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20,301 | 0 | Rosemary Wells is the author of 120 books for children, including more than 40 about the beloved bunnies Max and Ruby. She travels all over the country as a tireless advocate for literacy. Wells was born in New Jersey to a playwright father and ballet dancer mother who encouraged her artistic bent. She worked as an art director and designer before illustrating her first book. She is the mother of two grown daughters, Victoria and Marguerite, and grandmother to four girls.; Title: Max's Bug (Max and Ruby) | [
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20,302 | 7 | Dori Hillestad Butler's books have appeared on children's choice award lists in 18 different states. Trading Places with Tank Talbott won the Maryland Children's Choice Award in 2007, and The Buddy Files: Case of the Lost Boy won the 2011 Edgar Award for Best Juvenile Mystery. Dori has also been a ghostwriter for the Sweet Valley Twins, Unicorn Club, and Boxcar Children series, and a children's book reviewer for several publications. She's published numerous short stories, plays, and educational materials, and has served as the Iowa Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators' Regional Advisor. She grew up in southern Minnesota and now lives in Seattle with her husband, son, dog, and cat. She visits schools and leads writing workshops all over the country.Chapter 1: A VISIT TO SEATTLE Look, Kaz! Little John gazed out Claires window. Were up above the clouds! Kaz didnt want to look. He, Little John, and Claire were on an airplane. Claire had flown on an airplane before, but this was a new experience for the ghosts. Kaz wasnt sure he liked it. I wonder what it would feel like to pass through a cloud, Little John said, edging closer to the window. Kaz pulled him back. Were not going to find out, he said. Claire smiled at Kaz and Little John as they floated above her. She couldnt talk to them because there were too many people around. Those people couldnt see or hear ghosts like she could, so they would wonder who she was talking to. Claire and her ghost friends were on their way to Seattle. Claires parents were at a convention for detectives, and Grandma Karen was at a convention for librarians. So they had arranged for Claire to spend the week with her aunt Beth and cousin Maddie. Back before she met Kaz and Little John, Claire used to live in Seattle. She saw Aunt Beth and Maddie all the time then because they took care of her whenever her parents were away. But Claires family had moved to Iowa last year to be closer to Grandma Karen. This was Claires first trip back to Seattle. And her first trip without her parents. Claire couldnt imagine a better time to visit Aunt Beth and Maddie because Halloween was this Friday. Maddie was on the teen advisory board at the Seattle Public Library, and they had planned an overnight Halloween party at the library. There would be ghost stories, crafts, and games. Claire could hardly wait. Remember, Little John. You said youd be on your best behavior if you got to come to Seattle with Claire and me, Kaz said. I am on my best behavior, Little John replied. No glowing. No wailing. And no scaring solid people, Kaz said. No passing through airplane windows, either! I was just looking out the window, Little John said. I wasnt going to pass through it. Relax, Kaz. Were on vacation! How was Kaz supposed to relax when he had to worry about his little brother? Honestly, Kaz was surprised Mom and Pops let him and Little John go all the way to Seattle. Especially after everything that had happened to their family. A year ago, Kaz and Little John lived with their big brother, Finn, their parents, their grandparents, and their dog, Cosmo, in an old abandoned schoolhouse. Everything was fine until Finn accidentally passed through the schoolhouse wall, and the wind blew him away. Grandmom and Grandpop tried to rescue Finn, but they blew away, too. A few months after that, the schoolhouse was torn down and the rest of the ghosts blew away. Kaz didnt think hed ever see his family again. The wind blew Kaz to a small-town library. That was where he met Claire. Claire lived above the library with her parents and her grandma. Kaz and Claire had formed a detective agency, C & K Ghost Detectives, to solve ghostly mysteries and find Kazs family. It took a while, but they found everyoneKazs whole family. Now what if someone got lost again? What if Kaz or Little John got lost in Seattle? This airplane is kind of like a water bottle for solid people, Little John said as a flight attendant moved through the aisle and collected trash. How do you figure that? Kaz asked. If solid people want to go somewhere, they travel inside an airplane, Little John said. If we want to go somewhere, we travel in there. He pointed at the empty water bottle on the tray table in front of Claire. Kaz couldnt argue with that. A voice came over the loudspeaker: In preparation for landing, please make sure your seat backs and tray tables are in their full upright and locked positions. We better go back inside Claires water bottle, Kaz said to his brother. Aw. Do we have to? Little John asked. Yes, Kaz replied. The ghosts shrank down... down... down... and passed through the side of the bottle. Claire held her water bottle between her knees while she lifted her tray table and clipped it into the back of the seat in front of her. Hey! Little John called to Claire. We want to see out the window. Speak for yourself, Kaz moaned. Looking out the window made him feel skizzy. But Claire raised her water bottle to the window, anyway. Thanks, Claire, Little John said. If you dont want to see, Kaz, close your eyes. So Kaz closed his eyes. He didnt open them until the plane was safely on the ground. ***************** Since Claire was traveling without an adult, a flight attendant walked her through the busy airport. Kaz and Little John remained inside the bottle. There she is! Theres Claire! A teenage girl with bright red hair waved eagerly. The lady beside her waved, too. Claire grinned. Thats my cousin and my aunt, she told the flight attendant. Rolling her suitcase behind her, she ran to the red-haired teenager and lady, and threw an arm around each of them. Hi, Maddie! Hi, Aunt Beth! Oh, its so good to see you again, honey, Aunt Beth said, hugging her back. She glanced at the flight attendant. Thanks for looking out for my niece. My pleasure, the flight attendant replied. She waved goodbye and hurried away. How was the flight? Aunt Beth asked Claire as they headed for the parking garage. Good, Claire replied. They took an elevator down to the second floor of the parking garage and walked over to a blue car. Maddie put Claires suitcase in the trunk. She started to open the front door, but then got into the backseat instead. I dont get to see Claire very often, so Im going to sit in back with her, she told her mom. Im sure Claire would like that, Aunt Beth said. Claire nodded. She held her water bottle on her lap while she buckled her seatbelt. Aunt Beth started the car and drove out of the parking garage. Hey, Mom, Maddie said, leaning forward in her seat. Can I have the week off from homeschool to hang out with Claire? No, Aunt Beth said. She sounded surprised that Maddie would even ask. Claire probably has work from her school that she has to do while shes here. I do, Claire said. Good. If you spend your mornings on schoolwork, you can have the afternoons to do whatever youd like. What would you like to do while youre here, Claire? Aunt Beth smiled at Claire in the rearview mirror. Claire shrugged. I dont know. Mostly just hang out with you guys. And go to the Halloween party at the library. Im looking forward to that! Unfortunately, there may not be a Halloween party, Maddie said glumly. What? Claire asked. Why not? Some weird stuff has been happening at the library, Maddie said. Kids arent signing up for the party because they think the librarys haunted. Remember before you moved, you told people you could see ghosts? I know I didnt believe you then, but... were you telling the truth? Maddie, Aunt Beth laughed. Youre fourteen years old. You know theres no such thing as ghosts. Little John clucked his tongue. There... is... too... such... thing... as... ghosts..., he wailed inside the bottle. Little John! Kaz scolded. He clapped his hand over his brothers mouth. Maddie drew in her breath. What was that? She peered at Claires water bottle. She heard Little John, but she couldnt see him. Even Aunt Beth turned to look. That was a funny voice, Claire, she said. No wailing! Remember? Kaz said to his brother. Little John lowered his eyes. Sorry. But I dont like it when people say theres no such thing as ghosts. Aunt Beth turned her attention back to the road. Maddie elbowed Claire. What was that? she asked again. Claire glanced down at her ghost friends. Should I wail some more? Little John asked Kaz. No! Kaz said. Claire leaned toward her cousin. Can I tell you a secret? she whispered. Of course. Maddie looked at Claire curiously. I was telling the truth when I said I could see ghosts, Claire whispered. In fact, I brought two ghost friends with me. Theyre in here. She picked up her water bottle. Thats what you heard just now. Theyre in there? Maddies eyes opened wide. They must be awfully small, she said in a low voice. They can shrink and expand, Claire whispered. I wish I could see them, Maddie whispered back. What are you girls whispering about back there? Aunt Beth asked. Nothing, Maddie said loudly. Better not tell my mom, she whispered to Claire. Shell never believe you. Claire nodded. Most people dont, she said softly. Im used to it. So tell me whats been happening at the library, Claire said later when she and Maddie were setting up a cot next to Maddies bed. Kaz and Little John hovered above them. You said kids werent signing up for the Halloween party because they think the librarys haunted. It is haunted, Maddie said. She handed Claire two pillows. How do you know? Claire asked. Chapter 2: MEET LITTLE JOHN So tell me whats been happening at the library, Claire said later when she and Maddie were setting up a cot next to Maddies bed. Kaz and Little John hovered above them. You said kids werent signing up for the Halloween party because they think the librarys haunted. It is haunted, Maddie said. She handed Claire two pillows. How do you know? Claire asked. She plopped down on the cot and grabbed her notebook and pen. Have you seen a ghost in the library? No, but Ive heard it, Maddie said. So have a bunch of other people. It lives inside the dumbwaiter. Whats a dumbwaiter? Little John asked Kaz. Kaz shrugged. Whats a dumbwaiter? Claire asked Maddie. Its like an elevator for books instead of people, Maddie replied. Theres a little compartment, and librarians put books in there and send them to people who want them on other floors in the library. Hmm, okay, Claire said. She wrote Seattle Public Library Ghost in big letters in her notebook. Below that, she wrote lives in the dumbwaiter. So, is that where you hear the ghost? Inside the dumbwaiter? Yes, Maddie said. What does it say? Claire asked. It doesnt say anything, Maddie replied. It just cries and cries and cries. Its a very sad ghost. She sat down on her own bed across from Claire. What makes her so sure its a ghost? Kaz asked. So many of the cases C & K Ghost Detectives had solved ended up not being ghosts. Claire wrote sad ghost and cries a lot. How do you know its a ghost? she asked. What else could it be? Maddie asked. People always think a real kid got stuck in the dumbwaiter Ghost kids are real kids! Little John blurted. Shh! Kaz said. He couldnt hear Maddie over Little John. So they get a librarian to come open it up, but theres never anyone in there, Maddie went on. The crying gets louder, though, when the dumbwaiter is open. Plus, there are all these other weird things that keep happening at the library. Elevators and escalators stop working for no reason. Doors open and close all by themselves. Its got to be a ghost, dont you think? Maybe, Claire said. She wrote down everything her cousin said. If you can see and talk to the ghost, maybe you can find out why its so sad, Maddie said. If we fix whatevers wrong, maybe itll go away. Then kids will sign up for the Halloween party, and we wont have to cancel it. Ill do my best, Claire said, closing her notebook. Good. Well go to the library tomorrow. As soon as Mom says weve done enough schoolwork, Maddie said. She picked up Claires water bottle and tried to see inside. I cant believe your ghost friends can really fit in there. Oh, theyre not in there right now, Claire said. Theyre not? Maddie said. Where are they? Were... over... here..., Little John wailed. Behind you... He started to glow. Maddie turned. She opened her mouth, but no words came out. Maddie, meet Little John, Claire said, gesturing toward him. Hi..., Little John wailed. He waved at Maddie. Maddie grinned. Hey, I can see ghosts now, too! Just like you. You can only see him because hes glowing, Claire said. Thats what ghosts do when they want us to see them. My other ghost friend, Kaz, cant glow. Dont remind me, Kaz moaned. It was the only ghost skill he hadnt learned yet. But hes here, too, Claire said. Kaz, say hello to Maddie. Hello..., Kaz wailed. He tried to glow. He closed his eyes and clenched his fists and told his body to glow. But as usual, nothing happened. Hi, Maddie said. Little John stopped glowing. Maddie blinked. Hey, whered that ghost go? she asked. Hes still there, Claire said. It takes a lot of energy for ghosts to glow, so hes not glowing anymore. You mean hes tired? Maddie asked. Sort of, Claire replied, stifling a yawn. Ghosts dont sleep. But they run out of energy if they use their ghost skills a lot. Speaking of sleep, Maddie said. You look like you could use some. I am tired, Claire admitted. Its two hours later in Iowa than it is here. Oh, thats right, Maddie said, leaping up from her bed. You should go to sleep. I think Ill go watch TV with my mom. See you in the morning. See you in the morning, Claire said, snuggling down under her covers. ***************** Wow, Little John said from inside Claires water bottle. Have you ever seen such tall buildings before, Kaz? It was Tuesday afternoon, and Claire and Maddie were on a city bus headed for the library. No, Kaz replied. But weve never been in such a big city before. Seattle was way bigger than their town in Iowa. The bus made a wide turn into an underground passageway. It continued through a narrow concrete tunnel, which eventually led to a large underground platform. A sign on the wall said WESTLAKE CENTER. Are we getting off here? Claire asked Maddie as the bus slowed to a stop. A bunch of people around them stood up. No. Next stop, Maddie replied. The bus lurched forward, picking up speed as it moved into another tunnel. Just then, two ghostly figures, a man and a woman, passed through the front of the bus. Who are they? Kaz asked as the other ghosts sailed over Claires head. Claire turned all the way around in her seat and stared. Little John passed through Claires water bottle. Hello? he called to the other ghosts. Get back in here, Little John, Kaz ordered. Claire and Maddie are getting off at the next stop. Little John exp-a-a-a-a-a-nded to full size and followed the other ghosts. LITTLE JOHN! Kaz yelled. He passed through the bottle and hurried after his brother. The bus stopped at another underground platform. The girls stood up and started making their way down the aisle. Claire glanced nervously over her shoulder as the other ghosts passed through the back of the bus. No! Come back, ghosts! Little John cried, hovering in place. Hurry, Little John, Kaz said. We have to get back in the bottle. Claire was already at the front of the bus. Go on, girls, the bus driver said. Ive got a schedule to keep. Maddie gave Claire a nudge, and the girls stepped off the bus, leaving Kaz and Little John behind. Not knowing what to do, Kaz grabbed Little Johns suspenders and pulled him up through the top of the bus just before it sped away. Oh, good. Now we can find those other ghosts, Little John said, looking all around. But the other ghosts were gone. We need to find Claire, Kaz said. He scanned the platform. He didnt see Claire anywhere in the crowd. Fortunately, he heard her: Kaz? Where are you, Kaz? Where are you, Claire? Kaz called back. Over here. By the wall, Claire replied. Kaz grabbed Little Johns hand and followed Claires voice. There they are! Little John pointed at two girls who were leaning against the wall. Kaz and Little John dived down and passed through the side of Claires water bottle. Oh, good! Claire said. She hugged her bottle as though she were hugging the ghosts. I take it your ghost friends are back? Maddie said. Yes, Claire said. But even though they were safe inside Claires water bottle, Kazs heart went Thump! Thump! Thump! Thump! You cant go swimming off like that, Little John, he cried. I just wanted to meet those other ghosts, Little John said. We have to stick with Claire, Kaz said. We dont want to get lost in Seattle. Youre not being very fun, Kaz, Little John grumbled. And youre not being very careful, Kaz said. What were Mom and Pops thinking when they said Little John could come to Seattle with him and Claire? Little John was an accident waiting to happen. ; Title: The Underground Ghosts #10: A Super Special (The Haunted Library) | [
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20,303 | 2 | Henry Winkler is an acomplished actor, producer, and director. He is most well known for playing The Fonz on the American sitcom Happy Days. In 2003,Henry added author to his list of acheivements as he coauthored a series of children's books. Inspired by the true life experiences of Henry Winkler, whose undiagnosed dyslexia made him a classic childhood underachiever, the Hank Zipzer series is based on the high-spirited and funny adventures of a boy with learning differences.Henry is married to Stacey Weitzmanand they havethree children.Lin Oliveris a childrens book author and writer/producer of numeroustelevision series and movies for children. With Henry Winkler, she writes theNew York Timesbestselling book series,Hank Zipzer: Worlds Best Underachiever, which has sold over 4 million copies and is a hit television series on the BBC.Their new chapter book series,Heres Hank,is also aNew York Timesbestseller. She is also the author of theWho Shrunk Daniel Funkquartet,Sound BenderandThe Shadow Mask, adventure/science fiction middle grade novels she coauthored with Theo Baker. Her collection of poetry, the highly praisedLittle Poems for Tiny Ears, illustrated by Tomie dePaola, is being followed with another poetry collection,Steppin Out: Playful Rhymes for Toddler Times. Oliver is the cofounder and Executive Director of SCBWI.Chapter 1 Attention, all students, the voice on the school loudspeaker boomed. It was Principal Love. We have just cleaned out the Lost and Found, and discovered thirty-seven single shoes, he announced. A lot of you must be hopping home. If you are missing a shoe, please hop to Mrs. Crocks desk in the front office. I looked down at my feet. Im the kind of kid who would lose a shoe, but this time it wasnt me. Im proud to report that I had two matching blue shoes. Of course, my socks didnt match. One was yellow and one had stripes. I can only get so many things right at one time. We also found half a pickle, Principal Love went on. But the owner does not have to come and pick that up. Hey, Zip, my best friend Frankie Townsend said with a laugh. I bet thats yours. Frankie has known me since we were babies. Anyone whos been around me that long knows that I am a huge pickle fan. My grandfather Papa Pete and I always share a pickle when we have something serious to talk over. He says pickles clear the brain. The recess bell rang, and we all got up and headed for the door. But then we realized that Principal Love had more to say. I should have known. He always has more to say. Let me remind you that Friday is our Build-a-Robot competition, he announced. This year, the competition is open to our second- and third-graders. We have made a special category for beginning builders. You can power your robots simply with a motor and a remote control. No need for computer skills. Isnt that exciting? Itd be more exciting if he said we could have the rest of the week off school, I muttered. Im looking forward to seeing all of your dazzling creations, Principal Love went on. Until then, this is your principal and my pet frog, Fred, saying ribbit. That is all. My other best friend, Ashley Wong, cracked up. She thinks its so funny that Principal Love is always putting Fred on the loudspeaker. Principal Love thinks that just because he understands frog talk, the rest of us do, too. Ashley, Frankie, and I ribbitted all the way down the hall. Im going to enter the Build-a-Robot contest, I said as we walked down the stairs. You cant just enter, Ashley said. You have to sign up on the bulletin board outside Principal Loves office. Okay, Ill do it after recess, I said. You better do it right now, Frankie answered. I know you. And you know you. I forgot is your middle name. We stopped outside Principal Loves office door. There was a bulletin board with a pencil on a string. I took the pencil and proudly wrote HANK ZIPZER on line 10. Its official, I said to Frankie and Ashley. I can hardly wait. I have some great robot ideas sitting right here in my mind, in between my phone number and last weeks spelling words. All I have to do is build my little robot. Hank, youre not being realistic, Ashley said. That robot contest was announced a month ago. All the other kids have been building their robots for weeks. So? I said. Ill work fast. Ill just give it the old Zipzer attitude. Hank, Frankie said. The contest is on Friday. As in the day after tomorrow. So Ill work extra fast. You cant build a whole robot in a day, Ashley pointed out. Oh yeah? Just watch me. Im going to start collecting robot parts right now. We walked out onto the playground. I looked around at the swings and slides and handball court and sandbox and benches. I didnt see one thing that looked like a robot to me. What I did see was a kid I had never noticed before. He was sitting by himself on a bench along a fence. He looked like any other third-grader except he was wearing a tie and a vest, which was all buttoned up. The reason I noticed him, aside from his weird clothes, was that he was building a robot. The robot had four silver rods for legs and a long tail that swayed back and forth. The kid was taking something that looked like a head out of a shoebox. We stood and watched him for a minute as he attached the head to the body with the smallest screwdriver I had ever seen. Wow, I said to Frankie and Ashley. That guy seems like a robot expert. Lets go see what hes doing. I bet hell give me some tips. We walked up to him, and I introduced myself. Hi, I said. Im Hank Zipzer, and these are my best friends, Frankie and Ashley. I waited for him to say hi, but he didnt even look up. He just kept turning the screwdriver like we werent even there. Thats a really cool robot, I went on. Nothing. No answer. I looked at Frankie and Ashley, and they shrugged. Im entering the robot contest, too, I said. Jaden, he said suddenly. Excuse me? Im Jaden. Oh, nice to meet you, Jaden, I said. I just came over to see if you had any tips on robot building. There was a long silence while he continued to focus only on his robot. None of us knew what to say. So I said the first thing that came to my mind. Your robot looks like a dragon, I said. Does it breathe fire? Jaden stopped what he was doing and looked up at me for one second. Dog, he said. It breathes dogs? I answered. Thats weird. Maybe it breathes mini dogs, Frankie said. Yeah, like little hot dogs, Ashley added. If youre hungry, you push a button and it spits out a mini hot dog. We all cracked up, except for Jaden. I wondered why he wasnt laughing. I mean, lets face it, a robot spitting out mini hot dogs is funny. But not to Jaden. He just reached into the shoe box and pulled out another screw. Okay, I said to him. Obviously talking is not your favorite thing, so well be going. Just as we turned to leave, Jaden started to talk. Specifically, he blurted out, this robot is an Alaskan husky. I am wiring it to bury bones, which is a behavior that many huskies use to protect their food. Hey, thats more like it, I said. Maybe this kid was more talkative than I had thought. Listen, I said. I know Im a little late getting started, but Im going to build my robot tonight. I could really use any tips you can give me. You need to begin with a blueprint that has all your technical data, he said. Youll need a protractor, a sharp pencil, and all your math skills. When you begin the building stage, of course, youll need the proper number of wires plus your robots body parts. Then simply choose the right motor, the correct size batteries, and your remote control method. Thats all there is to it. My brain walked away before my body did. Okay, I said. Thanks so much. That was really helpful. 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20,304 | 15 | Stephanie Sabol is a native of the Jersey Shore and a graduate of Boston College. She currently resides in Hoboken, New Jersey.Where Is Our Solar System? Thousands of years ago in China, farmers were out in the field working. It had been a sunny day. But suddenly the sky began to darken. This wasnt just a cloudthe sun was disappearing! In a few minutes, the sky was completely dark. The farmers thought they knew what was happening. A dragon was eating the sun. Quickly, they started to make noise. They chanted songs, beat drums, and banged pots and pans. They had to scare the dragon away. Then the sun would come back. Sure enough, in just a few minutes, it did. Making noise had worked, the farmers believed. Today we know that a dragon wasnt trying to eat the sun. What those farmers in China saw was a total solar eclipse. Every year and a half or so, the moon, which is always circling Earth, will get in between the sun and Earth. For a few minutes the moon blocks the sun completely. There is no sunlight. However, in ancient times, the Chinese and other people didnt know the scientific reasons why certain events happened in the natural world. So they made up myths, or stories, to explain them. The ancient Greeks believed that a group of superhuman gods and goddesses ruled the world. Each morning, one of the gods, Helios, drove a chariot up in the sky, pulling the sun behind him. This was the sunrise. In the evening, he drove back down again. That was the sunset. The Mayans told stories about the moon. There was a moon goddess who fought with the sun, forcing it to go down into the underworld every night. That explained why the sun disappeared whenever the moon came out. Because of astronomythe scientific study of objects in spacewe know there are no gods or dragons ruling over the heavens. We know that the sun is a stara star made of hot gas. Eight planets circle, or orbit, around it, along with comets and asteroids. This is what we call our solar system. And even though we have learned much about it, there are still many things we have yet to discover. The solar system is still a big, exciting mystery. Chapter 1:Sky Watching Although ancient people didnt understand why many things happened in their world, they were able to learn a lot just by observation. By looking. For instance, from watching the night sky, sailors realized that the position of stars acted like points on a map and helped them navigate their ships. During the day, the changing position of the sun told the time. Hunters knew to move to new areas when the seasons changed. And farmers saw that certain crops grew better if they were planted during a certain phase of the moon. Ancient people also noticed that while some stars seemed to stay fixed in the sky, others moved about. Early Greek stargazers gave these stars a special name: planetes, which means wanderer. (Its where we get the word planet.) They were able to see five planets with the naked eyeMercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn. Eventually, scientists in ancient Greece became more curious about the science behind the sun, moon, and planets. They wanted to understand why the planets moved, and why the moon seemed to change shape. This led to the beginning of the science of astronomy. Aristotle was born in Greece about 2,400 years ago. He was a brilliant philosopher and teacher. A philosopher studies different ideas about the meaning of life and the natural world. Aristotle, who tutored the famous king Alexander the Great, was also an astronomer. Aristotle realized that the Earth was round. Up until then, people believed the Earth was flat. They thought that if they walked to its edge, they would fall right off. Aristotle proved that the Earth was actually a sphere. How did he know this? He observed that some stars could only be seen from certain places on Earth. If you traveled far away (say from Greece to southern Africa), the stars would no longer be visible. The only explanation for this was that the Earth was curved and made certain stars disappear from view. The Greek scientist Ptolemy was born almost five hundred years after Aristotle, around AD 100. He lived and worked in Alexandria, Egypt. From watching how the other planets moved, Ptolemy thought that the Earth was the center of the universe. He thought that the other planets and the sun rotated around Earth. He was not correct, but people kept on believing Ptolemy for another 1,400 years! During the Middle Ages, astronomy flourished in the Islamic empire that spread over much of the Middle East, North Africa, and Spain. One of the most famous Islamic astronomers was Omar Khayyam. Khayyam was born in 1048. He built an observatory in what is now Iran. 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20,305 | 7 | Adam Hargreavesis an English author and illustrator. The son of Roger Hargreaves, he continues his father's popular Mr. Men and Little Miss series of children's books.Roger Hargreavesis best remembered as the creator, author and illustrator of the Mr. Men and Little Miss series of books as well asAlbert the Alphabetical Elephant,Count Worm, andGrandfather Clock.; Title: Dr. Eleventh (Doctor Who / Roger Hargreaves) | [
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20,306 | 2 | Rosemary Wells is the author of 120 books for children, including more than 40 about the beloved bunnies Max and Ruby. She travels all over the country as a tireless advocate for literacy. Wells was born in New Jersey to a playwright father and ballet dancer mother who encouraged her artistic bent. She worked as an art director and designer before illustrating her first book. She is the mother of two grown daughters, Victoria and Marguerite, and grandmother to four girls.; Title: Max at School (Max and Ruby) | [
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20,307 | 6 | Malcolm Croft is a London-based author and editor who has written more than twenty humor and music titles. His favorite emoji is the poop one.; Title: The Ultimate Emoji Sticker Activity Book | [
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20,308 | 15 | Dina Anastasio is the author of Where Is the Super Bowl?, Who Was Steve Irwin?, and many other books.Where Is the Mississippi River? On July 4, 2002, a forty-seven-year-old man named Martin Strel took a swim in a small lakeLake Itascain northern Minnesota. Lake Itasca is where the Mississippi River begins. It is the top of the river, which ends 2,350 miles farther south in the Gulf of Mexico. Martin Strel had always loved being in the water. As a child in the Central European country of Slovenia, he had spent most of his time swimming in streams and lakes and rivers. When he wasnt swimming, he spent his time reading. He loved to read about rivers. He was fascinated by faraway rivers like the Danube in Europe, the Yangtze in China, the Amazon in South America, and the Mississippi River in the United States. One of his favorite books was called The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain. It was about a boy growing up beside the Mississippi River in Missouri. Huckleberry Finn takes a trip down the river on a raft. Someday I will swim in that river, Martin Strel thought. Martin Strel never forgot his dream. Someday he would swim the entire length of the worlds great rivers, from the top to the bottom. Martin kept training. In the year 2000, he swam the Danube River, through ten European countries. One thousand eight hundred sixty-six miles in fifty-eight days. No one had ever swum so far in such a short time. After that, Martin was determined to swim the Mississippi. No one had ever done that before, either. Martin learned all he could about the river. Like all rivers, the Mississippi twists and turns and shifts and changes as it flows south, so it is hard to pinpoint its exact length, but Martin knew he would be swimming about 2,350 miles. He was hoping to swim from five to twelve hours a day. Martin began his swim at noon on July 4, 2002. People cheered him on from the banks of the river. He swam through or around in ten statesMinnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Louisiana. Martin didnt quite finish in as short a time as he had hoped. He swam for sixty-eight days instead of sixty-six. Today, as Martin Strel swims the worlds rivers, he works to help people understand the importance of clean water. My target is to see happy fish swimming in the water, he says. Chapter 1:The Mighty Mississippi The Mississippi River is not the longest river in the United States. (The Missouri River is longer.) But it is the most famous and it has played a large and exciting part in United States history. Many Americans think of the Mississippi as dividing the eastern and western halves of the country. They describe it as having three partsthe upper, middle, and lower. The Upper Mississippi runs from Lake Itasca to Saint Louis, Missouri, where it meets up with the Missouri River. Lake Itasca is 1,475 feet above sea level. That means water flowing from the lake will drop down 1,475 feet by the time it reaches the Gulf of Mexico. Think of a single drop of water moving from the top of the river to the bottom. That drop of water will take about ninety days to complete its journey. (Remember, it took Martin Strel only sixty-eight days.) Lake Itasca is the narrowest part of the river. Leaving the lake, the river water meanders gently east for about sixty miles, where it passes through another Minnesota lakeLake Winnibigoshish. (Try saying that three times fast!) At that point, it is about eleven miles wide, the widest part of the river. From there on, the water begins its long drop to the Gulf. Catfish, paddlefish, walleye, carp, bass, and pike swim there. Kayaks and canoes paddle through whirlpools, waterfalls, weeds, and rain along streams and lakes too shallow for the barges and steamboats that work the river farther south. In the busy Twin Cities of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, the river becomes deeper. Larger boats carry people and goods south, past small towns and acres of farmland. The Missouri River drains into the Mississippi from the west, just north of Saint Louis, Missouri. The Middle Mississippi runs from Saint Louis to Cairo, Illinois, past lush farmland and small towns. This stretch is not longonly 190 milesand doesnt twist and turn. In Cairo, the Ohio River drains in from the east and the Lower Mississippi begins. This part of the river runs from Cairo to the Gulf of Mexico. One thousand miles. It flows past Memphis, Tennessee; Natchez, Mississippi; and New Orleans, Louisiana. South of New Orleans, the Mississippi continues for another one hundred miles. This is a vast area of shifting wetlands called the Mississippi River delta. The delta has been forming for about seven thousand years as mud, sand, rocks, and dirt spill from the river. Thirteen thousand square miles of rich, fertile forests, marshes, swamps, islands, and open water. Fresh water and saltwater come together here. Migrating birds stop here. Endangered species like Louisiana black bears and green sea turtles struggle to survive here. Shrimp, oysters, tuna, and other fish live here. Cattails, spider lilies, and other plants thrive. Alligators slide in and out of the water. Many people live in this area as well. Finally, after more than two thousand miles, the Mississippi River reaches the Gulf of Mexico and comes to an end.; Title: Where Is the Mississippi River? | [
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20,309 | 7 | Adam Hargreaves is an English author and illustrator. The son of Roger Hargreaves, he continues his father's popular Mr. Men and Little Miss series of children's books.Roger Hargreaves is best remembered as the creator, author and illustrator of the Mr. Men and Little Miss series of books as well as Albert the Alphabetical Elephant, Count Worm, and Grandfather Clock. ; Title: Dr. First (Doctor Who / Roger Hargreaves) | [
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20,310 | 6 | Mad Libs is the world-famous word game that has been delighting fans of all ages since its invention in the 1950s by Roger Price and Leonard Stern. Fill in the blanks of a Mad Libs with any words you choose, and become the author of your own story!; Title: Diary of a Wimpy Kid Mad Libs: The Fully Lded Deluxe Edition | [
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20,311 | 6 | Molly Reisner is a children's book author living in New Jersey.; Title: Lion, Mane of Mystery (Steven Universe) | [
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20,312 | 18 | Stephanie Sabol is a native of the Jersey Shore and a graduate of Boston College. She currently resides in Hoboken, New Jersey.What Was the Titanic? April 14, 1912 The grandest luxury ship ever, the Titanic, was crossing the Atlantic Ocean. It was on its maiden, or first, voyage. The ship had left England four days earlier. It was making great time. In just a few days, the Titanic was scheduled to arrive in New York City. Aboard ship, the evening of April 14 seemed just like any other. First-class passengers enjoyed a feast with ten courses, including oysters and filet mignon. The Titanics captain, Edward John Smith, joined a dinner party in first class. It was hosted by a wealthy couple from Philadelphia. After dinner, some first-class passengers played cards or listened to the orchestra. In second class, a minister sang hymns with about one hundred people. Down in third class, passengers danced together in their lounge, known as the general room. But after a long day at sea, many aboard the Titanic were already in bed. Captain Smith checked in with his officers at the bridge around 9:00 p.m. The bridge was the command center of the ship. Smith told his officers to let him know if any problem arose. Then he went to his cabin. Outside, the night was very cold. There was no moon, but the sky was clear. Thousands of stars shone brightly. The sea was so calm it looked like a mirror. No waves rippled in the distance. Up in the crows nest, two lookouts kept watch, ready to spot danger. In this part of the Atlantic, ice was a concern. Ships had to be very careful to avoid hitting an iceberg. The two lookouts chatted and tried to keep warm. Then suddenly, at 11:40 p.m., almost out of nowhere, a large black shape came into view. Could it be... ? Yes, it was an iceberg! The iceberg was almost directly ahead of the ship. It looked like the ship might run straight into it! The lookouts rang the warning bell three timesthe signal for an emergency. They telephoned the bridge where the officers were stationed. Iceberg, right ahead! they shouted. The officers only had thirty-seven seconds to respond. First Officer William Murdoch contacted the engine room and ordered the ships engines stopped and put into reverse. Would the Titanic avoid the iceberg? Or was it too late? Chapter 1:The Age of Steam Until the mid-1700s, ships had sails and relied on the power of the wind to move. Because winds are unpredictable, it wasnt possible to know exactly how long a trip would take. A ship might cross the Atlantic Ocean in either a few weeks or a few months. By the early 1800s, steam engines began to power ships instead of sails. These steamships could cross the Atlantic in only two to four weeks. Eventually, more powerful engines were built. A steamship with a powerful engine could cross the ocean in just ten to fourteen days. Steamships grew in size over the years. They became known as ocean liners because they traveled the same route, or line, regularly. These lines were like invisible roads across the ocean. For rich passengers, crossing the Atlantic on an ocean liner was like being on a vacation. They enjoyed fine meals and luxurious cabins. For poor immigrants in the tight quarters of third class, the voyage offered the chance to leave their home countries and start new lives in the United States. Millions of immigrants came to America from Europe during the late 1800s and early 1900s on enormous steamships. At the end of the nineteenth century, two British shipping companiesthe White Star Line and the Cunard Linewere in fierce competition with each other. In 1907, Cunard completed two ocean liners that could cross the Atlantic in only five days! How could the White Star Line show up Cunard? They couldnt make a faster ship. That wasnt possible. But could they make a bigger one?; Title: What Was the Titanic? | [
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20,313 | 6 | Patrick Kinney is the brother of New York Times Best-Selling author Jeff Kinney, creator of the Wimpy Kid series.; Title: Diary of a Wimpy Kid Mad Libs: Second Helping | [
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20,314 | 7 | Gr 46A funny, fast-paced sci-fi adventure. Elara receives a scholarship to attend the prestigious Seven Systems School of Terraforming Sciences and Arts on the planet Keto. Like her classmates, she is set to learn how to create new, livable worlds, but unlike her classmates, she doesn't have much experience in other planets. Despite the life-threatening assignments, challenging professors, and haughty classmates, Elara catches the headmistress' attention and makes new friends: a girl with blue skin who communicates with a collective called the Overmind, an intimidating, rocklike giant who's actually friendly and sweet, and an immobile and mute yellow sponge named Clare. Together, they get into plenty of trouble, but they just might save the universe. Each chapter begins with illustrations by Zoo that depict what these alien characters might look like. Elara is likable and the story is engaging enough for reluctant readers. VERDICT Purchase where middle grade sci-fi, particularly with a space setting, is especially popular.Jessica Ko, Los Angeles Public Library"Full of explosions and narrow escapes, middle grade readers will enjoy this new science fiction series and this spunky, heroic leading lady." - School Library Connection"A funny, rollicking, action-packed quest through the cosmos." - Kirkus"Absurdly funny. I never knew that terraforming could make me laugh so hard." - Max Braillier, author of The Last Kids on Earth"Big adventure and bigger brains. Project Terra: Crash Course proves that smart girls can truly transform the universe." - Brandon Montclare, creator of Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur; Title: Crash Course #1 (Project: Terra) | [] | Train |
20,315 | 7 | Adam F. Watkins has always had a passion for making pictures, for singing the alphabet song, and for robots. So it was no surprise to his friends and family that the first picture book he wrote and illustrated is about letters and, of course, robots. Adam lives in Southern Ohio with his wife and their two children. Whenever hes not creating awesome and hilarious books, hes thinking about new awesome and hilarious books. Although he has never successfully built a working robot (yet), he did master the alphabet at the age of five. www.adamfwatkins.com; Title: R Is for Robot: A Noisy Alphabet | [
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20,316 | 16 | PreS-Gr 2Those looking for a new, visual representation of the popular song "The Twelve Days of Christmas" have come to the right place. The lyrics are simple but the illustrations are lovingly painted and absolutely charming. Each spread features delicate borders of holly, drums, flowers, bows, and other decorative flourishes, and the diverse cast of characters and animals are drawn with sweet, smiley expressions. Artistically inclined children will appreciate details such as the designs on the ladies' dresses, the lords' outfits, and the pipers' uniforms, as well as the escapades of a certain goose with a maid's milk bucket. At the end of the story, the boy who is the true love of the little brown-haired girl emerges and they smile at each other, bringing many days of bounteous gift-giving to an end. VERDICT Not a must-buy since so many editions of the text exist, but this is an appealing stocking stuffer and an adequate addition to most libraries.Rita Law, Los Angeles Public Library"In this charming and traditional staging of the classic carol, a girl with a long braid of brown hair and a variety of colorful winter dresses, coats, and capelets celebrates Christmas in her country village. Set against white backdrops and framed by dainty borders of flowers, ribbons, and music notes, Randall's ornamental illustrations call to mind Eastern European folk art." -Publishers Weekly; Title: The Twelve Days of Christmas | [
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20,317 | 0 | Jonathan Fenske is a Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor-winning author and illustrator who has created several Penguin Young Readers, including Love Is in the Air, Guppy Up!, Woodward and McTwee, A Pig, a Fox, and a Box, and A Pig, a Fox, and Stinky Socks. He lives in Denver, Colorado.; Title: We Need More Nuts! (Penguin Young Readers, Level 2) | [
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20,318 | 2 | Penguin Young Readers Licenses captivate even the most reluctant of readers with familiar characters from favorite television shows, video games, movies, and toy lines. With a variety of formats easily accessible to many levels of readers, PYR Licenses is a fun and engaging range of books for all readers.; Title: Good Night, Beautiful Moon: An Oona and Baba Adventure (Puffin Rock) | [
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20,320 | 13 | Megan Stine has written several books for young readers, including Where Is the White House?, Who Was Marie Curie?, Who Was Ulysses S. Grant?, Who Is Michelle Obama?, and Who Was Sally Ride? She lives in Clinton, Connecticut.Where Is Machu Picchu? Flocks of green parrots flew overhead in the jungle. The air was sticky and damp. It was July 24, 1911. Hiram Bingham and six other explorers had been trekking through the jungles of South America for days. The thirty-five-year-old professor from Yale University was on a quest. He was searching for the place where an ancient people called the Incas had once lived and then died out four hundred years before. Ever since childhood, Hiram had dreamed of a life of adventure. Now he was finally living it. He was leading an expedition that included a doctor, a naturalist, and a geographer. They were in Peru, where Hiram hoped to discover the ruins of the lost Inca city of Vilcabamba. He wanted to become famous. The beauty of the jungle was breathtaking. Orchids bloomed everywhere. Snowcapped mountains towered above. Hiram and his fellow explorers followed a path along a river. They passed waterfalls and tree-size ferns. Hiram later wrote, I know of no place in the world which can compare with it. But after five days, some in the group were tired. They didnt want to keep going. The journey had been hard. They were riding mules through a jungle that was overgrown with vines and buzzing with insects. Poisonous snakes slithered about. They decided to stay behind at the camp to wash their clothes or hunt for butterflies. So on the sixth morning of the trek, Hiram set out with just one other companiona sergeant from the Peruvian government. They were led by a local guide named Melchor Arteaga. Melchor had said that if they crossed the river and climbed two thousand feet up the mountain, they would find some ruinsancient buildings that had fallen apart. Could this be the magnificent city Hiram Bingham was looking for? Hiram sort of doubted it. He had a rule for himself: Whenever someone told him fabulous stories of lost treasure, Hiram reminded himself that it might be just a story. Still, he was curious. He was also determined and energetic. So he followed Melchor across a shaky bridge over rushing water. The bridge was made of only a few logs tied with vines. Melchor and the sergeant walked across the wobbly bridge, but Hiram felt safer crawling on his hands and knees. Then he followed the guide up a steep trail for more than an hour, part of the way on all fours. By the time they reached the ridge of the mountain, Hiram and the sergeant were exhausted. And all they saw were some huts and stone walls. A few local people seemed to be living there. They offered Hiram water and cooked sweet potatoes. The view from this spot was magnificent. Hiram could see down to the river valley far below. He could also see up to the snowy mountains high overhead. It was like living in the clouds. But had he come all this way for nothing more than an incredible view of nature? No. As soon as he walked a little farther and rounded a corner, he came upon something incredible. There was an entire city of ruins. Hiram had not found Vilcabamba. Instead, he had found something much betterthe hidden city of Machu Picchu (say: MAT-choo PEE-choo). It was an Inca city that no one in the outside world even knew existed. Chapter 1:Who Were the Incas? Many hundreds of years ago, long before the time of European explorers, native peoples lived in tribes in both North and South America. They hunted, fished, grew crops, and sometimes fought. Their lives were simple. But in the 1400s, in one area of South America, a tribe called the Incas did much more than that. The king ruled over a vast empire. Its capital was a city called Cuzco. There were roads and stone houses. The Incas created wonderful art. They learned how to work with metals like copper and bronze, and to make gold and silver jewelry. They wove special fabrics with fancy designs for the royalty. They studied the sky to learn about the sun, moon, and stars. Although they didnt have written language, the Incas kept records of everything. They used a system of knots tied on strings. These were called quipus (say: KEE-poos). With the quipus, they could keep track of how much land they owned. They also kept count of how many people lived in the Inca world. The Incas believed that they were a special people, chosen by their gods. They worshipped the sun, and built stone temples for religious ceremonies. The temple in Cuzco was an incredible building, decorated with real gold. It was made out of stones cut so perfectly that they fitted tightly together, without cement or mortar. Inside the temple was a golden statue of the sun god, named Inti. He was shown as a boy, with snakes and lions coming out of his body. Outside, there were life-size animal statues made of goldmonkeys, llamas, guinea pigs, jaguars, birds, and butterflies. All gold! There was even a garden filled with life-size golden corn plants. There were also niches inside the temples. Niches are indented spaces in a wall that usually hold a statue. But the Incas didnt put statues in niches. On special occasions, they put mummies in them instead! Whenever an Inca king died, his body was mummified. It was treated in a way that would stop it from rotting. The mummy was cared for as if it were still alive. People offered food to the mummy. They presented gifts to the mummy and dressed it in the best clothing, with gold and feathers. The mummy could then be carried around, from place to place, wherever the new king went. Servants were always nearby to keep flies away from the mummy. During ceremonies and rituals, the mummies were placed in the temple niches, a place of honor. The Incas hadnt always been a strong nation. In the early 1400s, the tribe was small and weak. But their city of Cuzco had great weather and good soil for growing crops. It made living there easy. A rival tribe called the Chancas wanted to live there, too. So the Chancas began marching toward Cuzco, planning to attack. The Inca king was old and afraid. He ran away and hid. But his son was smart and strong. He quickly made friends with other small tribes and put together an army. They marched out to fight the Chancas before the Chancas could attack them. The Incas fought a bloody battle with spiked wooden clubs. They won by capturing the mummy of the Chanca king. The Chancas thought they had no power without their mummy king. So they gave up. Then the Inca kings son became the new king. The young king chose a new name for himselfPachacuti (say: patch-a-KOO-tee). It meant earth-shaker or someone who turns the world upside down. The new king had just done thathe had turned the world upside down by defeating the Chancas. 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20,330 | 13 | Michelle Schusterman is a former expat and travel writer who has blogged her way through ancient graveyards in Scotland, fortresses in Korea, and desertedbeaches in Brazil. Michelle is the author of the I Heart Band series and currently lives in New York City.From the Hardcover edition.CHAPTER ONEFrom: trishhhhbequiet@mymail.netTo: acciopancakes@mymail.netSubject: DONT LEAVE ME!!!kat,are you packed yet? fyi, im working on a plan to keep you in Chelsea. so far, it involves setting a box of frogs loose in the airport to create a diversion while i steal your luggage. mark says my plan lacks finesse. its a work in progress.<3 trishMy first real memory was hearing my grandma scream bloody murder while being attacked by zombie hamsters. That scream won her Best Actress at the Dark Cheese B-Movie Awards in 1979. It was also her standard reaction for birthday presents, hide-and-seek, touchdowns, and any other scream-worthy occasion.So when I heard her award-winning shriek come from downstairs while I was duct-taping a box of books, I didnt even flinch. Picking up a Sharpie, I scrawled Mysteries & Harry Potter on the side, then tossed the marker down and left my room.Was it that diaper commercial again? I asked when I entered the living room. With the creepy dancing babies?Hang on, KitKat. Grandmas eyes were glued to the television. This is the Glasgow episode, that old inn with the haunted garden. The grate scene is coming up.I glanced at the screen and rolled my eyes. Again? Youve probably seen this aBut Grandma flapped a perfectly manicured hand at me, so I zipped it and sat on the armrest of her chair.Passport to Paranormal claimed to be the most haunted show on television. Translation: The most low-budget ghost-hunting show ever, which blames equipment malfunctions on paranormal activity. During the pilot episode last year, the show had blacked out for almost two minutes near the end. The network, Fright TV, couldnt explain the dead air. So naturally, the crew claimed ghosts were responsible.Ratings werent off the charts, but Passport to Paranormals small group of fans were pretty intense. They had a website and forums with heated debates over each episode, plus lots of gossip about the cast of P2P. They sold merchandise, too. Grandma was currently wearing a P2P baseball cap that said I BELIEVE.You never saw anything legitimately supernatural, but the show was still pretty entertaining. Besides, ghosts had nothing to do with why most fanslike Grandma were so obsessed.On the screen, a guy with a flashlight edged around a stone wall. He was pretty good-looking, I had to admit... I mean, if too-long-to-be-real eyelashes and cheekbones sharper than a knife are your idea of good-looking.I heard something, a female voice behind the camera whisperedJess Capote, I knew right away. Id never met her in person, but she and my dad went to college together. Theyd both worked on the universitys morning news show. Right down there. Sam?Sam Sumners closed his eyes. I feel his presence.I snorted. Grandma swatted my arm.I think its coming from the grate, whispered Jess, and Sam bent over to examine it. The camera zoomed in on the grateand paused, just for a second, on Sams butt.Grandma sighed happily. There it is.Grandma!What? She finally tore her eyes off the screen to hit pause on the remote. Thats some serious eye candy.I groaned. Oh my God.Oh my God is right, Grandma agreed, her gaze straying back to the screen.I dont get why everyone freaks out over him, I said, wrinkling my nose. He looks like a Ken doll. Plastic.Grandma pressed her hand to her heart. You will not speak ill of Sam Sumners in my presence. And twenty bucks says you change your mind when you meet him in person.Doubt it. But a flash of nerves hit me anyway. Not about meeting Sam, the shows psychic medium and resident pretty boy. About being a part of Passport to Paranormal in general. After losing their third and most recent host, they would resume filming the second season at the end of this week with the newest host: Jack Sinclair, former anchor for Rise and Shine, Ohio! He was also my dad.In less than two days, Dad and I would be somewhere in the Netherlands. Instead of sleeping in my horror moviepostered bedroom, Id be living in hotel rooms and buses. Instead of coasting through eighth grade on a steady stream of Bs at Riverview Middle School, Id be homeschooled (or, I guess, roadschooled). Instead of hanging out with my best friends, Trish and Mark, Id be spending most of the next year with a bunch of people who chased ghosts for a living.Dad had given me the option to stay in Ohio with Mom. Which, to be honest, wasnt an option at all. Because of the Thing.Hows the packing coming? asked Grandma. I realized too late that shed been squinting at me from under her baseball cap with her I-can-read-your-mind expression.Im pretty much done, I replied. Dads got to weigh the bags, thoughthey cant be over fifty pounds.Grandma leaned over and pulled something out from behind her armchair. Well, I hope you have room for a little going-away present.She held out a stuffed, wrinkled gift bag with snowmen all over it, and I laughed. Wed been recycling that bag for all gift-giving occasions since the Christmas when I was nine. It looked really festive until you realized the snowmen were zombies and the snow was spattered with blood.My smile faded when I peered inside and spotted the DVD. Invasion of the Flesh-Eating Rodents? You know Ive got this already!Its the latest special edition! Grandma said defensively. Not officially released yet. And theres three minutes of never-before-seen footage. A guinea pig attacks me in the shower.Flesh-Eating Rodents was Scream Queen Edie Millss (aka: Grandmas) seventeenth and final movie. At age six, I watched her play a butt-kicking veterinarian who saved the day when a rabies vaccine went horrifically wrong. I kept examining her fingers while the credits rolled, marveling that I couldnt see all the chunks the hamsters had gnawed off.Shed shown me her movies in reverse order over the next few yearsas I got older, film-star Grandma got younger. My least favorite was Vampires of New Jersey (her hair looked freaking ridiculous). The best one was Cannibal Clown Circus (she played a trapeze artist whose safety net was gnawed to pieces by zombies halfway through her act). I saw her first movie, Mutant Cheerleaders Attack, on Thanksgiving when I was eight. Watching your teenage grandmother in a cheerleading uniform with oozing scabs all over her legs is best done after eating your cranberry-sauced turkey, not before.Anyway, thats not so much a gift for you, Grandma admitted, tapping the DVD. I thought you might want to show it to Sam.I tried to glare at her and failed. Grandma. No.You never know, he might like what he sees. She winked coyly, smoothing back her silver-streaked hair, and I laughed. Now look back in that bag. I think you missed something.Eagerly, I reached in the bag again and pulled out something wrapped in tissue paper. I tore it off, and the smile froze on my face.It was a camera. Specifically, it was the Elapse E-250 with a pancake lens, silver with a cool purple strap, the smallest and most compact digital SLR camera everand the exact one Id spent most of seventh grade begging for. But that was last year, when I was still tagging along with Mom to every wedding or party she shot, drooling over all her cool professional camera equipment.Then she moved to Cincinnati, and I stopped caring about photography.Still... My hands gripped the Elapse, finger tapping the shutter button. Without really meaning to, I flipped it on and held it up to my eye. Grandmas beaming face filled the viewfinder, and I lowered the camera hastily.This is way too expensive, I blurted out. I mean, thank you, but I know itsI mean, I dont...Grandma waved a hand dismissively. Dont start with all that. Consider this a going-away-birthday-Christmas present, all right?I swallowed hard. Yes, but...But Im not into this anymore. I dont want to be a photographer. Thats what I kept trying to say, but I couldnt.Listen to me, Grandma said, and once again, I was pretty sure shed read my thoughts. Youre about to go traveling the world. Not only that, youre going to hunt ghosts. You and your father keep calling this your big adventure, and I demand pictures.I could send you postcards, I said, flipping the mode dial with my thumb.Grandma rolled her eyes. What is this, the fifties? Im not waiting by the mailbox. E-mail me. Hit me up with a text. Grandma, I groaned. Stop talking like that.Of course, you wont be able to text from out of the country, she went on, as if I hadnt spoken. Still, you can put them on Facebook. Or... Grandmas eyes widened, and she clapped her hands. Ive got it.I held the camera up again, touching my finger lightly to the shutter button. What?You should start a blog!Click!Lowering the camera, I made a face. I dont think so.Why not? Grandma demanded.I shrugged, examining the Elapse more closely. I dont like writing. And a blog sounds like too much work.Ill tell you whats going to be too much work, she said. Repeating the same stories over and over again when you talk to me and your friends and your mother and everyone else wholl want to know what the glamorous ghost-hunting life is like. This way you can just tell us all at once.Eh, Ill think about it. I chewed my lip, flipping the mode dial back and forth again. Hey, Grandma?Yes? She was reaching for the remote when the question Id been dying to ask for weeks now finally came tumbling out.Is Mom back in Chelsea?Grandmas hand froze over the remote, and her mouth pursed slightly. What makes you think that?My stomach plummeted. Id been hoping for No, of course not! Trish, I said, trying to sound casual. Her brother said she was at the Starbucks by his school a few weeks ago. And she thought she saw her at the mall last weekend, too, I added. Actually, Trish had been positive. No one besides you and your mom has that crazy-long hair, Kat.Grandma rewound the grate scene, chewing her lip a little. She seemed to be waiting for me to say something else. Or maybe she was just stalling, trying to think of a lie. Not that Grandma would ever lie to me. Neither would Dad. They both knew better.Anyway, I thought maybe she came back to... say good-bye to us, or something, I finished lamely. Sighing, Grandma settled back in her chair and looked at me.If you want to know what your mothers up to, maybe its time you start taking her calls.She didnt say it meanly, but I reeled a little bit. Grandma reached out to pat my hand, and I jerked it away.Never mind, I said shortly. It doesnt matter, anyway. Ive got to finish packing.Without looking at Grandma, I hurried back upstairs and closed my bedroom door. My oversize, must-weigh-less-than-fifty-pounds megabackpack was propped up against my wardrobe, stuffed with T-shirts, jeans, and hoodies. Most of my other stuff was in boxes for storage, although my furniture was staying put. That was the nice thing about having Grandma as a landladyshe would just rent this place to new tenants until Dad and I came home, so I didnt have to say good-bye to the house I grew up in.Although to be honest, a small part of me didnt care if I ever saw it again.I knelt down next to one of the storage boxes. This one was filled with sundresses I hated. The Thing crouched next to me, radiating disapproval as I taped the box closed. I ignored it.Id almost told Grandma about the Thing probably a hundred times, but I knew shed never believe it existed. In The Monster in Her Closet, Grandma played a girl whose childhood imaginary friend Edgar was terrorizing her neighborhood, and no one believed her.The Thing was kind of like Edgar. I couldnt prove it existed. But that didnt mean it wasnt real.For a few minutes, I tried to distract myself by taping and labeling boxes. It didnt work, though. There was no way Trish had mistaken someone else for my momwed grown up in each others houses; she knew what my mother looked like as well as I did. And her hairour hair, I guesswas pretty hard to miss. The superlong thick braid suddenly felt heavy against my back.It was the only feature Mom and I shared. She was pale in winter and fake-tanned in summer, with Grandmas dark blue eyes and tiny nose. My skin and eyes were the same shades of brown as Dads, and our noses were both a little on the longish side. But Mom and I had the same slightly coarse, brown-black hair that fell in waves down to our waists. Two summers ago at the beach, Id begged her to let me chop it off, but shed said Id regret it. What I really regretted were the hours I spent trying to get out all the saltwater knots and tangles.Grabbing the scissors, I cut a strip of tape a little more viciously than necessary and slapped it on a box of dressy shoes. Then I marched over to my dresser and set the tape and scissors down next to the Elapse.It really was an awesome camera. But I didnt want to be a photographer anymore.My fingers tightened around the scissors.Maybe I didnt want long hair anymore, either.Suddenly, my heart was pounding loud and fast in my ears. With one hand, I pulled my braid over my shoulder. With the other, I held the scissors to it at about shoulder level. Then I slid them an inch higher. And then another... and another.Then I started cutting.It took longer than I expected, probably half a minute of hacking away. When I finished, I set my braid down on my dresser and stared at it. It was weird, kind of like looking at my own severed arm (but obviously not as gross). Then I looked in the mirror.My hair was short. And slanted, since Id cut it over one shoulder. I used a comb to part it down the center. Then I trimmed the left side until it was as short as the right and examined my reflection.It was about chin-length, and really choppy. My head felt a lot lighter. I liked it.I went back to packing, whistling the Passport to Paranormal theme song as I worked.CHAPTER TWOFrom: acciopancakes@mymail.netTo: trishhhhbequiet@mymail.netSubject: Re: DONT LEAVE ME!!!Trish,Am at airport. Guessing Plan Frogpocalypse was a fail. Also a fail: waking up at 4 a.m. Our cab came at 4:30, and me and Dad were both still asleep. Oops.KatIm sorry, Mr. Sinclair. This is more than a pound over the limit.No problem.Dads talk-show host smile was going strong this morning. The airport check-in lady smiled back and watched, along with me and the approximately four zillion people behind us in line, as he unzipped my bulging megabackpack and started rummaging inside.DadI got it, Kat, he said. Its all just a matter of weight distribution.I glanced at the line. A couple of blond girls, both younger than me, clutched the handles of their bright pink suitcases. Their parents were right behind them, the mom balancing a little boy on her hip.Mickey! the kid shrieked, and his mom smiled.Mickey! she agreed, stifling a yawn. Were going to meet Mickey tomorrow!Assuming we actually make this flight, her husband grumbled, shooting Dad a dirty look.Family of five kicking off fall break with a trip to Disney World. How lovely for them.I turned back around to face Dad, who was holding up my puffy blue parka in one hand and a giant baggie stuffed with underwear and socks in the other. A green plaid bra was pressed up at the front like a kids face smooshed in a candy-store window.Dad! I hissed, and he tossed me the parka.Dont know what I was thinking! Kneeling, he unzipped the already-stuffed duffel bag at his feet and crammed the baggie inside. Jackets dont count as carry-ons; we can just take them on board with us.Dad pulled his own black parka out of my backpack (hed run out of room in his), and we watched the scale drop from 51.2 to 50.5.Almost there, the check-in lady said encouragingly. Behind us, Blond Dad groaned.Sorry, folks. Dad beamed at the line of bleary-eyed travelers, and a few smiled back feebly. Just another second.He started groping around the backpack again, and the check-in lady cautiously peered inside.What about that jar?Dad turned to me, and I swallowed hard.A jar of sand is pretty heavy, the check-in lady added, her face suddenly uncertain as she glanced from Dad to me.Dad lifted the jar out of my backpack. The three of us had been bringing it to the lake every summer since I could remember, adding a little more sand every time. It had been Moms idea. I was in charge of packing it for every vacationI hadnt thought twice about bringing the jar. Dad cleared his throat. What do you think, Kat?Its just sand, I said with a shrug. Leave it.Dad nodded slowly. Okay. If youre sure.Perfect! the check-in lady chirped, and I saw that the weight had dropped to 49.6. Now youre ready to fly.She set the jar under her console as we picked up our stuff, and I wondered what shed do with it. Throw it away, I figured. She probably thought we were weirdos, trying to bring a jar of dirt to Europe.Once wed made it through the crazy-long security line and the crazier-long Starbucks line, Dad and I flopped gratefully into a pair of black plastic chairs. I devoured two day-old blueberry muffins in about a minute. Dad burned his tongue chugging his latte and said it was worth it.This hairs freaking me out, he said, making little circles in the air as he pointed at my head. I couldve taken you to a barber, you know.I was trying to pick the blueberries out of my teeth. It was a last-minute decision.Mmm. Dad stirred his coffee, eyeing me. You didnt leave all that hair in your room, did you? Itll scare the new tenants.Grandma took it, I told him. She said shed donate it to some organization that makes wigs for cancer patients.Dad smiled. Thats nice, Kat.Hey, want to see something cool? I asked.Of course.I need your laptop.After a few minutes of trying to get his clunky old laptop to connect to the airports Wi-Fi, I opened the browser, typed in a URL, then turned the screen to face Dad. His eyebrows shot up.The Kat Sinclair Files?Its a blog! I said. It was Grandmas idea. This way I can post stories about the haunted places we visit for her and Trish and Mark and... anyone else. Plus pictures and stuff like that, too.Dad laughed. Very Nancy Drew.And Hardy Boys, I agreed, thinking sadly of all the boxes of books Id left in storage.Ladies and gentlemen, well begin boarding flight 221 to New York in just a few minutes.A rush of nervous excitement flooded through me. Now that we were actually at the airport, this whole thing felt more real. When Mom took off last spring, I was convinced shed come back. After all, shed done this twice beforeonce when I was five, and again a few years later. Both times, she returned in less than two weeks, full of apologies and new promises.Not this time, though. Two weeks passed, then three. A month later, she was still in Cincinnati.Thats when things got weird. By the time school let out, Id realized Mom probably wasnt coming back. But I was still in a constant state of anticipation, waiting for something I knew logically wasnt going to happen. And Dad started acting... restless. Like he needed a distraction, but nothing workednot our traditional summer-slasher movie marathons, not a nighttime visit to Chelseas one and only supposedly haunted house, not even a visit to the paranormal museum on the other side of town. When I started school in August, Dad decided he was bored at Rise and Shine, Ohio! and started looking for anchor jobs at other networks, in other cities. After a few weeks, he posted something about job-hunting on his colleges alumni Facebook page, and Jess Capote left a comment:P2P needs a new host! Want to chase ghosts with me? ;)I still wasnt sure if Jess had been kidding around. For all I knew, she was just as shocked as I was when Dad replied: Yes!An adventure, Kat! hed said in a hyperenthusiastic sort of way, already looking up plane-ticket prices. Traveling all over the world... Itll be an experience, visiting all these new places. Haunted places, he added, beaming. Thats where the best stories are, right? The haunted places.He went on and on like that. But I understood what he really meant. Yesterday at the going-away party my art teacher had given me, everyone kept asking about all the places I was going. And all I could think about was that I was finally leaving.I mean, I loved my house, school was easy enough. And Id definitely miss Trish and Mark, and Grandma, of course. But I still wanted to go. It felt like an escape. I knew Dad must feel the same way.And secretly, I was hoping maybe the Thing would stay in Chelsea.If the plane has Wi-Fi, I might work on my blog, I told Dad when the other passengers started boarding. I bet I can find a cooler layout.Sure. Dad took a final swig of his coffee and tossed the paper cup into the trash can next to his chair. Im sleeping the whole flight. And the one after that. He groaned, stretching his arms over his head. And the one after that. Two layovers, bleargh.I bounced up and down, watching the line of first-class people form at the gate. I dont know how you can even think about sleeping, I told him. But ten minutes after the seat-belt light went off, I was crashed out, facedown on the laptop before the drink cart even rolled by.CHAPTER THREEPost: Travel Is a BeatingSeriously, all I want is a shower and a bed.That was my first blog post. No pictures, nothing else. I wrote it in Munich during our second layover. I didnt think anyone needed to hear the details of the almost eighteen hours of boarding and unboarding Id enduredsquinting at airport maps, dragging luggage from gate to gate, chewing insanely dry turkey sandwiches, and kneeing the backs of inconsiderate people who insisted on reclining their seats into my lap before the plane even took off.When Dad and I finally checked in to our motel in Rotterdam, I passed out face-first on one of the twin beds and slept so hard not even Dads chainsaw-snores woke me.RING-RING. RING-RING.I groped around without opening my eyes, wondering why my alarm sounded so weird. Then I heard Dads groggy voice.Lo? This is Jack... He cleared his voice, suddenly sounding much more awake. Lidia, hello! Yes, were up. Half an hour? Sounds good, see you soon!Whyd they call in the middle of the night? I mumbled. Dad pulled open the curtains and I yelped, ducking under the blanket to shield my eyes from the evil sunshine.Its almost eleven, Dad said. That was the producerIm going to check out the entrance to Crimptown, where were filming. He yanked the blanket from my face. Haunted tunnels, pirate ghosts... you coming?My response was a grunt. I flipped over, piling two pillows on top of my head.But I couldnt go back to sleep, despite my grainy, tired eyes. By the time Dad got out of the shower, Id dug some clean jeans and a Tales from the Crypt T-shirt from my megabackpack.Two minutes, I promised, ducking around him and into the bathroom.Fifteen minutes later, we were out the door, the tangy smell of saltwater slapping me in the face. A man in a suit whizzed past us on a bicycle, jacket slung over his shoulder. I watched him head off the boardwalk toward the skyscrapers to our left. Farther down the harbor, I saw a massive bridge arched over the river, dozens of cables sweeping up from one end and connecting to a white, geometric sort of tower. It was oddly graceful-looking.The Erasmus Bridge, Dad told me. Beautiful, isnt it? They call it the Swan.I nodded without responding. My head felt like someone had stuffed it with cotton balls, but through the fuzz, realization was starting to dawn.I was in another country.I followed Dad mutely down the wide boardwalk, eavesdropping on conversations and not recognizing a single word. Dad and I had listened to a Learn Conversational Dutch app hed downloaded on one of our flights. Apparently nothing had sunk in through my jet-lagged stupor.Suddenly, I was very aware of how far from Chelsea I was, like someone had just swooped me from Ohio to this spot in two seconds flat. It was exciting and terrifying, like one of those elevator-drop rides at an amusement park. The breeze ruffled my newly cropped hair, and I felt a rush of giddiness. Maybe I really had escaped the Thing.Do you see Jess? I asked.Lidias meeting us, actually, Dad replied, his eyes scanning the crowd. Jess is with the rest of the crew.My stomach rumbled loudly. Are we going to have breakfast with them? Do you think they have pancakes in the NetherlJack?Dad and I both turned to face a woman barely taller than me. The frames of her glasses were huge and bright blue, the lenses magnifying her amber eyes. Strands of frizzy dark hair that had come loose from her ponytail whipped around her face in the wind. She looked kind of frazzled, but her smile was warm and friendly.Lidia! Dad turned on the talk-show charm full force. Great to finally meet you.They shook hands, and then Lidia held her hand out to me. You must be Kat. Lidia Bettencourt.Nice to meet you, Ms. Bettencourt, I said, taking her hand gingerly. It felt frail, like I might snap a bone if I squeezed a little too hard.Oh, just Lidia, please! Rummaging in her purse, Lidia frowned. Now, lets see, I thought I... here! She pulled out an odd-looking gadget I recognized from watching the showan EMF meter, which was supposed to... well, I wasnt entirely sure how they worked. Grandma called them spook sensors. Nope, thats not it... After another few seconds of groping around her bag, Lidia pulled out a few granola bars with a triumphant Aha! and held one out to me.Thanks! I said eagerly, ripping the wrapper off and devouring half in one bite.Dad took the other bar, watching me in amusement. We havent had a chance to eat breakfast yet, he told Lidia.I figured, Lidia said. Jet lag is brutal, but dont worryyoull get used to it. So, the theaters just a few blocks... You dont mind walking?Not a bit! Dad replied cheerfully. I trailed behind them most of the way along the waterfront, staring out at the boats and wishing I had about eight more granola bars.Ten minutes later, we were looking up at a ramshackle theater. The bulbs around the marquee had all been removed, and only three letters were still hanging onan I, an O, and a crooked U. The box office was boarded up and covered in faded graffiti.Very creepy. Dad said it like a compliment.Whats with the IOU? I asked, pointing at the marquee.Lidia tilted her head.Ooh, I hadnt noticed that, she replied. Good eye! Remind me to point it out to Jesswe should get a shot of it for the opening sequence.I stared at the marquee again and found myself mentally framing it, adjusting the focus... Then I shook my head. Id left the Elapse in my suitcase intentionally.Do you believe in ghosts, Kat?Startled, I looked at Lidia. She was smiling at me. Oh, um... I dont know.Good answer, Lidia said with a grin. Ill ask you again in a week or so. 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20,331 | 0 | [*]Very funny series . . . Publishers Weekly, starred review"A wacky adventure that stands out through highlighting its heroine's foibles, giving her plenty of room to grow in future installments."Kirkus"This spirited chapterbook is an obvious choice for Princess in Black grads and Hamster Princess fans." Booklist"A strong series opener and a solid choice for those looking to increase their early chapter book holdings."School Library JournalNancy Krulik is the author of more than two hundred books for children and young adults, including three New York Times Best Sellers. She is best known as the author and creator of the Katie Kazoo, Switcheroo; George Brown, Class Clown; How I Survived Middle School; and Magic Bone book series. Nancy lives in Manhattan with her husband, composer Daniel Burwasser. When she's not writing, Nancy can be found reading, going to concerts, traveling, or running around Central Park with her crazy beagle mix, Josie. Follow her @NancyKrulik.Ben Balistreri has been working for more than twenty years in the animation industry. He's won an Emmy Award for his character designs, and has been nominated for nine Annie Awards, winning once. His art can be seen in Tangled the Series, for which he serves as Supervising Producer, How to Train Your Dragon, Danny Phantom, Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, Wander Over Yonder, Wild Kratts, and many more. The Princess Pulverizer series is his first foray into book illustration. He lives in Pasadena, California, with his wife, Becca, and their two golden retrievers, Bombadil and Fatty Lumpkin.; Title: Grilled Cheese and Dragons #1 (Princess Pulverizer) | [
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20,332 | 7 | Penguin Young Readers Licenses captivate even the most reluctant of readers with familiar characters from favorite television shows, video games, movies, and toy lines. With a variety of formats easily accessible to many levels of readers, PYR Licenses is a fun and engaging range of books for all readers.; Title: Forged in Ninja Steel (Power Rangers) | [
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20,333 | 7 | Adam Hargreaves is an English author and illustrator. The son of Roger Hargreaves, he continues his father's popular Mr. Men and Little Miss series of children's books. Roger Hargreaves is best remembered as the creator, author, and illustrator of the Mr. Men and Little Miss series of books as well as Albert the Alphabetical Elephant, Count Worm, and Grandfather Clock. ; Title: Dr. Ninth (Doctor Who / Roger Hargreaves) | [
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20,334 | 6 | Gabriel P. Cooper has been a fan of the Power Rangers since childhood. He is a graphic designer working in New York City. This is his first Mad Libs.; Title: Power Rangers Mad Libs | [
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20,336 | 6 | Brad Meltzer is the author of theNew York Timesbest-selling Ordinary People Change the World series for children, as well assixNew York Timesbest-selling thrillers for adults:The Tenth Justice, Dead Even, The First Counsel, The Millionaires, The Zero Game, andThe Book of Fate. He is also the #1 best-selling author of the critically acclaimed comic booksIdentity CrisisandJustice League of America, and is the co-creator of the TV seriesJack & Bobby. A graduate of the University of Michigan and Columbia Law School, he currently lives in Florida. To learn more about Brad, please visit him at www.bradmeltzer.com.Christopher Eliopoulos began his illustration career as a letterer for Marvel, and has worked on thousands of comics, includingFranklin Richards: Son of a Genius,Pet Avengers, andCow Boy, all of which he wrote and illustrated. He is the illustrator of theNew York TimesBestsellingOrdinary People Change the World series of picture book biographies. He lives in New Jersey with his wife and their identical twin sons.; Title: Ordinary People Change the World Sticker Activity Book | [
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20,337 | 7 | Adam Hargreaves is an English author and illustrator. The son of Roger Hargreaves, he continues his father's popular Mr. Men and Little Miss series of children's books.Roger Hargreaves is best remembered as the creator, author and illustrator of the Mr. Men and Little Miss series of books as well as Albert the Alphabetical Elephant, Count Worm, and Grandfather Clock. ; Title: Dr. Fourth (Doctor Who / Roger Hargreaves) | [
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20,339 | 6 | Leigh Olsen is a children's book author and editor living in New York.; Title: Fionna and Cake's Mega-Rad Notebook (Adventure Time) | [
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20,343 | 2 | D.J. Steinberg is a Senior Vice President for Nickelodeon Animation. He lives in Los Angeles, California.; Title: Second Grade, Here I Come! | [
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20,344 | 17 | Bonnie Bader has written several Who Was? biographies for young readers. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.; Title: What Is the World Cup? (What Was?) | [
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20,345 | 17 | ea. vol: photos. reprods. chron. index. (Encyclopedia of Presidents Series). CIP. Childrens. 1989. PLB $11.95. Grade 5-8-- Both of these presidential biographies are well organized, highly readable, and include useful indexes, tables of contents, etc., but not bibliographies. Both give excellent full-life coverage of their subjects. Kent offers a more interesting in-depth portrayal of Hayes than does Wade in the Harding biography, but then Hayes was much more of a public personage. Black-and-white photos and sketches enhance the basic text. These titles will have great appeal for both schools and public libraries, adding to the longtime biography assignment staple for older students, the Landmark series (Random). --Alice Cronin, Mountainside Public Library, NJCopyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.; Title: Rutherford B. Hayes: Nineteenth President of the United States (Encyclopedia of Presidents) | [
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20,346 | 6 | Wrigley Stuart has written numerous books for Cartoon Network and spent hours upon hours of his time finding the funniest jokes on the planet.; Title: Road Trip Fun Time (Ben 10) | [
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20,348 | 7 | Adam Hargreavesis an English author and illustrator. The son of Roger Hargreaves, he continues his father's popular Mr. Men and Little Miss series of children's books. Roger Hargreavesis best remembered as the creator, author and illustrator of the Mr. Men and Little Miss series of books as well asAlbert the Alphabetical Elephant,Count Worm, andGrandfather Clock.; Title: Dr. Eighth (Doctor Who / Roger Hargreaves) | [
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20,349 | 13 | Mike Venezia is the author of several nonfiction books for children.; Title: Jackson Pollock (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists) | [
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20,350 | 7 | Alex Irvine has written more than thirty books, both his own original fiction (Buyout, The Narrows, Mystery Hill, A Scattering of Jades) and licensed work for Marvel, Hasbro, Warner Brothers, Fox, Blizzard, Legendary, and other international entertainment companies. He has also written comics (Daredevil Noir, Iron Man: Rapture, Hellstorm, Son of Satan: Equinox), games, and animation. The three games he's currently writing -- Marvel Avengers Alliance, Marvel War of Heroes, and Marvel PuzzleQuest -- together have totaled more than 75 million players. Before leaving to write full time, he spent six years as an English professor at the University of Maine. A native of Ypsilanti, Michigan, he lives in South Portland, Maine, with his wife and three children...and two dogs, a bird, a snake and a fish. You can find him on Twitter @alexirvine; Title: Power Rangers: The Official Movie Novel | [
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20,351 | 11 | Megan Stine has written several books for young readers, including Where Is the White House?, Who Was Marie Curie?, and Who Was Sally Ride?.Where Is Easter Island? It was Easter Sunday in April 1722. Jacob Roggeveen had been sailing for more than eight months. He was the commander of three Dutch ships. They were searching the South Pacific for parts of the world that had never been seen or explored. Roggeveen hoped to find a huge, legendary continent that many believed existed. It was called Terra Australis. Other explorers had searched parts of the South Pacific, but no one had found it yet, or mapped the area correctly. That Easter Sunday, Roggeveen and his crew were a thousand miles from anywhere. Suddenly, they spotted land. What could it be? There was smoke rising in the distance, which meant people lived there. But what kind of people? Some of the natives in the Pacific islands were peaceful and friendly. But others were not. Jacob Roggeveen had heard stories about cannibals! No one knew how his crew would be greeted by the islanders. Roggeveen decided it was better to wait until morning before he and his men went ashore. He named the island Paasch Eylandthe Dutch words for Easter Islandsince thats the day he had arrived. The next morning, the weather was rainynot the best time to put small boats into the water. And besides, his men were nervous. Maybe they should wait another day. But natives on the island had seen the Dutch ships offshore and were eager to find out who these strange visitors were. So one of the island people got into a canoe. He paddled out to Roggeveens ship and climbed aboard. He was totally naked! He was also friendly and warmhearted. He danced and sang with the sailors. They played a violin for him and gave him small gifts, including a mirror and a pair of scissors. The man seemed so happy, he didnt want to leave. They had to force him into his canoe to make him go back to the island. He motioned for them to follow. It was several more days before the Dutch would finally set foot on the island. When they did, they found something amazingsomething no one had ever seen or imagined. Lining the beach were giant stone statues, as tall as three-story buildings. Some were twenty or thirty feet tall. Others were just huge heads, buried in the sand up to their necks. How did the statues get there? Who carved them? The islanders had no modern tools. They had no carts with wheels. They lived in simple grass-covered huts. How could they possibly have carved these huge blocks of stone? How could they have moved such heavy pieces of stone at all? Roggeveen saw only a few of the statues. He didnt know there were more than nine hundred of them! They were scattered all over the island. How they really got there, and why, is just part of the storyand the mysteryof Easter Island. Chapter 1:Stranded on a Remote Island Easter Island is in the middle of nowhere. If you look at a map of the world, the island is so tiny, its barely even a dot. Lost in the middle of the South Pacific Ocean, its more than two thousand miles west of South America. The nearest islands are the Pitcairn Islandsmore than a thousand miles away. Easter Island is so far away from anywhere else, its hard to imagine how the earliest people ever found it. So how did human beings discover the most remote island on earth? No one is certain, but it is believed that about four thousand years ago, the people who lived in Taiwan began to spread out. They were searching for new places to live. Over many hundreds of years, they sailed from place to place throughout Southeast Asia. They took food and supplies with them and planted crops when they arrived. They formed new colonies on many of the islands in the South Pacific. Those islands are now called Polynesian islands. Hawaii, Tahiti, and New Zealand were also colonized this way. But Easter Island was so far away, it was one of the last islands to be inhabited. Between 1,200 and 800 years ago, the first Polynesian people reached it and decided to live there. They probably came from Mangarevaan island more than a thousand miles away. Sailing in open double-hulled canoes, they braved the ocean waters. As many as twenty or thirty people crowded into each canoe. They brought with them chickens, bananas, sugar cane, and taroa sweet root vegetable like a sweet potato. The Polynesian people were excellent sailors. They knew how to use the stars to guide them and the ocean currents and winds to sail fast. Still, the trip to Easter Island took at least three weeksmaybe longer. When they finally found the island, they gave it a name, Te Pito o te Henua, which meant the navel of the world or the end of the world. Years later, they named the island Rapa Nui. Rapa Nui means greater extremity or lands endas in the end of the landthe farthest thing from anything else. The people who live on the island are called the Rapa Nui people, and the language they speak has the same name. When the Polynesians arrived, they brought with them their customs and beliefs. They didnt believe in gods. Instead, they thought that their ancestorsfamily members who had lived before themhad special divine powers. They believed that those ancestors could keep them safe, make food grow, and keep them healthy. They carved wooden statues of their ancestors and put them on stone altars. They didnt worship them like gods, but they did perform special ceremonies to show their respect. Their living leaders were always the descendantsthe sonsof these ancestors. The island the first settlers discovered was covered in huge palm trees, at least ninety feet tall. It looked like a paradise. There was plenty of shade from the hot sun. The trees created a rain forest, too. Rain was important for drinking water, and to make the crops grow. There was food for the first Polynesian settlers, too. They found millions of birds on the islands and hundreds of fish in the sea. Until the first crops grew, they ate fish, birds, dolphins, and birds eggs. Some of the birds were so tame, they would land on the islanders heads. For a while, the island must have been a lovely place to live. But it wouldnt be a paradise forever. Within four hundred years, nearly all the trees on the island were gone. Without trees, the islanders had no firewood. They couldnt build new canoes or grass huts. The sun beat down on the land, drying it out. Crops wouldnt grow, because there wasnt enough rain. The birds disappeared, too. It was hard to catch fish without canoes. Without new canoes, they couldnt even leave! The islanders were stranded. What had turned this beautiful place into a parched, dry, miserable island? 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20,352 | 6 | Penguin Young Readers Licenses captivate even the most reluctant of readers with familiar characters from favorite television shows, video games, movies, and toy lines. With a variety of formats easily accessible to many levels of readers, PYR Licenses is a fun and engaging range of books for all readers.; Title: Unleash the Power! Sticker Activity Book (Power Rangers) | [
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20,354 | 13 | Grade 1-2-An addition to the already abundant supply of books about O'Keeffe. Text is very simply written and printed in a large, open typeface. Readers are told a bit about her childhood and adult life. While the writing is engaging, there is little of it. Small reproductions of her paintings are subdued in color, and some are a bit grainy. The author has interspersed his own wacky cartoons throughout. While intended to add fun to the learning process, they are jarring and clash with the subject's work. Robyn Turner's excellent Georgia O'Keefe (Little, 1991) is well written; has good-quality reproductions; and offers readers a sense of the woman's dedication, strong individualism, and passion for her work. Leslie Sills includes a strong chapter on O'Keeffe in Inspirations (Albert Whitman, 1989). For older readers, Beverly Gherman's Georgia O'Keefe (Atheneum, 1986) is a thorough and enjoyable read.Alexandra Marris, Rochester Public Library, NYCopyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc."The excellent-quality reproductions do a great deal to enhance and extend the text."; Title: Georgia O'Keeffe (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists) | [
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20,356 | 7 | Adam Hargreavesis an English author and illustrator. The son of Roger Hargreaves, he continues his father's popular Mr. Men and Little Miss series of children's books.Roger Hargreavesis best remembered as the creator, author and illustrator of the Mr. Men and Little Miss series of books as well asAlbert the Alphabetical Elephant,Count Worm, andGrandfather Clock.; Title: Dr. Twelfth (Doctor Who / Roger Hargreaves) | [
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20,357 | 0 | Carol Greene is the author of several nonfiction books for children.; Title: Ice Is...Whee! (Rookie Readers) | [
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20,358 | 7 | Neo Edmund, child actor turned best-selling author, screenwriter, and comic book writer began his career in Hollywood appearing on numerous television shows, most notably as a member of the infamous Putty Parole on 75 episodes ofMighty Morphin Power RangersandPower Rangers Zeo. Opting to pursue his passion for writing he transitioned into the creative side of the film and TV industry.Most recently, WordFire Press published Neos first novel of a five book series titledA Tale of Red Riding, Rise of the Alpha Huntress,with book 2 set to release in late 2016. He has written numerous animated TV episodes includingHasbro's Kaijudo - Rise of the Duel Masters.; Title: Tournament of Terror (Power Rangers) | [
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20,359 | 6 | Molly Reisner is a children's book author living in New Jersey. She has written for Cartoon Network Books as well as for Mad Libs.; Title: Hatchimals Mad Libs Junior | [
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20,360 | 0 | Bobbie Hamsa is the author of several nonfiction books for children.; Title: Animal Babies (Rookie Readers) | [
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20,361 | 13 | Grade 3-5-- Maria Martinez was a potter who accidentally discovered a technique to create black pottery that became famous worldwide. Until then, her light-colored pottery featured modern versions of ancient Anasazi Indian designs. Her husband experimented with decorations, and eventually was able to put his designs on the black pots, creating the famous "black-on-black" style for which Martinez is best known today. Although she died in 1980, the San Ildefonso Pueblo people she taught are still creating the unique style today. Abundantly illustrated with black-and-white photos of Martinez, her husband, and their pots, this book actually focuses more on the pottery than on its creators. Readers learn how the pots were created, fired, and painted, but little about the woman herself. --Lisa Mitten, University of Pittsburgh, PACopyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.; Title: Maria Martinez: Pueblo Potter (Picture-Story Biographies) | [] | Train |
20,362 | 0 | Lunn's patterned and rhyming text presents 24 statements similar to the title sentence. Some of the relationships may elude some readers, but Dunnington's realistically rendered illustrations will assist those who need a little boost. The rhyming element is most effective on the pages in which both sentences share a double-page spread. Steven's text for Bonk! Goes the Ball is considerably less effective because of its stilted sentence structure and partial phrases. The chief character is a pigtailed soccer player who misses the ball, kicks it, chases it, etc. The text is comprised of disjointed sentences that actually hinder reading comprehension. An obvious attempt to provide a multicultural representation has resulted in stereotypical illustrations that are less than successful. Even those libraries in need of material for early readers will want to pass this fragmented text. The Lunn title is an acceptable additional purchase. --Sharron McElmeel, Cedar Rapids Community Schools, IACopyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.Philippa J Stevens is the author of several nonfiction books for children.; Title: Bonk!: Goes the Ball (Rookie Readers) | [
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20,363 | 13 | ea. vol: illus. by author. 32p. photogs. reprods. (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists Series). CIP. Childrens. 1988. PLB $9.95. Grade 1-3 Despite the current trend to introduce music, literature, and art to very young children, these books serve to illustrate the limitations of such efforts. Here the lives and works of two brilliant and revolutionary painters have been reduced to a series of basic facts and cliches. Children reading these books will get less biographic information than could be found in an encyclopedia and no insight into the unique vision and talent that made these artists important. Venezia's analysis of the artists' style is simplistiche attributes Picasso's blue period to depression over the death of a friend and his rose period to a new love. He makes no attempt to explain the principals of Cubism, focusing on the peculiarities of the images rather than the ideas behind them. His treatment of Rembrandt's work is equally shallow, describing the objects pictured rather than the artist's interpretation. Although he mentions the variety of brush strokes in one Rembrandt painting, he spends more time pointing out the spilled glasses of wine in the painting and never mentions Rembrandt's signature use of light and shadow or the richness and warmth of his color. In addition to reproductions of the paintings, captioned cartoons illustrate the text. The combination of jokes and simplicity creates an overall sense of condescension. Those wishing to introduce children to the works of these artists should wait until they are old enough for Ernest Raboff's fine biographic interpretation (Lippincott). Eleanor K. MacDonald, Beverly Hills Public Lib .Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.Mike Venezia is the author of several nonfiction books for children.; Title: Picasso (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists) | [
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20,364 | 0 | Nancy Krulik is the author of more than two hundred books for children and young adults, including three New York Times Best Sellers. She is best known as the author and creator of the Katie Kazoo, Switcheroo; George Brown, Class Clown; How I Survived Middle School; and Magic Bone book series. Nancy lives in Manhattan with her husband, composer Daniel Burwasser. When she's not writing, Nancy can be found reading, going to concerts, traveling, or running around Central Park with her crazy beagle mix, Josie. Follow her @NancyKrulik.Ben Balistreri has been working for more than twenty years in the animation industry. He's won an Emmy Award for his character designs, and has been nominated for nine Annie Awards, winning once. His art can be seen in Tangled the Series, for which he serves as Supervising Producer, How to Train Your Dragon, Danny Phantom, Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, Wander Over Yonder, Wild Kratts, and many more. The Princess Pulverizer series is his first foray into book illustration. He lives in Pasadena, California, with his wife, Becca, and their two golden retrievers, Bombadil and Fatty Lumpkin.Chapter 1 AAAAAHHH! Theres a MONSTER in that tree! Lucas cried out. A hairy, creepy-crawly MONSTER! The scared knight-in-training dropped the grilled cheese sandwich hed been snacking on and ran off as fast as he could. A monster? Princess Pulverizer repeated. But she did not sound scared at all. Nothing scared Princess Pulverizer. Well, very little scared her, anyway. Y-y-yes, Lucas answered from his favorite hiding spotcrouched behind his best friend, Dribble the dragon. I hate things that creep and crawl! Ill defeat it! Princess Pulverizer said, leaping to her feet. H-h-how? Lucas stammered nervously. You dont have any weapons. Sure I do. The princess bent her arms to show off her muscles. These! Lucas and Dribble did not seem particularly impressed. But that wasnt stopping Princess Pulverizer. Watch out, monster! You are no match for me, she shouted. Princess Pulverizer looked up into the tree. But she didnt see a monster. She didnt see anything other than the usual branches, leaves, and blossoms. Hmmm... Maybe the monster was hiding. The princess leaped into the air and grabbed a tree branch. She pulled herself up and began climbing, searching for a monster hidden in the leaves. But there was no monster anywhere. Suddenly, out of the corner of her eye, Princess Pulverizer noticed a black, white, and yellow hairy creature creeping and crawling on a branch. Wait a minute. Hairy? Creeping? Crawling? Oh brother. Lucas hadnt seen a monster at all. Hed seen a caterpillar. Princess Pulverizer wasnt surprised that Lucas was afraid of an insect. Lucas was afraid of everything. The princess let the little caterpillar crawl onto her finger. She tucked him in her pocket and slid down to the ground. Princess Pulverizer walked over to her friends and dangled the tiny creature in front of Lucass nose. Is this your monster? Lucas shuddered. Get that away from me! he cried out. Princess Pulverizer laughed. Dribble looked from the caterpillar to Lucas and back again. He clenched his dragon lips together tightly, trying not to laugh. But he couldnt help himself. Ha-ha-ha-ha... SNORT! Dribble laughed so hard, the ground shook beneath him. This isnt a monster, Princess Pulverizer told Lucas. Its a caterpillar. She placed the stunned insect back on a low-hanging tree branch. Lucas turned red with embarrassment. I really hate things that creep and crawl, he said timidly. Aaaachoooo! Suddenly, Dribble let out a loud, powerful sneeze. Gesundheit, Lucas said. Are you getting a cold? The dragon shook his head. Its those apple blossoms. Im allergic. Aaachoooo! That last sneeze was so strong, it blew Lucas over. He fell backward onto the ground. Sorry, Dribble apologized as Lucas scrambled back to his feet. Its okay, Lucas assured him. The dragon looked down at the grilled cheese sandwich his friend had dropped. What a waste of cheese, he said. Its too bad you didnt finish it. Gouda grilled cheese is my specialty. Im sorry, Lucas apologized. But its not a total waste. The ants seem to be enjoying it. Im sorry, too, Princess Pulverizer grumbled. Im sorry I couldnt save you from a creepy-crawly, hairy monster. Because that would have been a good deed. A very good deed indeed, Lucas agreed. But saving you from a caterpillar is not the same thing, Princess Pulverizer said sadly. Now I still need to do seven more good deeds before I can go to Knight School. Lucas and Dribble knew what Princess Pulverizer meant. Before they had met her, she had spent her days with Lady Frump at the Royal School of Ladylike Manners, where she was taught to pour tea properly and dance the saltarello at royal balls. Things all princesses needed to know. Only Princess Pulverizer didnt want to be a princess. She wanted to be a knight. So she had begged her father, King Alexander of Empiria, to let her go to Knight School. Unfortunately, the king told her she couldnt goat least not until she went on a Quest of Kindness and performed eight good deeds. So far, the princess had only completed one good deedretrieving the Queen of Shmergermeisters jewels from the evil ogre who had stolen them. That left seven more deeds to go. Which Princess Pulverizer was sure she could accomplishespecially since she now had Lucas and Dribble to help her. To an outsider, Dribble and Lucas probably didnt seem like they would be very helpful. After all, Lucas was such a fraidy-cat, the other boys had nicknamed him Lucas the Lily-Livered and laughed him out of Knight School. And Dribble had been thrown out of his lair because the other dragons didnt like that he used his fire for making grilled cheese sandwiches rather than burning villages. But Lucas and Dribble were loyal. And nice. And really willing to help. They were just the kind of pals a girl trying to get into Knight School needed to have around. This place is boring, Princess Pulverizer told her friends. She pulled a toothpick from her knapsack and used the thin sliver of wood to pick rye bread seeds out from between her teeth. I dont think Lady Frump would have liked to see you doing that, Dribble teased her. Princess Pulverizer laughed. Lady Frump didnt like anything I did. I was her worst student ever. But youll do great in Knight School, Lucas assured her. I wont get to go to Knight School if we dont find someone who needs my help, Princess Pulverizer told him. Im ready for a new adventure. That makes one of us, Lucas muttered under his breath. Aaaachooo! Dribble sneezed again. 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20,367 | 17 | Grade 5-7 These biographies cover the presidents' lives from birth to death, but the main emphasis is on their political careers. However, the development of the political concepts which prompted their actions is superficial and therefore confusing. Most students will not have enough background information to understand the presidents' motivations. For instance, in Franklin D. Roosevelt there is a very short entry about packing the Supreme Court with no explanation as to how or why the composition of the Court did finally change. Also, Osinski states that under Roosevelt's proposed system for changing the composition of the court there ``could be as many as eighteen judges on the bench.'' Actually, Roosevelt's plan made provision for a maximum of 15 judges. In John Tyler there is an error of judgment: ``It would have surprised Tyler to learn that Hawaii was destined to be one of our fifty states.'' That is a misleading and hypothetical statement. The writing is choppy in all of the books, and they seem to follow a formula as to sentence length and complexity. The illustrations are excellent, plentiful black-and-white reproductions of portraits, newspaper articles, cartoons, woodcuts, etc. They are the best part of these books. Janet E. Gelfand, Lawrence Jr . High School, N.Y.Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.; Title: Lyndon B. Johnson: Thirty Sixth President of the United States (Encyclopedia of Presidents) | [
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20,369 | 17 | Grade 5-8 Each of these books begins with an attention-getting chapter describing a great moment in that President's life; following chapters detail his life. Frequent illustrations include reproductions of historical art, photos, letters, newspapers, and documents, all of which add interest and authenticity to the text. The writing style is easy to read, marked by short declarative sentences. Each volume includes a fairly comprehensive index, plus a useful ``Chronology of American History,'' a list of important events from 982 a.d. to the present. Throughout, the authors do not augment character development with imaginary events, places, or people, and instead use direct quotations to give a feeling of immediacy. These biographies offer more information than Presidents of the United States (Golden, 1964; o.p.), and they are more interesting than Kane's Facts About the Presidents (Wilson, 1981). Phyllis Graves, Creekwood Middle School, Kingwood, Tex.Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.; Title: Andrew Jackson: Seventh President of the United States (Encyclopedia of Presidents) | [
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20,370 | 6 | Cartoon Network Books launched in Summer 2015 as the official imprint for children's books based on Cartoon Network's original programming. The imprint includes titles from hit shows such asAdventure Time,Regular Show,The Amazing World of Gumball,Steven Universe, andUncle Grandpa.; Title: Make Art! (On Purpose) (Steven Universe) | [
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20,371 | 13 | Mike Venezia is the author of several nonfiction books for children.; Title: Pierre Auguste Renoir (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists) | [
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20,372 | 1 | Allan Fowler is the author of several nonfiction books for children.; Title: Spiders Are Not Insects (Rookie Read-About Science) | [
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20,373 | 11 | Grade 3-5. Although these titles are similar to the "New True" books (Children's Press), their format can be distracting. Captions appear in boxes shaded with two colors. A busy double-page spread that places a variety of print styles, colors, and photos against a dark background appears in each book. Families contains an incomplete caption. In a discussion about harvesting wild rice, Foods shows a photograph of a man bending the bunches of rice down into the canoe, whereas the text explains that a man poled the canoe while "a woman bent the bunches down." However, Miller provides a good deal of fascinating information. All three books are meant to be a general discussion of a particular aspect of Native American culture. Since there are so many tribes in North America, the author can highlight only a few. Each title features clear, full-color photographs; a map showing the location of the tribes mentioned within the text; and a page with suggestions for additional resources, including web sites.?Suzanne Hawley, Laurel Oak Elementary School, Naples, FLCopyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.Jay Miller is the author of several nonfiction books for children.; Title: American Indian Families (True Books: American Indians) | [
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20,374 | 15 | Michael H Forman is the author of several nonfiction books for children.; Title: From Wax to Crayon (Changes) | [] | Train |
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20,376 | 18 | Gillian EngbergCopyright American Library Association. All rights reserved; Title: Pennsylvania (America the Beautiful Second Series) | [
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20,377 | 11 | REVWRCopyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved; Title: Norway (Enchantment of the World Second Series) | [
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20,379 | 0 | Allan Fowler is the author of several nonfiction books for children.; Title: Gator or Croc? (Rookie Read-About Science) | [
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20,381 | 2 | Arthur John L'Hommedieu is the author of several nonfiction books for children.; Title: Ocean Tide Pool (Habitats) | [] | Train |
20,382 | 0 | Arthur John L'Hommedieu is the author of several nonfiction books for children.; Title: From Plant to Blue Jeans: A Photo Essay (Changes) | [
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20,383 | 11 | Gr 2-4--These offerings are eye-catching, well organized, and filled with facts. The illustrations and print are clearly and cleanly presented making student use easy and enjoyable. Extensive use of full color adds to the attractiveness of every page. Artwork includes archival photographs and drawings, intermingled with modern photographs and useful maps. The texts cover the history of each nation as well as its culture and place in the modern world. Historical and current information are well differentiated, and the individuality of each group is highlighted. On-line sites for further reference are provided. Excellent nonfiction choices.Darcy Schild, Schwegler Elementary School, Lawrence, KSCopyright 1998 Cahners Business Information, Inc.; Title: The Shawnee (True Books: American Indians) | [
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20,384 | 18 | Deborah Kent is the author of several nonfiction books for children.; Title: African-Americans in the Thirteen Colonies (Cornerstones of Freedom) | [
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20,385 | 11 | Marion Morrison is the author of several nonfiction books for children.; Title: El Salvador (Enchantment of the World Second Series) | [
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20,386 | 11 | REVWRCopyright © American Library Association. All rights reservedMichael Burgan is the author of several nonfiction books for children.; Title: Belgium (Enchantment of the World Second Series) | [
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20,387 | 11 | Grade 4-8-A hundred thousand welcomes to this new edition in this series. With accuracy and clarity, Blashfield introduces elementary researchers and travelers to the country's land, history, people, and culture. Well organized into 10 chapters comprised of short sections, this resource gives quick access to a world of facts or a thorough overview. No one topic is explored in any great depth, but there is enough information to give students the big picture or point young researchers in any number of directions. Stunning color photographs and clear, bright maps enhance the package. Ireland includes a thorough "Fast Facts" section as well as references to other books (fiction and nonfiction), videos, Web sites, and embassies and consulates.Jeanne Clancy Watkins, Chester County Library, Exton, PACopyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.; Title: Ireland (Enchantment of the World Second Series) | [
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20,388 | 13 | Mike Venezia is the author of several nonfiction books for children.; Title: Johannes Brahms (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Composers) | [
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20,389 | 13 | Mike Venezia is the author of several nonfiction books for children.; Title: John Philip Sousa (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Composers) | [
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20,390 | 18 | Grade 2-5-Informative and interesting looks at ancient civilizations, related in rhyme and accompanied by colorful, stylized illustrations. From the poem entitled "Mummies" in Ancient Egypt, children are told that when a pharaoh died, "they used a secret way/To keep his body from decay./They checked him out from head to toes/And pulled his brain out through his nose." They also learn that ancient Egyptian doctors treated an ill child by feeding him a skinned mouse. Elementary students thrive on facts of this kind, and these books are filled with them. Explicatory notes and pronunciations are included below each poem. For example, the selection about the African !Kung San tribe explains that when a word is spelled with an exclamation point in front of it, it is spoken with a "click." In addition to the obvious use of these books in studies of ancient times, they could be used effectively as models for nonfiction poetry. Each book lists four appropriate Web sites with activities and additional information. Good choices for supplementing studies of ancient times.Lynn Dye, Keheley Elementary School, Marietta, GA Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.Susan Altman is the author of several nonfiction books for children.; Title: Ancient Africa (Modern Rhymes About Ancient Times) | [
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20,391 | 11 | Elaine Landau is the author of several nonfiction books for children.; Title: Australia and New Zealand (True Books: Geography: Countries) | [] | Test |
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20,393 | 1 | REVWRCopyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved; Title: A Hummingbird's Life (Nature Upclose) | [
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20,395 | 15 | David Petersen is the author of several nonfiction books for children.; Title: Arches National Park (True Books: National Parks) | [
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20,396 | 0 | Gr. 1, younger for reading aloud. When her mother calls, "Emily, it's time," Emily wonders what it's time for. As she considers the possibilities--a party, soccer, ballet, a sleepover, ice skating, hiking--Emily imagines putting on the footwear for each activity. Lighthearted ink drawings washed with pale watercolors create an upbeat mood for Emily's guessing game. The short, simple text appears only on alternate spreads, with wordless illustrations in between showing Emily's imagined activities. A good book for beginning readers or for reading to the many toddlers and preschoolers who are fascinated by footwear. Ironically, no shoes are needed for the activity that started Emily's musings--bathtime. Carolyn PhelanJoan Cottle is the author of several nonfiction books for children.; Title: Emily's Shoes (Rookie Readers) | [
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