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17,700 | 0 | Levine (Freedom's Children) recounts the true story of Henry Brown, a slave who mailed himself to freedom. Thanks to Nelson's (Ellington Was Not a Street) penetrating portraits, readers will feel as if they can experience Henry's thoughts and feelings as he matures through unthinkable adversity. As a boy, separated from his mother, he goes to work in his new master's tobacco factory and eventually meets and marries another slave, with whom he has three children. In a heartwrenching scene depicted in a dramatically shaded pencil, watercolor and oil illustration, Henry watches as his familysuddenly sold in the slave marketdisappears down the road. Henry then enlists the help of an abolitionist doctor and mails himself in a wooden crate "to a place where there are no slaves!" He travels by horse-drawn cart, steamboat and train before his box is delivered to the Philadelphia address of the doctor's friends on March 30, 1849. Alongside Henry's anguished thoughts en route, Nelson's clever cutaway images reveal the man in his cramped quarters (at times upside-down). A concluding note provides answers to questions that readers may wish had been integrated into the story line, such as where did Henry begin his journey? (Richmond, Va.); how long did it take? (27 hours). Readers never learn about Henry's life as a free manor, perhaps unavoidably, whether he was ever reunited with his family. Still, these powerful illustrations will make readers feel as if they have gained insight into a resourceful man and his extraordinary story. Ages 4-8. (Jan.) Copyright Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.Grade 25Inspired by an actual 1830s lithograph, this beautifully crafted picture book briefly relates the story of Henry "Box" Brown's daring escape from slavery. Torn from his mother as a child, and then forcibly separated from his wife and children as an adult, a heartsick and desperate Brown conspired with abolitionists and successfully traveled north to Philadelphia in a packing crate. His journey took just over one full day, during which he was often sideways or upside down in a wooden crate large enough to hold him, but small enough not to betray its contents. The story ends with a reimagining of the lithograph that inspired it, in which Henry Brown emerges from his unhappy confinementin every sense of the wordand smiles upon his arrival in a comfortable Pennsylvania parlor. Particularly considering the broad scope of Levine's otherwise well-written story, some of the ancillary "facts" related in her text are unnecessarily dubious; reports vary, for instance, as to whether the man who sealed Henry into the crate was a doctor or a cobbler. And, while the text places Henry's arrival on March 30, other sources claim March 24 or 25. Nelson's illustrations, always powerful and nuanced, depict the evolution of a self-possessed child into a determined and fearless young man. While some of the specifics are unfortunately questionable, this book solidly conveys the generalities of Henry Brown's story.Catherine Threadgill, Charleston County Public Library, SC Copyright Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.; Title: Henry's Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad | [
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17,701 | 13 | Not all artists lead tortured lives. At least, not this heroine, an African-American girl who "loves her mamma, daddy and baby brother and the world they live in." Johnson (Toning the Sweep) portrays a painter filled with a joie de vivre ("Sometimes she spins around her room thinking about their world. And it's wondrous") that takes flight in her paintings. Lily fills her whimsical, vibrant pictures with bright colors, and smiling faces, such as the one in which "the trees that she walks past on her way to school wear hats and drink tea on cool days with other trees and shrubbery." Lewis's (The Other Side) watercolors are equally rapturous, whether he's working in a sumptuous realistic style (for Lily's everyday life) or in the cheery naf manner of Lily herself. He also makes the beret-wearing Lily truly charismatic; by turns vivacious and utterly intent on her work, she's the very picture of a budding artist (in fact, when she's not in a spread, the energy of even the cheeriest picture flags slightly). But unfortunately this tribute to the power of imagination ends up feeling rather flat; with no arc or narrative tension, the book feels more like a pat on the head than a clarion call. Ages 4-8. (Jan.) Copyright Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.Kindergarten-Grade 2Lily loves the real world in which she lives with her parents and baby brother. But when she paints, her world is transformed into a magical place indeed. Stars come to Earth and relax in cafs. Trees wear hats and drink tea. Fruit sings on its journey to people's homes. Lewis's watercolor spreads become delightfully childlike when depicting the girl's creations and pay tribute to the artists who inspired him as a youngster. Lily's bedroom and her painting of a star-studded caf bring to mind Van Gogh's work. Her conversion of a path to the park into a "wild-animal living room" is a nod to Gauguin. The text comes full circle as Lily, her paints tucked away for the day, reenters the world of her loving family. Pair this story with Peter H. Reynolds's The Dot (2003) and Ish (2004, both Candlewick) to inspire readers to don their painting smocks and create new worlds of their own.Marianne Saccardi, formerly at Norwalk Community College, CT Copyright Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.; Title: Lily Brown's Paintings | [
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17,702 | 2 | The little boy with the unfortunate nickname returns in a fifth book, this time with questions about Halloween. As before, Stinky Face is full of what-ifs. What if Mrs. Petry gets so scared by the costumed boy and his friends that she spills the candy? What if a friend's butterfly costume turns her into a real butterfly and she flies up to the sky? Mom, of course, has answers to everything, but when the boy starts wondering if he should change his costume to superhero or firefighter, the answer is clear: this year he'll stick to his ghost costume. Books about Halloween always offer plenty of opportunity for creative art, and this is no exception. Although the story concept is a little tired, the fall-colored ink-and-watercolor paintings are full of detailed fun as they pair imagination with reality. Kids will like seeing the characters in their costumes and maybe get some ideas for their costumes of their own. Cooper, IleneLISA McCOURT is the author of thirty books for and about children. She and her husband and son live in South Florida.; Title: Happy Halloween, Stinky Face | [
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17,703 | 2 | R.L. Stine's books have sold more than 300 million copies, making him one of the most popular children's authors in history. Besides Goosebumps, R.L. Stine has written series including: Fear Street, Rotten School, Mostly Ghostly, The Nightmare Room, and Dangerous Girls. R.L. Stine lives in New York with his wife, Jane, and his King Charles spaniel, Minnie. www.RLStine.com.; Title: The Haunted School (Goosebumps #59) | [
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17,704 | 0 | From Daughters of the SeaMay took a deep breath, her last from the old world, and dove.The colorful underwater tapestry was even more brilliant than she had imagined. The seaweed which, at low tide, lay on the rocks in ugly, tangled clumps, streamed like banners of amber lightning through the deep water.Her bursts of speed amazed her. She gave a powerful kick and found herself racing to the surface, breaking through it in a high, arcing leap. The moon and the stars that had quivered in the sea now seemed rock solid and anchored to the sky. There was a slight tingling that seemed to radiate just beneath her skin and she realized that her legs had become a tail-glistening and beautiful.Snow had started to fall, big fluffy flakes descending quietly from the dark bowl of the starry night. May was surprised to find that she did not feel the cold. The irksome variations in temperature that, on land, would make her run for a shawl, or don a chaffing high collared dress in the heat of summer, no longer affected her. For all those years, she had been but a clumsy visitor on land. This was her real home.She swam until the last star faded into the dawn. The sea was still and, as May watched the sunrise, her exhilaration began to be replaced by a sense of loss. She had left the world Hugh Fitzsimmons knew and entered one he could never imagine. She swam slowly back toward land.; Title: May (Daughters of the Sea) | [
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17,705 | 0 | Praise for Daughters of the Sea: Hannah“Many will identify with independent and winsome Hannah as she tries to find her place in the world.” – School Library Journal “This novel has menacing, almost gothic overtones as well as a strong senseof time, place, and class distinctions.” – BooklistKathryn Lasky is the Newbery Honor-winning author of over one hundred books for children and young adults. Her beloved Guardians of Ga’Hoole fantasy series has sold more than 4 million copies, and she is the author of the Daughters of the Sea series, the Wolves of the Beyond series, as well as A TIME FOR COURAGE and other Dear America titles. Kathryn has also written a number of critically acclaimed nonfiction titles, such as BEYOND THE BURNING TIME and TRUE NORTH. She lives with her husband in Cambridge, MA.; Title: Daughters of the Sea #3: Lucy | [
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17,706 | 16 | PreSchool-Grade 2Sharply focused, vividly hued artwork makes this concept book a standout. On each full-bleed spread, the cumulative text introduces a new color: There's the sea, the deep blue sea is followed by There's a rock, a red rock in the middle of the deep blue sea. As the pictures zoom in closer to the rock, readers see a green tree, brown nut, purple parrot, orange butterfly, etc. Then a white cloud turns to gray, the yellow sun disappears, and it begins to rain. The final pages show the rock and all of its colorful inhabitants encircled by a rainbow. The rhythmic text is enticing and reads aloud smoothly. There are enough surprises to hold listeners' attention, and the language is simple enough for beginning readers. The digitally created illustrations are elegantly designed. Shadows and textures give the images a sense of movement. Children who look closely will see fish darting beneath the rippled sea, the reflection of the sun on the water's surface, and the nuances of the palm tree's trunk. Different shades of each hue are incorporated into the pictures, creating visual interest and showing youngsters that there are variations of colors. The words are printed in black, with the name of each color appearing in the appropriate hue. A real treat.Joy Fleishhacker,School Library Journal Copyright Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.PreS. Following beginning concept books such as Alphabet Adventure 2001) and Ten Little Fish (2004), this fourth title from the mother-son team introduces basic colors with the neon-bright hues of the tropics. Bruce Wood's dimensional, computer-generated artwork shows a tiny desert island--a rock, really--in the middle of a deep blue sea. The simple, cumulative text adds a new object, and a new color, with each spread: a green tree, a brown nut, a purple parrot, and an orange butterfly all appear, before a white cloud turns gray, a storm drenches the rock, and a rainbow forms. This isn't a necessary purchase, but the uncluttered spreads, brilliant colors, and tropical setting, populated with a few winsome creatures, will draw toddlers who are beginning to tackle the basics. Gillian EngbergCopyright American Library Association. All rights reserved; Title: The Deep Blue Sea: A Book of Colors | [
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17,707 | 0 | 300 skill-building pages that give kids practice with sight words, handwriting, phonics, addition, subtraction and everything they'll need to succeed as students.; Title: Reading & Math Jumbo Workbook: Grade 1 | [
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17,708 | 0 | Jeremy Brown is the author of the CRIME FILES: FOUR-MINUTE FORENSIC MYSTERIES series and the crime thriller SUCKERPUNCH.; Title: Four-minute Forensic Mysteries: Shadow Of Doubt (Crime Files) | [
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17,709 | 16 | Kindergarten-Grade 2In this companion book to Math Fables (Scholastic, 2004), Tang offers 10 rhymes about animals that teach science concepts as well as basic arithmetic. In addition (no pun intended), each selection contains a moral, such as for the seahorse, "He's happy to be different/it makes him more unique!" and for the herons, "They know the secret to success/is patience, smarts, and skill!" For number six, "Know Spitting" shows how the archerfish can aim at insects above the water and knock them into the water to catch their dinner. Then combinations of archerfish are shown in groups of five and one, four and two, and three and three. The author also encourages vocabulary growth by using words such as "din," "gorged," "physique," and "marsupials." The bright, bold computer-generated illustrations bring personality to the animals and create colorful displays for counting and adding. Further information about the animal highlighted in each rhyme is appended.Sandra Welzenbach, Villarreal Elementary School, San Antonio, TX Copyright Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.GREG TANG earned his B.A. and M.A. degrees in economics from Harvard University and an M.A. in math education from New York University. Greg Tang has taught students of all ages, from kindergarten to college, and has used his problem-solving methods to create successful products and companies across many industries. He lives in Belmont, Massachusetts, with his three children. Greg's web address is www.gregtang.com.; Title: Math Fables Too: Making Science Count | [
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17,710 | 2 | *Starred Review* Ideal for families with working parentsand thats pretty much everyone now, right?Levines cozy ode to counting down to the weekend should provide some solace to the lonely: The hardest part of going to work is being apart from you. / Lets count the days till were both at home with a special thing to do. Levine smartly doesnt put all of his eggs in the weekend basket, pausing to focus upon special moments of togetherness wherever they happen to fall: at breakfast, while getting on the bus, when the parents return at night, and during family time on the sofa. The diversity extends to geography; the town, seen in full on the title page, includes metropolitan, suburban, and rural areas, and families from each region share the spotlight. Hectors grinning cartoon-style illustrations are delightful, based in reality but accented with unexpected color, such as the carnival stripes of a farmers distant field. But the books greatest accomplishment might be its crosssection of middle America: white, black, old, young, white-collar, blue-collar, straight, and gay (andscandal!the gay couple is pictured hanging out in the bedroom). Its that rare book perceptive enough to recognize that the random moments are those we treasure most. Preschool-Grade 1. --Daniel Kraus; Title: Monday is One Day | [
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17,711 | 0 | An all-new original reader with Scooby-Doo and the gang!The Mystery Inc. gang are going skiing! But when Scooby and Shaggy sneak off from the group to look for food, they get caught in a blizzard! Then, YIKES! Monsters start chasing them. Looks like it's a scary snow-storm of a mystery, and only Scooby and the gang can solve it.Book Details:Format: PaperbackPublication Date: 12/1/2007Pages: 32Reading Level: Age 4 and Up; Title: The Big Bad Blizzard (Scooby-Doo Reader, No. 21) | [
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17,712 | 2 | ABBY KLEIN is a first-grade and kindergarten teacher. She and her husband and two children live in Vermont. They have four dogs.; Title: Super-Secret Valentine (Ready, Freddy! #10) | [
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17,713 | 1 | Mark Teague is an award-winning children's book author and illustrator whose books include the NEW YORK TIMES bestselling How Do Dinosaurs... series, the LaRue series, FIREHOUSE!, FUNNY FARM, and many other humorous picture books. Mark lives in New York state with his wife and their two daughters.; Title: LaRue for Mayor: Letters from the Campaign Trail | [
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17,714 | 0 | Gr 36"History is often taught in bits and pieces, and students rarely get the notion that these bits and pieces are connected," writes Coretta Scott King Award-winning author Grimes in her author's note. Here, she and fellow Coretta Scott King-winning illustrator Wood imagine an afternoon tea conversation between suffragette Susan B. Anthony and Underground Railroad conductor Harriet Tubman, where the women take turns relating interconnected stories from their lives. Each spread, including a page of text and a full-page illustration, tells a single anecdote, including personal turning points in each woman's life and major historical events, such as John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry. In keeping with both activists' strong religious convictions, God and biblical references are invoked often, and Wood's painterly illustrations feature patterns inspired by American patchwork quilts and traditional African motifs. Back matter includes short biographies, additional notes, a bibliography, and an author's note. Textual voice and bold pictorial color are strong, and Anthony's and Tubman's goals maintain relevance at a time when gender and race issues continue to be newsworthy. Skirting the edges of fictionalized biography can be tricky. Although Anthony and Tubman did meet repeatedly, Grimes states that this extended conversation comes purely from her imagination. Younger readers, who may not realize this immediately, may need guidance distinguishing the historical facts from the fictionalized musings. Audiences willing to embrace the unusual concept, though, may view this as a vanguard piece in an engaging newform that mixes nonfiction with historical fiction.Jill Ratzan, I. L. Peretz Community Jewish School, Somerset, NJ; Title: Chasing Freedom: The Life Journeys of Harriet Tubman and Susan B. Anthony, Inspired by Historical Facts | [
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17,715 | 7 | 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 monsters - all 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: Moog, Moog Space Barber (Scholastic Bookshelf) | [
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17,716 | 14 | Grade 4-7The leader of the Great Christmas Council, one Gerold Geronimus Goblynch, has outlawed all of the old, magical ways. Snowmobiles have replaced reindeer, elves and angels are banned, and noncompliant Santas are turned into chocolate. Niklas Goodfellow is the last real Santa. He and his ramshackle companionstwo fat angels named Matilda and Emmanuel, an invisible reindeer, and a bunch of foulmouthed elves (steaming reindeer poo!)are hiding from the Council. Luckily, local children Ben and Charlotte and Charlotte's dog, Mutt, join forces to save Niklas from a chocolatey fate. Funke's holiday fantasy, originally published in Germany in 1994, appeals on many levels and is surprisingly fresh. Howard's charming drawings, many full page, add just the right touch. Wonderfully imaginative details, adventure, danger, and a brave young Santa who fights to preserve all that is magical and special about Christmas make this a perfect read over a mug of hot chocolate on a cold winter's night.Mara Alpert, Los Angeles Public Library Copyright Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.Now that Funke's U.S. name recognition is rock solid, it will surprise few to see her foreign backlist emerge in English editions. In this illustrated Christmas novel originally published in Germany in 1994, short chapters tell of a grinchy takeover in Yule Land, where the region's crack team of Santas has been forced to submit to new, moneygrubbing policies. A renegade good Santa recruits main-character Ben and a lonely neighborhood girl to help topple the tyrant. Many members of the chapter-book audience will count themselves too worldly to truck with books about Santa, and for every glimmer of the invention that distinguishes Funke's later efforts, there are some odd notes, such as references to Ben's math difficulties, which read like a gleeful endorsement of cheating. Still, there are few Christmas-themed options for children wanting something more substantial than a picture book, and families seeking a seasonal, chapter-a-day read-aloud will find the cookie-cutter story line perfectly palatable alongside eggnog and gathered loved ones. Jennifer MattsonCopyright American Library Association. All rights reserved; Title: When Santa Fell To Earth | [
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17,717 | 2 | Grade 5-8-Sixth-grader Max Sumner and his three best friends, Harley, Natalia, and Ernie, refer to themselves as the Grey Griffins. They enjoy sharing a fantasy role-play game called Round Table with elderly Iver Iverson, the proprietor of Avalon, Minnesota's Shoppe of Antiquities. It is played with odd-shaped dice and cards that depict a variety of fantastic creatures and characters-spriggans, garden faeries, goblins, and more. Iver takes the game very seriously, and the Grey Griffins learn they must do the same once Max accidentally releases a spriggan, a shape-shifting faerie, from a magical book he finds in his grandmother's attic. The game fades into the background as other characters from the cards start appearing around Avalon-the Black Witch Morgan LaFey, the Slayer goblin, and many others. The four friends realize that it is up to them to save the world as they learn, bit by bit, that Max is probably a descendant of King Arthur and the Knights Templar. Iver and many of the other adults in their lives are there to guide him in accepting his legacy, or, in some cases, to prevent him from doing so. Stilted dialogue and stereotypical cartoonlike characters abound as this plot-driven fantasy races to a predictable ending with plenty of room for multiple sequels. The action is gross and violent in the same way that Darren Shan's Cirque du Freak books (Little, Brown) are, and will appeal to the same readers.-Susan L. Rogers, Chestnut Hill Academy, PA Copyright Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved."The Revenge of the Shadow King has all the ingredients that make for great fantasy. I was hooked from the first page." Jenny Nimmo, author of the New York Times bestselling Charlie Bone books.A collectible card game introduces Max and his friends to the battle against ancient evil in this undistinguished but entertaining series opener. Grandfatherly shopkeeper Iver has sold the four a rare card game in which they fight goblins, faeries and the powerful Shadow King. It's only a game at first, but soon their town of Avalon, Minn. is plagued with horrors. Max finds a magical book, real goblins attack and Iver vanishes. Along with spunky Natalia, poor Harley and cowardly Ernie, Max determines to defeat the Shadow King. Luckily, he's the one true heir to powerful magical ability, born to make a stand in the age-old fight against evil-perhaps in the Gothic temple in town, built by Templars 500 years before Europeans came to the New World. Constant danger and some humor keep this adventure moving despite clunky prose. Not a bad option for fans of the genre. (Fantasy. 9-12) First printing of 50,000 (Kirkus Review); Title: The Revenge of the Shadow King (Grey Griffins #1) | [
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17,718 | 2 | Praise for The Underland ChroniclesA New York Times Bestselling SeriesA USA Today Bestselling SeriesA Book Sense Bestselling Series*"Gregor's luminous, supremely absorbing quest takes place in a strange underground land. . . . Creature depictions are soulful and the plot is riveting. Wonderful." -Kirkus Reviews, starred review*"Collins does a grand job of world-building, with a fine economy of words. Unlike Gregor who cannot wait to leave, readers will likely find [the Underland] to be a fantastically engaging place." -Publishers Weekly, starred review*"[An] exceptional debut novel, a well-written, fast-moving, action-packed fantasy. [S]ure to be a solid hit with young fantasy fans." -Booklist, starred review; Title: Gregor and the Code of Claw (Underland Chronicles, Book 5) | [
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17,719 | 2 | 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: The Bailey School Kids #51: Dragons Don't Throw Snowballs | [
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17,720 | 2 | Jim Benton is a New York Times bestselling author and the creator of many licensed properties, including the hugely successful It's Happy Bunny. He's created a kids' TV series, designed clothing, and written books, such as the Franny K. Stein series and the bestselling Dear Dumb Diary series. Jim lives in Bloomfield, Michigan with his spectacular wife and kids. Visit him online at www.jimbenton.com and on Twitter at @JimBenton.; Title: The Problem with Here Is That It's Where I'm From (Dear Dumb Diary, No. 6) | [
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17,722 | 12 | Praise for Scholastic Children's Thesaurus"This accessible thesaurus will foster an appreciation for and broaden knowledge of language, stimulate the development of writing skills, and assist in the expression of ideas in a lucid and precise fashion." - School Library JournalJohn K. Bollard is a lexicographer who lives in Florence, Massachusetts. He has contributed to many American dictionaries and thesauruses for people of all ages, including the Scholastic Student Thesaurus.; Title: Scholastic Children's Thesaurus | [
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17,723 | 0 | Marilyn Burns is a renowned math specialist and has been teaching for more than thirty years. She is the creator of Math Solutions and the author of numerous books and articles.; Title: Cats Add Up (Scholastic Reader Collection Level 3) | [
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17,724 | 0 | Marilyn Burns is a renowned math specialist and has been teaching for more than thirty years. She is the creator of Math Solutions and the author of numerous books and articles.; Title: 512 Ants On Sullivan Street, Math Reader, Level 4 (Scholastic Reader Collection Level 4) | [
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17,725 | 0 | Jean Marzollo has written many award-winning children’s books, including the acclaimed I Spy series and HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MARTIN LUTHER KING. Jean lives with her husband, Claudio, in New York State’s Hudson Valley.Walter Wick is the photographer of the bestselling I Spy series as well as the author and photographer of the bestselling Can You See What I See? series. He lives with his wife, Linda, in Connecticut.; Title: I Spy Little Bunnies | [
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17,726 | 12 | Praise for Scholastic First Dictionary"The attractive format and appropriate contents will invite children to use the dictionary when needed and to browse for pleasure." - School Library Journal"Scholastic has succeeded in creating an interesting and informative dictionary for those just beginning to read and write." - The Christian Science MonitorJudith S. Levey is a reference book editor and lexicographer. She has been the editor-in-chief of several dictionaries for children. She lives in Montclair, New Jersey.; Title: Scholastic First Dictionary | [
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17,727 | 2 | PreSchool-Grade 2A group of rough, tough girl pirates sneaks over to Toms house to steal the front of his house to disguise their ship. When Tom hears them, he asks to join them, and they agree. Then its off to steal a treasure that belongs to adult pirates, and they are so befuddled by the ships house front that they give it up easily. This leads to victory and a good nights sleep for Tom. Harriss soothing text has a storytellers rhythm built in. The rhyming couplets are interspersed with questions that lead to the next section of the tale, clarifying and expanding it. The text is written in a rolling font that adds to the movement of the pirate ship. Allwrights illustrations are moody and midnight-colored with some collages added in. Their texture, made of maps and graph paper among other items, adds to the mystery of the adventures. The storys touch of the ridiculous will appeal to young listeners, especially surrounding the adult pirates. This tale would be terrific at a pajama storytime, and its pirate theme will satisfy many young girls and boys.Susan E. Murray, Glendale Public Library, AZ Copyright Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.PreS-K. In a rhyming story, a little boy named Tom lies in his bed as shadows form in the moonlight outside his window. He doesn't know what to make of them and fears the worst until he discovers that he's being recruited by girl pirates. Tom joins the crew and off they sail in their house/ship to an island, scaring off a band of grown-up pirates before making a quick voyage home. The simple, rhythmic story is enhanced by Allwright's exuberant illustrations. Working in a combination of paint and collage, she sets her cartoonish characters jauntily against the striking blue backgrounds of a night sky. Children will delight in her use of unusual angles and the sheer energy of each double-page spread. Young fashionistas, for instance, will be amused by the extravagant hat worn by the captain of the girl pirates. A sure bet for bedtime, but suggest this for daytime sharing, too. Todd MorningCopyright American Library Association. All rights reserved; Title: Night Pirates | [
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17,728 | 1 | David Shannon is the internationally acclaimed creator of more than thirty picture books, including NO, DAVID!, a Caldecott Honor Book and his second NEW YORK TIMES Best Illustrated Book of the Year. In addition to three more David picture books, Shannon’s bestsellers include TOO MANY TOYS; HOW GEORGIE RADBOURN SAVED BASEBALL (newly released in 2012); A BAD CASE OF STRIPES; DUCK ON A BIKE; ALICE THE FAIRY; and GOOD BOY, FERGUS! A native of Spokane, Washington, he is an avid fisherman. He and his family live in California.; Title: Muy Bien, Fergus! (Spanish Edition) | [
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17,729 | 20 | MARY BATCHELOR, a former teacher of English and Religious Studies, is the bestselling author of many books for both children and adults, including The Lion Book of Children's Prayers and The Children's Bible in 365 Stories.PENNY BOSHOFF is a writer and editor of Bible resources for children and adults. Penny has worked as publishing coordinator for Scripture Union and is currently a member of the Scripture Union Council.; Title: My First Read Aloud Bible | [
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17,730 | 2 | Her mother had died when Siobhn was only three.In this quiet story set inDublin,a girl is left with a fatherso sad he never speaks to her about her mother. By the time she is 10, Siobhn can no longer remember her mothers face; its anempty space thatcausespainful unhappiness. One day, Siobhn meets a beautiful woman who recognizes the girls sadness and listens to her story. The woman tells her to look in the mirror to find her mothers face and whispers a message for Siobhns father. Siobhn keeps looking in the mirror, and as an adult,herreflection is that ofthe woman she met in the park.This would not seem to be a book for every child, though it is certainly a tender tale for those who have lost a parent. Yet Blackwoods wonderful watercolor-and-charcoal art, reminiscent of Patricia Polaccos pictures, has a lightness that, while not diminishing the storys heartbreaking core, adds a hopeful, soothingdimension. Life goes on, the book informs readers, and so can individuals. Grades K-3. --Ilene Cooper; Title: Her Mother's Face | [
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17,731 | 14 | Fran Manuskin is the author of many books for children, including Baby, Come Out!, which has been translated into eight languages. She lives in New York City.; Title: Miriam's Cup, a Passover Story(Scholastic Bookshelf) | [
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17,732 | 2 | PreS–Sam is absentminded. While outside playing, the little cub removes his coat. Just as his mother discovers that it is missing, his friend returns it. The next day, the bear takes off his mittens to fix his bike and returns home without them. Just then his father comes home bearing the mittens, found in the garage. Then Sam loses the hat his Grandma sent. Struggling to remember where it could be, he topples over and looks up to find it stuck on a tree branch above the fence he just climbed. The simple story contains minimal action, but children will relate to Sam's forgetfulness. McPhail's detailed and textured watercolor and pen-and-ink illustrations create a warm and welcoming feeling. The book will work best with one-on-one guided reading, but it can also be used as a dialogic reading exercise.–Linda Zeilstra Sawyer, Skokie Public Library, IL Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.McPhail's signature style is evident in the soft, warm watercolors that illustrate this cozy easy-reader about friendship and family. Sam Bear has lots of uproarious play with his next-door neighbor and best friend, Billy. Their favorite game is riding tricycles and bumping into one another. But during the fun, Sam loses his red winter coat. Billy finds it and brings it back. Next Sam loses his green mittens. Papa finds them and returns them, but then Sam loses the blue woolly hat that Grandma made him. He and Billy find that together: "Lucky us!" says Sam, smiling. Words and pictures will appeal to preschoolers, who can learn their colors as they enjoy the story of small mistakes and affection. Link this with its opposite, Barbara Bottner and Geral Kruglik's Pish and Posh Wish for Fairy Wings (reviewed on p.50), in which the child can't do anything right. Hazel RochmanCopyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved; Title: Sam's Winter Hat | [
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17,733 | 7 | 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 monsters - all 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: Field Beyond The Outfield (Scholastic Bookshelf) | [
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17,734 | 13 | DAR WILLIAMS is currently one of the most acclaimed singer-songwriters in America. Her albums include The Honesty Room, Mortal City, End of the Summer, The Green World, The Beauty of the Rain, and My Better Self. Her first novel, Amalee, was published by Scholastic Press in 2004 and was called a poignant, funny debut by Booklist. She lives in New York.; Title: Lights, Camera, Amalee | [] | Train |
17,735 | 13 | Kindergarten-Grade 2In this easy reader, two sisters like to put on dress-up clothes and dance. The older girl (the swan) is a slightly bossy school-age child who takes ballet lessons. Sylvie (the duckling) admires and often imitates her, but clearly has a mind of her own. In each of three short chapters, Ormerod uses dancing as a pretext to explore the ups and downs of their relationship. The language, for the most part, is clear, concise, and descriptive-essential qualities for beginning readers. The watercolor illustrations place the girls and their mother on a clean white background, which effectively highlights the expressive detail in their faces and postures. The words and pictures work well together and depict, with subtlety and humor, the emotional life of an ordinary family.Rachael Vilmar, Atlanta Fulton Public Library, GA Copyright Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.The unnamed older sister, the story's narrator, takes ballet, and she is the swan. Younger sister Sylvie, a dancer wannabe, is the duckling. This story, with a simple text in a format that will attract beginning readers, follows the sisters as Sylvie tries to emulate her older sibling. Sometimes Sylvie is a willing supplicant, but sometimes she rebels. "I don't want to be an elf," she cries to Sis, who is dressed as the fairy queen. Occasionally, Sylvie's efforts to copy her sister backfire, as when she tries to neaten up her hair like her sister's and cuts it off by mistake. (Sister makes her an adorable braid wig from panty hose.) There's no real story here, but the sisterly relationship resonates, and Ormerod's distinctive illustrations, often featuring just the two girls against a white background, are as sweet as they can be. Ilene CooperCopyright American Library Association. All rights reserved; Title: Ballet Sisters: The Duckling and the Swan | [
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17,736 | 2 | Praise for The Lost Boy:"Drily funny . . . [and] jaw-droppingly gorgeous." -Publishers Weekly"A visually exciting, cinematic atmosphere." -School Library Journal"Dark Horse author/illustrator Ruth creates a sinister, yet familiar urban fantasy of parallel worlds . . . A refreshing fantasy in which not all is spelled out, with tantalizing hints at a sequel." -Kirkus"Kids are always clamoring for scary books, but far too few deliver the goods in a satisfyingly creepy way. Fortunately, that's not the case with this eerie, atmospheric graphic novel," -Horn Book; Title: The Lost Boy | [
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17,737 | 2 | Daisy Meadows has written over one hundred books for children. Her RAINBOW MAGIC series is a New York Times bestseller!; Title: Crystal The Snow Fairy (Rainbow Magic: The Weather Fairies, No. 1) | [
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17,738 | 2 | Joanna Cole has been creating books about the Magic School Bus for more than twenty years. She is a recipient of many awards, most recently the National Endowment for the Arts Foundation Award for Outstanding Service to Public Education. She lives in Key West, with her husband.; Title: The Magic School Bus Rides the Wind (Scholastic Reader, Level 2) | [
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17,739 | 2 | Audrey Wood has been writing award-winning children's books for more than thirty years, and she is a fourth-generation artist. She often collaborates with her husband, Caldecott Honor illustrator Don Wood (THE NAPPING HOUSE; KING BIDGOOD'S IN THE BATHTUB; IT'S DUFFY TIME!), and she created many bestselling books with their son, Bruce Wood (ALPHABET MYSTERY; TEN LITTLE FISH). Audrey has illustrated numerous popular books herself, including SILLY SALLY, A DOG NEEDS A BONE, and BLUE SKY (2012). She lives with her husband in Hawaii, under the blue sky, rain sky, and changing-all-day sky.David Shannon is the internationally acclaimed creator of more than thirty picture books, including NO, DAVID!, a Caldecott Honor Book and his second NEW YORK TIMES Best Illustrated Book of the Year. In addition to three more David picture books, Shannon’s bestsellers include TOO MANY TOYS; HOW GEORGIE RADBOURN SAVED BASEBALL (newly released in 2012); A BAD CASE OF STRIPES; DUCK ON A BIKE; ALICE THE FAIRY; and GOOD BOY, FERGUS! A native of Spokane, Washington, he is an avid fisherman. He and his family live in California.; Title: The Bunyans (Scholastic Bookshelf) | [
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17,740 | 2 | Book Description:Orphan, clock keeper, and thief, Hugo lives in the walls of a busy Paris train station, where his survival depends on secrets and anonymity. But when his world suddenly interlocks with an eccentric, bookish girl and a bitter old man who runs a toy booth in the station, Hugo's undercover life, and his most precious secret, are put in jeopardy. A cryptic drawing, a treasured notebook, a stolen key, a mechanical man, and a hidden message from Hugo's dead father form the backbone of this intricate, tender, and spellbinding mystery.A Letter from Brian SelznickDear readers,When I was a kid, two of my favorite books were by an amazing man named Remy Charlip. Fortunately and Thirteen fascinated me in part because, in both books, the very act of turning the pages plays a pivotal role in telling the story. Each turn reveals something new in a way that builds on the image on the previous page. Now that Im an illustrator myself, Ive often thought about this dramatic storytelling device and all of its creative possibilities.My new book, The Invention of Hugo Cabret, is a 550 page novel in words and pictures. But unlike most novels, the images in my new book don't just illustrate the story; they help tell it. I've used the lessons I learned from Remy Charlip and other masters of the picture book to create something that is not a exactly a novel, not quite a picture book, not really a graphic novel, or a flip book or a movie, but a combination of all these things.I began thinking about this book ten years ago after seeing some of the magical films of Georges Mlis, the father of science-fiction movies. But it wasnt until I read a book called Edison's Eve: The Quest for Mechanical Life by Gaby Woods that my story began to come into focus. I discovered that Mlis had a collection of mechanical, wind-up figures (called automata) that were donated to a museum, but which were later destroyed and thrown away. Instantly, I imagined a boy discovering these broken, rusty machines in the garbage, stealing one and attempting to fix it. At that moment, Hugo Cabret was born.A few years ago, I had the honor of meeting Remy Charlip, and I'm proud to say that we've become friends. Last December he was asking me what I was working on, and as I was describing this book to him, I realized that Remy looks exactly like Georges Mlis. I excitedly asked him to pose as the character in my book, and fortunately, he said yes. So every time you see Mlis in The Invention of Hugo Cabret, the person you are really looking at is my dear friend Remy Charlip, who continues to inspire everyone who has the great pleasure of knowing him or seeing his work.Paris in the 1930's, a thief, a broken machine, a strange girl, a mean old man, and the secrets that tie them all together... Welcome to The Invention of Hugo Cabret.Yours,Brian SelznickBrian Selznick on a "Deleted Scene" from The Invention of Hugo CabretThis is a finished drawing that I had to cut from The Invention of Hugo Cabret. I was still rewriting the book when I had to begin the final art. There was originally a scene in the story where this character, Etienne, is working in a camera shop. On one of my research trips to Paris I spent an entire day visiting old camera shops and photographing cameras from the 1930's and earlier, as well as the facades of the shops themselves. I researched original French camera posters and made sure that the counter and the shelves were accurate to the time period. I did all the drawings in the book at 1/4 scale, so they were very small and I often had to use a magnifying glass to help me see what I was drawing. After I finished this drawing I continued to rewrite, and for various reasons I realized that I needed to move this scene from the camera shop to the French Film Academy, which meant that I had to cut this picture. I tried really hard to find ANOTHER moment when I could have Etienne in a camera shop, but, as painful as it was, I knew the picture had to go. I'm glad to see it up on the Amazon website because otherwise no one would have ever seen all those tiny cameras I researched and drew so carefully!--Brian SelznickThe Houdini Box Walt Whitman: Words for America Starred Review. Here is a true masterpiecean artful blending of narrative, illustration and cinematic technique, for a story as tantalizing as it is touching.Twelve-year-old orphan Hugo lives in the walls of a Paris train station at the turn of the 20th century, where he tends to the clocks and filches what he needs to survive. Hugo's recently deceased father, a clockmaker, worked in a museum where he discovered an automaton: a human-like figure seated at a desk, pen in hand, as if ready to deliver a message. After his father showed Hugo the robot, the boy became just as obsessed with getting the automaton to function as his father had been, and the man gave his son one of the notebooks he used to record the automaton's inner workings. The plot grows as intricate as the robot's gears and mechanisms [...] To Selznick's credit, the coincidences all feel carefully orchestrated; epiphany after epiphany occurs before the book comes to its sumptuous, glorious end. Selznick hints at the toymaker's hidden identity [...] through impressive use of meticulous charcoal drawings that grow or shrink against black backdrops, in pages-long sequences. They display the same item in increasingly tight focus or pan across scenes the way a camera might. The plot ultimately has much to do with the history of the movies, and Selznick's genius lies in his expert use of such a visual style to spotlight the role of this highly visual media. A standout achievement. Ages 9-12. (Mar.) Copyright Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.; Title: The Invention of Hugo Cabret | [
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17,741 | 0 | Grade 46In this first book in a projected series, orphan Hannah, 15, tries to find success as a scullery maid in an upscale Boston household at the end of the 19th century. In addition to having to learn new rules and skills, she must contend with the family's three daughters, including demanding Lila and her sinister cat. Hannah knows that she is differentshe leaves salt in the bathtub, becomes physically ill when away from the sea, and seems to be shedding odd crystals. When a famous painter arrives to do a portrait of the three sisters, he immediately senses Hannah's secrets but will not give her answers. Because Lasky stretches the mystery of Hannah's nature throughout the book, her decision regarding where she belongs becomes rushed and anticlimactic. The heart of the story lies in the day-to-day activities of the Hawley household, especially the lengths the family and staff go to to appease Lila, and the destruction she causes whenever she does not get her way. The resolution of this story will appear weak to some readers, but many will identify with independent and winsome Hannah as she tries to find her place in the world.Jennifer Rothschild, Prince George's County Memorial Library System, Oxon Hill, MD END; Title: Daughters of the Sea #1: Hannah | [
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17,742 | 2 | ANNE MAZER is the author of more than thirty-five books, including the enchanting chapter book series,Sister Magic, and The Salamander Room, an award-winning picture book. Anne loves to read and lives inIthaca, New York. Visit Anne online at www.AmazingMazer.com.; Title: The Amazing Days of Abby Hayes #19: All That Glitters Isn't Gold | [
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17,743 | 1 | PreSchool-Grade 1One by one, a group of animals assembles in the woods, repeating the titular exclamation, then asking, Wolf, are you there? The left side of each spread depicts the growing number of creatures cavorting among the tree trunks, engaged in fun and games, while the facing pages show the wolf responding to each one, describing his actions, e.g., I am putting on my socks.I am putting on my jacket. At the beginning of the story, the small wolf is in the background but, with every inquiry, he appears larger, until his large face fills the page. Once he finishes dressing, he shouts, I am very hungry! And I'm going to eat, leaving the animals quaking with fear. The tension is broken as he sits down to his mother's pancakes before heading off to school. The artwork was created on digital prints using graphite pencil. The pages are clean, focusing attention on the simply drawn but wildly expressive animals. The effect is very pleasing. The story, based on a traditional French and Latin-American song, is fun to read aloud since each page includes the repeated chant. A surefire storytime pleaser and an ideal choice for dialogic reading.Linda Zeilstra Sawyer, Skokie Public Library, IL Copyright Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.The animals chant "Let's play in the forest while the wolf is not around" on the left-hand side of each double-page spread; on the opposite page, the wolf is slowly getting dressed, one item at a time ("I am putting on my underpants"). He is also getting bigger and hungrier with each turn of the page. The book is based on a traditional song that Rueda sang in Spanish while growing up in Colombia, and in a note at the back, which includes musical notation, she mentions that the folk rhyme originated in sixteenth-century France. On flat backgrounds, the angular, minimally detailed but colorful digital images, enhanced with a few light pencil strokes, show the animals at play in the forest, always chanting the same line, as the wolf slowly readies himself for . . . a surprise. This is a great song for toddlers to act out as they are getting dressed, especially because they will love being the scary monster. Pair this with Maurice Sendak's classicWhere the Wild Things Are. Hazel RochmanCopyright American Library Association. All rights reserved; Title: Let's Play In The Forest While The Wolf Is Not Around | [
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17,744 | 13 | Kindergarten-Grade 2Bonnie and her younger sister, Sylvie, are back in another easy reader. In three short chapters, Sylvie meets Bonnie's ballet teacher, has a Not-Birthday with presents of ballet clothes, and has her first class. While Ormerod's Ballet Sisters: The Duckling and the Swan (Scholastic, 2007) focused on the girls' relationship, this one focuses on the dance, including several pages on what Sylvie learns on her first day in class. Yet, children still see the expected sibling interaction including Bonnie's annoyance, support, then pride in the younger child. In the end they dress up and dance together. The stories, narrated by Bonnie, are short and easy to follow. Borders of ribbons with bows at the corners encompass the watercolor illustrations and the text. Plenty of white space allows the full impact of the simple and effective pictures to come through. While it can stand alone, this book works best when paired with the first one.Catherine Callegari, formerly at Gay-Kimball Library, Troy, NH Copyright Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.; Title: Ballet Sisters: The Newest Dancer | [
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17,745 | 2 | Grade 5-7–Sixth-grader Darren Mananann and his older sister, Jackie, are looking forward to their annual family visit to their uncle's cabin in Maine. However, Uncle Will has disappeared, leaving a mysterious note, and while all of the other adults get down to some serious drinking, the siblings begin searching for him. A trip to the library and an inadvertent journey to Tir na N'Og, land of magical creatures, convince the children that their family has a unique tie to the Unseen world. Humor, menace, and mystery suffuse this fast-paced tale, which is peopled (or creatured?) with brownies, nixies, bogels, and other fay, as well as a handful of eccentric humans. New surprises and plot twists keep readers enthralled, because nothing–librarians, skeletal pursuers, or hard-drinking dads–is exactly what it seems. This well-written tale is a must for most fantasy readers.–Eva Mitnick, Los Angeles Public Library Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.Darren and Jackie Mananann travel to Maine with their family to visit their eccentric uncle. They quickly discover, though, that their uncle is missing, and the only local who seems to have an inkling of his whereabouts is the town's exceptionally cranky librarian. The kids begin an investigation of their own and soon unearth an astonishing secret: everyone in their family possesses magical powers. Eventually, Darren and Jackie's adventures lead them to an alternate world, populated with creatures from Irish legends who were betrayed many years before by a Mananann ancestor, an ancient king. Mitchell effectively blends the contemporary New England and the world of Irish myths in this heart-pounding tale. The story includes plenty of scary scenes, which Mitchell leavens with lighthearted moments and intriguing folklore. Sure to attract fantasy fans, this will pair well with O. R. Melling's The Light-Bearer's Daughter (2007), which also draws on Irish mythology. Morning, Todd; Title: The Traitor King (Colorado Book Award Finalist) | [
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17,746 | 2 | ANNE MAZER is the author of more than thirty-six books, including the enchanting chapter book series, SisterMagic, and The Salamander Room, an award-winning picture book. Anne loves to read and lives in Ithaca, NewYork. Visit Anne online at www.AmazingMazer.com.; Title: The Amazing Days of Abby Hayes #20: Sealed with a Kiss | [
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17,747 | 15 | Melvin and Gilda Berger are the authors of more than two hundred books for children. Their books have recieved awards from the National Science Teachers Association, the Library of Congress, and the New York Public Library. The Bergers live in New York.Melvin and Gilda Berger are the authors of more than two hundred books for children. Their books have recieved awards from the National Science Teachers Association, the Library of Congress, and the New York Public Library. The Bergers live in New York.; Title: Scholastic Science Supergiants: Can You Fly High, Wright Brothers? | [
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17,748 | 13 | PreSchool-Grade 2Another lovely entry about an endearing elephant. Ella is desperately worried about her school's upcoming talent show. Her shyness and lack of a special natural ability seem to preclude her participation. From juggling to singing, she tries various activities with disastrous results. Still, she helps to organize the event and assists her classmates, and, on the big night, her true giftbeing a good friendshines forth. The book's charming, old-fashioned quality is emphasized by fluid illustrations reminiscent of those in the Babar and Curious George series. However, while the simplicity of the character depictions will make readers smile, it sometimes results in a lack of expression on the elephants' faces. Regardless, color and shadow are masterfully used to emphasize the main action in each scene while providing a richly detailed background. The story is driven by short bursts of dialogue, and key points are highlighted by moments of introspection. While primary-grade children will best sympathize with Ella's frustration and her conflicted feelings about being in the spotlight, younger children who have ever felt left out, inept, or just a little bit different will also find the story appealing.Tamara E. Richman, Somerset County Library System, Bridgewater, NJ Copyright Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.Ella, the adorable little elephant last seen in Ella Takes the Cake (2005), gets bad news--there's going to be a talent show at her school. Shy, and sure she has no talent, Ella brushes off suggestions that she recite a poem, and her attempts at juggling fail. Ella isn't shy about helping the talent show committee, however, painting signs, making medals, and planning the program. On the day of the show, she still doesn't know what she's going to do, but she's soon busy sewing a hole in a dancer's tights and helping a performer's monkey jump from the rafters. Prizes are handed out, but the applause goes to Ella for being "a very special friend." The question of Ella's performance is dropped midway, only to appear again the day of the show, but children will be probably be too entranced to worry about particulars. With artwork that evokes the best of picture-book art of the mid-twentieth century (Bemelmans, Rey, de Brunhoff) and takes a cozy look at childhood concerns, this is a book that both kids and parents will enjoy. Ilene CooperCopyright American Library Association. All rights reserved; Title: Ella Sets The Stage | [
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17,749 | 2 | Starred Review. PreSchool-Grade 2The abstract concept of time is explained in child-friendly terms: "A second is a hiccup/The time it takes to kiss your mom/Or jump a rope/Or turn around." A minute is long enough to "sing just one small song," and in an hour, you could build a sandcastle, run through a sprinkler, climb a tree, and play pretend. A day "needs filling, like a cup," and a week is explained as "Seven wake-ups, seven sleeps." In a month, a scraped shin will heal with "brand-new skin," and by the end of a year, "You'll grow right out of your old shoes." Denton's charming watercolor-and-ink vignettes, showing three friends interacting with one another and with their families, celebrate their joys and accomplishments with warmth and affection. The lyrical, rhyming text answers deceptively simple childhood questions with great flair.Linda Ludke, London Public Library, Ontario, Canada Copyright Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.*Starred Review* Hutchins explains the lengths of various time units in original, child-centered terms. A second is how long it takes to hiccup or "to kiss your mom / Or jump a rope / Or turn around." A minute is not just 60 seconds, it's also time enough for 60 hiccups, 60 hops, or a little song including the chorus and the verses. And so on, through an hour, a day, a week, a month, and a year. Ingenious examples include a month as the time it takes for a scraped shin to grow new skin and a year as how long it takes to outgrow a pair of shoes. Often falling into rhymed couplets, the fluid text reads aloud well. Few contemporary illustrators depict children with such understanding, grace, and quirky charm as Denton, whose previous picture books include Claire Masurel's Two Homes (2001) and Nan Gregory's Amber Waiting (2002). Here the diverse cast of characters centers on three children who interact with one another, their parents, and their siblings as they participate in a year's worth of activities. Washed with gentle colors, the sensitive drawings portray children who are secure, actively engaged, and sometimes joyful within their community of family and friends. The first American edition of a Canadian title, this picture book is a worthy companion to Charlotte Zolotow's equally child-centered classic Over and Over (1957) as well as a fresh take on the passage of time. Carolyn PhelanCopyright American Library Association. All rights reserved; Title: A Second Is A Hiccup | [
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17,750 | 0 | As in its predecessor, Montmorency and the Assassin (2006), this titlethe fourth in a YA series unusual for its mostly adult casthas diffused its focus from Montmorency himself (now a respectable gentleman and father of a teenage son) to a sprawling network of characters linked by grief over an anarchist's murder of George Fox-Selwyn. The friends pursue revenge on many fronts, European and American, with codes and other spycraft adding special appeal to this installment. The intricate backstory and large cast make this plot-driven adventure unsuitable for newcomers, but readers captivated by previous entries' supply of "that cloak-and-dagger stuff" will find more of the same here. Mattson, Jennifer; Title: Montmorency #4: Montmorency's Revenge | [
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17,751 | 0 | Rare Book; Title: Ghosthunters And The Incredibly Revolting Ghost | [
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17,752 | 0 | Grade 5–8—When three tightrope walkers fall to their deaths, Sherlock Holmes must investigate. He is aided by a group of street children who help him as well as one another. These ragamuffins, led by the very capable Wiggins, go to the circus to seek out clues while Holmes and Watson pursue other leads. The case involves the theft of a priceless 17th-century book commissioned by Charles I1 and only meant to be seen by the ruling king or queen. Frail Ozzie turns out to be a vital new member of the Irregulars with a razor-sharp memory, and a gypsy girl from the circus proves helpful to solving the murders. Ozzie and Wiggins are memorable characters, and Holmes and Watson are extremely well defined. Black-and-white illustrations seem quite slapdash and do little to enhance the Victorian flavor of the book. Alex Simmons and Bill McKay's The Raven League (Sleuth, 2006), another story about Holmes and a gang of waifs, gives readers a more immediate impression of the realities of Victorian London with its many abused and homeless children, child labor, filth, and class differences.—B. Allison Gray, John Jermain Library, Sag Harbor, NY Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.A gang of street urchin detectives shines in this lively series debut by a husband-wife team. When the tightrope artists the Amazing Zalindas fall to their deaths, Sherlock Holmes suspects foul play and enlists the youthful "street sleuths," who find ties between the deaths and a valuable stolen book. Colorful, well-defined characters--from gang leader Wiggins to lively Pilar, the circus fortune-teller's daughter--and plenty of historical detail, Cockney slang (a glossary would have been helpful), and Sherlockian references bring Victorian England to life. Vintage-style design elements and evocative black-and-white illustrations further the effect. A pleasing package and a good start to the Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars series, this is an entertaining, suspenseful read for youthful crime buffs. Shelle RosenfeldCopyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved; Title: The Fall of the Amazing Zalindas (Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars) | [
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17,753 | 2 | Praise for After Ever After"Has both the humor and heartbreak and the memorable characters that Sonnenblick is so great at creating." - The Buffalo News"Jordan Sonnenblick continues Jeffrey's story in his signature style using an authentic teenage voice and laugh-out-loud humor." - TeensReadToo.com"As hilarious as it is tragic, and as honest as it is hopeful, don't confuse this book with inspirational reading. It's irresistible reading." - Booklist, starred review"Sonnenblick's intimate first-person tale of survival is a solid stand-alone novel that will leave an emotional, uplifting imprint on readers." - School Library Journal, starred review; Title: After Ever After | [
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17,754 | 7 | R.L. Stine is the author of the series' Fear Street, Nightmare Room, Give Yourself Goosebumps, and the phenomenally successful Goosebumps. His thrilling teen titles have sold more than 250 million copies internationally, enough to earn him a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records. Mr. Stine lives in New York City with his wife, Jane, and his son, Matt.; Title: Return Of The Mummy (Goosebumps) | [
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17,755 | 2 | Grade 5–7—It's Emily Ebers's turn to tell about the summer she meets Millicent Min and Stanford Wong, each of whom has charmed readers in earlier books. Emily, who is effervescent and enthusiastic, has her own story to tell. She's just moved to Rancho Rosetta, CA, from New Jersey after her parents' divorce. She directs a lot of anger and unhappiness against her mom, who is also reeling from the change. She writes down her thoughts and feelings in a journal for her dad, who is on the road with a revival tour of his old rock band and has sent the 12-year-old a credit card for her birthday. Emily befriends Millicent at a girls' summer volleyball league where they're the worst players. The rapport between the girls is delightful, as Millie shares her idiosyncratic take on her hometown. Emily meets Stanford and assumes that he is tutoring Millie. When she finds out that her new friends have misled her about the situation, her disappointment is palpable. As in Millicent Min, Girl Genius (2003) and Stanford Wong Flunks Big-Time (2005, both Scholastic), family is vitally important. In the end, Emily patches things up with her mom and realizes that some changes can be good, even though they may not work out as expected. It's a good message for preteens, as is Emily's insistence on treating others with kindness. Although this book stands on its own, kids will get more pleasure if they read the other two first. With a baby sister on the way for Millicent Min, dare we hope for another sequel?—Tina Zubak, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, PA Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.There aren't many authors who can bring energy to the same basic story three times running, but Yee manages to do it in this companion to Millicent Min, Girl Genius (2003)and Stanford Wong Flunks Big-Time (2005). Now, the ruse unfolds from the viewpoint of Millicent's new friend (and Stanford's crush) Emily, a blithe spirit prone to blind spots--whether in her dealings with Millie (whose weirdly tidy bedroom prompts praise for having "totally nailed that stark look") or in her relationship with her father, whom she adores despite his inattentiveness following her parents' divorce. The format proves less successful than Emily's faithfully evoked voice; the daily entries (a continuing letter to her incommunicado dad) record details and dialogue too precisely to ring true. But fans of the first two books will enjoy seeing how this telling expands its predecessors' take on the same events, and most readers will find something to appreciate in Emily's particular story, which tempers painful truths about divorce's repercussions with middle-grade romance and humor. Jennifer MattsonCopyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved; Title: So Totally Emily Ebers | [
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17,756 | 0 | Grade 6-10This is a marvelous book, and much of its strength relates directly to its nonhuman narrator. Alexander the Great's horse, Bucephalas, is always ready to fight if another stallion challenges his position as herd leader; he dominates dung to establish his priority; he whinnies affectionately to his mares, and, occasionally, breaks free to make a foal with one. More importantly, he brings a somewhat nonjudgmental viewpoint to the life and activity of Alexander, screening the conqueror through a horse's norms rather than those of a human being. This viewpoint allows Roberts to narrate extremely harsh incidents of battle or execution as examples of the way a dominant stallion maintains control of his herd. For some readers, the most interesting side of the animal might be his ability, shared with the other horses in the book, to see ghosts, both human and equine. It serves to heighten the tension in several sections. A human viewpoint is provided through Bucephalas's groom, Charmeia, and the three share a horse bond that links them until Alexander and Bucephalas die. Charmeia's consistently kind and tender heart is an effective counterweight to Alexander's almost manic approach to life. Roberts has clearly done her research. Her Alexander is complex, driven, alternately coldly ambitious and warmly generous: arguably both hero and criminal. I Am the Great Horse is a rich, rewarding, and propulsive read that deserves a wide audience.Coop Renner, Hillside Elementary, El Paso, TX Copyright Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.Part historical fiction, part fantasy, this action-packed war novel tells the story of Alexander the Great from the viewpoint of his beloved horse, Bucephalus, who carries the conquering hero from Greece and Persia to India around 330 BCE. Bucephalus can understand human behavior and speech, and what he does not witness, he picks up from "groom-gossip." Some readers will be intrigued by the personal relationships between the conqueror and his friends and enemies, but the action is thrilling, as horse and rider tear into battle and nearly always win. It all comes together in the loving bond between Alexander, his horse, and his groom, Charm, who hides many secrets: Who raped her mother? With echoes of today's conflicts, she questions what Alexander calls his "liberation" of the peoples he conquers, the massacre, the mutilation, and the torture. The Iliad is constantly invoked, but more than the epic struggle, what is best here is the horse that "sees things that men do not." Hazel RochmanCopyright American Library Association. All rights reserved; Title: I Am The Great Horse | [
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17,757 | 2 | Ten-year-old Sprig wears her heart on her sleeve, so when her father, an engineer and architect, leaves to build schools in Afghanistan, she has trouble making the adjustment. Tears also flow when it comes to the teasing dished out by her older sister, Dakota. In small, but well-defined moments, Sprig deals with the superiority of place granted to an older sibling, squabbles with friends, and the faces first love, both for Dakota, and rather surprisingly, for Sprig herself. This short book is best catagorized as slice of life, brought under the umbrella of Dad's absence. It's the characters, though, who really make everything come together. Mazer hits just the right note with each, from the children to the elderly neighbor Sprig saves when the woman has a stroke. In an astute bit of push-pull, Sprig is called a heroine, even though she knows she could have gotten help sooner. A solid choice for an underserved age group. Cooper, Ilene"A master at describing family dynamics, Mazer reveals the ups and downs of middle-school friendship, as well. This contemporary addition to her admirable body of work should bring new readers." -- Kirkus Reviews"Mazer hits just the right note with each [character], from the children to the elderly neighbor Sprig saves when the woman has a stroke. In an astute bit of push-pull, Sprig is called a heroine, even though she knows she could have gotten help sooner. A solid choice for an underserved age group." -- Booklist"The author excels at depicting the complexity of preteens' emotions and relationships, especially sibling relationships; many readers will recognize their own feelings here." -- Publishers Weekly"Like Beverly Cleary before her, Mazer catches the intense love-hate relationship that can develop between siblings in the way they separate and reconnect; she also retains a pitch-perfect ear for the way siblings today speak to each other without incorporating vocabulary that would inevitably date the book. Sprig’s generally sunny disposition and interest in her world helps keep the novel fresh and funny despite her woes, and the sisters’ reconciliation at the end rings completely true." -- Horn Book"Captured in these trying relationships are deeper understandings of the dynamics of friendship and sisterhood. Important lessons about decision-making and age-appropriate responsibility are effortlessly delivered. Sprig learns that jealousy and anger are poor companions and that seemingly insurmountable differences can sometimes lead to surprising unions. This entertaining and true-to-life book is an excellent introduction to the world of boys, sibling rivalry, and loyalty. Mazer’s telling of age-old struggles will easily find a home with reluctant readers and sisters alike." -- School Library Journal; Title: Ten Ways To Make My Sister Disappear | [
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17,758 | 2 | Grade 5–8—In this story set 20 years after The Cry of the Icemark (Scholastic, 2005), Queen Thirrin and Oskan Witchfather now have five grown children who make up the royal House of Lindenshield. The book mainly focuses on Charlemagne, their youngest child. His greatest desire is to be a warrior and to defend his kingdom like all of the other members in his family. Unfortunately, he suffers from a physical ailment as a result of polio, which prevents him from satisfying his dream. To make matters worse, war has been waged between Icemark and its chronic nemesis Scipio Bellorum. Charlemagne is exiled for protection but leaves with the mystical promise that he will save Icemark from ultimate destruction. At the same time, his 15-year-old sister, Medea, begins using her magical powers to side with the enemy. What results is a typical high-fantasy novel complete with epic battles and a fight between good and evil. The characters contain little depth, and their actions are predictable despite situations that lend themselves to vast, creative transformations. Although fans of the first book may find pleasure in learning more about Queen Thirrin, this novel does not stand alone, often succumbing to trite plotlines and slow pacing. Readers of fantasy are more apt to enjoy Cornelia Funke's Inkheart (Scholastic, 2003) or one of the other novels from the increasingly abundant genre.—Marie C. Hansen, New York Public Library Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.Icemark's polio-scarred Prince Charlemagne sees himself as the "limping runt in a family of warriors" but comes into his own when his parents send him abroad to accompany refugees fleeing war. Horizons broadened by foreign cultures, Charlemagne forges alliances that echo those made by his redoubtable mother 20 years earlier in The Cry of the Icemark (2006).Epic in scope, the high-fantasy action moves right along, and the coming-of-age struggles of Thirrin and Oskan's offspring are sufficiently engaging to allow newcomers to the Icemark Chronicles to step in midstream. Jennifer MattsonCopyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved; Title: Blade of Fire: The Icemark Chronicles | [] | Train |
17,759 | 2 | PreSchool-Grade 2At the annual Elephant Islands Carnival, Ella reluctantly lends her treasured red hat to her friend Belinda, who loses it on the Ferris wheel. As the hat floats into the sea, Ella borrows Mr. Pelican's rowboat and sets off despite the rainy weather. Caught in a storm, she is washed ashore on an unfamiliar island. Luckily, Ella is welcomed by a friendly family who invite her in for lunch. Their fisherman father coincidentally has found Ella's lucky hat. When the storm passes, Ella safely returns home. After enduring a gentle scolding from Mr. Pelican and her mother, she promises never to take a boat out in stormy weather again. The next day, she sets off in Mr. Pelican's boat to bring a freshly baked pineapple pie to the family who came to her aid. Whimsical, fanciful, and refreshingly old-fashioned art is the hallmark of this series. While this adorable and independent little elephant's latest adventure is a bit far-fetched, fans of Ella the Elegant Elephant (2004), Ella Takes the Cake (2005), and Ella Sets the Stage (2006, all Scholastic) will enjoy setting sail with her.Rachel Kamin, Des Plaines Public Library, IL Copyright Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.Ella is a lucky little elephant, which she attributes to her big, red hat.When one of her friends borrows the hat, it blows away. Attempts to retrieve it lead to a dangerous adventure at sea, and suddenly, Ella doesnt feel so lucky. With the help of new friends, things come to a happy conclusion. As in previous Ella books, the charmcomes from both the spunky heroineand theglorious Mediterraneanbackground that isher playground. Although its unlikely little ones will slip off in a boat alone, warnings against such shenganigans are rendered. Preschool-Grade 1. --Ilene Cooper; Title: Ella Sets Sail | [
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17,760 | 18 | Keenan lines up the states in alphabetical order; tacks Washington, D.C., onto the end; and presents breezy anecdotal accounts of how each earned its name and motto. Common themes quickly emergenotably the number of variant spellings early on (31 for Alabama, 70 for Arkansas), and the many names that are either of obscure origin (Arizona, Kentucky, Oregon) or, like Idaho, invented words. Along with colorful labels in a variety of lettering styles, Alko decorates her fanciful portraits of each state with large images of iconic physical features, natural resources, famous people, and historic incidents. Like Laurie Kellers Scrambled States of America (1998) or Peter Ss Train of States (2004), this is not particularly useful for assignments, but should make for welcome and popular enrichment reading. Grades 4-6. --John Peters; Title: Greetings From The 50 States: How They Got Their Names | [
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17,761 | 2 | Kindergarten-Grade 5 When the six-year-old contributor to this book saw the photograph documenting the extraordinary friendship between a baby hippo (Owen) and a 130-year-old giant tortoise (Mzee), she persuaded her father to help tell their story. Originally an e-book, the hardcover version begins with images of the duo, whetting readers' appetite and providing reassurance as the potentially disturbing plot unfolds. After a scene depicting a pod of hippos near the Sabuki River in Kenya, the text describes the 600-pound baby's displacement and separation from the group during the 2004 tsunami. Children witness the challenging rescue and meet the knowledgeable staff at an animal sanctuary. From Owen's first approach for protection to Mzee's unexpected tolerance, the photographs, mostly by BBC photojournalist Greste, capture the pair eating, swimming, snuggling, and playing together. Their contentment and peace are palpable. Because it is sensitively structured, with careful choices about what is emphasized and illustrated, the situation does not overwhelm readers. The text and the back matter are brimming with information about the animals, their caregivers, and the locale. This touching story of the power of a surprising friendship to mitigate the experience of loss is full of heart and hope. A worthy complement is Ann Morris and Heidi Larson's glimpse at a human family's loss and recovery in Tsunami: Helping Each Other (Millbrook, 2005). Wendy Lukehart, Washington DC Public Library Copyright Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.Gr. 1-3. Originally published as an e-book, this photo-essay was conceived when Craig Hatkoff and his seven-year-old daughter encountered a newspaper article about a baby hippo orphaned by the 2005 Indonesian tsunami. Parent, child, and a naturalist they consulted are credited as coauthors. The story has a simple, direct appeal: the hippo is dramatically rescued and brought to a Kenyan nature preserve, where it forms a surprising bond with a giant tortoise. Inspirational language about "the power of courage, love, and the preciousness of life" clutters the powerful facts, and not all of the photos are equally crisp and closely cued to the text. But children will nonetheless embrace the incident's compelling anthropomorphic elements, thoughtfully framed by the authors, and will exclaim over the images of the winsome baby and its grizzled surrogate parent. Adults hoping to share the story with young readers may find this preferable to Jeanette Winter's picture book inspired by the same event, Mama (2006), which more starkly emphasizes the trauma of the tsunami itself. Jennifer MattsonCopyright American Library Association. All rights reserved; Title: Owen & Mzee: The True Story of a Remarkable Friendship | [
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17,762 | 0 | "Forget Dick and Jane. Your beginning reader needs Bob Books to succeed." --cpamomva.blogspot.com"Tiny enough to sneak in a very full diaper bag, we are enjoying them here, there, and everywhere." -- needsnewbatteries.blogspot.com"They are a wonderful addition to a home library, school library, or a homeschool library. I love the smiles on my daughters' faces when they have succeeded in reading a book--that's priceless!" -- ourgaggleofgirls.com"Bob Books made our children into avid readers. Best investment I ever made." -- The Lewiston TribuneYou've prepared your child for reading - refrigerator magnets down low and easy to reach; letter sounds taught. Your child can proudly spell his or her name. Perhaps he can identify the "stop" and "open" signs as you drive in your car. He or she is ready for the next step into reading. Inside the colorful box, the bright red cover beckons. On the first page, the letters: M - a - t. Your child says the sounds: mmmmm, aaa, ttt. Then, faster: "Mat." Your youngster has read his first word! "Sam", "sat" and "on" complete the vocabulary, and suddenly your child can say, "I read the whole book!" That is the magic of Bob Books. After 13 years of teaching 3, 4 and 5-year-olds, watching a child make that giant first step into reading still thrills me. The pride in their eyes, their triumphant grasp of a difficult concept, and opening their world to the excitement of books and reading, has brought me many years of satisfaction. Bob Books were specifically designed to facilitate that ah-ha moment, when letters first turn into words. By slowly introducing new letter sounds, using consistency and repetition, and stories that fit short attention spans, your child will quickly find his or her own ah-ha moment. We wish your young learner much success and happiness as he or she enters the great adventure of reading.; Title: Bob Books Set 3- Word Families | [
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17,763 | 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.; Title: Scholastic Reader Level 2: Miss Spider's New Car | [
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17,764 | 2 | Grade 5–8—In The Revenge of the Shadow King (Scholastic, 2005), the Grey Griffins had to work together to save their hometown, Avalon, and the rest of the world from certain annihilation at the hands of Morgan Le Fey. This time, the four friends travel to Scotland where they…have to save the world from certain annihilation at the hands of Morgan Le Fey. Narratives that would be fun with groups of friends in role-playing games come across here as trite and contrived. The surfeit of strung-together clichés and hyperbole stifles the story so much that it becomes practically unreadable.—Farida S. Dowler, Mercer Island Library, WA Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.; Title: The Rise of the Black Wolf (Grey Griffins, Book 2) | [
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17,765 | 2 | Starred Review. Grade 9 UpNow that his father is in jail, nothing seems to be going right for 15-year-old Tyrell. His mother's refusal to work and her stint with welfare fraud have forced them into homelessness and life in a roach-infested shelter in Hunts Point. At the shelter, Tyrell soon realizes that his attraction to another resident, Jasmine, could derail his dreams of a future with his girl, Novisha. Torn between the needs of the women in his life and his seven-year-old brother, Tyrell is determined to stay clean as he agonizes over creating a new life for his family. Booth combines the rhythm of raw street lingo with the harsh realities of an inner-city urban life to illuminate the labyrinth of Tyrell's world. As he struggles to escape this circle of poverty, he must also battle dual temptations of sexual frustration and the easy money he could make as a drug dealer. This is a thrilling, fast-paced novel whose strong plot and array of vivid, well-developed characters take readers on an unforgettable journey through the gritty streets of New York City's South Bronx. At its heart is the painful choice the teen must make as he realizes the effect of his mother's failure to do right by their family.Caryl Soriano, New York Public Library Copyright Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.*Starred Review* "You don't hardly get to have no kinda childhood in the hood." At 15, Tyrell is trying to keep his little brother in school and safe in their roach-infested shelter in the Bronx. He has dropped out of school, and Moms wants him to sell drugs to make money. But Tyrell is too smart. He doesn't want to end up in prison like his dad, so he tries to organize a neighborhood party to raise money. His girlfriend, Novisha, isn't happy that Tyrell has dropped out. She loves him, and they make out, but he respects her wish to remain a virgin. Booth, who was born and raised in the Bronx, is now a social worker there, and her first novel is heartbreakingly realistic. There are some plot contrivances--including Tyrell's stumbling upon Novisha's diary--but the immediate first-person narrative is pitch perfect: fast, funny, and anguished (there's also lots of use of then-word, though the term is employed in the colloquial sense, not as an insult). Unlike many books reflecting the contemporary street scene, this one is more than just a pat situation with a glib resolution; it's filled with surprising twists and turns that continue to the end. Hazel RochmanCopyright American Library Association. All rights reserved; Title: Tyrell | [
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17,766 | 0 | "Forget Dick and Jane. Your beginning reader needs Bob Books to succeed." --cpamomva.blogspot.com"Tiny enough to sneak in a very full diaper bag, we are enjoying them here, there, and everywhere." -- needsnewbatteries.blogspot.com"They are a wonderful addition to a home library, school library, or a homeschool library. I love the smiles on my daughters' faces when they have succeeded in reading a book--that's priceless!" -- ourgaggleofgirls.com"Bob Books made our children into avid readers. Best investment I ever made." -- The Lewiston TribuneAt Bob Books, we emphasize that learning to read should be gentle and easy. This means that letters and concepts are introduced slowly and in a way that kids can understand, with plenty of repetition and opportunity for achievement. Learning to read is surprisingly complex, but Bob Books progress gradually and gently, helping children achieve early reading success and setting a foundation for a lifetime of strong literacy skills. Our method of meeting children where they are on their path to reading, is the easiest and most effective method, versatile enough to use both at home and in the classroom. Feeling overwhelmed with the task of teaching your child to read? The good news is that you don't have to know reading theory to use Bob Books. Teaching your child to read using Bob Books will not feel like teaching. Bob Books provide a step-by-step program to gently guide your child through the early stages of reading. At each level, books are carefully crafted to meet the needs of a particular stage in a child's reading development. Learning to read with Bob Books assures children success from their very first reading experience. Your child will amaze you with how quickly they can go from needing help, to reading all by themselves. Don't Push Not all children are ready to read at the same age. Be sensitive to your child's learning style and reading readiness. Practice together, sounds out words and play games. Take many small steps, and be patient. One day you'll be surprised and delighted to discover your child is a reader. This is easy! A confident reader is a reader for life. That's why Bob Books sets were designed to give your child early reading confidence - so that they will love to read! Make it FUN! Other early literacy programs can teach your child to "memorize" words or "perform" reading well, but Bob Books is not meant to be a chore. Best of all, there are so many ways to make it enjoyable for your child. Try the activities that come with the sets, use silly voices while reading together and make up songs. We wish your young learner much success and happiness as he or she enters the great adventure of reading.; Title: Bob Books Set 4 - Complex Words | [
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17,767 | 7 | The seventh episode of the Children of the Red King series moves the main plot forward an inch amidst yet more scheming and attempted murder by the increasingly powerful supporters of evil Count Harken. Charlie passes repeatedly into a painting that transports him (once with a snake that renders him invisible) into the dismal land of Badlock; by the end he has done a good deed for a grieving giant but left friend and pivotal character Billy Raven in the oily Counts clutches. Confirmed fans will care. Grades 4-6. --John Peters; Title: Children of the Red King #7: Charlie Bone and the Shadow | [
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17,768 | 0 | GERONIMO STILTON is the publisher of The Rodent's Gazette, Mouse Island's most famouse newspaper. In his spare time, Mr. Stilton enjoys collecting antique cheese rinds, playing golf, and telling stories to his nephew Benjamin. He lives in New Mouse City, Mouse Island. Visit Geronimo online at www.scholastic.com/geronimostilton.; Title: Wedding Crasher (Geronimo Stilton, No. 28) | [
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17,769 | 2 | Grade 4-6The siblings from the On the Run series (Scholastic) return for a new adventure. Aiden and Meg are having some difficulties adjusting to normal life after being fugitives while their parents were wrongly held in prison. Fast-paced and true to Kormans style, the novel has a cliff-hanger ending to every chapter. By page 10, Meg has been abducted. Only Aiden knows her well enough to interpret the clever clue she leaves, and he must learn to trust the man whom they previously saw as their enemy. The book will be popular with readers who want to know what happened after Meg and Aiden went home in the earlier titles, but it wont make much sense to anyone else.Sharon R. Pearce, Chippewa Elementary School, Bensenville, IL Copyright Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.Gr. 4-7. From the very first page, the action is nonstop in this breathless thriller, the first book in Korman's Kidnapped series. Meg, 11, is abducted on her way home from school. Her brother, Aiden, 15, works with the FBI to find her and deliver the ransom money. In the meantime, Meg fights back with muscle and wit, even managing to sneak out an SOS letter. The hurtling plot, with mysterious meetings and high-tech surveillance, shifts between the two kids' viewpoints. As the first book in the Kidnapped series, this doesn't end with a rescue, and the references to what happened before this story actually begins (the kids' parents were framed for aiding terrorists and the kids survived as fugitives) are a bit confusing. Still, even reluctant readers will be asking for the second book, The Search, which is also now available. Hazel RochmanCopyright American Library Association. All rights reserved; Title: The Abduction (Kidnapped, Book 1) | [
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17,770 | 7 | For the first time in five years, Gwyn's mother marks his birthday with a party in their Welsh farmhouse. His father is unable to celebrate, for he sees it as the anniversary of the night when Gwyn's sister, Bethan, mysteriously disappeared. A convergence of events brings about changes: Gwyn learns that he is a wizard; his grandmother gives him a collection of apparently useless but soon-to-be magical objects; and a waif of a girl joins the family for a time. Nimmo weaves elements of Welsh folklore into a story that combines magical elements with a realistic modern setting. For a somewhat younger audience than Nimmo's Charlie Bone series, the Magician Trilogy promises a child-size adventure story with likable characters that are deftly, succinctly portrayed. Offer this accessible fantasy, the first in the Magician Trilogy, to the many young readers requesting books that are "at least 100 pages" (but preferably not much more). Carolyn PhelanCopyright American Library Association. All rights reserved; Title: The Snow Spider (Magician Trilogy #1) | [
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17,771 | 7 | Praise for THE SECRET KINGDOM:“[H]ighly appealing . . .” --PUBLISHERS WEEKLY“Readers will be instantly drawn into the author's captivating and thrilling tale of magic and adventure. Nimmo . . . spins her magical web in this well-paced and expertly crafted tale.” --SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNALPraise for the CHARLIE BONE books:“[An] exciting, fast-paced adventure tale…” --BOOKLIST“A…worthwhile offering for…fantasy fans.” --SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNALJenny Nimmo is the author of the NEW YORK TIMES and USA TODAY bestselling Children of the Red King series as well as GRIFFIN'S CASTLE, THE DRAGON'S CHILD, and the award-winning Magician Trilogy, all published by Orchard Books. Several of her books have been awarded and shortlisted for the Smarties Prize, the Carnegie Medal, the Whitbread Award, and the WH Smith Mind-Boggling Books Award. She lives with her husband in an old mill in Wales.; Title: Chronicles of the Red King #2: Stones of Ravenglass | [
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17,772 | 2 | PreSchool-KBird wakes up one morning feeling out of sorts-too grumpy to eat, too grumpy to play, and even too grumpy to fly. "Looks like I'm walking today," he grumbles. On his way, he passes a succession of happy-go-lucky animals, including a sheep, a rabbit, and a beaver, all of whom ask him what he is doing. "Walking," he responds, more and more testily, and each creature decides to join him. Eventually, the walk turns into an impromptu game of follow-the-leader, and Bird finds himself having so much fun that he forgets to be grumpy. Finally, he invites them all to fly back to his nest with him, and, oddly enough, they do. This straightforward story is enlivened by unusual mixed-media illustrations. Each scene consists of sketches of farmland or trees, layered over photographs of real farms and trees. Cheerful flowers and stars are scribbled throughout. The animal characters are simplistic cartoons with thick black outlines and comical facial expressions. The slightly psychedelic quality of the art works to foreshadow the whimsical ending, which otherwise comes as a surprise after the wry, sarcastic tone of the rest of the story. Grumpy Bird would make a good addition to storytimes with themes of emotions or imagination.Rachael Vilmar, Atlanta Fulton Public Library, GA Copyright Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.; Title: Grumpy Bird (Tankard Bird Picture Books) | [
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17,773 | 13 | Grade 58Those precocious art sleuths Calder, Petra, and Tommy are back, and this mystery is every bit as intricate, engaging, and delightful as Chasing Vermeer (2004) and The Wright 3 (2006, both Scholastic). The three seventh graders go with their class to an exhibit of Alexander Calder's mobiles at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago. Soon after, Calder and his father travel to a remote village in England that has an anonymously donated Calder sculpture, the Minotaur, and a maze at Blenheim Park. Both the boy and the sculpture disappear on the same night. Balliett's love of words and her ability to tuck hidden, subtle clues into her story are evident throughout. Petra and Tommy fly to England to help Calder's dad and the police find their friend. The kids see mobiles everywhere: in the leaves, flying crows, paper trash. Indeed, the whole story is structured as a mobile, with plot and characters twisting and turning, moving and dancing around each other. The young sleuths are able to take what seems to be chance and coincidence and apply their own conclusions to the puzzle wrapped inside this mystery. Balliett's wonderful writing is full of foreshadowing, literary allusions, wordplay, and figurative language. Calder's signature yellow pentominoes play an important role, and the kids create a new code. Helquist's detailed illustrations enhance this multilayered story. Fans of the author's previous novels are in for a treat in this latest adventure.Connie Tyrrell Burns, Mahoney Middle School, South Portland, ME Copyright Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.*Starred Review* Calder, Petra, and Tommy,seventh-graders with a penchant for solving art mysteries, return in a new adventure thattakes themacross the sea. When Calders father goes to England to attend a conference,he takes Calder along and, rather surprisingly,allows him towander the streets of tiny Woodstock, where they are staying, and explore nearbyBlenheim Palace alone. Before Calder leaves,his classvisits an exhibit of famous artist Alexander Calders work,includinganinnovation of the museum, theCalder Game. It invites participants to make or visualize mobiles ofreal or imaginary objects, and throughout thestory, the trio continues to play in various ways.Once in Woodstock,the boyis shocked to see one ofCalderssculptures, a recent donation thatis despised bytheresidents.Then the sculpturegoes missing, and so doesthe boy. Both the disappearance of the unsupervised Calder and the arrival of Petra and Tommy to hunt for their friend are contrivances. But to focus on the warts misses the beauty of the story as well as its potentmessages about observation, imagination, and connections. Balliettdoesnt shirk from putting her characters in danger, but whats fascinating is how she weaves inthe kids attraction topuzzles, words, and found objectsas she moves themthrough literal and figurative mazes. Balliettagainoffersreaders new ways to think. Grades 5-8. --Ilene Cooper; Title: The Calder Game | [
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17,774 | 0 | MIKE THALER is an award-winning author and illustrator who has written more than 140 books for children of all ages. He lives in Canby, Oregon, on a Christmas tree farm, with his son and daughterin- law, Matthew and Tina Lee, and his five grandchildren.; Title: Black Lagoon Adventures Special Edition | [
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17,775 | 7 | Jenny Nimmo is the author of the NEW YORK TIMES and USA TODAY bestselling Children of the Red King series as well as GRIFFIN'S CASTLE, THE DRAGON'S CHILD, and the award-winning Magician Trilogy, all published by Orchard Books. Several of her books have been awarded and shortlisted for the Smarties Prize, the Carnegie Medal, the Whitbread Award, and the WH Smith Mind-Boggling Books Award. She lives with her husband in an old mill in Wales. ; Title: Charlie Bone and The Beast (Children Of The Red King, Book 6) | [
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17,776 | 0 | Five funny books for a young reader, geared toward a young boy!; Title: Ready, Freddy Boxed Set (Ready Freddy, Volumes 1 - 5) | [
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17,777 | 7 | Grade 8 Up—After her mother suddenly disappears, Rue Silver finds out that the woman was a faerie. Rue's father, Thaddeus, a human, is suspected of murdering her, as well as one of his students. As Rue solves these two mysteries, she also finds out more about her parents' relationship, and her own relationship with them. Willowy, brooding Rue and her Goth punk friends don't look too different from the glamorous, aloof faeries, and this sophisticated tale is well served by Naifeh's stylish, angular illustrations. This book will appeal to readers of Holly Black's fiction and fans of intelligent, otherworldly stories such as Neil Gaiman's "Sandman" series (Vertigo).—Lisa Goldstein, Brooklyn Public Library, NY Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.Rue Silvers everyday life with her professor father and ethereal mother comes crashing to a surreal end when her mother one day simply disappears.As Rue starts noticing oddities in her little townpeople with wings or animal faces, or vines that seem to sprout up over everything at nightshe tries to tell herself that such things would be crazy. When her extended family appear and claim that she is part of a hidden faerie world, Rue finds herself embroiled in a magical fight for power. The first volume in a series, this book goes a long way in setting up a foreboding, darkly mysterious atmosphere while giving the reader quick details for characterization. Black, one of the authors of the Spiderwick Chronicles, does a wonderful job of weaving an alien faerie world through Rues urban landscape, and Naifehs art, rich with shadows, is expressive and angular and pulls the reader into the story with a solid sense of place. Urban-fantasy readers of Neil Gaiman, Charles de Lindt, and Terri Windling will be immediate fans of this title. Grades 10-12. --Tina Coleman; Title: Kin (The Good Neighbors, Book 1) | [
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17,778 | 0 | "[The] action-packed adventure sequences move at an exciting clip...Part fantasy...and part manga, this volume has much appeal to readers." - BooklistKazu Kibuishi is the author and artist of the popular Amulet graphic novel series. He is also the creator of the Flight Anthologies, a critically acclaimed comics series, and Daisy Kutter: The Last Train, a winner of the YALSA Best Books for Young Adults Award. Born in Tokyo, Japan, Kazu moved to the U.S. with his mother and brother when he was a child. He graduated from Film Studies at the University of California Santa Barbara, and then moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in the entertainment industry. He currently works as a full-time comic book artist. Kazu lives with his wife in Alhambra, California.; Title: The Stonekeeper (Amulet, Book 1) | [
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17,779 | 7 | The second volume in the Magician Trilogy takes up the story two years after the Welsh boy Gwyn discovers his magical powers. Here the focus shifts to Nia, Gwyn's former neighbor. When her family moves from their farm to the nearby town, Nia feels uprooted and lost in the shuffle. As the story develops, an old mystery grows in importance, and the otherworldly element from The Snow Spider (2006) again becomes a threatening presence. The book's manageable length, sympathetic characters, and appealing jacket art will lure readers. Carolyn PhelanCopyright © American Library Association. All rights reservedBooklistThe second volume in the Magician Trilogy takes up the story two years after the Welsh boy Gwyn discovers his magical powers. Now the focus shifts to Nia, Gwyn's former neighbor. When her family moves from their farm to the nearby town, Nia feels uprooted and lost in the shuffle. As the story develops, an old mystery grows in importance and the otherworldly element from The Snow Spider (2006) becomes a threatening presence once again. First published in England in 1986, the book's manageable length, sympathetic characters, and appealing jacket art will lure readers. . –Carolyn Phelan; Title: Emlyn's Moon (The Magician Trilogy #2) | [
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17,780 | 0 | From the Newbery-award winning author of Maniac Magee.; Title: Library Card (After Words) | [
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17,781 | 7 | Each book in the Magician Trilogy takes place two years after the last and grows in length and complexity. Here, in the final volume, Gwyn, the young Welsh magician who first discovered his powers in The Snow Spider (2006), grows uneasy about his friend Nia and her family after their cousin, a soldier with a mysterious past, comes to live with them. As in Alan Garner's classic The Owl Service (1967), a Welsh legend seems to be working its dramatic power through the lives of contemporary characters. Although this has its confusing moments, ultimately, it's a rewarding fantasy, especially for fans. Carolyn PhelanCopyright American Library Association. All rights reserved; Title: The Chestnut Soldier (The Magician Trlogy) | [
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17,782 | 16 | PreSchool-Grade 1When Charley leaves to visit his grandparents for summer vacation, his lowercase alphabet letters travel on a pencil to their hometown of Alphabet City. The little letters' adventures include fixing up an old fire engine, cleaning M-u-d from a car, rescuing a C-a-t from a tree, and saving the day when the capital letters' fire engine spins out of control and cannot get to the fire at the letter-making factory. Readers will enjoy this sweet story and have fun identifying letters in the text and illustrations. As in the Woods' Alphabet Adventure (2001) and Alphabet Mystery (2003, both Scholastic), the pages are filled with 3-D-style digital artwork, creating a self-contained alphabet world.Marilyn Ackerman, Brooklyn Public Library, NY Copyright Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.This third adventure with Charley's alphabet, created by a mother-son team, engages the "little" letters in a competition with the capital letters. The alphabet worked hard all year to help Charley learn to read and write, and it was ready for a vacation. Soaring off on a pencil to Alphabet City, the little letters discover a broken-down fire engine. When they fix it up, it becomes a vehicle for letter rescues, including one of the capital letters when their own truck blows a tire. The shiny, bright images in the digitally rendered illustrations add dimension to the action. To stand out from the black text, the letter symbol in the character's name (Little b, Chief F) is printed in red. This will encourage phonics games and a-b-c-learning, though it will work best if the audience is familiar with the previous books. Julie CumminsCopyright American Library Association. All rights reserved; Title: Alphabet Rescue | [
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17,783 | 0 | K-Gr 2One might suppose that this title is a riff on the cumulative rhyme of a similar name. Jack has built a tree house and is visited by a fly, lizard, and parrot, each dutifully invoked as the verse grows longer. Verburg has not left it at that, however. By the fourth page turn, she has inserted extra text. Readers are suddenly informed that Jack has assembled swings, a ladder, and a birdbath in the tree, but those real-estate enhancements are never mentioned again. The gathering of animals continues until the youngster declares it's storytime, reads a copy of this book aloud, watches the sunset, and just about everyone goes to bed. It's difficult to see the point of all this. Jack's tree appears to be a banyan, and most of the animals are tropical. The detail in Teague's color-saturated acrylics varies from one animal to the next. The frilled lizard's head is appropriately scaly, but the monkeys are far more cartoony. Jack, himself, is a redhead with a tabby cat and a shaggy sheepdog for pets. Of course, the conceit is pure fantasy, but the entire effort seems hastily thrown together.Miriam Lang Budin, Chappaqua Library, NY*Starred Review* In this reworking of the familiar cumulative tale, young Jack lives with his menagerie of tropical animals in a fabulous tree house by the sea. He has built a fantastic construction of ladders, knotted swinging vines, thatched-roofed platforms, balconies, and swinging bridges into the trunk and boughs of a giant jungle tree. Verburgs enjoyable text is perfectly paced as she introduces a grinning fly that is snapped at by a lizard that is pecked at by a parrot that is in turn swatted by a cat . . . until all the animals are brought up short by Jacks ringing of a bell. It announces storytime, and then Good night to all the things Jack made, as he goes to sleep in his treetop hammock. Each acrylic spread is alive with brilliant colors and delightful pop-up-in-your-face figures, and imaginative details abound throughout: ingenious pulleys that lift pineapples, a fan operated by a bunny using a foot treadle, and a cascading triple birdbath. Teague weaves his magic into every scene, making this a delight for incipient Robinson Crusoes. Preschool-Grade 2. --Lolly Gepson; Title: The Tree House That Jack Built | [
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17,784 | 6 | This book is currently out of print. Please refer to the companion middle grade novels, Wandmaker, and Wandmaker's Apprentice.; Title: The Wandmaker's Guidebook | [
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17,785 | 0 | Cornelia Funke is one of today's most beloved writers of magical stories for children. She is the author of The Thief Lord, Dragon Rider, Inkheart, Inkspell, the Ghosthunters series, When Santa Fell to Earth, and Igraine the Brave. She lives with her family in Los Angeles, California, in a house full of books.; Title: Ghosthunters And The Totally Moldy Baroness! | [
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17,786 | 1 | 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: Miss Spider Treasury | [
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17,787 | 21 | Dawn Barnes is a third degree black and founder of Karate Kids, the most successful all-children's karate school in the United States. She has taught martial arts to children for nearly 20 years.Now Barnes primarily oversees the curriculum at her four schools and teaches other instructors worldwide. She is the only children's martial art expert to be featured on the cover of Martial Arts Magazine. She also writes monthly columns for Martial Arts Magazine and L.A ParentThe Black Belt Club: Seven Wheels of Power is her first book. With action illustrations on every page, this book is the first in a series about the adventures of four karate students who must use their skills to save the world. Full of high-kicks, blocks, and intelligent problem solving, this series depicts children who try their best and never give up, no matter what happens.Dawn Barnes lives in Los Angeles with her family and two dogs.; Title: Black Belt Club #3: Beware of the Haunted Eye | [
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17,788 | 0 | Norman Bridwell is the author and illustrator of numerous children's books, including the beloved Clifford series, which has over 126 million copies in print, in 13 languages! He lives in Edgartown, Massachusetts, with his wife, Norma. They have two children, son Tim and daughter Emily Elizabeth.; Title: Scholastic Reader Collection Level 2: Clifford: Four Favorite Stories (Scholastic Reader Level 2) | [
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17,789 | 7 | An apprentice clockmaker. A sinister doctor. An inn-keeper's daughter. A prince who is not-quite human, and a statue who is not quite...not. All of these characters are brought together in a masterpiece of suspense that keeps the heart thumping to the very last page, and the mind whirring long afterward.Philip Pullman is a renowned author of works for young readers, and the winner of many awards, including the prestigious Whitbread Award for Best Book of the Year for The Amber Spyglass - the first time a children's author has won this coveted prize.; Title: Clockwork (After Words) | [
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17,790 | 2 | Combining the heart of her Newbery Honor-winning fiction and the spirit of her legendary Baby-Sitters Club series, Ann M. Martin introduces a timeless new series for girls.Flora and Ruby do not want to move to Camden Falls. But they don't really have a choice -- their parents are dead and their grandmother, Min, is taking them in. It's strange to be in a new place. But luckily, it's a very welcoming place. Min runs a sewing store, Needle & Thread, at the heart of Main Street in Camden Falls. There, Flora and Ruby become friends with Olivia, who likes to organize things, and Nikki, who lives on the wrong side of the tracks. Even if Flora and Ruby never expected it to, Camden Falls becomes their home . . . and its stories become a part of their stories.Book Details:Format: PaperbackPublication Date: 5/1/2007Pages: 192Reading Level: Age 8 and Up; Title: Main Street #1: Welcome to Camden Falls | [
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17,791 | 7 | Grade 34The characters from The Extraordinary Adventures of Ordinary Basil (Scholastic, 2006) are back for another adventure. Louise entices Basil to come on a trip to mysterious Monkey Island, neglecting to tell him that children are banned from visiting there. Once on the islandcomplete with a volcanothey discover intelligent monkeys who have been part of an experiment conducted by evil Dr. Von Rttweil, a character from the first book. But the experiment has gone terribly wrong and the monkeys have set up a despotic society. Basil and Louise are recruited to help a group of rebels overthrow the monkey king, and battles, capture, rescues, surprises, and reversals of fortune ensue. At one point Basil escapes, almost drowns, but is rescued and returned home by Von Rttweil. Nevertheless he returns to the island to try and save Louise. On his arrival, he finds that the rebels have defeated the king and set up a democracy. Flat character development and a jumbled plot make this an additional purchase that may appeal to readers who can't get enough of nonstop adventure. Bright, colorful illustrations from Miller, the creator of the comic strip Non Sequitur, fill the pages.Terrie Dorio, Santa Monica Public Library, CA Copyright Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.; Title: Ordinary Basil: Attack of the Volcano Monkeys | [
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17,792 | 12 | This concluding volume in Funke's bestselling trilogy picks up where Inkspell left off, but sputters for a hundred pages filling in backstory. (Even then, an addendum is needed to identify a cast of 114 characters.) The Inkworld, full of dark magic, is under siege; the savagery of the Adderhead and his minions now extends to taking all the peasants' children until somebody delivers, as ransom, the Bluejay, a Robin Hood–style character whose identity has been assumed by Mo, Meggie's father (it was Mo who started all the trouble by reading several villains right out of the book-within-a-book, Inkheart—don't even consider reading this series out of order). The Inkheart author, Fenoglio, now living in Inkworld himself, has turned to drink; the odious Orpheus, when he's not under a maid's skirt, rewrites Fenoglio's work (editors!) to benefit himself. The interesting metafictional questions—can we alter destiny? shape our own fate?—are overwhelmed by the breakneck action, yet the villains aren't fully realized. More disappointingly, the formerly feisty Meggie, barely into her teens, has little to do but choose between two suitors. Funke seems to have forgotten her original installment was published for children. Ages 9–up. (Oct.) Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.Grade 5–9—This final volume in the trilogy returns readers to Inkworld and its wide cast of characters. Under the rule of the evil Adderhead, it is a bleak and dangerous place. General gloominess bogs down the pace initially, as several characters agonize, sometimes tiresomely, over past regrets and the dire uncertainty of the future. Meggie, despite her gift of magical reading, remains a disappointingly dull protagonist, but other characters are quite compelling. Her bookbinding father, for instance, emerges as a swashbuckling outlaw, and, when he brings the fire-dancer Dustfinger back from the dead, things get really interesting. The assortment of villains is vivid and frightening, especially Mortola, who can change shape, and the immortal Adderhead. Even more intriguing is Mo, who evolves into a powerful and complex scoundrel as he explores the evil potential of his unique ability to make up stories, then read them into reality. The finale includes a thoroughly engrossing climax as the Adderhead and Mo meet their doom, though a subplot involving Meggie and her companions is less exciting. Despite occasional weaknesses in plotting and characterization, Funke successfully explores ideas of fate, free will, and the power of story in a multilayered tale with many dramatic moments, bringing the series to a satisfying conclusion. Summaries of the first two books and a list of names and places are provided for those new to the series, but this last installment will be appreciated most by readers who start with the first title.—Steven Engelfried, Multnomah County Library, OR Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.; Title: Inkdeath (Inkheart Trilogy) | [
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17,793 | 2 | Grade 7 UpCollege student David Rain; his Goth girlfriend, Zanna; and his dragon-creating landlord, Liz, and her daughter, Lucy, fulfill their destinies in this exciting conclusion to The Fire Within (2005) and Icefire (2006, both Scholastic). David is writing a book about polar bears, dragons, a mysterious fire star, and a transdimensional race from another universe. He's shocked to realize that his fictional tale is actually coming true. He discovers that a powerful dragon is lying dormant and petrified in a mountain. The Fain, an ancient race that revered dragons, intended to colonize Earth eons ago but something disrupted space and closed the line between the worlds, leaving some survivors behind. They have possessed Gwilanna, Liz's powerful and malevolent relative who is determined to call down dragons when the fire star aligns with Earth and the portal to Fain's world opens. If Gawain, the dormant dragon, awakens and dragons arrive and are allowed to breathe fire, they will cause widespread panic and catastrophic environmental damage. The multiple story lines and frequent but cryptic references to events from previous books make this novel a bit confusing for those unfamiliar with the earlier titles. Despite this, the story, with its involving and thought-provoking plot full of clever little dragons, mystical polar bears, and spiritual and ecological aspects, will appeal to many fantasy lovers.Sharon Rawlins, NJ Library for the Blind and Handicapped, Trenton Copyright Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.Praise for Fire Star "The story, with its involving and thought-provoking plot full of clever little dragons, mystical polar bears, and spiritual and ecological aspects, will appeal to many fantasy lovers." -School Library Journal; Title: Fire Star (The Last Dragon Chronicles) | [
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17,794 | 0 | Hans Wilhem has written more than two hundred children’s books, which have sold over 35 million copies. He lives in Weston, Connecticut with his wife.; Title: The Christmas Angel | [
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17,795 | 7 | Grade 6 Up–This imaginative and descriptive work of fantasy and fear opens with a seabird crashing into a window, dying, and being picked up by a golem named Vago. Rail and Moa are ghetto teens. Rail has taken the girl under his wing and taught her to be a thief, although stealing pains her sense of morality. They live in a land ruled by a totalitarian government led by the Protectorate's Patrician. The Protectorate is meant to protect the citizens of Orokos from Revenants, ghosts that take over people's bodies and kill everything they can. Lysander Bane has a ruthlessly unquestioning dedication to order and law. But order is elusive in Orokos, where at any time a probability storm can occur. Children can turn to stone, people turn into cats, left-handers become right-handed. Rail can no longer breathe by himself but needs a respirator. The plot is complicated and there are many characters and types of creatures to keep track of, but Wooding does a masterful job of tying everything together. Ultimately, the golem interacts with Rail and Moa, who unlock the secrets of the probability storms and the Protectorate. All ends on a hopeful if uncertain note. Characterization is deft, and teens will relate to both Moa and Rail. The concept of the probability storms is fascinating and lends a constant sense of danger and menace. The golem is unlike any in literature; the description of what happens to him in the end is heartbreaking yet encouraging.–B. Allison Gray, John Jermain Library, Sag Harbor, NY Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.The latest from the author of The Haunting of Alaizabel Cray (2004) and Poison (2005) is a postapocalyptic fantasy with trappings reminiscent of the 1995 film Waterworld. The citizens of Orokos, a crumbling city surrounded by an endless ocean, live at the mercy of probability storms that "might steal a baby's eyes and replace them with buttons, or turn a house into sugar paper." Together with the chaotic conditions, the city's totalitarian government makes life miserable for marginalized "ghetto-folk" like teen thieves Moa and Rail. After the companions stumble upon a valuable artifact, they must flee pursuers who covet their find. Their journey brings them into contact with a half-mechanical homunculus and a group of rebels preparing to escape the city permanently. A familiarity with Frankenstein and Rime of the Ancient Mariner, clear sources of inspiration, will enrich appreciation of the novel, although most will simply like the inventive premise and the protagonists' tender relationship, never overtly romantic but replete with unspoken yearnings. Jennifer MattsonCopyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved; Title: Storm Thief | [
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17,796 | 0 | Cornelia Funke is the internationally acclaimed, bestselling author of The Thief Lord, Dragon Rider, and the Inkheart trilogy, along with many other chapter and picture books for younger readers. She lives in Los Angeles, California, in a house filled with books.; Title: Ghosthunters #4: Ghosthunters and the Muddy Monster of Doom! | [
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17,797 | 0 | Mike Thaler was born in Los Angeles in 1936. After moving to New York City, he started his professional career drawing cartoons for adults in 1960. A children's book editor saw one of these cartoons and encouraged Mike to write for children. Since then, Mike has written over 140 children’s books and has become known as America’s “Riddle King.” Mike says that writing and riddles are a powerful way to stimulate a child’s interest in learning and creating. He is an award-winning author and illustrator and has been called “one of the most creative people in children’s literature.” Mike currently lives in Canby, Oregon.Jared Lee has illustrated more than 100 books for young readers. He has received awards from the Society of Illustrators, the Martha Kinney Cooper Ohioana Library Association, the National Cartoonists Society, and others. He lives in Ohio with his wife and a menagerie of dogs, cats, ponies, ducks, and a few unknown creatures.; Title: The Little League Team from the Black Lagoon (Black Lagoon Adventures, No. 10) | [
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17,798 | 7 | Grade 35It's 1899, and 12-year-old Basil lives in a lighthouse on the coast of Maine. A dour, gnomish lad with an oversize head, he longs for adventure. When a balloon piloted by a kindly, mysterious man appears outside his window, the boy leaps aboard and soars off to a fantastic city in the sky. Professor Angus McGookin has brought him to Helios, the home of a secret, advanced society, and Basil is soon caught up in an adventure involving evil scientists, pteranodons, and mechanical armies. Miller's plentiful, full-color cartoons expand on the story, but there's little invention or character development in this rambling story. The narrative flow is clunky, with awkward shifts in perspective from Basil to that of an all-knowing narrator. Miller, creator of the comic strip "Non Sequitur," has crafted a hybrid picture book/short chapter book, but this tale fails to fulfill the promise of its attractive design.Marilyn Taniguchi, Beverly Hills Public Library, CA Copyright Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.Miller, who is known for his comic strip Non Sequitur, expands a story that first appeared in the Sunday funny papers. Basil, who is 12 but seems younger, finds his life tedious until a stranger whisks him away to a secret floating city, where he meets a new friend and stumbles upon a plot to dominate the world. Miller's lack of experience with longer narrative forms shows in the simplistic story arc and thin characterizations, and also in the episodes' choppy flow, in which the rhythms of a serialized cartoon are still apparent. Even so, the book's unusually plentiful illustrations make this worth a second glance. Varied in size and design, the full-color artwork amplifies the contrast between Basil's pinched, austere appearance and the extravagant wonders he sees--from flying reptiles to a boat suspended beneath a hot-air balloon. Together with such visuals, the spaciously designed text and plot-driven action will help struggling readers (or those new to chapter books) build confidence. An open conclusion hints at future installments. Jennifer MattsonCopyright American Library Association. All rights reserved; Title: Extraordinary Adventures of Ordinary Basil | [
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17,799 | 2 | Grade 2–4—Mabel is annoyingly organized—a real perfectionist—while her younger sister, Violet, is a free spirit with magical abilities. This revelation comes after many subtle clues appear throughout the novel—whispered secrets among parents, a mysterious ability to find Mom's missing wallet, watching a Frisbee heading toward a window suddenly change directions. (Okay, they're not all that subtle.) As Mabel prepares lists for school shopping, organizes her life and her mom's, and carefully keeps a gift book from Uncle Vartan from Violet's grubby hands, events unfold that reveal a long-kept family secret. While this is a delightful beginning chapter book, the intended audience may stumble over Mabel's lists written in cursive. In fact, she is just entering the third grade where one traditionally learns cursive, so readers may wonder why she writes that way. Fans of Mazer's Abby Hayes will welcome this entry in a new series.—Debbie Whitbeck, West Ottawa Public Schools, Holland, MI Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.Living with a little sister is never easy, especially if you are organized and responsible while your sister sports tangerine high-tops and a head full of jam. Mabel, the utterly tidy sister, generally tolerates Violet, but life gets harder after mysterious Uncle Vartan sends them a book of fairy tales. Soon after, strange things happen: shoelaces spontaneously untie, and their mother's wallet materializes in the freezer. Mabel's sleuthing unearths a family secret that heightens the sisters' tension, and what begins as a straightforward sibling story morphs into a tale with magical elements. While both sisters are broadly drawn, the story is fun and the embarrassment Mabel feels over Violet's behavior rings true. Short chapters and a mix of full-page and embedded black-and-white illustrations make the text accessible for children reading beginning chapter books. The first of a planned series, this will appeal to readers looking for a magical Judy Moody. Harold, Suzanne; Title: Trouble With Violet (Sister Magic) | [
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