele Memorial Library, Elmira, NYCopyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.; Title: Awesome Ancient Ancestors (America's Horrible Histories, 2) | [
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17,245 | 1 | Join Clifford the big red dog as he celebrates a sparkly, bright Christmas Eve. Clifford and his friends build snowmen, make snow angels, and sing carols as the full moon "glistens on the snow." But where is Santa in all this wintry fun? "Ho, ho, ho!" Fans of Clifford from his beloved books (Clifford the Big Red Dog, Clifford's Glow-in-the-Dark Halloween, etc.) and the PBS TV series will adore this special novelty story with lots of glow-in-the-dark stars, Christmas lights, and snowflakes. Nothing much to the plot, but that's not the point, anyway! Here's a festive, rhyming picture book that's all for fun. (Ages 3 to 6) --Emilie CoulterThere's no denying that kids love Clifford. The Big Red Dog has been a favorite since Norman Bridwell created him over 40 years ago. "I was working as a commercial artist in New York City. There wasn't much work, so I made some sample pictures and took them to several publishers. They all rejected my work. But one editor suggested that I try writing a book of my own to illustrate. I had done a painting of a little girl with a big red dog. That seemed like a funny idea, so I made up a story about them. I increased the dog's size from as big as a horse to as big as a house. My wife named the dog Clifford, and we named the little girl Emily Elizabeth after our daughter. In three days I had written the story and drawn the pictures for Clifford The Big Red Dog. When Scholastic called and said they wanted the book, I was stunned." Bridwell, who grew up in Kokomo, Indiana, lives now on Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, with his wife, Norma.For more information about Norman Bridwell, visit: scholastic.com/tradebooks; Title: Clifford Glow-in-the-Dark Christmas | [
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17,246 | 1 | The sun may be setting, but the wackiness is escalating on the shores of the farm pond. "Wheeeee!" proclaims a wide-eyed frog as it jets into the air, "Can you dance like me?" A duck, a pig and a sheep are the first animals to rise to the challenge, and Mitton (Busy Boats), building up the momentum, begins by patterning their respective responses in cumulative verse. As more and more critters join in, each proud of its own inimitable style ("Playful Pony began to prance. Donkey drummed his hoofbeat dance"), Mitton shifts the narrative's structure to move the action resolutely forward toward a literally splashy climax, in which everyone falls in the water. Parker-Rees (Giraffes Can't Dance) ratchets up the goofiness of his kinetic watercolor cartoons by giving his animal stars the arm and leg extensions of ballerinas but the bodies of couch potatoes; their faces radiate an infectious silliness. The typography, too, enters into the spirit by shimmying and bouncing through the full-bleed spreads. Kids will likely want to dance or chant along; fortunately, the author and artist wind down the energy as effectively as they turn it up. Ages 2-5. Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.PreSchool-Grade 2-Down by the cool of the pool, Frog cries, "Wheeeee! Can you dance like me?" This is the invitation for a lively day by the water. Joining Frog are Duck, Pig, Sheep, Cat, Dog, Goat, Pony, Donkey, and Cow, all cavorting around the pond and each doing its own dance. This frolicking mass of animals eventually tumbles into the water with a mighty splash. Are they upset? No, they just turn the soaking into a party. This is an enjoyable summertime book, packed with delightful inhabitants and bright, energetic colors. Parker-Rees's spreads radiate the yellow heat of the sun, while the one picture with all the critters in the pool is done in a cooling blue. The often-alliterative descriptions of the animals sound wonderful, but can trip the unpracticed tongue. The rhyme and illustrations combine so joyfully that storytime listeners will want to get up and dance, too.Elaine Lesh Morgan, Multnomah County Library, Portland, OR Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.; Title: Down by the Cool of the Pool | [
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17,247 | 0 | The Bacharach/David 1967 pop hit "I Say a Little Prayer for You" takes on an odd new guise in this picture book. Here a woman of color is expressing her love for her daughter as the two celebrate the girl's birthday. The lines "The moment I wake up, Before I put on my makeup... I say a little prayer for you" are accompanied by an illustration of Mom waking her daughter in a bedroom bedecked with a "Happy Birthday" banner. The day continues to unfold, depicting Mom at work and the child at school until they meet for a party in the park. The sentiments "Together, together, that's how it must be. To live without you would only mean heartbreak for me" seem overly intense in this new context, especially given that these lines form a refrain, and the line "Answer my prayer" becomes undecipherable when directed to the daughter. British artist Littlewood's busy watercolor palette provides energy and excitement but may prove overstimulating to some children by book's end. Ages 2-up. Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.PreSchool-Grade 3-The 1967 song has been transformed into an exuberant picture book in which a beaming black mother cherishes her young daughter. Sweeping, swirling, softly realistic watercolors in glowing shades are effectively arranged on double pages, full pages, and a variety of smaller shapes and sizes. They show the little girl awakening on her birthday, choosing a bright red dress to wear, walking to school with her mother, having a party in the park with her friends, and being tucked into bed at the end of a beautiful day. No father is present. Although not written specifically for a parent-child relationship, the lyrics adapt well as an expression of maternal feeling, stressing that the child will be loved forever. Suitable for reading aloud, the words are simple and rhythmic. The praying (nondenominational) and loving aspects are repeated for emphasis, while the sunny, joyful mood of the illustrations expands their meaning. Too bad that the score is not included.Patricia Pearl Dole, formerly at First Presbyterian School, Martinsville, VA Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.; Title: I Say a Little Prayer for You | [
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17,248 | 1 | In Clifford's Glow-in-the-Dark Halloween, the Big Red Dog goes trick-or-treating, meeting up with "spooky cats" and "scary bats" and, finally, his friends.Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.; Title: Glow-in-the-Dark Halloween (Clifford the Big Red Dog) | [
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17,249 | 0 | The uncommonly unique imagination of David Kirk has an equally uncommon source. "I found a small copy of The Gnomes' Almanac by a little-known Viennese author Ida Bohtta Morpugo. It was a cutout book simply subtitled: A Book for Children. In it, the pictures and verse about bugs, butterflies, and mice really came to life." That got him drawing and writing. Before that he made children's toys by hand. "I love making stories. The bookmaking process is a liberation for me from the years I toiled to produce handmade items. I think the life of a children's book author is bliss." Kirk lives in upstate New York, with his wife and three daughters.For more information about David Kirk, visit: scholastic.com/tradebooks; Title: Little Mouse, Biddle Mouse | [
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17,250 | 6 | Eagle-eyed young readers who can't get enough of Walter Wick and Jean Marzollo's always fresh picture-riddle books (I Spy, I Spy Treasure Hunt, I Spy Gold Challenger, etc.) will be tickled pink to see this celebration of the seasons. Featuring Wick's trademark crisply photographed scenes and Marzollo's clever rhyming riddles, this festive volume follows the holidays and months of the year, asking readers to spy beach balls, shovels, and "a surfin' fella" on the sand in June, and exclamation points, a Q, erasers, and a yellow three on a classroom chalkboard in September. From January to December (with some tricky extra credit riddles at the end), "Picture riddles fill this book; / Turn the pages! Take a look! / Use your mind, use your eye; / Read the riddles--play I SPY!" (Ages 3 to 7) --Emilie CoulterJean Marzollo's riddles and Walter Wick's smashing photography combine from an amalgam of previous hits in I Spy Year-Round Challenger! A Picture Book of Riddles. "I spy three walnuts, four almonds, four bows," begins January's riddle, and "The Holly and the Ivy" is from I Spy Christmas. In November's "Nature Close Up": "I spy a pencil, four blueberries, a bee/ And a winged pair of seeds from a maple tree."Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.; Title: I Spy Year Round Challenger: A Book of Picture Riddles | [
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17,251 | 2 | When writer Sara Cameron went on assignment to Colombia to write a UNICEF report about the Children's Movement for Peace to submit to the Nobel Peace Prize Committee, she was skeptical: "I didn't believe that children could do anything substantial to help peace." But she was soon convinced by the sincere teen leaders of the movement who had been through hell and lived to tell about it. Colombia is a country that has been torn apart by guerilla warfare, illegal drug trade, and gang violence for more than 40 years. In the late 1990s, guided by civic and religious leaders, the children and teens of Colombia decided to try and do what the adults of their country could not: make peace. Besides writing her report for UNICEF, Cameron collected these first-person accounts of nine young leaders of the movement, all of whose lives have been tainted by violence. Heartbreaking examples include 18-year-old Juan Elias, whose father was murdered right in his own office, and 16-year-old Mayerly, whose best friend was stabbed to death in a gang war. Still, these young leaders--despite threats by armed gangs and extreme poverty--organize peace rallies, speak publicly at schools, and lead workshops for other displaced or abused children. Sad, but ultimately triumphant, these stories will both inspire and shame the teens of First World nations who read them--shame them by showing how much of their lives they take for granted, and inspire them to do more with the resources and relationships they have been blessed with. The book includes an author's note and a list of resources to learn more about the Children's Movement for Peace. (Ages 12 and older) --Jennifer HubertCameron here collects the poignant stories of nine articulate teenagers who describe the long and diffuse internal war raging in Columbia for over 40 years, in which various armed groups vie for control of land and power. The genesis of the Children's Movement of Peace, created in response to the war, is framed with their personal and agonizing accounts of loss, hope and the understanding that endemic violence must be fought through personal forgiveness as well as through organized efforts against poverty and racism. Juan Elias, one leader of the movement, realizes after his own father's and cousin's murder, "No matter how much you want peace, you take a step toward violence when the war hits you personally." Johemir, whose mother left him to live alone when he was only 10, helps to create art programs so other children can express their sorrow and wishes for peace. The stories display a depth of insight about the limits and possibilities for creating a more peaceful country as well as the fragility of commitment in the face of the ongoing violence and despair. Yet they continue to work against violence because, as Maritza (who lives in violence at home as well as on the streets) put it, "I know that making peace is our only hope." Young adults will find this an inspiring book about the courage of people their own age who have devoted themselves to the cause of ending violence. Ages 12-up.Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.; Title: Out of War: True Stories from the Front Lines of the Children's Movement for Peace in Colombia | [
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17,252 | 17 | Royal SubjectsMilton Meltzer, author of Ten Queens: Portraits of Women in Power, offers the male monarch counterpart in Ten Kings: And the Worlds They Ruled, illus. by Bethanne Andersen. Focusing on individuals as diverse as Hammurabi of ancient Mesopotamia and France's 17th-century ruler Louis XIV, Meltzer neatly frames each subject's personal story with ample information about the era and civilization. Rendered in oil on gesso, Andersen's stylized portraits hint at the personality of each king. Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.Grade 4-8-In this male counterpart to Ten Queens (Dutton, 1998), Meltzer introduces readers to a diverse group of rulers from Hammurabi of Mesopotamia to Peter the Great of Russia. Each chapter includes the individual's name, dates of rule, and a map of the area over which he reigned. Personal stories and statistics are included along with ample information about the civilization and time period. A sampling of rulers from all over the world and throughout history are discussed, even the biblical King David whose reign is not easily verifiable. Lesser-known monarchs such as Mansa Musa of Mali and Atahualpa of the Inca Empire are also illuminated. This attractive, oversized volume contains a wealth of information, including several useful sidebars, and would be especially useful to beginning researchers. Andersen's stylized portraits reflect the regal nature and personality of each individual.Shauna Yusko, King County Library System, Bellevue, WACopyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.; Title: Ten Kings: And The Worlds They Rule | [
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17,253 | 2 | Eleven years after her father deserted her, Amy must face the fact that he is coming to Heartland. Thicker than Water, the eighth Heartland title, is a story of family and discovery and acceptance.Amy's father is scheduled to visit Heartland. Amy hasn't seen him since he abruptly left the family following his debilitating accident. Eleven years and countless tragedies later, Amy doesn't know how she feels about him. She wonders if he could even be her father after having been absent for so many years. But his arrival affects Amy in a way she had not anticipated. She sees so much of who she is in him. And when she watches him work with horses, she realizes that what they share goes beyond blood.; Title: Thicker Than Water (Heartland #8) | [
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17,254 | 12 | Kama Einhorn is an editor and writer of books for teachers. She is the author of Cursive Writing Made Easy & Fun! (Scholastic Teaching Resources). Kama was an ESL-program coordinator for K8 in San Francisco for four years. She received her Masters degree in literacy in 1997. Kama lives in New York City.; Title: Cursive Writing Practice Pages With A Twist!: Dozens of Super Reproducible Activities That Help Kids Polish Their Handwriting - While Having Fun! | [
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17,255 | 13 | Jazzy, deeply tinted gouaches in lavender and lime and big-headed characters with beady little eyes add oomph to this story about letting yourself go. Tessa the mouse loves to dance, but her mother admonishes her to keep quiet, for safety's sake. "Tessa would try to stop with every ounce of her be-boppin', hip-hoppin' heart. But when her toes weren't tip-tapping she felt all wrong." The resident housecat, Oscar, loves to sing, but his owner, Mrs. Timboni, begs him to keep quiet so the neighbors don't complain. "Oscar tried stopping with every ounce of his singsongy humdinger of a heart. But when his tongue wasn't trilling, he felt all wrong." When Tessa and Oscar meet one rainy night, a moment of mutual suspicion quickly gives way to the discovery of their kindred artistry, and pretty soon the entire household is hip-hopping and sing-songing along with the furry duo. Crimi's (Outside, Inside) snappy prose finds its match in Carrington's (I Feel Like a Storm Cloud) funky vignettes and spreads. Oscar, his head and body composed of two furry black-and-white rectangles with a pair of swivel hips that Elvis might envy, is the cat's meow. Ages 4-7.Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.Ages 4-7. Mama housemouse wishes her daughter, Tessa, would scurry quietly like other mice, but when Tessa's "toes weren't tiptapping, they felt all wrong." New house cat Oscar loves to sing, but his owner, Mrs. Timboni, fears he'll disturb the neighbors. Oscar stifles his song, but "when his tongue wasn't trilling, he felt all wrong." One rainy night the toe-tappin' mouse and warbling cat discover that a good songanddance is infectious, and everyone joins in. Crimi's bouncy, alliterative prose celebrates the joys of creative selfexpression in a lively readaloud fashion. Vibrant acrylic art, richly hued and wittily detailed, combines fun perspectives, patternplay, and expressive characters: Tessa, with a frilly pink tutu and a toothy smile, is particularly winning. Shelle RosenfeldCopyright American Library Association. All rights reserved; Title: Tessa's Tip-tapping Toes | [
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17,256 | 0 | If you're a Harry Potter fan who knows more about J.K. Rowling than you know about most of your own family, then you won't find much new in this slim, large-type book. But younger kids (and Muggle grownups hoping for some insight into the world of Harry Potter) will learn quite a bit about this phenomenally successful series and its unassuming author.Divided into roughly three sections, Conversations with J.K. Rowling begins with some fairly general questions about the author's early childhood ("Did you have any pets?"), school days ("Did you watch much television as a child?"), and career ("Can you describe the process of creating the stories?"). The book then follows with an excerpt-assisted overview of the first four Harry Potter adventures (again, great for Muggles), and ends with a smattering of quotes from Rowling's interviews with Larry King, Newsweek, Oprah Winfrey's O magazine, and Entertainment Weekly.Kids will get a kick out of many of the anecdotes (Rowling can't remember her little sister's birth, just eating the Play-Doh that she was given that day to distract her), while older readers should enjoy more sophisticated insights into her books (like how she decided to write full-time when she still had a daughter to support). Certainly a light (and quick) read, but fun for what it is. (Ages 9 to 12) --Paul HughesIn a highly accessible Q&A format, the author of the Harry Potter books reveals what it was like for her growing up her family life, pets and school days as well as her career as a writer in Conversations with J.K. Rowling by Lindsey Fraser. Excerpts from her interviews with Oprah, Newsweek and Larry King, among others, are also included, along with brief plot descriptions of books one through four.Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.; Title: Conversations with J. K. Rowling | [
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17,257 | 11 | Kindergarten-Grade 3-When residents of Littleton receive word that the Queen might stop by, they engage in a flurry of activity to beautify the town. Perfectionists all, they cannot bear it when Miss Hunnicutt appears wearing her new hat, complete with a live chicken, perched on top of her head. "It has to go!" is the general consensus. But the woman stands her ground, creating chaos all around her as distracted citizens allow cats to escape up a tree and leave water running, causing a mudslide that coats streets and people alike; and trucks carrying the royal cake and raspberry soda collide, scattering their contents everywhere. Just when things can't get any worse, the monarch arrives, sporting a surprise of her own. Brumbeau's lengthy text reveals an increasingly confident Miss Hunnicutt who first says in a tiny voice: "I think I might have the right to wear what I like"; then states firmly: "I'm pretty sure I have the right to wear what I like"; and finally asserts in a voice "both loud and sure": "I have the right to wear what I like!" The watercolor illustrations are large and extremely busy, reflecting the copious beautifying activities and subsequent pandemonium. Cats wearing funny hats are everywhere. Mud-splattered townsfolk tumble across spreads, while falling strawberries and soda cover everything. Beneath the book's jacket is a panoramic view of Littleton and readers can hunt for all 27 of Miss Bisbee's cats. Endpapers filled with outlandish hats and many visual jokes will keep youngsters amused for some time.Marianne Saccardi, Norwalk Community College, CTCopyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.K-Gr. 3. The author and illustrator of The Quiltmaker's Gift (1999) offers another lesson, this one on the importance of tolerance and being true to oneself. The inhabitants of Littleton are all a-flutter, preparing for the visit of their beloved Queen. In the midst of cleaning and redecorating, they notice timid Miss Hunnicutt out for a stroll, wearing a live chicken perched on her hat. Important, influential townsfolk try to convince her to cease and desist, but each protester only serves to strengthen her resolve. In the end, Miss Hunnicutt's assertiveness is rewarded as she shares fashion ideas with the Queeen, whose hat has a "happily gobbling turkey on top." Although one spread (cats hiding among the branches of an apple tree) may confuse young children, the watercolors brim with details that add to the story's humor. One might wish Miss Hunnicutt had staked her principles on something more important than a chicken, but her story can still perk up values education lessons. A stronger (albeit more political) choice is Sam Swope's The Araboolies of Liberty Street (2001). Kay WeismanCopyright American Library Association. All rights reserved; Title: Miss Hunnicutt's Hat | [
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17,258 | 0 | As a child, Dav Pilkey was diagnosed with dyslexia and ADHD. Dav was so disruptive in class that his teachers made him sit out in the hall every day. Luckily, Dav loved to draw and make up stories, so he spent his time in the hallway creating his own original comic books.In the second grade, Dav Pilkey created a comic book about a superhero named Captain Underpants. His teacher ripped it up and told him he couldnt spend the rest of his life making silly books. Fortunately, Dav was not a very good listener.Dav has gone on to create award-winning and bestselling books for children. His Captain Underpants series has more than 80 million copies in print worldwide and has been translated into more than 28 languages. In 2017, DreamWorks Animation brought the character to the silver screen in the feature film adaptation Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie, and Netflix is now streaming The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants TV show.Davs latest creation, Dog Man, continues to be a #1 New York Times bestselling series with more than 13 million copies in print worldwide and translations available in more than 21 languages. Dav is also the creator of the Dragon series, the Dumb Bunnies series, Dog Breath, and The Paperboy, which is a Caldecott Honor Book.Dav lives in the Pacific Northwest with his wife.; Title: El Capitn Calzoncillos y el ataque de los inodoros parlantes (Spanish Edition) | [
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17,259 | 1 | LAUREN BROOKE lives outside London in an old English farmhouse. She divides her time between writing and mucking out the stalls of her two horses. In addition to writing the twenty-four Heartland books, Lauren is the author of the Chestnut Hill series.; Title: Every New Day (Heartland #9) | [
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17,260 | 0 | PreSchool-Grade 4–Enormous, lively illustrations are paired with an equally bouncy text in this winning picture book. In a series of delightful poems, a girl introduces her cat, Gorilla, and describes her pet's many interests, talents, and behaviors. A fierce meow,/a tiger's claws–/Gorilla ain't/no Santa Paws….She has no tail./She's rain-cloud gray./I love that cool cat/more each day. While the feline is decidedly the star of this show, Cecilia also shares tidbits about her own life, such as getting into trouble for making a mess and feeling sad when her best friend moves away. The rich and rewarding relationship enjoyed by cat and human comes through loud and clear. From a breathless entry about the animal chasing a fly, to an elegant haiku (Gorilla gazes/into a puddle. Does she/know she's beautiful?), the poems vary in style and mood. Grimes's use of language and point of view are consistently refreshing and childlike. The bold cartoon artwork endearingly portrays the African-American narrator and her smoke-colored pet as they play together, comfort one another, and experience life's ups and downs. This book is an excellent choice for cat lovers, budding poetry enthusiasts, and just about any reader who enjoys a fun-filled romp with words.–Andrea Tarr, Corona Public Library, CA Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.*Starred Review* In interlinked poems, Cecilia, a young African American girl, introduces her "cool cat,"---a fierce, tailless, gray shorthair named Gorilla. Written in a variety of forms, from rhyming couplets to haiku, the poems celebrate Gorilla's idiosyncrasies and "everycat" habits. Grimes' skillfully chosen sounds and rhythms echo the distinctly feline behavior, from erratic, zooming action--"skate 'cross the floor. / Sail by the window, / leap through the door"--to soothing, purring comforts: "Gorilla raised a paw / and pet me." In spare, expressive lines and bold colors, Evans' dynamic paintings capture the messy intimacy of the cat and human bond. Also evident is the sense that Gorilla isn't just a pet; she's also a mirror. Like many children, Cecilia sees her own best and worst qualities in her bossy, beautiful cat, who is, she says, "like stubborn me." A fill-the-page portrait of dreadlocked, brown Cecelia, arm and arm with a blue-eyed, white best friend opens this playful, insightful poetry collection (classified as fiction) with an image of open-hearted friendship. Gillian EngbergCopyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved; Title: When Gorilla Goes Walking | [
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17,261 | 6 | Sitting in study hall, yakking on the phone, waiting for dinner... what do you do? Pick up a pencil and start doodling! With this zany journal for daydreamers and doodlers, kids can fritter their hours away--or plant the seeds for a brilliant masterpiece. The oversize spiral-bound notebook opens flat, making it easy to record thoughts, dreams, ideas, and goofy pictures. Every page offers inspiration for a new entry: funny faces, wish lists, where I'd go if I didn't have to be in school, magical power daydreams, pet doodles, daydream gardens, solo tic-tac-toe, and tons more. All readers have to do is start dreaming (and scribbling)! With lots of goofy cartoon-style drawings by Pablo Torrecilla and an emphasis on flower power and peace signs, this wacky journal will appeal to retro hipsters and 21st-century trendsetters alike. Laura Dower, author of many titles in the Powerpuff Girls series as well as the Madison Finn sequence, always keeps her finger on the pulse of what's cool for kids. (Ages 7 to 12) --Emilie Coulter; Title: Your Daydreams & Doodles Journal | [
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17,262 | 1 | Now the very youngest readers can join in the fun with this Classic Board Book edition of We're Going on a Bear Hunt. Full of delightful comedy and high drama, this tale of a brave family's joyous romp through sweeping landscapes is sure to win new fans.; Title: We're Going on a Bear Hunt | [
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17,263 | 14 | Husband and wife team Don and Audrey Wood follow up on their international bestseller The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear with a yuletide message about giving.The little Mouse has holed up in his cozy home for Christmas, under long, shiny garlands and a gigantic, glowing tree. And what a huge pile of gifts he's got! ("My goodness! What a lot of presents. Are they all for you?") But then he starts to worry about "the big, hungry Bear in the cold, dark cave at the top of the hill" and how he'd do anything to get a hold of Mouse's presents. ("Ohhh, how that Bear loves Christmas presents!") So it's out with the padlock, boards over the door, and tacks all over the floor. Good old Mouse, though, has a last- minute change of heart and realizes that maybe he should be sharing his presents--not locking them up--so he heads off to visit his ursine friend.The appeal of this series may continue to be a mystery to some grownups, but the fun, repetitive text and playful acrylics will likely win over any kid--even if we never get to see that big, hungry Bear at all. (Baby to preschool) --Paul HughesThis holiday sequel to The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear juxtaposes its very simple language with expressive, comically exaggerated paintings. As little Mouse sets up his tree and the presents beneath, an unseen narrator reminds him about his neighbor, "the big, hungry Bear." In the illustrations, Mouse responds by anxiously setting up padlocks and barricades, fearfully guarding his heap of gifts. But, hearing that the bear never gets any presents, he has a change of heart. The pleasure of this book isn't in novelty or surprise but in the Woods' utterly confident delivery. A solid choice for the very young, with a subtly rendered lesson about sharing. Ages 2-up.Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.; Title: Merry Christmas, Big Hungry Bear! (Child's Play Library) | [
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17,264 | 1 | Is Little Pig, Biddle Pig simply too clean and pretty to stoop to mud-pool romps? After all, she is "Sweet as alfalfa / And grand as a queen." Conflicted by her desire to remain pink and glossy or to join those "wiggily wallowers" in the muck, lonely Little Pig grows more and more unhappy. Will she keep her snout up in the air just to avoid the muddy swine, or can this regal piglet get over herself and revel in the "glorious slop"?David Kirk, creator of the Miss Spider and Little Miss Spider series, as well as the Biddle Books sequence (Little Bird, Biddle Bird, etc.), applies his unusual and striking style to great effect in this tiny tale. Every two-page spread shows a shiny full-bleed image of deliriously happy, filthy pigs or our posy pink heroine on one side, with a rhyming verse on the other, along with various clean critters shying away from the splashing mud. The momentum builds and children will keep turning pages to find out the answer--will she or won't she? And the heavenly sludgy coolness when she finally does succumb to the pleasure (come on, you knew she would)--is almost palpable. (Baby to preschool) --Emilie CoulterThe newest star in the hand-sized paper-over-board Biddle Book series by David Kirk is Little Pig Biddle Pig, a fetching pink porker who is "pretty and clean,/ Sweet as alfalfa/ And grand as a queen." But she is also lonely until she joins the other mud-spattered pigs in the muck.Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.; Title: Little Pig, Biddle Pig (Biddle Books) | [
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17,265 | 11 | With the gentle cadence befitting a simpler time, Bradby (More Than Anything Else) harvests a bounty of bucolic imagery for this poetic look at a family farm. A boy relates the challenges, never-ending work and sweet rewards that come with working the land. On each spread, minimalist stanzas ("A plow some grain pray for rain. A sow a shed may all be fed") precede a more personal statement ("Mama cooks the corn cakes, Daddy says the prayer. Sorghum, ham, and jelly it's been a good year"). By book's end, the boy sadly shares the information that encroaching suburban sprawl and development mean the end of his farm home and way of life. Throughout, Rand (Sailing Home) alternates between sunny full-page watercolor portraits showing the boy and his family, whom he depicts as African-Americans, and smaller airy vignettes providing a good sense of the comfortable rhythms of the proceedings. His parting illustration of a lone bulldozer razing tall trees brings home Brady's message in a quietly dramatic style. Ages 4-7. Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.Grades 2-5--A beautiful story about a vanishing way of life. Warmth and humor fill the pages as a farm boy recalls, in verse, many family-shared moments-stargazing, eating Mama's ice cream, and jumping the fence to escape a butting goat. He also remembers the hard but satisfying work of building a new home, mucking out the barn, and harvesting a big crop. Ultimately, he shares his sadness when the city grows closer to his home and the bulldozer comes. "A beetle/a fly/a cow gone dry./A rabbit/a farm/they're all gone," and memories then replace them. The first six lines of each stanza are short and quick, and are followed by three longer, slower, more personal lines. The economy of words efficiently paints the picture of the hard work, "A stump/a rock/pull till you drop"; or country pleasures, "A dove/a ring/wake up and sing." These descriptive phrases appeal to all the senses. Equally as strong are the watercolor illustrations, often with humorous touches, that capture the memories and emotions in large double-spread paintings and small vignettes. The wide expanse of sky and field contrast with later pictures of the encroaching urbanization. The juxtaposed illustrations of traffic and buildings with a quiet stream dappled with sunlight are particularly effective. Strong verbally and visually, this book is definitely worthy of purchase.-Carolyn Janssen, Children's Learning Center of the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, OHCopyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.; Title: Once Upon A Farm | [] | Train |
17,266 | 1 | It's Christmas Eve and Miss Spider should be feeling full of cheer. But even in her cozy home, among wrapped gifts and the brightly decorated tree, there's something missing. It isn't until Miss Spider finds a friend with whom to share the joy of the season that her one Christmas wish comes true.David Kirk's much-loved Little Miss Spider (Little Miss Spider, Little Miss Spider at Sunnypatch School, etc.) continues to warm the hearts of her fans in this touching, jolly holiday tale. Young readers will enjoy the image of Miss Spider and her new friend Asparagus Beetle making "snow butterflies" (like our snow angels, but made with lots more legs) and dashing through snow tunnels "mined by the mice." Kirk's startling and shiny illustrations complement his singsong verses to present this tender Christmas message of compassion and friendship. (Ages 4 to 7) --Emilie CoulterKirk has studied painting for more than twenty years, starting in junior high school. A graduate of the Cleveland Art Institute, his bold palette and unique style are influenced by everything from nineteenth century academic painting to 1930s animation. Mr. Kirk lives in upstate New York with his wife, Kathy, and his daughters, Violet, Primrose, and Wisteria.; Title: Little Miss Spider: A Christmas Wish | [
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17,267 | 2 | PreSchool-Grade 2-What do dinosaurs do when it's time for bed? Do they scream and yell? Lash their tails? Ask for pony rides? The answer to each question in this sweet bedtime romp is a resounding "No!" Dinosaurs, it seems, want a kiss and a hug, a loving "Good night," and then it's off to sleep. Teague's big, bold, humorous illustrations make good use of the preposterous contrast between the huge, potentially frightening dinosaurs and their cozy bedrooms and calm human parents. The dinosaurs' patently human expressions of disgust and resistance at the dread news that it's bedtime will strike a familiar chord with young children. The translation retains the gentle rhyme of the English original, making this a solid read-aloud for home or library use. Good for story times or for that last tale before bed, this collaboration by Yolen and Teague is a winner.Ann Welton, Grant Center for the Expressive Arts, Tacoma, WA Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.; Title: Cmo dan las buenas noches los dinosaurios? (Spanish Edition) | [
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17,268 | 2 | PreSchool-Grade 2After learning that she has qualified to adopt a baby, a woman purchases a variety of necessities, including a soft, red blanket that she has been eyeing for months. She takes it with her to the orphanage in China. Understandably, the infant, PanPan, is upset by all the changes in her young life when she is taken by taxi to a hotel, and the dazzling red blanket is the only comfort she finds on that first day. Over the years, the blanket has become threadbare and fragile while the relationship between mother and daughter has strengthened. Vibrantly colored oil illustrations dominate the pages; even those that are all text have backgrounds painted in bright orange, purple, pumpkin, and blue. The pictures convey the anxiety, the waiting, and the love that are a part of expanding a family. With the number of inter-country adoptions increasing, this story, based on the author's experiences, is a welcome addition.Maryann H. Owen, Racine Public Library, WI Copyright Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.PreS-Gr. 2. Thomas, who has written about adoption for adults, presents her first picture book, based on the adoption story she told her own daughter, PanPan, when she was three years old. Cepeda's beautiful full-page oil paintings show the lonely, single woman, happy in her Vermont community, but sad that she has no children. Thrilled when the adoption comes through, she rushes to get baby clothes, and, at the last minute, buys a cuddly red blanket that she sees "all alone on a high shelf." She flies across the ocean to China, and gets her baby from an orphanage. Their first day is hard and lonely: the baby cries and cries; nothing comforts her. The pictures show the baby turning away--until her mother cuddles her in the red blanket. Now PanPan is about 10 years old, and the tattered blanket, in every exuberant picture, is a reminder of that magical day when she and her adoptive mother first became a family. Many families will want this for the warm, honest drama of finding home. Hazel RochmanCopyright American Library Association. All rights reserved; Title: The Red Blanket | [
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17,269 | 15 | Kindergarten-Grade 3-An entertaining, creative story that's loaded with information. When hungry Little Groundhog tries to eat some vegetables out of Squirrel's garden, kind Squirrel takes him under his proverbial wing and shows him how to plant his own veggies to share with the entire animal community. Cherry intertwines the facts and vocabulary of gardening into a believable plot that will keep children reading, and her illustrations are well planned to combine with the text in an unusual way. Expansive spreads showing the animals tending their plots alternate with smaller, framed art. These smaller pictures are surrounded by clearly labeled pictures of various plants at different stages and other related objects. The detailed art continues on the endpapers, where readers can trace the growing cycle of many vegetables. This charming story teaches children about the interplay among all living things, and the good feeling that comes with community participation and sharing.Susan Marie Pitard, formerly at Weezie Library for Children, Nantucket Atheneum, MACopyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.PreS-Gr. 3. Little Groundhog loves eating from the neighbor's vegetable garden--maybe too much. Perhaps it's time he planted his own garden and, fortunately, Squirrel is willing to show him how. The two animals collect seeds, store them, and after winter hibernation and spring thaw, plant and tend them. By summer, Little Groundhog is joyfully harvesting and eating what they sowed. And such a plentiful harvest calls for sharing, bringing a wonderful Thanksgiving feast for all to enjoy. In simple, descriptive language, Cherry, author of The Great Kapok Tree (1990), tells a charming and also informative story about plants, gardening, and environmental respect. Her beautiful, full-color illustrations--realistic and wonderfully detailed--often incorporate spot-art borders of labeled seedlings and plants, highlighting a diverse array of wildlife. In an author's note, Cherry describes her own gardening experiences and suggests a few resources for information. Little Groundhog is an endearing character whose awe in the miracle of growth is irresistible; by the close of the story, he has learned the rewards and joy of gardening, as well as the pleasures of friendship and giving. Shelle RosenfeldCopyright American Library Association. All rights reserved; Title: How Groundhog's Garden Grew | [
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17,270 | 2 | Amazon.comThis book, the latest in the hugely popular Chicken Soup for the Soul series, contains stories, poems, and cartoons relating to the specific troubles that traumatize teenagers everywhere. There are plenty of stories about dating ("HE KISSED MY TEETH!"), friendships (don't gossip), and school. But Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul doesn't shy away from the big issues either, with essays on suicide, dying young, and drunk driving. This book stems from the knowledge that teens know their own concerns best--thus, much of the book is written by teens themselves, which gives the book a very accessible, informal tone. Also, the authors had each piece evaluated by as many teenagers as possible. The care shows. Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul is always respectful and doesn't minimize any of the dramas of adolescence. It does, however, mete out plenty of perspective. This wise, tender, funny book is filled with wisdom useful to teens (and everybody else, too).; Title: Teenage Soul I: 101 Stories Of Life, Love & Learning (Chicken Soup) | [
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17,271 | 0 | Book by Arnold, Tedd; Title: HUGGLY'S HALLOWEEN (The Monster Under The Bed Storybooks) | [
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17,272 | 0 | When all of creation--trees, stones, ants, the sky, fish-begins arguing over who or what God is, quiet Old Turtle is the only one who has the wisdom and ability to see beyond herself to capture the essence. The debate escalates until Old Turtle finally speaks: "STOP!" She accepts and incorporates the beliefs of all the creatures: "God is indeed deep," she says to the fish in the sea, "and much higher than high," she tells the mountains. "God is gentle and powerful. Above all things and within all things... God IS." Old Turtle, after silencing the crowds with her understanding, makes a prediction about the appearance of a new "family of beings" in the world. These beings, human beings, do appear, and soon are fighting among themselves over the nature of God. It is only when people start listening to the mountains and winds and stones and stars that they actually begin to hear--and to heal the earth.A graceful fable, with elegant, dreamlike watercolors by illustrator Cheng-Khee Chee, Douglas Wood's modern-day classic makes a hushed but strong environmental statement, as well as a plea for universal acceptance. (Ages 5 and older) --Emilie Coulter; Title: Old Turtle | [
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17,273 | 11 | What comes to mind when you think of the color black? How about white? Blue? Yellow? Green? In their vibrant book about color, Sandra and Myles Pinkney step beyond the basic color-teaching concept to encourage young readers to consider color in a broader spectrum. Accompanying simple, dynamic text, photos of many multicultural children fill the pages of this book, representing a veritable rainbow of ethnic groups. A Hungarian Italian boy, swathed in denim, is on the blue page: "Cool / RUGGED / Sippin' on a hot day / Relaxing in the BREEZE." The green page is for an African American-Native American-Portuguese girl. Brown is Vietnamese, Tan--West African, Pink-Dutch German. Each spread is filled with the luscious featured color: purple jam, purple T-shirt, purple teddy bear; tan sand, tan outfit. Children of all backgrounds will love learning their colors with the cute, very real-looking kids on these pages. Sandra and Myles Pinkney previously collaborated on Shades of Black : A Celebration of Our Children. (Ages 2 to 5) --Emilie CoulterAs they did in Shades of Black: A Celebration of Our Children, husband-and-wife team Sandra L. and Myles C. Pinkney once again pair poetry and lively photographs in A Rainbow All Around Me. A multiethnic cast of children presents each color of the rainbow. For "Blue," photos of a blue-eyed, denim-clad boy accompanies "Cool/ Rugged/ Sippin' on a hot day/ Relaxing in the Breeze." A dark-eyed, bronze-skinned girl in a "Green" dress sits on "Fresh/ Soft blades [of grass]" with a basket of Granny Smith apples.Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.; Title: A Rainbow All Around Me | [
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17,274 | 18 | As thirteen-year-old Peter Nottage stood in the yard, watching in disbelief, a group of Japanese fighter planes swooped down, spraying machine-gun fire across thee water. Then the first bomb dropped - and in minutes, Kaneohe Bay was a sea of smoke and flames. To the south, at Pearl Harbor, the huge ships of the American feet were ablaze. This was no drill. This was war!; Title: Attack on Pearl Harbor : The True Story of the Day America Entered World War II | [
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17,275 | 18 | Kindergarten-Grade 3-Greenstein's search for the official originator of the ice-cream cone starts with the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair where ice-cream vendors rubbed elbows with waffle bakers and five individuals claimed credit for the invention. The real creator, however, was Italo Marchiony, who patented a cone mold in 1903. Details are unknown so the author provides a story, stressing, "this is still the made-up part," and encourages readers to speculate along with her. Illustrations, monoprints overpainted with soft-toned gouache, are sketchy and quaint, leaning lightly on ethnic stereotypes for identification purposes (a Turkish citizen wearing a fez, a Frenchman wearing a beret). Each recto bears a full-page illustration, with smaller artwork breaking up text on the verso. In what may be the book's only shortcoming, some terms lack explanation, for example, "hootchy-cootchy dancers" and "U.S. patent office." Ice Cream Cones concludes with suggestions on how to eat this treat, research notes, and a substantial bibliography.Liza Graybill, Worcester Public Library, MACopyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.K-Gr. 2. Here's a fine example of a picture book with a Dewey classification number that clearly distinguishes between fact and fiction. The ice-cream cone has many fathers (and one mother). Beginning at the St. Louis World's Fair, where there were 50 ice-cream vendors and more than a few waffle makers, Greenstein introduces all the contenders for the cone title and briefly tells their stories. First there's the man who ran out of dishes and asked a waffle maker in a neighboring stall to provide eatable ice-cream holders. The waffle maker claimed the idea as his own. Another fellow said his girlfriend inspired his wrapper. Then there's the man, from Italy, who made a cone and patented it! Greenstein admits that she doesn't know exactly how Mr. Italio came up with that idea, but she offers a dreamy speculation--clearly stamped with such warnings as "Remember, this is still the made-up part." This looks and sounds just right for the age group. The monoprints overpainted with gouache feature appealing close-ups, bright colors, and lots of ice cream. The author's note adds extra information, and an impressive bibliography leads kids on to more facts. Ilene CooperCopyright American Library Association. All rights reserved; Title: Ice Cream Cones For Sale! | [
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17,276 | 0 | The dual definitions of the word "story" are the springboard for a humorous misunderstanding in this warm and jaunty picture book. "Dad played the fiddle, Mom sang country-western, and Austin banged the tambourine" in the country-western musical group known as the Swamp Snakes. The trailer they tow behind their car is home sweet home as they travel the country from gig to gig. Each night, Austin drinks from his dinosaur mug, lines up his stuffed animals and begs for tales before saying goodnight, but Dad reminds him, "You know the rules,... just one story at bedtime." When the Swamp Snakes pop in to stay with some relatives in their "two-story house," Austin thrills at the notion that he'll get two bedtime stories. Later, Dad rises to the challenge when the Swamp Snakes splurge and stay in an 11-story hotel one night. Brutschy's cheerful tale conveys the strong family bonds and daily rituals that keep the Swamp Snakes close and surprisingly ordinary despite their unconventional line of work. Smith (Nine for California) adds zip with her fluid-lined watercolors of lively dance halls and the trailer's cramped but cozy quarters. Her depictions of characters fiddling, dancing and tambourine banging almost sway along with the Swamp Snakes' appreciative audiences. Ages 4-7. Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.Kindergarten-Grade 2-This portrait of a loving, nontraditional family exemplifies the adage, "Home is where the heart is." Austin and his parents are itinerant musicians who call themselves The Swamp Snakes. They travel the countryside in a kicky little sports car pulling a trailer, the only home the boy knows, and he seemingly loves performing with his parents. As the title indicates, one of Austin's favorite rituals is storytelling, which he and his father share at bedtime. There is a limit of one story a night until they stay at Uncle Roy's two-story house where the literal-minded child believes he should be entitled to two bedtime stories. Readers can imagine the ramifications later in the book when the family splurges on a night in an 11-story hotel after Dad wins a fiddling contest. This one-joke plot device ultimately wears a bit thin, but amusing watercolor cartoon illustrations and the interest generated by the family's eccentric, nomadic lifestyle redeem the book significantly.Rosalyn Pierini, San Luis Obispo City-County Library, CA Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.; Title: Just One More Story | [
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17,277 | 2 | JOE CEPEDA has illustrated many books for children, including What a Truly Cool World by Julius Lester and Nappy Hair by Carolivia Herron. He lives in Whittier, California. DARCY PATTISON is the author of The River Dragon, illustrated by Jean and Mou-Sien Tseng, as well as the fantasy novel The Wayfinder. She teaches writing at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and reviews children's books for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. She lives in North Little Rock, Arkansas.; Title: Arroz con frijoles y unos amables ratones | [
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17,278 | 14 | Celebrate Easter, in all its flowery, chocolaty glory, with this bright, cheerful picture book. Children of color, especially, will appreciate seeing the African American faces giggling, munching chocolate bunnies, and showing off their Easter eggs in this happy holiday book filled with photographs by Earl Anderson and simple rhymes by Toni Trent Parker, the creative team that brought us its companion volume, Hugs and Hearts, an ode to Valentine's Day. The little verses are nothing to write home about--; Title: Painted Eggs And Chocolate Bunnies | [
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17,279 | 1 | Little Bunny, Biddle Bunny, tired of being cramped among her siblings' "ears and noses, tails and toeses" in Mommy's nest, decides it's high time she ventures out into the big world. And, as with author-illustrator David Kirk's other titles in the Biddle Books series (Little Bird, Biddle Bird, (Little Pig, Biddle Pig, etc.), Biddle Bunny is in for a nice, gentle adventure, just right for the very youngest explorers. The brown and white rabbit finds "a million small delights / A bunny ought to know," from dandelion fluff to new friends to yummy, leafy treats to eat. But is all well in paradise? Or is Biddle Bunny feeling a tiny bit lonely?Kirk's almost photographic oil paintings, shiny and explosive, are great favorites for fans of his Miss Spider and Little Miss Spider sequences. Young readers contemplating the great world beyond the nest will be comforted both by Biddle Bunny's exploration and her ultimate conclusion that there's no place like home. (Baby to preschool) --Emilie CoulterIn the newest addition to David Kirk's Biddle Books series, Little Bunny, Biddle Bunny, rhyming couplets tell the story of the littlest rabbit on an adventure away from home. The hand-size volume shows off Kirk's signature oil paintings on laminated pages. Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.; Title: Little Bunny, Biddle Bunny | [
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17,280 | 14 | African-American children star in the newest pair of titles by Toni Trent Parker, photographed by Earl Anderson. Sweets and Treats features a line of verse beneath cameos of scarecrows, spiders and black cats; opposite, crisp photos of costumed kids appear. Christmas inspires Snowflake Kisses and Gingerbread Smiles. Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.reSchool-This practical approach to Halloween shows photographs of babies, toddlers, and primary-grade children, one per spread, dressed in costume and ready to trick-or-treat. The rhyming text is very short and simple, "What am I?/Can't you see?/I'm a colorful clown-/silly me!" The full-color photographs placed on uncluttered, colored backgrounds are eye-catching and lovely. Costumes range from fairy princess to construction worker to a girl dressed as a firefighter. Young children are sure to come up with ideas for their own costumes.Be Astengo, Alachua County Library, Gainesville, FLCopyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.; Title: Sweets And Treats | [
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17,281 | 0 | LAUREN BROOKE lives outside London in an old English farmhouse. She divides her time between writing and mucking out the stalls of her two horses. In addition to writing the twenty-four Heartland books, Lauren is the author of the Chestnut Hill series.; Title: Sooner or Later (Heartland #12) | [
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17,282 | 12 | Author and educator Jerry Pallotta teaches children all about shapes and patterns in this tasty-looking book featuring strawberry and licorice Twizzlers twists!What tastier way to introduce the concepts of shapes and patterns than with red and black Twizzlers candy? Starting with a dot, a line, and different types of angles, author and educator Jerry Pallotta teaches youngsters all about shapes and patterns in the fun, relaxed way that has become his trademark.; Title: Twizzler's Shapes And Patterns | [
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17,283 | 2 | MINDFULNESS; SELF-AWARENESS*Starred Review* K-Gr. 3. Like The Three Questions (2002), Muth's latest is both an accessible, strikingly illustrated story and a thought-provoking meditation. Here he incorporates short Buddhist tales, "Zen Shorts," into a story about three contemporary children. One rainy afternoon, a giant panda appears in the backyard of three siblings. Stillwater, the Panda, introduces himself, and during the next few days, the children separately visit him. Stillwater shares an afternoon of relaxing fun with each child; he also shares Zen stories, which give the children new views about the world and about each other. Very young listeners may not grasp the philosophical underpinnings of Stillwater's tales, but even kids who miss the deeper message will enjoy the spare, gentle story of siblings connecting with one another. Lush, spacious watercolors of charming Stillwater and the open neighborhood will entrance children, as will the dramatic black-and-white pictures of the comical animal characters that illustrated Stillwater's Zen stories. Muth doesn't list sources for the tales, but his author's note offers more commentary about Zen. Stillwater's questions will linger (Can misfortune become good luck? What is the cost of anger?), and the peaceful, uncluttered pictures, like the story itself, will encourage children to dream and fill in their own answers. Gillian EngbergCopyright American Library Association. All rights reserved; Title: Zen Shorts (Caldecott Honor Book) | [
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17,284 | 2 | SOFTBOUND - GLUED BINDING; Title: Math Rashes and Other Classroom Tales | [
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17,285 | 0 | A boy tries to teach a big blue creature that books are meant to feed the mind, not the belly, in The Monster Who Loved Books by Keith Faulkner, illus. by Jonathan Lambert, as various storybook characters pop from the pages. Ages 2-5.Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.; Title: The Monster Who Loved Books | [
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17,286 | 2 | Praise for Old Turtle:"An eloquent fable illustrated with sumptuous watercolors." -- Booklist"[A] lyrical, haunting book." -- Children's Literature"A handsome, thought-provoking book." -- Kirkus Reviews"Both author and artist have combined rare talents to produce an enchanting book." -- Publishers WeeklyTell us, Old Turtle...Why are we here? What is the purpose of life? How do we find happiness? Once again, Old Turtle's wise answers offer readers of all ages inspiration, solace, and the most important gift of all -- hope.A companion to the national bestseller Old Turtle and Old Turtle and the Broken Truth, Douglas Wood's timeless tale of healing and wonder finds its perfect complement in the ethereal and evocative paintings of acclaimed artist Greg Ruth.; Title: Old Turtle: Questions of the Heart (Lessons of Old Turtle) | [
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17,287 | 0 | Book by Hans Wilhelm; Title: Noodles: I Love My Shadow! (Scholastic Reader Level 1) | [
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17,288 | 0 | Grade 5-8In 1897, arctic explorer Robert Peary took six Polar Eskimos to New York City to be part of a living exhibit at the American Museum of Natural History. In a series of flashbacks, the youngest "specimen," eight-year-old Minik, tells the tale of his journey to New York and the fate of his father, Qisuk, called "Smiler." The wide-eyed boy experiences candy and circus visits, happily unaware that he is a curio for public display. When his father and three others die of pneumonia, the exhibit is closed and Uncle Will, a benevolent museum curator, becomes his new guardian. Chapters alternate between the naive young Minik and the mature teenager who has trouble coping with the bizarre circumstance of his youth and feelings of isolation. He is devastated to learn that he has been betrayed by Uncle Will, who has allowed Qisuk's skeleton to be macerated and kept in the museum as an artifact, rather than properly buried. The first-person point of view works well as Minik ages, and vivid dreams keep him tied to his family. By juxtaposing chapters, the depressed and cynical teen contrasts sharply with the innocent child brought up in a trusting Eskimo culture. Minik is an unforgettable character, and issues of racism and scientific arrogance will not be lost on readers.Vicki Reutter, Cazenovia High School, NY Copyright Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.Gr. 7-10. In this wrenching first novel, based on true events, Lerangis gives voice to Minik, an Eskimo boy who, along with his father and several other villagers, was delivered to New York by Arctic explorer Robert Peary "in the interest of science." First they are put on display at the Museum of Natural History; then consumption strikes: "Four days, four eskimos. Dead, dead, dead, dead." A kind family takes the orphan in, but as he matures, his sense of displacement intensifies--especially after his efforts to claim his father's remains and obtain passage back to Greenland are repeatedly thwarted. Minik recalls his story in flashbacks, describing his first impressions of "civilization" (skyscrapers are "igloos stacked high like icebergs"), then shifting to his adolescence, when his resentment toward Peary took deep root. A somewhat rushed finale brings the novel's now-19-year-old hero to the brink of despair and, finally, to a point of equilibrium. Although the nonlinear narrative may prove disorienting to many readers, the incisive emotions are unforgettable--all the more because they are culled from historical fact. Jennifer MattsonCopyright American Library Association. All rights reserved; Title: Smiler's Bones | [
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17,289 | 13 | Tina Packer, President and Artistic Director of Shakespeare & Company theater and theater education group, brings ten of Shakespeare's most popular works to (abbreviated) life in this big, gorgeous hardcover volume. She retells the plays in a coherent style, incorporating paraphrases of some of the better-known lines for authentic flavor: "Is this a dagger which I see before me" (Macbeth); "Ingratitude, more hideous in a child than in the sea monster" (King Lear). Each of the ten tragedies and comedies is magnificently illustrated (one illustration per play) by an award-winning artist, including Mary GrandPre, Leo and Diane Dillon, Kadir Nelson , Chesley McLaren , and others. A lengthy and interesting introduction provides useful context for readers new to the Elizabethan world of Shakespeare.Ideally, this book will serve as a lush introduction to the Bard for children who will go on to read--and better understand--the classic plays in their entirety. It sure beats Cliffs Notes. (Ages 9 to 12) --Emilie CoulterGrade 6-9-Mix the intricacies of Shakespeare's plots and his poetic language with illustrations by award-winning artists and the result is a treasure trove of well-told tales. In these adaptations, Packer captures the essence of the playwright's words and ideas, placing them in concise and clearly told stories. A nine-page introductory essay presents basic biographical facts. The tales-five each of the Bard's best-known comedies and tragedies-begin with a short introduction to explain the basic thesis of the play, followed by a list of "Main Players," and a skillful 13- to 15-page prose retelling. The narrative consists mostly of short, declarative sentences that cut right to the heart of the plot, but the interweaving of numerous pertinent lines of dialogue helps to keep the poetic flavor of the original. Each retelling is accompanied by a full-page opening illustration, and a small detailed painting highlights the conclusion. The styles vary from Barry Moser's foreboding black-and-white scratchboard portrait of Macbeth to Barbara McClintock's detailed view of the Forest of Arden to P. J. Lynch's impressionistic watercolor rendering of the ghost of King Hamlet. The quality is always excellent. Each illustrator sets the appropriate tone for and conveys the mood of the tale, and the breadth of artistic interpretations gives the book appeal to a wide audience. These versions are fuller and the choice of vocabulary more suited to American audiences than that found in E. Nesbit's The Best of Shakespeare (Oxford, 1999). This handsome volume will provide youngsters with a clear understanding of the basis of the plays before they approach the original scripts.-Nancy Menaldi-Scanlan, LaSalle Academy, Providence, RI Copyright Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.; Title: Tales From Shakespeare | [
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17,290 | 7 | Jude Watson is the author of two 39 Clues books, BEYOND THE GRAVE and IN TOO DEEP, and the bestselling Star Wars: Last of the Jedi and Jedi Quest series. As Judy Blundell, she wrote WHAT I SAW AND HOW I LIED, the 2008 winner of The National Book Award for Young People's Literature. She lives in Katonah, New York with her husband and daughter.; Title: Star Wars | [
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17,291 | 17 | Historic flights take the spotlight in two fall titles. Talkin' About Bessie: The Story of Aviator Elizabeth Coleman by Nikki Grimes, illus. by E.B. Lewis, recalls the life of the world's first licensed African-American female pilot through 20 eulogies, fictionalized perspectives based on actual people. "I remember that bone-chillin' January day in 1892/ when Bessie's first cry raised the roof/ off that dirt-floor cabin, back in Texas," Bessie's father, George Coleman, begins. Newspaper editor Robert Abbott tells of her enrollment in a French flight school ("No flight school/ in our color-minded nation/ would accept a woman, or a Negro"). Lewis's elegant inset portraits appear alongside the words of each speaker; full-bleed, full-page paintings illustrate dramatic moments in Coleman's life. Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.Grade 3-8-This fresh contribution to the spate of relatively recent titles about Coleman has a decidedly unique tone. Talkin' is a well-conceived, well-executed, handsomely illustrated, fictionalized account of the life of the first black female licensed pilot in the world (CIP places the book in the 600s). An introductory note puts the aviatrix in historical context, but neglects to explain some references (e.g., Jim Crow laws). The text consists of 21 poetic vignettes of Coleman delivered by "speakers" at a funeral parlor, all of whom have come to mourn the pilot who died at age 34 in a plane accident. Their reminiscences on stark white pages are illustrated with miniature portraits bordered in sepia, each one facing a full-page watercolor capturing a moment in the woman's life. Skillfully drawn and occasionally photographic in their realism, the pictures perfectly match each speaker's recollections. A concluding note states rather definitively in regard to her death: "The cause of the crash remains a mystery" despite some evidence to the contrary. No sources are listed. While fictional, this is a fine piece to use to set a tone or inspire more research into Coleman's life. It could also serve as an exceptional writing model for students. The concept, much like Marilyn Nelson's Carver: A Life in Poems (Front Street, 2001), is noteworthy.Harriett Fargnoli, Great Neck Library, NYCopyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.; Title: Talkin' About Bessie: The Story of Aviator Elizabeth Coleman (Coretta Scott King Author Honor Books) | [
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17,292 | 1 | LAUREN BROOKE lives outside London in an old English farmhouse. She divides her time between writing and mucking out the stalls of her two horses. In addition to writing the twenty-four Heartland books, Lauren is the author of the Chestnut Hill series.; Title: True Enough (Heartland #11) | [
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17,293 | 0 | DEBBIE DADEY and MARCIA THORNTON JONES came up with the idea for The Adventures of the Bailey School Kids when they both worked at a school in Lexington, Kentucky. Today Debbie and her family live in Fort Collins, Colorado. Marcia and her husband still live in Kentucky.; Title: Swamp Monsters Don't Chase Wild Turkeys (The Adventures of the Bailey School Kids) | [
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17,294 | 2 | Anne Mazer grew up in a family of writers in upstate New York. Intending to be an artist, she studied at the School of Visual and Performing Arts at Syracuse University. She then went to Paris for three years, where she studied French and French literature and where she began to write. She is the author of over thirty-five books, including the picture books THE SALAMANDER ROOM and THE NO-NOTHINGS AND THEIR BABY, as well as several novels. Her series include The Amazing Days of Abby Hayes and Sister Magic. She lives in Ithaca, NY with her husband. Visit her at www.amazingmazer.com.; Title: Two Heads Are Better Than One (The Amazing Days Of Abby Hayes, No. 7) | [
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17,295 | 16 | Praise for PEEK-A-BOO! and SMILE!"Two board books that preschoolers will love, particularly when snuggledin the lap of a loved one....Toddlers love looking at othe children and these titles hold plenty of interest for them." -- School Library Journal (February, 1998)Roberta Grobel Intrater is a photographer, journalist, and graphic designer who has combined those skills to produce award-winning educational materials for children. She has also developed and taught programs in art and photography on the primary school and college level.; Title: Eat! (Baby Faces Board Book) | [
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17,296 | 20 | Grade 3-5--Spirin's enthralling pencil-and-watercolor illustrations give the familiar Exodus story a rich and exotic look. The jacket itself wraps the climactic, panoramic Red Sea escape around the book. Inside, the adult Moses, resplendent in a cloudlike white robe, borrows grandeur from Michelangelo and sweetness from St. Nick. Egyptian art influences everything from the monumental architecture to the Nile flowers to Pharaoh's chair and golden sandals. Glorious temples, in close detail and distant elevation, displace boring pyramids. The angel in the burning bush sports jeweled, multihued wings. Dramatic changes in scale increase the visual excitement. However, the text is merely adequate. Flat diction (" 'But this is a very difficult task!' protested Moses"), wordiness, and the passive voice drain drama from the story. When Pharaoh's daughter spots the baby, she says, improbably, "I'll name him Moses, meaning 'drawn from the water.'" Without a map, the sentence "They went across the Egyptian border to Succoth, and from there to Etham and Baal-Zephon" is confusing, since it offers no answer to the natural question--if they haven't reached the Red Sea yet, aren't they still in Egypt? Leonard Everett Fisher's Moses (Holiday, 1995), with map, bibliography, and genealogy, vigorously retells more of the story.--Patricia D. Lothrop, St. George's School, Newport, RI Copyright Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.Gr. 2-4, younger for reading aloud. The story of Moses gets a handsome treatment from Beneduce and her sometime artistic partner, Spirin. The tale is a familiar one, with most of the action coming as Moses brings his demands for freedom to the pharaoh. The text bogs down a bit as it tries to find ways to make the monarch's denials seem fresh, but the story's inherent drama gets its just due here, and is heightened by Spirin's awe-inspiring pencil-and-watercolor artwork. Although not gilded, many of the pictures have the look and feel of illumination. Moses is beautifully portrayed, strong even when his hair is white. There are also some amazing pictures that will demand second and third looks, especially the full-page painting of Aaron's snake devouring the snakes of the pharaoh. A few liberties have been taken with the story (e.g., the explanation of why Moses is put in the bulrushes), but this is a particularly attractive offering for libraries wanting to build up their religion shelves. Ilene CooperCopyright American Library Association. All rights reserved; Title: Moses: The Long Road to Freedom | [
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17,297 | 2 | PreSchool-Grade 2-When Lolly goes to visit Auntie Zep all by herself for the first time, she develops a serious case of homesickness. Her aunt knows just the thing to cure the child's tears. In the cluttered old attic of Zep's cozy country home, locked in a well-traveled trunk, is a homemade book covered in old, flowery wallpaper-The Secret Remedy Book. The seven remedies inside are each simple, natural, and sweet, e.g., "Plant a seed in good earth. You must do something sneaky to keep the seed safe." All seven tasks must be completed before the "first hoot of an owl," and Lolly and Auntie Zep spend the day working through them together. This wonderfully warm and satisfying story is paired with Halperin's lovely illustrations. Her trademark details and patterns abound, with softened edges, muted colors, and quiet landscapes. Each spread tells just enough of the story, with borders and inserts that expand it beyond the text. Perfect for laptime sharing, this book will comfort and enfold readers like a faded old quilt.Shelley B. Sutherland, Niles Public Library District, ILCopyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.K-Gr. 3. Lolly loves visiting Auntie Zep, but this time, she's homesick. Auntie Zep thinks Lolly's tears can be cured by her Secret Remedy book. Lolly drinks apple juice, almost tasting the blossoms; she and her aunt plant seeds and notice something they've never seen before on a walk; they feed a wild thing, read, write a letter, and dream of great things as the remedies work. Halperin's art has a way of making a book special, no matter who the book's author is. That's true here, though Cates' sweet sentiments (and useful ideas) will certainly appeal to children. The marvelous pictures are layered with details that extend the text. For instance, the trunk containing the book has "a watery smell like the ocean and a sun-dried smell." The border art shows such events as the trunk on a wagon, a ship, a sleigh, and a plane, as it tells a story within the story. A delightfully hands-on approach to chasing away the blues. Ilene CooperCopyright American Library Association. All rights reserved; Title: The Secret Remedy Book: A Story of Comfort and Love (My Great-Great-Grandmother's Secret Remedy Book) | [
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17,298 | 0 | Grade 1-5The train that carried Hughes from Ohio to his father's ranch in Mexico is the vehicle that propels both this slice-of-life picture book and the 18-year-old's journey as a poet. As Burleigh describes the moment in his well-crafted, first-person narration, words drifted into the passenger's consciousness as the rhythm of the wheels and the specter of the Mississippi assaulted his senses. The mighty river conjured up ancient African rivers, and by the end of the trip, "The Negro Speaks of Rivers" was scrawled on an envelope. Vibrant mixed-media collages will dazzle viewers. Even the shadows pulse with color and pattern. Jenkins has a gift for figural painting and an exciting sense of composition. Layers and reflections add to the dream-like mood of the long ride. Images are pulled from the paintings and screened in simplified form under the text; they appear as reverse silhouettes on backgrounds of brilliant color. The end result is a joyous celebration of the journey and the word. The story of the published piece frames the trip. An introduction and afterword place the piece and the poet in context. Alice Walker's Langston Hughes (HarperCollins, 2002) and Tony Medina's Love to Langston (Lee & Low, 2002) offer complementary information on Langston's life, the latter in poetic form. Worthy of reading in and of itself, Burleigh's book also offers multiple curricular connections from trains, journeys, and writing, to rivers, Harlem, and the black experience.Wendy Lukehart, Washington DC Public Library Copyright Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.Gr. 3-6. The great Harlem Renaissance writer Langston Hughes wrote one of his most anthologized poems, "The Negro Speaks of Rivers," at the age of 18 while on a train to visit his father, who left when Langston was a child. This dramatic picture book focuses on the instant when the young writer scribbled his famous poem on an envelope. In an author's note, Burleigh explains that his aim was to capture "the moment when Hughes came to believe in himself as a writer." But what are Burleigh's sources for picking this particular moment? In Hughes' autobiography The Big Sea (1940), the poet makes clear that he already had "a whole notebook full of poems" by then, so the message seems forced. The appeal here is the poem itself, printed in full, and in Jenkins' beautiful, rhythmic collage illustrations, which capture the changing view through the train window, the dreaming writer in his seat, the sweep of African American history in the poem, and the vital Harlem streets where Hughes' poetry is celebrated. Hazel RochmanCopyright American Library Association. All rights reserved; Title: Langston's Train Ride | [
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17,299 | 0 | Grade 5-7-When Rufus Rowe, 16, runs away from home to escape his harsh stepfather, he keeps his promise to his teacher by recording his experiences in the "fine leather bound book" she gave him. Upon arrival in Fredericksburg, he acquaints himself with the rebel troops and begins an enterprising business running errands for soldiers, and takes shelter at a farm that becomes the headquarters of a Confederate division during the Battle of Fredericksburg. His observations of crude medical procedures, the slaughtering of men, and corpse robbing are recorded with frank simplicity. Pumping emotion into fact, his journal shows the humanity that is at the center of this war, as when Rufus witnesses the occasional acts of compassion between the opposing armies. But with his youthful tendency to seek explanations, Rufus surmises that despite the overwhelming brutality, "some people keep their decency no matter how ugly the situation." A historical note and period black-and-white photographs and reproductions are appended.Kimberly Monaghan, formerly at Vernon Area Public Library, ILCopyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.; Title: My Name Is America: Journal Of Rufus Rowe, Witness To The Battle Of Fredricksburg (A Dear America Book) | [
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