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24,500 | 1 | Fresh from entertaining her insect neighbors in the bestselling Miss Spider's Tea Party, Miss Spider the arachnid ingenue prepares to scuttle down the aisle in this sequel. Essentially this offering is more of same-admirers of Kirk's unique illustrations, with their jujube-colored palette, fever-dream characters and 3D-style compositions, will be happily snared. If anything the colors are even more intense, dominated by rich autumnal tones and highlighted by deep indigos. The verse, however, is just as protracted as in Tea Party, and there's more of it-from an overlong string of mostly singsongy quatrains Kirk weaves a tangled tale of young spider love, a villainous suitor who attempts to do away with Miss Spider's intended, a rescue and, finally, nuptials ("With crickets fiddling in full swing,/ The katydids begin to sing./ June beetles spin in pirouettes,/ And clickbugs clack like castanets"). All ages. Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.Kindergarten-Grade 2?Miss Spider, of Miss Spider's Tea Party (Scholastic, 1994), falls for Holley, an unprepossessing male spider. Her friend, May the beetle, feels she deserves better ("That pantywaist will never do") and sets her up with handsome Spiderus Reeves, who turns out to be a cad. True love triumphs, though, and Miss Spider and Holley wed. All this is told in a long, ponderous, rhyming text that robs the story of any inherent interest it might have for children. Kirk's air-brushed artwork is extraordinary. His large-eyed, brilliantly colored insects have a 3-D quality. Spiderus Reeves, with the humanized face of a distorted harlequin, has a truly malevolent appearance. Yet the level of visual sophistication and suggestion of seductive evil is out of proportion to the cartoon innocence of the other characters. This makes him a singularly disquieting figure?more than just a villian to be vanquished: a personification of evil. Children may be attracted to the cover showing a smiling Miss Spider gazing shyly through her spider-web veil, but overall the book is flawed.?Karen James, Louisville Free Public Library, KYCopyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.; Title: Miss Spider's Wedding | [
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24,501 | 1 | Gr 4 Up-This small field guide serves a need in beach communities and as a vacation-treasure handbook. The first third of the volume covers general information on shells, how to collect them, and how to use this book. Then, 50 shells are introduced in full-color photos, each on a double-page spread, along with a description, a very small range map, and two smaller photos of similar shells with descriptions. The omission of the lucine, a very common clam shell, is a minor drawback. An attractive title to update books on identifying and collecting these popular items.-Nora Jane Natke, Hooked on Books, Hollywood, FLCopyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.; Title: National Audubon Society First Field Guide: Shells | [
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24,502 | 2 | Kindergarten-Grade 3. Clarabelle, Zeke, and Baby Lurleen have a plan?three plans actually?to drive their babysitter bonkers. However, the kids find that they have to pull out all the stops to get a rise out of Amanda Smeedy. Teague's wacky artwork and use of unusual perspective animates the rhyming tale. The text itself has a life of its own, often moving around the page in accordance with what is being said. Readers will be delighted by the antics of these youngsters and Amanda's nonchalance at their outrageous behavior. This fantasy will be a big hit in storytimes and, oddly enough, it will work well as a bedtime story.?Ann Cook, Winter Park Public Library, FLCopyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.Ages 4^-8. Veteran baby-sitter Amanda Smeedy knows when she's being tested on the job. She also knows exactly what to do about it--nothing. When the Eggmont children's first plan to undermine Amanda's authority doesn't get the sitter's goat, the raucous bunch tries more spectacular tricks, ending up with a circus in the living room, complete with elephants, lions, and bears. But with enviable composure, Amanda keeps her cool: "After all the uproar ended, / Amanda asked, `Isn't there more?'/ But the Eggmont kids were too tired to move, / and they collapsed across the floor." Teague's colorful, solid art style (and wonderful use of perspective) makes the fantasy seem almost possible, and the expressive faces of the characters add nicely to the comedy. Stephanie Zvirin; Title: Baby Tamer | [
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24,503 | 13 | I Can Draw Animals has very clear step-by-step picture instructions which show exactly what to do. Precise drawing is not required, so even very young children will be able to achieve some delightful results.; Title: I Can Draw Animals (Usborne Playtime) | [
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24,504 | 0 | Pam doesn't like competing in horse shows. She enjoys helping her Pony Pals give riding lessons to Rosalie and Mimi so they have a chance of winning. But after some lessons from her mother's friend, Olympic champion Eleanor Morgan, Pam changes her mind.; Title: The Winning Pony (Pony Pals #21 | [
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24,505 | 0 | Book by Stine, R. L.; Title: Goosebumps Boxed Set, Books 37 - 40: The Headless Ghost, The Abominable Snowman of Pasadena, How I Got My Shrunken Head, and Night of the Living Dummy III | [
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24,506 | 0 | Grade 2-3?A chewed-up birthday invitation and a crying girl on her way to the party are all it takes to turn a boring afternoon into an adventure for Liz the Whiz and her brother. They utilize deductive reasoning and persist until they locate the proper house (it has a 5 in the address) and find the birthday celebration. According to the introduction, stories like this make math ideas "accessible, interesting, and fun." Unfortunately, this particular story is too contrived and confusing to be fun. In the end, the young investigators follow another child carrying a present to the right house. It seems like mathematics wasn't the best strategy to solve this case. The cartoon illustrations are bright and appealing. Activities on the final pages reinforce the math concept used in the tale (place value). This may be useful for a certain audience, but don't expect many requests from children.?Sharon R. Pearce, San Antonio Public Library, TXCopyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.; Title: Case Of The Missing Birthday Party: Hello Math (Hello Math Reader, Level 4) | [
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24,507 | 2 | JEAN MARZOLLO has written many award-winning children's books, including the I Spy books, the I Spy Little books, and Happy Birthday, Martin Luther King. Jean lives with her husband, Claudio, in New York State's Hudson Valley.; Title: Hello Science Reader, Level 1: I Am Snow | [
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24,508 | 1 | When Crocodile visits the dentist, both are fearful of the experience, in a humorous, colorfully illustrated story in which everyone ends up intact and regular dental care is encouraged.; Title: The Crocodile and the Dentist | [
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24,509 | 12 | Grade 5-9-Rather than presenting a "how it works" compendium or a series of mini-biographies, Tomecek puts significant inventions and discoveries in a historical context. Dividing the text into five broad time periods, he offers a series of essays on important advances that occurred in each "age." For example, the Metal Age (3500 B.C.-A.D. 1) includes discussions of measurement, money, irrigation, waterwheels, and maps. Each two-page explanation provides some background and a brief description of how the invention works as well as information about its impact on society and on later discoveries. What emerges is a sense of interconnectedness that other books often lack. Especially in the early essays, the influence of Chinese, Egyptian, and other civilizations is clear. However, even the explanations of recent discoveries acknowledge that inventions seldom occur in isolation. Full-color diagrams and illustrations are well integrated into each spread, providing additional insights into the topic without cluttering the pages. Although Tomecek mentions only a fraction of the inventors and inventions covered in Roger Bridgman's 1000 Inventions and Discoveries (DK, 2002), his work not only highlights past accomplishments but also encourages further explorations.Kathy Piehl, Minnesota State University, MankatoCopyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.Gr. 3-6. Tomecek assembles general information on major inventions under five broad time periods: the ancient world before 3,000 B.C.E.; the metal age from 3,500 B.C.E. through A.D. 1; the age of discovery from A.D. 1 through 1799; the age of electricity and communication from 1799 to 1887; and the age of the atom from 1887 to the present. The hand ax, the wheel, the clock, writing, clothing, mathematics, and the computer are among innovations introduced, with each topic covered in a two-page spread that describes "how it works" and its impact on human civilization. Tomecek's informal, yet straightforward, style is appealing, and detailed, attractive color illustrations add both information and visual appeal. A short bibliography, a selection of annotated Web site recommendations, and a few inventors' contests are appended. A good choice for basic questions about various technologies. Ed SullivanCopyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved; Title: What A Great Idea! Inventions That Changed The World | [
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24,510 | 5 | Told at feasts and gatherings by bards and storytellers, and handed down from generation to generation for centuries, Irish myths and legends are full of bold heroes, dastardly villains, fierce battles, and passionate romances. In this thrilling collection, Marie Heaney provides a sampling of one of the world's greatest literary traditions. She divides the stories into the three cycles scholars have established for Irish literature: the Mythological cycle, the Ulster cycle, and the Fenian cycle, providing a brief introduction to each. From the "Children of Lir," in which a king's four children are turned into swans by an angry stepmother, to "Bricriu's Feast," the bloody tale in which the champion of Ulster is determined, to "Oisin in the Land of Youth," about a man who is lured to the Land of Youth, only to return to his homeland centuries later and become withered and ancient, these stories are riveting. Patrick James Lynch's sweeping, dramatic illustrations reflect the glorious, beautiful, horrifying, or sometimes downright gory nature of the myths and legends of Ireland. If the nine tales themselves don't give readers delicious fodder for nightmares, the pictures will! For the truly insatiable, a section with further reading, source notes, and a pronunciation guide is provided. (Ages 9 and older) --Emilie CoulterHeaney delves into the roots of Irish lore for her collection of eight tales. Conflict, murder and magic abound as kings and chieftains fight one another over beautiful women or to win honor.The author, the wife of Seamus Heaney, divides the volume into the three accepted cycles of early Irish literature (the mythological, Ulster and Finn cycles), providing a brief explanation of the period as well as tales representative of each. Readers meet a variety of Ireland's ancient heroes and villains as they conquer lands and such peoples as the Tuatha De Danaan, who later became known as the Faery or Little Folk that live under the earth in the Land of Youth. Heaney includes all the necessary elementsAdrama, intrigue, ambition, wizardryAbut something is amiss when she strings them together. The narrative becomes mired in copious, often confusing detail (e.g., a brief mention of the character Morann in "The Birth of Cuchulainn" goes unexplained) and difficult-to-pronounce names (a key is provided at book's end). "The Children of Lir," for instance, gets bogged down in logistics and is not as musical as Malachy Doyle's version in his recent Tales from Old Ireland; the writing overall lacks spark and a smooth storytelling pace. Young readers will likely find this work more tough-going than tantalizing. Lynch (The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey) serves up a theatrical pastiche of watercolor-and-gouache, capturing kings, maidens, druids and cherubic babies in his striking portraits and creating sweeping scenes of the harsh and rugged Irish landscape (and seascape) of yore. All ages. Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.; Title: The Names Upon The Harp: Irish Myths And Legends | [
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24,511 | 11 | Myerss (Sunrise over Fallujah) and Steptoes (In Daddys Arms I Am Tall) concept, recasting Swan Lake as hip-hop, may sound unlikely, but in their hands it largely succeeds: the ultra-cool, emotionally hot setting gives the story new power. Swan Lake is a housing project, Rothbart represented as Big Red, a drug lord, and Odette an addict; Amiri tries to save her, but fails. Myerss words carry the force of blows; Steptoes collages teem with bodies colliding and overlapping. The language swings from pop lyric to Shakespearean, sometimes in the same breath: Amiri, be my man!/ Save me if you can!/ If not, let my last pure breath/ Pledge my love to you in wretched death. Steptoe gets gritty, working directly on slabs of asphalt, a street effect intensified by the graffiti-like use of multicolored and multisize fonts in the text. His figures are shadowed with ghostly blue; they leap, ward off blows, embrace, argue. Its easy to imagine them as dancers. The momentum yields at the end, where, in contrast to the stark immediacy of the rest of the work, abstract language softens the tragic conclusion. Ages 12–up. (Jan.) Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.Grade 7 Up—Born from Myers's musings on the underlying violence in Swan Lake, this story is a riff on that ballet with tones of West Side Story, Shakespeare, and hip-hop. In the projects, Amiri's mom is going to throw him a party in the hope that he'll find the right girl and settle down. But that night on the courts, Amiri meets Odette—and though she is promised to Big Red, a crack dealer, they proclaim their love. "And thus the pact is set, the bargain sealed,/Both agony and love revealed./But are solutions so easily discovered?/Happy endings so readily recovered/Among the castaways and rejects/Of the teeming Swan Lake Projects?/Is happy chance alone gladly greeted/And Big Red so easily defeated?" There follows the evil twin, the betrayal, the forgiveness, the fight—and a happier ending than in most versions of the ballet. Myers's verse is almost overwrought—as it should be to suit the story, and the intensity of teenage love. The melodrama combines with an energy and beat that—heightened by dynamic text design—makes this ideal for performance. Steptoe's collage-on-cinderblock illustrations have a roughness, darkness, and density that suit the tone. This selection will broaden any teen collection.—Nina Lindsay, Oakland Public Library, CA Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.; Title: Amiri and Odette: A Love Story | [
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24,512 | 18 | Grade 5 Up-In the style of The Great Fire (Scholastic, 1995), Murphy writes a fascinating account of the March, 1888, storm that paralyzed the Northeastern U.S. for four days. This terrifying natural disaster is described from the perspectives of several individuals of various ages and social positions, primarily in New York City, some of whom survived the storm and some of whom did not. The narrative is a readable and seamless blend of history and adventure adapted from extensive first-person accounts and primary news sources. Beginning with an ominous harbinger, the scene is set with descriptions of what life was like at that time, including popular culture and means of forecasting the weather, which completely failed in this instance. The text is exciting without being melodramatic: as the storm arrives, strengthens, and stays, readers come to see the horrible extent to which people had to cope with the loss of food, heat, communications, and loved ones. Concluding by explaining why this event is important, the author places it in the context of other weather and its effect on history. Authentic photographs, drawings, and maps that demonstrate the course of the storm, all done in the same sepia tone as the text, perfectly illustrate the book. Overall, a superb piece of writing and history.Andrew Medlar, Chicago Public Library, IL Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.Gr. 5-9. On March 10, 1888, the weather on the eastern coast of the U.S. was so pleasant that families were picnicking. By Monday morning, however, a huge, destructive blizzard--actually two storms--stretched from Delaware north to Maine and as far west as the Mississippi River. New York City had 21 inches of drifting snow; Troy, New York, was blanketed under 55 inches. Supplies of fuel, food, and milk dwindled; power lines snapped; trains were trapped; nearly 200 ships were lost at sea; and an estimated 800 people died in New York City alone. No wonder some called the storm "The Great White Hurricane." Like Murphy's award-winning The Great Fire (1995), this is an example of stellar nonfiction. The haunting jacket illustration grabs attention, and the dramatic power of the splendid narrative, coupled with carefully selected anecdotes, newspaper accounts, and vintage and contemporary photos, will keep the pages turning. Murphy does a fine job describing the incredible storm, the reasons behind the tragic consequences, and the terrifying fates of victims. A splendid choice for booktalking; order several copies. Notes are appended. Jean FranklinCopyright American Library Association. All rights reserved; Title: Blizzard | [
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24,513 | 12 | Gr. 1^-2. Burns, who tackled geometry in The Greedy Triangle (1994), here provides little ones with opportunities to develop basic counting skills within the thin fictional framework of a walk with Grandpa. Each recto page contains clues and a question asking a child to guess the identity of an animal. Flip the page for the answer and an opportunity to count tails and feet in sweet, colorful pictures. As usual in the Hello Math Reader series, suggestions for parents are part of the package. Stephanie Zvirin; Title: How Many Feet? How Many Tails? A Book of Math Riddles (Hello Reader! Math, Level 2) | [
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24,514 | 2 | Boxes might seem an odd medium for expressing love, but for the emotionally reserved father in this touching story, they're just the ticket. Boxed in by his inability to articulate his feelings for his son, he transforms boxes ("Big boxes. Round boxes. Small boxes.... All kinds of boxes!") into kites, castles, bird feeders, go-carts, airplanes and any number of other wonderful things to enchant a small boy. This sensitive tale, an Australian import by a first-time author and illustrator, unfolds in spare prose set against a sweeping backdrop of comical illustrations brimming with energy. King's deft cross-hatching and other distinctive uses of ink refine his casual watercolors, and a childlike sense of play informs his compositions. To show "small boxes," for example, he has Dad adjusting the lens of a microscope; the airplane is the same kind Snoopy flies to fight the Red Baron. The book's sweet, satisfying message will resonate with preschoolers, whose own parental bonds typically form the sum and substance of daily life. Ages 3-7. Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.PreS?A boy loves his father, and his father loves boxes. So begins this peculiar tale of a man who demonstrates his love for his son by creating constructions such as castles, airplanes, and kites out of boxes. And while people make fun of his obsession, the father remains steadfast in showing his love through his creations. The quirky, cartoon style, watercolor illustrations adequately support the brief text, but King's spin on the ways of expressing affection is odd and ultimately unmemorable.?Caroline Ward, Nassau Library System, Uniondale, NYCopyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.; Title: A Special Kind of Love | [
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24,515 | 0 | Grade 5-8-Gus Pelletier, half French, half Omaha Indian, is determined to go with the Corps of Discovery. With all the bravado of a young man on his own for the first time, the scrawny 14-year-old travels parallel to the expedition, not revealing himself until he's confident he will be accepted as a member. His literacy is attributed to education by Catholic priests, but his perspective and voice are not consistently in character. For example, he proudly enthuses about the "naming of America" by the Corps, but with his Native American heritage he would have been aware that there were Indian names for the many places the expedition "discovered." In other instances, he is given greater awareness than is credible for a mixed-heritage frontier lad. Lasky's ample talent is constricted here by the dictum of the series. She uses the inherent drama and well-documented account of Lewis and Clark's journey as the backbone for the story. While Gus brings an engaging young person's perspective to history, it can be jarring when he is inserted into well-known occurrences of the expedition, e.g., having him rescue Sacajawea's baby in the flash flood at the Great Falls of the Missouri. The story is followed by a historical note sketching the outline of the Corps of Discovery journey, complemented by period illustrations and photographs of expedition paraphernalia. It has been noted that this series is historical fiction, not history; this caution seems particularly relevant with The Journal of Augustus Pelletier. Nancy Collins-Warner, Neill Public Library, Pullman, WA Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.; Title: The Journal of Augustus Pelletier: The Lewis and Clark Expedition, 1804 (My Name is America) | [
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24,516 | 14 | PreS. A failed attempt to put a fresh spin on an oft-told and hackneyed tale. The well-known letter by the little girl supposedly written to the editor of the New York Sun in 1897 and the editor's equally well-known reply is replayed here with no changes to the text. The exchange is presented in a small-book format and the young letter-writer is a cat. Although the wide-eyed feline and the rest of her family are shown engaging in a host of holiday activities, the illustrations do little to extend the story or even make it understandable for young audiences. This is a total mismatch of art and text, and the result is particularly jarring. Yes, Virginia, it takes more than cute furry kittens and holiday baubles to make a successful picture book.Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.; Title: Cyndy Szekeres' Yes, Virginia There Is a Santa Claus | [
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24,517 | 0 | "Do you know who I am? I shall tell you. I am Elizabeth, Princess of England, daughter of Henry VIII and his wife Anne Boleyn. I am eleven years old. My mother, once Queen, is now dead. Almost eight years ago, when I was not yet three, Father chopped off her head."Daughter of a fallen queen, young Princess Elizabeth lives a complicated and dangerous life. She fears her father's famous temper but loves him dearly, noting that she would trade all her jewels just to be noticed by him. She also loves her brother Edward, heir to the English throne, but doesn't like her older sister Mary, who torments her and conspires against her. Kat, her governess, is so worried for Elizabeth's life that she spends hours checking their room for poison whenever they move to a new palace. Court intrigues swirl around her, the French are threatening an invasion, and Kat is clamoring for her to have another bath--that makes nearly six in three months! Through Elizabeth's diary, author Kathryn Lasky brings the Tudor world to life: glittering banquets of peacock, eel, and swan; palaces so stinky that "everyone goes about with their noses buried in pomander balls to hide the stench"; archery contests, where Elizabeth excels; and Latin and logic lessons... where she needs a little work. Some of the history is slightly flawed (a misplaced date or two), but readers will enjoy the great detail as they learn about the childhood of one of England's greatest monarchs. An epilogue, with Tudor family trees, paintings, and background information enhances this already excellent and entertaining book. (Ages 10 and older) --Sunny DelaneyGrade 4-8-This book, one of a new series of fictional diaries focusing on royalty, tells the story of Elizabeth I of England. Lasky's account starts when Elizabeth is 10 and ends almost 3 years later after her father, King Henry VIII, dies. The author provides a clear portrait of upper-class life in 16th-century England-the filthy living conditions, games and recreations, holidays, food, and education. Oddly, there is little mention of clothing. Her study of the young princess focuses on Elizabeth's frequent loneliness and her desperate desire for her father's attention. Readers will enjoy the family intrigues but also will identify with Elizabeth's surprisingly modern doubts and concerns. The book concludes with a family tree, black-and-white portraits, and a historical note; this, however, never mentions what happened to Lady Jane Grey and Robin Dudley, key characters in the story. Unfortunately, the history in the novel itself is not always accurate, and Elizabeth's voice veers inconsistently from contemporary to old-fashioned. Still, it's enjoyable light reading.Ann W. Moore, Schenectady County Public Library, NY Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.; Title: Elizabeth I: Red Rose of the House of Tudor, England, 1544 (The Royal Diaries) | [
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24,518 | 0 | Grade 2-4-Binch's beautiful watercolor illustrations of happy children, with their many brown skin tones and various textures and colors of hair, represent the strength of this appealing oversized offering. The collection of rhymes, games, and songs, however, is uneven and lacks notes and directions for playing the games. Experienced teachers will recognize "This way, Valerie" as a variant of the very popular strut-your-stuff American partner/line game "Hey, Miss Susie." The book also lacks a table of contents and index; one must page through the rhymes in order to find specific kinds, such as "Jumping Rope" rhymes. American children will be familiar with most of the rhymes, including second or third verses not in this compilation. John and Carol Langstaff's Shimmy Shimmy Coke-Ca-Pop! (Doubleday, 1973; o.p.) and Barbara Michels and Bettye White's Apples on Stick (Putnam, 1983; o.p.) provide much better material for anyone searching for appropriate games and rhymes with the accompanying actions. The Opies' The Lore and Language of Schoolchildren (Oxford, 1959; o.p.) is another source to consult. Down by the River is an attractive additional purchase.Marie T. Wright, University Library, Indianapolis, INCopyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.Ages 2^-6. With exuberant watercolor pictures of smiling girls and boys at play--singing, clapping, shouting, jumping rope, laughing out loud, dressing up--this large-size anthology celebrates more than 20 playground folk rhymes from the Caribbean. Hallworth says in her autobiographical note that she remembers most of these songs and games from her childhood in Trinidad; only as an adult did she discover that many have African, European, and American roots. Some are familiar ("Rain, rain, go away" and "One potato" ); some will be new to most U.S. families; and Hallworth provides brief notes to local references and directions for playing the circle games. The rhymes are grouped on double-page spreads, including "Wake-up Time," "In the Playground," "Taunts and Teases," "Friendship," and "Time for Bed." Binch's paintings move from the more individualized focus of Amazing Grace (1991) and Hue Boy (1993) to a big cast of joyful children having fun together in a sunlit Caribbean paradise. Her pictures capture the rhythm and movement of the old loved rhymes that will be around for a long time. Of course, Caribbean American families will be thrilled with this collection, and so will all kids who love singing games and nonsense rhymes. Use this with Mother Goose and with Alvin Schwartz's folk rhyme collection And the Green Grass Grew All Around (1992). Hazel Rochman; Title: Down by the River: Afro-Caribbean Rhymes, Games, and Songs for Children | [
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24,519 | 0 | JOANNA COLE has been creating books about the Magic School Bus for more than twenty years. A recipient of many awards, most recently the National Endowment for the Arts Foundation Award for Outstanding Service to Public Education, Ms. Cole is dedicated to making learning fun. She lives in Key West, Florida, with her husband.; Title: The Magic School Bus Taking Flight: A Book About Flight | [
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24,520 | 12 | Nobody's born knowing the capital of Wyoming, but kids can put an end to their geographic struggles with the Scholastic Atlas of the United States. This slick, well-organized reference is perfect for browsing--the states are arranged by region, and each is explored on a two-page spread with a colorful map, table of facts, and a short essay on its history, economy, and more. Each state is also highlighted on a map of the continental U.S. and a specific aspect of the region's natural resources, weather, or economy is explained in an accompanying chart. Appendices cover U.S. territories and historical and geographical dimensions of the country as a whole. Whether your student is helping to plan a trip to Cheyenne or writing a report on the mighty Mississippi River, this atlas serves as a solid resource. (Ages 7 and older) --Rob LightnerGr 3-5-This atlas is organized by region, then alphabetically by state. Each double-page state entry includes a nearly full-page, easy-to-read color map noting major towns, bodies of water, highways, hints of topography, natural resources, and national parks. Framing the map is a list of fast facts (nickname, capital, motto, population and rank, state flower, tree, bird, and sometimes fish) and a "Did You Know?" tidbit. The opposite page includes three paragraphs of text and small captioned photographs, charts, and maps, and a picture of the state flag. The information provided is minimal but should answer all the questions for those first reports on the individual states. Problematically, there is no introductory labeled map showing the entire U.S. However, there are useful appendixes with large, colorful maps depicting time zones, Atlantic and Pacific possessions, population density, major river systems, geographic regions, and territorial expansion. While a number of other resources including the Children's Millennium Atlas of the United States (Rand McNally, 1999) provide more substantive treatment of the topic, the Scholastic Atlas is a serviceable resource.-John Palmer, Bryan & College Station Library System, Bryan, TXCopyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.; Title: Scholastic Atlas of the United States (An Apple Paperback) | [
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24,521 | 0 | 1996 Let's Find out about Ice Cream (P) by Mary Ebeltoft Reid / Photographs by John Williams ***ISBN-10: 0590738003 / ISBN-13: 9780590738002 ***24 Pages; Title: Let's Find Out About Ice Cream (Let's Find Out Books) | [
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24,522 | 12 | Kindergarten-Grade 3-- An encyclopedic collection of demonstrations, puzzles, facts, and charts. There are even several short science-related plays. Many of the experiments are old standards, but there are some new gems such as trying to bat half a ball or imitating animal stances as if they were yoga positions. All of the demonstrations use common materials and include appropriate safety warnings. Activities are organized in a unique manner--by the amount of time and effort involved (quick, make time, and sequential experiments), and then further subdivided by subject area. A thorough listing of books, magazines, and videotapes is also included. As a result, this title is an excellent reference source for teachers and parents. Moreover, Bosak has done a wonderful job of connecting science to other topics, such as including a relevant Sioux fable in the environment section or viewing rubbings of tree barks and leaves as art. The only problem is with the design of the book, which is a mishmash of text-laden pages, black-ink illustrations (often featuring cutesy animals), and pages splattered with different styles of boxes and type fonts. The result is hard on the eyes. --Alan Newman, American Chemical Society, Washington, DCCopyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc."This book belongs in every home, every classroom. The definitive motherlode book to turn children on to the adventure of science." -- Childsplay Magazine "An innovative book.... Youngsters will be intrigued by the exciting activities crammed into this book." -- Today's Parent "An excellent reference source for parents and teachers!" -- School Library Journal "A powerful and practical resource.... Will enrich any school science curriculum. Highly recommended!" -- Appraisal, School of Education, Boston University "Exciting and fun to use....A gold mine of activities.... An excellent book. Highly recommended!" -- California Classroom Science "Once in a while, a book comes along which everyone should have. Consider Science Is... a treasure whose time has come. This book is a must!" -- Science Education International, ICASE "Very accessible for parents and teachers.... Sure to spark everyone's interest.... This is an excellent book. The approach to science is exciting and thought-provoking." -- Science & Children, National Science Teachers Association (Washington, DC); Title: Science Is...: A source book of fascinating facts, projects and activities | [
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24,523 | 1 | Do you love ponies? Be a Pony Pal! When a foal is dropped of at the Crandal Animal Clinic, the Pony Pals want to care for the baby pony. The poor foal has no mother and no home. But caring for a foal is a lot of hard work. The pony is not easy to control. Can the Pony Pals find a way to care for the pony? Will the pony survive?; Title: The Baby Pony (Super Special #1) (Pony Pals) | [
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24,524 | 16 | PreS. Little eyes will find plenty to absorb in this large-format concept book, but it has some major flaws. As the title boasts, double-page spreads introduce shapes, colors, counting, rhymes, opposites, and manners. Szekeres also covers activities from getting dressed to going to bed, all with the help of a host of furry farm and forest creatures. The animals are personified to the point of goofy preciousness. The presentation of the concepts lacks imagination, and the verse is often awkward and forced, e.g., "purple socks with little clocks." The use of white space and the characters' clothing give the book a nostalgic look. Unfortunately, it is also a step backward compared to the many wonderful concept books available. For a fresher approach, try Lucy Cousins's Katy Cat and Beaky Boo (Candlewick, 1996).?Lisa S. Murphy, formerly at Dauphin County Library System, Harrisburg, PACopyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.Ages 2^-6. Not a picture book, but a big, illustrated book of rhymes and activities for young children, this volume will attract a ready audience. Each turn of a page brings another double-page spread full of animals cavorting in good-natured ways to illustrate yet another concept, such as the parts of the body, the letters of the alphabet, counting, colors, shapes, manners, feelings, and rhyming words. Bright with colorful washes, the lively drawings fill the pages with cheerful characters, intriguing details, and humor geared to a preschool audience. Parents may tire of the book before their children do, since few concept books today have such a child-centered sense of fun. Carolyn Phelan; Title: Cyndy Szekeres' I Love My Busy Book: About the Alphabets, Counting, Colors, Opposites, Shapes and Much, Much More! | [
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24,525 | 11 | Grade 2-4AAlthough David has great soccer practices, in a game he chokes at all the important moments. He decides that he is a terrible player and never wants to play again. Meanwhile, in Mexico, his cousin's team has made it to the big tournament, and he wants David to come and visit. While there, he is recruited to play on Miguel's team and, encouraged by his grandfather's spirit, he scores an important goal. The plot centers on the family's celebration of the Day of the Dead. The story moves along briskly and the cultural information concerning the Day of the Dead is nicely interwoven into it. However, this book is more difficult than other readers in the series. Trivas's colorful illustrations are effective in capturing Mexican culture and festivities. George Ancona Pablo Remembers (Lothrop, 1993) is a more straightforward presentation of the holiday. Fans and players of the sport are sure to enjoy Soccer Cousins.AElaine Lesh Morgan, Multnomah County Library, Portland, ORCopyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.Gr. 2^-4. A step up in plot, language, and character development from Football Friends, above, which Marzollo coauthored, this entry in the Hello Reader! series works some basic Spanish and information about Mexico's celebration of the Day of the Dead into the story. David's lack of success on the soccer field convinces him that he's not cut out to play. However, he's thrilled to be invited to Mexico to watch his cousin play. The visit turns out to be a great opportunity for David to learn about the holiday and to regain his confidence on the sports field. The story has a number of appealing elements, and Trivas' accompanying illustrations catch both the sports action and the homey details. An explanation of the celebration precedes the story. Stephanie Zvirin; Title: Soccer Cousins (Hello Reader! - Level 4, Grades 2 & 3) | [
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24,526 | 1 | Author Joanna Cole and illustrator Bruce Degen make learning a spirited joyride, delighting young audiences with their fantastic journeys to the eye of a hurricane, the bottom of the ocean, and the center of the earth, to name just a few. Author and illustrator have said they were each inspired by an important teacher in their classroom days - very much like Ms. Frizzle! There are now more than 58 million Magic School Bus books in print, in a variety of formats, plus a wildly successful animated television series. Called "a can't-miss team" by School Library Journal, Cole and Degen live in Florida and Connecticut, respectively. For more information about Joanna Cole and Bruce Degen, visit: scholastic.com/magicschoolbus/books/authors; Title: The Magic School Bus Going Batty: A Book About Bats | [
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24,527 | 1 | Narrated by a Mexican street dog who befriends an unhappy girl and flies with her in a home-made rocket to an uncharted island, this first novel is "a soaring flight into magic realism," said PW in a starred review. Ages 8-up. Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.; Title: Faith And The Electric Dogs | [
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24,528 | 0 | Gr 4-8--Italian-American Teresa Viscardi and her family travel to the Idaho Territory along with a number of other Easterners to settle in a town aptly named Opportunity. Her diary begins on the train that will take them to the Dakota Territory where they must then buy wagons, oxen, and horses to transport them across the rugged landscape. Teresa struggles to understand her father's decision to move thousands of miles from the home she loves, admires her mother's strength and courage, and accepts her younger sister Netta's persistence in reading and writing in her diary. After suffering through sickness, the presence of Indians, her father's sudden silver fever, and Netta's subsequent death, Teresa finds solace and comfort in her family's ability to stay together. Reminiscent of a Willa Cather heroine, the girl is resourceful, strong-minded, and intelligent. Her coming-of-age is complete after she saves herself and her grandmother from thieves. Engaging, colorful characters abound. Teresa's last entry, in the epilogue dated 1952, speaks of the woman's contentment with her life and the peace she feels. It is addressed to Netta, Teresa's way of keeping her sister's memory alive. Excellent archival photos and notes enhance the presentation of this historical novel.Janet Gillen, Great Neck Public Library, NYCopyright 1998 Cahners Business Information, Inc.; Title: West to a Land of Plenty: The Diary of Teresa Angelino Viscardi, New York to Idaho Territory, 1883 (Dear America) | [
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24,529 | 15 | PreSchool-Grade 3. A book about trucks is always welcome among younger readers and this one will be no exception. Eleven different trucks are described in 8-to-12 line narrative poems, written in first person so that each vehicle tells about itself. Each spread consists of a photograph on the left-hand page and two smaller photos and the poem on the right. The heavy black print makes a good contrast to the white background. The full-color photography is excellent. Colors are sharp and clear. The use of blurred backgrounds on the ambulance and fire truck is very effective. Though the vocabulary could be handled by a good second-grade reader, the topic, the bright colors, and the catchy beat of the rhymes will make the book popular with many preschoolers. Put this title on the shelf and watch it keep on truckin'.?Eldon Younce, Harper Elementary School, Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.Ages 2^-5. For all those preschoolers who love watching trucks on the highway and at work, Katz has collected brightly colored photographs of tow trucks, ambulances, garbage trucks, and more. Opposite the full-page picture of each truck are several smaller photos and a short poem, in which the truck talks about what it does. The rhymes are sometimes forced, but kids will love the bits of factual information as well as the game of imagining how the truck describes itself. In the best pieces the sound reinforces the sense: "See me gobble, grind, and mash, / while I dine on lovely trash." Hazel Rochman; Title: Truck Talk: Rhymes on Wheels | [
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24,530 | 0 | PreS-A wonderfully illustrated board-book version of the popular song. Wells's Old MacDonald is a rabbit wearing overalls and a straw hat. He has a farm, and on that farm he has some ducks. After going through the single verse, the last double-page spread asks, "How many animal noises can you put in the song?" and the rest is up to readers as various creatures are depicted making the appropriate sound effects. A perfect selection for very young audiences.-Elisabeth H. Hall, Arden Elementary School, Columbia,Copyright 1998 Cahners Business Information, Inc.; Title: Old MacDonald (Bunny Read's Back) | [
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24,531 | 2 | Gr. 1. Part of the Hello Reader! series, this is a lively school yard story told in simple active sentences, some in rhyme, and illustrated with big, exaggerated colored cartoon drawings. The children go outside at recess time. Dan runs. Max slides. Pam rolls (in her wheelchair). Then the focus is on Sam. "Sam swings. Sam falls . . . Sam jumps. Sam stops. Sam looks for the boys' room. He needs to go." But he sees two bathroom doors, and he can't read the signs on them. Kids will laugh at the common dilemma, and they will appreciate how Sam learns to spell BOY and GIRL. Hazel Rochman; Title: First Grade Friends: Recess Mess (Hello Reader, Level 1) | [
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24,532 | 0 | PreSchool-Grade 3?Basic information and full-color illustrations introduce 40 different trucks, from backhoes to shuttle transports. Double-page spreads depict four trucks within a scene: e.g., "Building a House," "In the City," and "At the Seaport." The following spread shows each vehicle separately, with a paragraph of description. In general, this format works well enough, as readers are able to see trucks in action, along with the people who work with them, and then turn the page for details. In some cases, scale is misleading: a gantry crane and forklift are in scale in the general seaport scene, but not in the captioned illustrations that follow. Each vehicle bears the "TonkaR" logo, though they are depicted as real, working trucks in the illustrations. Like the toys, however, many are simplified: there is no exhaust pipe on the bulldozer, for instance, and not a single truck has a side-view mirror. The text is straightforward and simple, offering just enough detail for youngsters to understand the basic workings of each vehicle. Most terms are smoothly described within the text, but a few ("winch cab," "payload bay...") are not. The wide variety of equipment and pleasing format will attract young enthusiasts, though this title does not quite match the exciting visual appeal of The Big Book of Things That Go (DK, 1994) or the lively, informative text of Hope Marston's Big Rigs (Cobblehill, 1993).?Steven Engelfried, West Linn Public Library, ORCopyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.Ages 4^-8. For all those preschool fans of trucks and heavy vehicles, this large-size, brightly colored book is packed with technical information and clear illustrations. There are 10 chapters, including "Building a House," "On the Highway," "In the City," "On the Farm," and "At the Space Shuttle." For each of the 10 sites a double-page spread shows and describes the trucks and their drivers (men and women) working together; on the next two pages, there are clear, detailed pictures and descriptions of the particular vehicles, from bulldozer and roller to tractor and ambulance: what they do and how they do it. Almost every vehicle has the Tonka logo, and the pictures and the endpapers openly promote that popular line of toy vehicles. Hazel Rochman; Title: Tonka Big Book Of Trucks Hardcover Book | [
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24,533 | 2 | Using simple language and humorous, everyday experiences, Poppleton's fun Fall adventures can be enjoyed by a beginning reader or read aloud to a younger child.; Title: Poppleton In Fall | [
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24,534 | 0 | Kindergarten-Grade 2. Moffatt's textured-paper collage illustrations and Marzollo's easy text bring this beginning reader to life. The story presents just enough facts about the life cycle of a caterpillar to interest young students. The extra-large print and short sentences will enable first graders to read it alone. Told in the caterpillar's light voice, "I visit flowers. I drink nectar. Yum!," this book may be better placed in fiction even though the CIP classifies it as nonfiction. A fine package for budding naturalists.?Sharon R. Pearce, San Antonio Public Library, TXCopyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.; Title: I'm a Caterpillar (Scholastic Reader Level 1) | [
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24,535 | 0 | DEBBIE DADEY and MARCIA THORNTON JONES came up with the idea for The Adventures of the Bailey School Kids when they both worked at a school in Lexington, Kentucky. Today Debbie and her family live in Fort Collins, Colorado. Marcia and her husband still live in Kentucky.; Title: Dragons Don't Cook Pizza (The Adventures of the Bailey School Kids, #24) | [
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24,536 | 0 | DEBBIE DADEY and MARCIA THORNTON JONES came up with the idea for The Adventures of the Bailey School Kids when they both worked at a school in Lexington, Kentucky. Today Debbie and her family live in Fort Collins, Colorado. Marcia and her husband still live in Kentucky.; Title: Bigfoot Doesn't Square Dance (Adventures of the Bailey School Kids #25) | [
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24,537 | 2 | In this somewhat treacly memoir, a girl saves a caterpillar, "a small black creature/ like a tiny worm,/ ...from a greedy jay/ who wanted it/ for lunch." Her grandpa explains that she has found a larva that will become a butterfly, and the two make a shoebox home for it, decorated with cut-paper flowers and topped with a sky-blue lid and a "curve of rainbow/ like a hug/ to keep her safe." When the caterpillar transforms into a painted lady, the girl lets it go. Many years later, when the granddaughter has reached her grandfather's age, butterflies continue to flock to her garden. Bunting precisely documents the raising of the butterfly, but, unlike her other intergenerational tale, I Have an Olive Tree (reviewed above), this story conveys little of the relationship between the girl and her grandfather. Much of the connection between the girl and her rescued pet comes through at the end, thanks to Shed's (also teamed with Bunting for Dandelions) close-up paintings in a smudgy pastel palette that connects past and present with an air of timelessness. A step-by-step guide to raising a butterfly closes the book. Ages 5-8. (May) Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.Kindergarten-Grade 3-After saving a caterpillar from a hungry bird, a young girl consults her grandfather and together they build a butterfly house. Considering the barren box, the child determines to bring outdoor beauty indoors, so the pair create a colorful "garden" of painted flowers to line the sides and a blue sky on the inner lid. Ultimately, the larva forms a chrysalis, undergoes the marvelous metamorphosis into a Painted Lady butterfly, and is set free by the tearful girl. The simply worded tale is narrated by the child grown old, who exults in a plethora of Painted Ladies in her butterfly garden, sure that they are the descendants of that long-ago butterfly who passed on memories of loving consideration. Shed's soft-edged gouaches in Painted Lady tones celebrate this joyous story in perfect rhythm and the whole will produce sighs of satisfaction from readers and listeners alike. It may also give rise to pleas for boxes and jars, papers and paints to raise butterflies. Teamed with such ideal nonfiction complements as Deborah Heiligman's From Caterpillar to Butterfly (HarperCollins, 1996) and Joanne Ryder's Where Butterflies Grow (Lodestar, 1989), plus a teacher-peek at E. Jaediker Norsgaard's How to Raise Butterflies (Dodd, Mead, 1988; o.p.), the book provides the nucleus for a fine whole-language science unit for the youngest set.Patricia Manning, formerly at Eastchester Public Library, NYCopyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.; Title: Butterfly House | [
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24,538 | 0 | David McPhail was born on June 30, 1940 in Newburyport, Massachusetts. As a child, David was very imaginative and creative, pretending to be famous heroes and drawing what he imagined. In addition, he was addicted to books from an early age. He attended Vesper George University from 1957-1958 and the Boston Museum of Fine Arts School from 1963-1966. He has been an illustrator of children’s books since 1967 and an author of children’s books since 1971. He says he enjoys writing and illustrating as much as he did when he began.; Title: The Day the Sheep Showed Up (Hello Reader, Level 2) | [
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24,539 | 0 | Goosebumps Boxed Set, Books 41 - 44: Bad Hare Day, Egg Monsters from Mars, The Beast from the East, and Say Cheese and Die -- Again!; Title: Goosebumps Boxed Set, Books 41 - 44: Bad Hare Day, Egg Monsters from Mars, The Beast from the East, and Say Cheese and Die -- Again! | [
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24,540 | 11 | Kindergarten-Grade 3. Cinnamon, a young gypsy, has always dreamed of living in a palace. So when Princess Cyprina visits to have her fortune told and invites Cinnamon to return with her, the girl abandons Babalatzzi the dancing bear and her old auntie without a backward glance. Cinnamon is sumptuously dressed and entertained but royal life soon loses its dazzle. Her loneliness manifests itself in dreams of her gypsy friends, and she heads for home. When Babalatzzi doesn't recognize her, she plunges into a lake to remove the final trappings of royalty and joyously returns to her former life. Gilman's writing effectively captures the spirit and cadence of a traditional fairy tale. However, because this original fantasy relies heavily on the "grass is always greener" premise, Cinnamon's actions are predictable and the story is robbed of dramatic tension. Still, the girl's transition from wild gypsy child to primped and pampered princess is interesting to observe. The tempera illustrations are overly sweet but lustrous, and the repeated use of gilded frames enhances their painterly quality; some of the scenes burst out of the frames, adding to their drama and vitality. There are several intriguing details and the human characters are realistically portrayed; unfortunately, Babalattzi resembles a stuffed animal. While not as vibrant and compelling as the author's Something from Nothing (Scholastic, 1993), this book will satisfy demand for tales of princesses and palaces.?Carol Ann Wilson, Westfield Memorial Library, NJCopyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.Ages 5^-8. Like many little girls, gypsy girl Cinnamon dreams of being a princess. After she tells the fortune of a real princess, she receives an invitation to live at the royal palace. It's not surprising that "Princess" Cinnamon eventually tires of her lonely life of luxury. What is unexpected is Cinnamon's discovery that it can be very difficult to give up wealth, even if keeping it means unhappiness. This is a smoothly told story, albeit with some dubious gypsy stereotypes thrown in. But it's the romantic--if stilted--full-page paintings of little girls with golden crowns, pomaded hair, and silk ball gowns that will capture young readers' attention. Once Cinnamon is at the palace, tiny framed miniatures show what is happening at home. Expressly for the princess-book crowd. Julie Corsaro; Title: The Gypsy Princess | [] | Validation |
24,541 | 0 | In three adorable new stories, Poppleton the pig gets help from his friends when his tree begins to wilt, when he catches a cold, and later when he decides to wallpaper his house.Book Details:; Title: Poppleton: Poppleton forever | [
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24,542 | 0 | Book by Stine, R. L.; Title: Goosebumps Boxed Set, Books 49 - 52: Vampire Breath; Calling All Creeps!; Beware, The Snowman; and How I Learned to Fly | [
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24,543 | 1 | PreSchool-Grade 2-The compact size, colorful illustrations, and glossy overlays make this offering attractive at first glance. However, a closer look reveals a confusing and poorly organized book. It begins by telling readers that "monkeys and apes belong to an order called Primates. So do humans"; it ends by informing them that "Tarsiers, lorises, and lemurs are related to monkeys. They also belong to the order Primates." However, the intervening text offers almost no information about what defines a primate. Readers are told that a member of this order may be omnivorous or herbivorous and that it has four fingers and a thumb, but no clear definition emerges. No mention is made of stereoscopic vision, nails in place of claws, or bone structure. And for a book titled Monkeys and Apes, too much time is spent on the prosimian group rather than the anthropoid group that monkeys and apes fall into. The final two-page spread shows a group of animals that appear similar and asks youngsters to find which two are not primates. Most of the creatures are not illustrated or mentioned anywhere else in the book. The information presented in this title is too diverse, scattered, and disorganized, leaving one wishing for some kind of focus.Lisa Wu Stowe, Great Neck Library, NY Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.Text: English (translation) Original Language: French; Title: Monkeys and Apes (First Discovery Books) | [
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24,545 | 2 | JOHN PETERSON wrote many books for young readers. The Littles has been a perennial favourite among elementary-school children, and the stories have been the inspiration for a morning cartoon show as well as two animated feature films.; Title: The Littles And Their Amazing New Friend | [
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24,546 | 0 | "I allow my imagination free play here," writes Lester in his introduction to this fresh interpretation of "How God Made the Butterflies," a creation tale he retold more traditionally in 1969 in Black Folktales. An African-American deity looks down with satisfaction on the world he has just created, seated in a lounge chair in his computer- equipped, heavenly digs. Enter Shaniqua, "the angel in charge of everybody's business," who announces: "I don't want to hurt your feelings or nothing like that, but what you made looks kind of boring." In an attempt to make his world less drab, God snips off the tops of trees to create grass and bushes and sings into being flowers of many colors. But the blooms are lonely. Since God is too hoarse, Shaniqua takes over to supply companions for the flowers, and her song causes the angels, stars and planets to cry tears of various hues, which turn into tiny, colorful butterflies. The banter between Lester's characters more than makes up for a few leaps in logic. Cepeda's (Gracias, the Thanksgiving Turkey) oil paintings, with their vivid palette and hip particulars (Shaniqua sports a beehive 'do, electric-blue evening dress, pointy-toed orange shoes and luminous green wings), bring a funky dimension to this playfully outlandish depiction of how the world came to be. Ages 4-7. Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.PreSchool-Grade 2-Lester and Cepeda depict a down-to-earth God to whom children can relate in this remarkable book. Pleased with his creation of the world, He is about to call it an early night. Then Shaniqua, "the angel in charge of everybody's business," bustles in with the observation that the green, brown, and blue planet looks kind of boring. God agrees, and a series of amazingly creative acts results in the making of flowers and butterflies. With the help of Bruce, God's personal assistant, and Shaniqua's helpful suggestions, the world becomes more colorful and beautiful, as does Heaven. Children will feel completely at home in the "great beyond" with its overstuffed chairs, vacuum cleaners, and framed photographs on the walls. Heaven's inhabitants are also very much like the people they know. (Everybody has at least one Shaniqua in the neighborhood.) The vibrant oil paintings are cartoonlike in style, with a quiet humor that reflects the playful text. The main characters are African American but there is great diversity among the "Hallelujah Angelic Choir." As in Patricia McKissack's Mirandy and Brother Wind (Knopf, 1988), the dialogue is in a casual dialect, making it seem even more approachable. Perhaps the most intriguing aspect of all is the way that God and the Heavenly community cooperate to get the job of Creation finished as perfectly as possible. While this is not your average Bible story, it is one that is not to be missed. It's unique, inspired, and truly cool.Torrie Hodgson, Burlington Public Library, Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.; Title: What A Truly Cool World | [
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24,547 | 12 | Grade 1-2?Yum! Brilliantly colored jelly beans selling for a penny apiece provide the scheme for McMillan's wonderfully clever concept book about money. Beginning with monetary values and clear photos of pennies, nickles, dimes, and quarters, the book follows a happy group of kids across full-color pages as they buy those delectable treats. "1? = 1 jelly bean" features one penny offered for one red candy and a child dressed in a red shirt eating the same. Even the photographed border is a closeup of jelly beans. The transactions become more involved with five pennies, one nickle, two nickles, one dime and so forth. Each double-page spread highlights different coins, different colored beans, and kids in coordinated shirts. More closely related to curriculum needs than Barbara Barbieri McGrath's The M & M's Counting Book (Charlesbridge, 1994) and more fun than Tana Hoban's 26 Letters and 99 Cents (Greenwillow, 1987), Jelly Beans adds up to a best buy. An excellent math concept book from an author/illustrator with an eye for color, children, and counting.?Beth Tegart, Oneida City Schools, NYCopyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.Ages 4^-8. McMillan adds another winner to his list of clever math concept books with this introduction to coin values and simple addition. Beginning with the equation "1 = of children using different coin combinations to purchase the candies from a neighborhood stand. Each transaction is depicted in a close-up photo of jelly beans and the coins needed to make the transaction. A math equation summing up the picture appears in a box below. The opposite page shows the customers, in clothing color coordinated to match the candy, enjoying their purchases. It is the combination of artful design, attention to detail, and gorgeous photography that makes the book stand out. Supplements of interest include information on how jelly beans are made and a toll-free number for teachers who would like to obtain a free classroom kit on the subject. Lauren Peterson; Title: Jelly Beans for Sale | [
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24,548 | 6 | Book by Stine, R. L.; Title: Give Yourself Goosebumps Boxed Set, Books 1 - 4: Escape from the Carnival of Horrors; Tick Tock, You're Dead!; Trapped in Bat Wing Hall; and The Deadly Experiments of Dr. Eeek | [
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24,549 | 5 | Fresh from The Gingerbread Man, Aylesworth and McClintock offer a similarly energetic, folksy retelling of a sequential tale about a stubborn pig who refuses to pass through a gate to enter the yard of its new owner. Rendered in brown pencil and watercolors, McClintock's earth-toned art conjures a rural 19th-century setting, replete with charming period particulars. The text's repetition and rhythm virtually command readers to chime in, as the determined heroine, Nelly, tries to enlist the aid of a number of initially uncooperative animals and inanimate objects: "Stick, stick, come hit dog. Dog won't bite Aunt Pitty Patty's piggy. It's gettin' late, and piggy's by the gate sayin', 'No, no, no, I will not go!' " Nelly's resolve pays off in an ending propelled by an amusing chain reaction. McClintock's pictures contain spirited detailsAe.g., a butcher, complying with Nelly's request that he scare an ox, chases the animal while carrying a picture of a steak; and the title character, persuaded at last to enter the yard, licks his chops hopefully as he stares in through the window at a supper shared by his mistress, her farmer suitor and Nelly. A recipe for corn bread appears, invitingly if irrelevantly, on the back of the book jacket. Narrative and art pull equal weight in this cheerful reworking. Ages 3-7. (Sept.) Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.PreSchool-Grade 1-Aunt Pitty Patty can't get her piggy to go in the gate, so her young niece Nelly tries to get some assistance. She is turned down first by dog, and then by stick, fire, water, and so on, until cow requests hay in payment, and Farmer Brown decides to trade some for the prospect of a good meal. "And little Nelly took the hay and gave it to the cow," starting the chain reaction that leads to the expected and satisfying conclusion. The fun is in getting there. By the same team that did The Gingerbread Man (Scholastic, 1998), this nicely paced retelling of the old cumulative tale is done in much the same style and format, although these pencil-and-watercolor illustrations don't leap off the page with quite the same wit and energy. Most of the paintings are soft-edged and grainy, thus underscoring the folksy, turn-of-the-century setting. McClintock depicts a bucolic landscape, animals with personality, and a determined and feisty Nelly. A recipe for "Aunt Pitty Patty's Old-Fashioned Corn Bread" is appended on the dust jacket. A winning read-aloud or storyhour selection.Corinne Camarata, Port Washington Public Library, NY Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.; Title: Aunt Pitty Patty's Piggy | [
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24,550 | 0 | Boxed set of 4 Goosebumps mysteries by R.L. Stine: Ghost Camp, How to Kill a Monster, Legend of the Lost Legend, and Attack of the Jack-O'-Lanterns . These are books 45-48 in the series, originally published in 1997.; Title: Goosebumps Boxed Set, Books 45-48: Ghost Camp, How to Kill a Monster, Legend of the Lost Legend, and Attack of the Jack-O'-Lanterns | [
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24,551 | 6 | ready to roll Paper engineering meets mechanical engineering in Big Blue Engine, Ken Wilson-Max's brilliantly colored interactive book, die-cut in the shape of a freight train engine. Readers flip switches, hook the engine to a freight car, guide the train over a bridge and unload it at the seaport. Wilson-Max's bold shapes are well suited for the large industrial scale and dramatic perspectives.Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.; Title: Big Blue Engine | [
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24,552 | 0 | Before becoming a freelance writer, Ruth Akamine Wassynger was an editor in Macmillan/McGraw Hill's Social Studies Division. She was a contributing writer for their world history book entitled World: Adventures in Time and Place. Ruth has a BA in history from Yale, and an MA in American History from Columbia University.; Title: Ancient Egypt (Grades 4-8) | [
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24,553 | 2 | Author Joanna Cole and illustrator Bruce Degen make learning a spirited joyride, delighting young audiences with their fantastic journeys to the eye of a hurricane, the bottom of the ocean, and the center of the earth, to name just a few. Author and illustrator have said they were each inspired by an important teacher in their classroom days - very much like Ms. Frizzle! There are now more than 58 million Magic School Bus books in print, in a variety of formats, plus a wildly successful animated television series. Called "a can't-miss team" by School Library Journal, Cole and Degen live in Florida and Connecticut, respectively. For more information about Joanna Cole and Bruce Degen, visit: scholastic.com/magicschoolbus/books/authors; Title: The Magic School Bus Out Of This World: A Book About Space Rocks | [
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24,554 | 1 | The importance of accepting oneself and of appreciating differences in others is among the affirming messages in Bang's (The Paper Crane) deceptively simple tale, a kinder, gentler cousin of "The Ugly Duckling." Through spare but dynamic illustrations and minimal text, this small-format volume introduces a gosling raised by a family of woodchucks who teach her "all they thought a youngster should know," including how to dig, swim and avoid hunters. Much loved by her adoptive family members, the goose is nevertheless sad because she knows she is "different." No one can make her feel better, so she sets off "into the world to see what she could figure out by herself." Tumbling off a high cliff, the desolate creature discovers a hidden talent: she can fly. And she does-straight back to her woodchuck home. Like other passages here, the concluding sentence ("You know, that goose surprised everyone, especially herself") seems intentionally open-ended, leaving room for interpretation and inviting discussion on any number of issues, including adoption. A useful read-aloud, sized just right for a laptime one-on-one. All ages. Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.Kindergarten-Grade 3-On a dark, stormy night, an egg blows out of a goose's nest and rolls into a woodchuck's den. The woodchuck family happily accepts the baby goose that hatches, but no matter how they try, the little goose feels sad and different. It is only after she goes off into the world and accidentally falls off a cliff that she discovers that she can fly. So, she flies back to her adopted family secure in her uniqueness. Through its quiet, understated text and warm, rich illustrations, this reverse ugly-duckling story celebrates being different, but still being accepted. The book's layout and small format are particularly effective. Some of the paintings are done on double-page spreads, some consist of two or three panels to a page, and others are details of the larger picture that really zero in on the action, drawing readers' eyes and attention to a focal point. This is especially true when the egg rolls out of the nest during the storm and when the goose goes over the cliff. The text is spare, but through it and the vibrant artwork, a profound message is presented. Goose is well suited as a read-aloud for groups or a cozy one-on-one situation. The story is universal enough for preschoolers, but will be appreciated as well by older children. Pair it with Andersen's classic The Ugly Duckling.Jane Claes, T. J. Lee Elementary School, Irving, TXCopyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.; Title: Goose | [
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24,555 | 0 | Book by Waters, Kate; Title: Mary Geddy's Day: Colonial Girl in Williamsburg, A | [
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24,556 | 1 | "As moving as a sonnet, as eloquently structured as a bell curve," said PW in a starred review of this first-person novel by the Newbery Medalist about a girl who is raised by dolphins and studied by scientists. Ages 9-12. Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.; Title: The Music of Dolphins | [
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24,557 | 2 | JOANNA COLE has been creating books about the Magic School Bus for more than twenty years. A recipient of many awards, most recently the National Endowment for the Arts Foundation Award for Outstanding Service to Public Education, Ms. Cole is dedicated to making learning fun. She lives in Key West, Florida, with her husband.; Title: The Magic School Bus Ups And Downs: A Book About Floating And Sinking | [
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24,558 | 11 | Stunning primitivist paintings make a graceful transition from the ceramic tiles on which they originally appeared to this memorable debut book by an artist and storyteller born and raised in West Africa. Featuring bold, black-and-white animal characters set against earth-toned backgrounds and framed by patterned borders, the paintings give a distinctive spin to this folktale about a contest of wits between a hunter and a crocodile. Donso agrees to return Bamba and family to their river home if the crocodile clan promises not to bite him. Yet once there, the crafty creatures decide they're too hungry to let the hunter go. One by one, animal passers-by refuse to rescue Donso, explaining how Man has exploited their species, taking much from them and giving back nothing. A clever compromise brings the narrative to a satisfying close. With its many animal voices, occasional onomatopoeia and clearly delivered message about the importance of respecting nature, this is a natural choice for a read-aloud, likely to entertain as it teaches. Ages 4-7. Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.Grade 2-4?A delightful West African version of a well-known folktale motif. After traveling across land on a pilgrimage to Mecca, Bamba the Crocodile and his family need the help of a hunter to return to the river. Bamba has promised not to bite, but once they are halfway across the river the crocodile traps the hunter's hand between his jaws. Only through a clever bargain and the wise words of the many creatures who stop to fault the hunter for his treatment of them does he escape and in the process learns the necessity of cooperating and living in harmony with others. Diakite writes with the smooth classic voice of a traditional storyteller. Painted on ceramic tiles, the full-page illustrations consist of stylized black figures on a pastel blue and orange background. The tale flows easily and beautifully through both the crisp text and exciting pictures. The author's note includes sources for other versions of this story. A lively, readable folktale that deserves a place on library shelves.?Beth Tegart, Oneida City Schools, NYCopyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.; Title: The Hunterman and the Crocodile: A West African Folktale | [
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24,559 | 7 | With a seemingly boundless capacity for imagination and humor, the author of the Animorphs series takes older readers on a journey to a bizarre world, where elements of the past coexist with the fantastical, in this first volume of the Everworld series. After his mysterious girlfriend, Senna, is dragged underwater by a gigantic wolflike creature that rises from a lake, David and three other high school students are swept into the peculiar and frightening universe of Everworld. Applegate conjures a thrilling land inhabited by trolls, a gigantic snake "the size of a derailed Amtrak," evil winged creatures called Hetwan, unicorns and a colony of crude Vikings. Taken as prisoners to the court of Loki, the Norse god of destruction, the quartet again encounters the supernatural wolfAbut it seems that Senna has disappeared. When they fall asleep and find themselves back in the "real world," the four realize that Everworld is a parallel universe, and they are existing simultaneously in both places. As the book closes, narrator David and his friends have joined the ranks of the Vikings in battle against the army of the Aztec god Huitzilopoctli. Loki's treacherous castle is as gruesome as Huitzilopoctli's island is dazzling. With her blend of accessible story and mythological cast of characters, Applegate is sure to attract a host of new fans. Due out the same month is the series' second installment, Land of Loss (-87751-8). Ages 12-up. (July) Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.; Title: Search for Senna (Everworld #1) | [
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24,560 | 2 | Author Joanna Cole and illustrator Bruce Degen make learning a spirited joyride, delighting young audiences with their fantastic journeys to the eye of a hurricane, the bottom of the ocean, and the center of the earth, to name just a few. Author and illustrator have said they were each inspired by an important teacher in their classroom days - very much like Ms. Frizzle! There are now more than 58 million Magic School Bus books in print, in a variety of formats, plus a wildly successful animated television series. Called "a can't-miss team" by School Library Journal, Cole and Degen live in Florida and Connecticut, respectively. For more information about Joanna Cole and Bruce Degen, visit: scholastic.com/magicschoolbus/books/authors; Title: The Magic School Bus Makes A Rainbow: A Book About Color (Magic School Bus) (TV Tie-In) | [
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24,561 | 11 | The Jewish holidays are called the "jewels in the crown" of the Jewish year. This jewel of a collection by respected author Gilda Berger is a celebration of Jewish traditions, including Bible stories, time lines, recipes, crafts, and commentaries on the holidays. Each chapter covers one Jewish holiday, with a retelling of a related story from the Bible, followed by sections called "What We Celebrate," "How We Celebrate," and "Crafts and Food." A time line in each chapter places the origins of that holiday in its historical context, and a map of the Middle East and a complete index are also included. Glowing paintings by Peter Catalanotto introduce and follow each Bible story. The crafts and recipes are written with careful, simple directions, illustrated with clear diagrams when appropriate. Children (with a little help from an adult) can make a homemade dreidel or menorah, stir up a batch of latkes or cheese blintzes, or create Purim puppets with the directions given here. The author's goal in writing this book was to create one source that could be used by families throughout the year at each Jewish holiday. A superb choice for Jewish families or anyone interested in learning more about these ancient traditions. (Age 4 to adult) --Marcie BovetzGrade 3 Up?This attractive book has many shortcomings. Berger has retold a story for each holiday of the Jewish year that explains the holiday's essence. All but one are from the Old Testament. A brief background on the holiday and its symbols, a short introduction to the customs and traditions associated with it, instructions for several crafts, and a recipe or two follow each selection. The conversational style used in the stories of Abraham, Jonah, and Moses results in a simplistic rather than a dramatic tone. Simchat Torah?the eighth day of Sukkot?is not mentioned. Many terms are not defined or explained, and no glossary is included. Explanations of some symbols and their meanings (the lighting of the Chanukah menorah and the sounding of the shofar on Rosh Hashanah, for example) are not the traditional ones. Many of the crafts lack originality; most of them cry out for explanatory diagrams. Some of the recipes have unclear directions. Each chapter begins with a full-page watercolor representing the described holiday?Abraham holding Isaac, Jonah in the mouth of the great fish, etc. Catalanotto has painted them in subdued jewel tones with a softness that sometimes resembles colored pencil. Jane Yolen's Milk and Honey (Putnam, 1996), illustrated with charming oil-painted linoleum cuts, offers a shorter, more condensed background on each holiday, along with related information and activities. It is a better choice. Purchase Celebrate! if additional holiday material is sorely needed.?Susan Scheps, Shaker Heights Public Library, OHCopyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.; Title: Celebrate! Stories of the Jewish Holidays | [
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24,562 | 18 | Readers of Anne Frank's diary "will be grateful for the fuller picture" rendered through the recollected wartime experiences of Frank's best friend, said PW's starred review; "Gold brings home the painful truths that Frank has come to symbolize." Ages 8-12. Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.; Title: Memories of Anne Frank: Reflections of a Childhood Friend | [
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24,563 | 5 | Celebrity children's books don't have a great reputation--but this one deserves to be a big, big exception. You don't have to be a Shaquille O'Neal fan to enjoy his clever spins on familiar fairy tales. Shaq's adventures begin when he is about seven or eight and throws his lima beans out the window instead of eating them. Of course, a beanstalk grows, he climbs it, and he meets George the giant. After a few misunderstandings (George wants to eat Shaq), they come to an agreement. Shaq must deliver cookies to George's grandmother (setting the stage for a retelling of "Little Red Riding Hood") and recover the hen that lays the golden basketballs (who ran away during Shaq's fight with the giant).In six dynamic, photograph-splashed tall tales, Shaq meets the three bears, encounters the billy goats Gruff, and finally makes it home. You can hear Shaq's voice in the telling ("...there before me stood the biggest Big Man I'd ever seen. I'll tell you, if this guy had skills, he would have done well in the NBA."), and he takes pains to include some advice for living ("I have always believed that fighting is the loser's way out."). All in all, these are terrific stories, told with skill and a big heart. The fact that they come from a 7-foot-tall physical genius should only make them more appealing. (Ages 4 to 10) --Richard FarrKindergarten-Grade 4-Two highly appealing elements (Shaquille O'Neal and fractured fairy tales) come together in a collection of stories featuring Shaq as a boy. It begins when he is served lima beans at dinner and throws them out the window so he won't have to eat them. Of course a beanstalk grows overnight, and he climbs up to find a giant named George and a Hen That Lays Golden Basketballs. From there he gets to "-outwit the Big Bad Wolf-hang out with the three bears-march in a parade with a real live emperor-and trick a nasty troll. What an adventure!" These larger-than-life tales are related in a vernacular, "gee-whiz" style that suits the book well. While not especially distinctive from a literary point of view, the retellings are clever and fast paced and will go down as easily as a big plate of pancakes at the Three Bears' house (Shaq hates porridge). The bright pictures successfully combine bold paintings, full-color photographs, and lots of white space to create a thoroughly contemporary look. Children will enjoy the offbeat humor and visual surprises. This title will surely score high points with sports fans and/or reluctant readers.Lauralyn Persson, Wilmette Public Library, IL Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.; Title: Shaq and the Beanstalk and Other Very Tall Tales | [
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24,564 | 15 | Text: English (translation) Original Language: French; Title: Frogs (First Discovery Books) | [
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24,565 | 6 | Folks will do almost anything if they're happy (and they know it)--from flapping their wings to touching their toes. At least they will in David A. Carter's pop-up version of the popular play song. Preschoolers will join in with glee, singing, "If you're happy and you know it...," while they help the playful animal characters clap their hands, wag their tails, and wink their eyes. Children pull simple tabs to animate the brightly hued cut-paper cat, dog, skunk, chicken, owl, and mouse. On the last page, all six animals pop up to "shout hooray" in a dramatic display of Carter's paper engineering flair. Musical notation for the song appears on the back cover.Carter has created many well-loved interactive picture books, including another pop-up nursery song, Old MacDonald Had a Farm, as well as Alpha Bugs: A Pop-Up Alphabet and Easter Bugs: A Springtime Pop-Up. (Ages 2 to 5) --Emilie CoulterTwo familiar songs spring to life thanks to David A. Carter's movable illustrations. Youngsters can open a farmyard fence as a pig jumps out with its sound, "oink oink," showing through a die-cut opening in Old MacDonald Had a Farm. With the pull of a tab, the cat claps and rooster flaps in If You're Happy and You Know It. The final spreads in both books pop up, with all the animals spelling "E-I-E-I-O!" in one and all the animals shouting "HOORAY!" in the other. Music and lyrics appear on the back covers. (Aug.) Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.; Title: If You're Happy And You Know It, Clap Your Hands! | [
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24,566 | 0 | Grade 2-4 Waters sets her fictional story on May 15, 1776, when the Virginia colonists in Williamsburg will cast their vote either for or against independence from Great Britain. During the day, 10-year-old Mary Geddy concentrates on her chores, knowing that if the outcome of the vote is for independence her father will go to war as a patriot while her friend Anne's family, loyal to the king, will be moving back to England. Clear, crisp, colorful photographs of characters in traditional clothing taken in Williamsburg lend authenticity to the story. The author provides readers with information on Colonial life complete with colloquialisms ("William is not worth a button") as well as a story they can relate to the possibility of a best friend moving away. Readers who enjoyed Waters's Sarah Morton's Day (1989) and Samuel Eaton's Day (1993, both Scholastic) will want to read this one as well. Blair Christolon, Prince William Public Library System, Manassas, VA Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.; Title: Colonial Girl In Williamsburg (Mary Geddy's Day) | [
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24,567 | 1 | Text: English (translation) Original Language: French; Title: Butterflies (First Discovery) | [
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24,568 | 14 | Rosales's (On the Day I Was Born) rendition of the well-loved Clement C. Moore poem casts a "Santy Claus... with skin like molasses" who directs his reindeer with "Giddy-up y'all!" and lands on the roof of an African American family. Her tweaking of the verses, adding dialect and atmospheric description ("Like tobacco leaves whipped by a hurricane") joins with the art in creating a new setting, a small North Carolina farm at the turn of the century. Despite the frequently exaggerated expressions of human and reindeer figures, the tender oil paintings radiate warmth. Ages 3-8. Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.; Title: Twas the Night Before Christmas: An African-american Version | [
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24,569 | 1 | After 13 years, Lionni's classic tale of adventure, individuality, and friendship is available again. Told entirely in dialogue through speech balloons, here is the clever fable of two talkative fleas, who hop unseen from a dog's back to a porcupine's quills to a crow's wings. Arguing all the way, they finally agree that each flea should live his life the way he sees fit. Full color.; Title: Flea Story | [
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24,570 | 2 | Oprah Book Club Selection, December 1997: The first three books in Bill Cosby's Little Bill series, which fall somewhere between Fat Albert and Fatherhood in sensibility, are designed to help kids cope with tough social situations. In The Meanest Thing to Say Little Bill must figure out how to avoid the challenge offered by the new kid in his class, "The Dozens," a duel of insults Bill doesn't want to join. With his family's help (which is free of preaching), Bill finds a solution.Dr. Alvin F. Poussant, a frequent Cosby collaborator and advisor, adds a useful introduction to explain why Little Bill not only beats the game, but also goes on to befriend its instigator. (The publisher recommends the book for ages 4-8, but because the author is Bill Cosby, kids up to age 10 would probably accept the counsel offered by this volume and others in the series.)Kindergarten-Grade 3. Cosby turns his hand to writing, telling stories about situations that children often face. In The Best Way to Play, Little Bill, the narrator, and his friends get caught up in the excitement and marketing of their favorite TV cartoon, Space Explorers, and desperately want their parents to buy them the expensive video game. They become bored with it quickly, however, and realize that it's more fun to play Space Explorers outside. In The Meanest Thing to Say, Little Bill comes face to face with a bully. The Treasure Hunt takes him on a voyage of self-exploration. It seems to him that everyone in his family has a special quality. After a full day of searching, he discovers that his is "telling stories and making people laugh." These titles feature short chapters, making them appropriate for beginning readers?but they're also short enough to be read aloud. Honeywood's illustrations are bright and eye-catching, and show Little Bill and his friends and family as having distinctive personalities and characteristics. Each book comes with a letter to parents from a child psychiatrist about the subject matter in that book. While the writing is nothing extraordinary, Cosby has a good grasp of the issues and how the world looks through children's eyes. The primarily African-American characters also make these books welcome additions to easy-reader collections.?Dina Sherman, Brooklyn Children's Museum, NYCopyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.; Title: The Meanest Thing To Say: A Little Bill Book for Beginning Readers, Level 3 (Oprah's Book Club) | [
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24,571 | 12 | Artwork inspired by traditional Indian miniature paintings - including a four-page gatefold - is "visually striking." - Publishers Weekly. "While there are other versions of this folktale available, none match Demi's for authenticity, illustrative grandeur, and textual clarity." - School Library Journal, starred review; Title: One Grain of Rice: A Mathematical Folktale | [
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24,572 | 2 | Kindergarten-Grade 3. Cosby turns his hand to writing, telling stories about situations that children often face. In The Best Way to Play, Little Bill, the narrator, and his friends get caught up in the excitement and marketing of their favorite TV cartoon, Space Explorers, and desperately want their parents to buy them the expensive video game. They become bored with it quickly, however, and realize that it's more fun to play Space Explorers outside. In The Meanest Thing to Say, Little Bill comes face to face with a bully. The Treasure Hunt takes him on a voyage of self-exploration. It seems to him that everyone in his family has a special quality. After a full day of searching, he discovers that his is "telling stories and making people laugh." These titles feature short chapters, making them appropriate for beginning readers?but they're also short enough to be read aloud. Honeywood's illustrations are bright and eye-catching, and show Little Bill and his friends and family as having distinctive personalities and characteristics. Each book comes with a letter to parents from a child psychiatrist about the subject matter in that book. While the writing is nothing extraordinary, Cosby has a good grasp of the issues and how the world looks through children's eyes. The primarily African-American characters also make these books welcome additions to easy-reader collections.?Dina Sherman, Brooklyn Children's Museum, NYCopyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.; Title: The Best Way to Play: A Little Bill Book for Beginning Readers, Level 3 (Oprah's Book Club) | [
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24,573 | 2 | As a 12-year-old grapples with her two ambitionsAto cure her developmentally delayed twin brother and to host her own TV showAher quirky, witty diary offers a "poignant and clever take on everyday life," said PW's starred review. Ages 9-12. (Mar.) rCopyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.; Title: Tru Confessions (Apple Signature Edition) | [
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24,574 | 0 | On a clear April evening in 1933, two outspoken and strong-minded friends slipped away from a formal dinner party to have a little unconventional fun. What made this event remarkable was that the two were Amelia Earhart and Eleanor Roosevelt, dining at the White House; their entertainment of choice was to fly an airplane on a loop from Washington D.C. to Baltimore. Pooh-poohing Secret Service agents' concerns that this activity hadn't been "approved," the celebrated aviator and the First Lady stole away before dessert was served, and took to the sky.Inspired by the true facts of this little-known event, based on diaries, book transcripts, and newspaper accounts, Pam Munoz Ryan brings the thrilling evening to life as if she had been on that plane herself. Emphasizing the mettle and independent spirits of the two women, Ryan presents a pair of pioneering social and political activists any woman--or man--even today would be proud to claim as role models. An author's note gives some intriguing background information on these two exceptional women. Award-winning illustrator Brian Selznick lived in Washington D.C. while researching the graphite and colored pencil drawings for this book, which include authentic wallpaper and china patterns. (Ages 6 to 10) --Emilie CoulterIn this sparkling picture book based on a true incident, Ryan (Riding Freedom, with Selznick) proves that Amelia Earhart and Eleanor Roosevelt truly were "birds of a feather." Friends in real life, America's First Lady invited the "First Lady of the Air" to dinner at the White House in 1933. Eleanor, inspired by Amelia's descriptions of Washington viewed from her plane at night, accepts the pilot's offer of an after-dinner flight over the capital. Before dessert can be served, and over the protests of the Secret Service agents, the two are off to the airport and up in the sky, thrilling to the brilliance of the city below. Hewing closely to documented accounts, Ryan's inviting text adds drama and draws parallels between the two protagonists with fictional touches: she places them alone together in the plane (an author's note explains that in fact they were accompanied by two male pilots) and adds a final scene in which Eleanor takes Amelia for a zippy ride around the city in her brand-new car. Selznick's illustrations, black-and-white graphite accented with touches of purple pencil, both capture the vibrancy of his subjects and evoke the feel of a more glamorous era. A brief but compelling slice from the lives of two determined, outspoken and passionate women. Ages 5-9. (Oct.) Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.; Title: Amelia And Eleanor Go For A Ride | [
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24,575 | 1 | "Pilkey creates an altogether festive mood, cheering those who waddle to a different drummer," said PWof this introduction to the Silly Goose family. Ages 4-8. (May) Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.DAV PILKEY has written and illustrated numerous award-winning books for children, including the mega-bestselling hit The Adventures of Captain Underpants and The Paperboy, a Caldecott Honor Book. He lives in the Pacific Northwest.; Title: The Silly Gooses (A Very Silly Book) | [
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24,576 | 11 | Since I wrote the first If You Lived book, I've been fascinated by the little-known stuff of daily living that makes up the rich fabric of the times I write about. If You Lived 100 Days Ago exposes the vast differences in how the rich and the poor lived. Though it is set in New York City, the life I depict could be in any big city at the turn of the century.A different time...A different place...What if you were there? If you lived 100 years ago --what kind of clothes would you wear? --what would you do for fun? --what would your school be like? --would you have a refrigerator or television?Life in the United States was very different in the year 1900. Find out what it was like to grow up in New York, then the largest city in the country.Ann McGovern has also written these books in the If You Lived...series: If You Lived in Colonial Times...,If You Grew Up with Abraham Lincoln...,If You Sailed on the Mayflower in 1620...,If You Lived with the Sioux Indians.; Title: If You Lived 100 Years Ago | [
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24,577 | 2 | PreSchool-Grade 2ATwo more beginning readers that emphasize character building and finding positive resolutions for difficult situations. In Shipwreck Saturday, Little Bill takes a sailboat that he has painstakingly built to a nearby lake to see if it will float. However, the vessel is wrecked by the strong wake made by a passing rowboat. He runs home in tears only to be called back by his friends who have used the remaining pieces to make a kite that they are flying high in the sky. In Super-Fine Valentine, Little Bill wants to give a girl a Valentine but is concerned that his classmates will make fun of him. He overcomes his self-consciousness and ultimately makes a new friend. Honeywood's bright, folk-art illustrations visualize Little Bill's emotions and reinforce the point of each story. These titles can help youngsters pick up some hints on handling themselves in different situations. Slight but serviceable additions where values clarification is needed.ACheryl Cufari, Glencliff Elementary School, Niskayuna, NYCopyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.; Title: Super-Fine Valentine (A Little Bill Book for Beginning Readers) | [
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24,578 | 11 | PreSchool-- Two books about toddlers as they go through their daily routines. In Good Morning Baby , a little girl gets up, dresses, and eats breakfast before heading out for the day with her father. Good Night Baby shows a little boy at the end of a busy day as he winds down with a bath and a bedtime story before going to sleep. The texts consist of a scant few words per page with the major part of the action carried by the large, uncluttered illustrations. Realistically drawn, they both feature African-American children and show a few items against stark white backgrounds. Average fare for libraries with a constant demand for board books. --Kay McPherson, Central Atlanta-Fulton Public Library, GACopyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.; Title: Good Morning, Baby (What-A-Baby Series) | [
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24,579 | 6 | As a Kindergarten teacher and a lover of children's literature, I can tell you that No, David! is a very special book. This story does not need a lot of words in order to be captivating. Instead, it grabs the reader because it so accurately depicts the spirit of the child. Children will be children, and what to them is great fun, to an adult can be a definite no-no. It is through David's innocence, and his precarious foothold in the world, that we are instantly transported back to our own childhoods, where we too had to learn that there were consequences for our actions. I can't imagine that there is a person out there that cannot identify with the round-headed, gap-toothed David.; Title: No, David! | [
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24,580 | 1 | In the First Discovery series, a small book that provides readers with intimate glimpses of slightly larger-than-life, realistically drawn insects. An abbreviated text functions almost as captions for the pictures, describing behaviors: making wax, doing a ``bee dance.'' Engaging facts about beekeeping and other nest-building insects (hornets, wasps) are included, as are a few pages devoted to termites (neither their relationship to bees nor the reason for their inclusion in the book is ever made clear). Transparent pages allow readers to buzz through a bee's life: peek behind flowers, peer inside a hive, and follow drones in their pursuit of the queen. These overlays work best at conveying a sense of motion, e.g., a swarming bee colony seems to move literally from hive to tree branch to new home. A useful introduction. (Picture book/nonfiction. 3-7) -- Copyright ©1997, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.Text: English (translation) Original Language: French; Title: Bees (First Discovery) | [
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24,581 | 2 | PreSchool-Grade 2-Polished, combed, and dressed in best bib and tucker, a young girl and her sister are dragged to a family gathering. The party gets off to a rough start with unavoidable kisses from icky Aunt Joan and initial shyness among the children, but the ice soon thaws during a lively game of sharks. Before long, all of the kids are having too much fun to even think about eating, but the buffet calls and then there's Gran's 90th birthday cake. Finally, they all join in a game of twilight hide-and-seek, hoping to postpone the inevitable because now they don't want to go home. Reid's rollicking verses, teamed with her signature Plasticine illustrations, capture the universal joys of a large extended family. The text rolls along at breathtaking pace as the children leap and laugh and their party clothes are reduced to grass-stained rumples. The artwork explodes with the energy used in playing, eating, and celebrating. Personalities burst from the pages and readers will enjoy seeing the mood of the narrator move from resentment and nervousness to happiness and eventually exhaustion. Storyhour participants will join in on the variable refrain-"We laugh till it hurts at the party" or "Leave room for dessert at the party" and, finally, "Oh, what a great time,/what a wonderful time,/such a very late time/at the party." Definitely an event to revisit and remember.Jeanne Clancy Watkins, Chester County Library, Exton, PA Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.Reid captures the experience of a family gathering; but before the fun starts, there are a few anxious moments. The narrator and her younger sister, "squirmy and shy," take the long ride to the relatives' house. There's too much kissing from the older folks and a bit of standoffishness from the cousins, but then the games start, and along with them comes the laughter. Reid uses Plasticine shaped into illustration boards for her art, and the three-dimensional effect is fresh and fetching. All the spreads demand second and third looks, but there are two that are quite remarkable. In the first, the cousins spin in circles, and by blurring the picture, Reid makes sure readers will get the full effect of the dizziness the characters feel. The other picture portrays a table laden with food. Everything from mashed potatoes and a jello mold to deviled eggs and a three-bean salad are meticulously detailed and look good enough to eat. The rhyming text scans well and tells its story, but it's the pictures that make this reunion one where readers will feel right at home. Ilene Cooper; Title: The Party | [
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24,582 | 11 | Fans of Slobodkina's Caps for Sale will relish this fresh twist on a hat vendor's comical skirmish with some clever primates, set in Diakite's (The Hunterman and the Crocodile) native Mali. BaMusa is not only a hatseller, but descends from a long line of hatmakers. After a brief explanation of how he learned to make wide-brimmed dibiri hats and close-fitting fugulan caps, he heads to town to sell them. He stops to nap under a mango tree, where some monkeys relieve him of his hats. The author makes the most of the interplay between the mischievous culprits and BaMusa with phrases children will want to imitate right along with the characters ("Tchat, tchat, tchat!" yells BaMusa; "Hoop, hoop, hoop!" the monkeys reply). Diakite's version imparts a new moral: only after the man eats some of the monkey's mangoes can he think with a clear head?and reclaim his hats. Ceramic-tile paintings on each spread depict the action in fluid, bold brushwork with man and creatures outlined in white against backgrounds of nearly transparent blue sky. Opposite each full-color tile image, a page with brief text set against a white background shows off a spot line drawing. Diakite then frames each page with a ring of monkeys in silhouette tumbling over one another. The handsome design emphasizes the detailed artwork of the tree teeming with life: leaves, mangoes, lizards, dragonflies, bats and butterflies, as well as the scampering monkeys sporting BaMusa's brightly threaded hats. In this retelling, Diakite's use of language is as colorful and unusual as his artwork. Ages 4-7. Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.Kindergarten-Grade 3?A West African version of the beloved folktale about a peddler whose hats are stolen by monkeys. The story has been fleshed out a bit with African words and background about the hatseller's life. Hurrying to a festival, BaMusa does not take time to eat breakfast. When he takes a nap beneath a tree, playful monkeys steal his wares. After being showered with mangoes, the man has a snack and figures out how to get his hats back. The moral is: "it is with a full stomach that one thinks best." Diakite illustrates the tale with lively and authentic ceramic tile paintings that are faintly reminiscent of, but not as elegant as, Leo and Diane Dillon's illustrations for Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears (Dial, 1975),. Each page is bordered with drawings of monkeys in a variety of poses. An author's note gives sources and lists other variants, including the perennial favorite, Esphyr Slobodkina's Caps for Sale (HarperCollins, 1947). Libraries owning other versions of this tale, such as Susanne Suba's The Monkeys and the Pedlar (Viking, 1970; o.p.), will also want to consider The Hatseller. It deserves a place on the African folktale shelves with Barbara Knutson's Sungura and Leopard (Little, Brown, 1993; o.p.) and Angela Shelf Medearis's Too Much Talk (Candlewick, 1995).?Pam Gosner, formerly at Maplewood Memorial Library, NJCopyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.; Title: The Hatseller And The Monkeys | [
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24,583 | 2 | PreS-Gr 2--Two more beginning readers that emphasize character building and finding positive resolutions for difficult situations. In Shipwreck Saturday, Little Bill takes a sailboat that he has painstakingly built to a nearby lake to see if it will float. However, the vessel is wrecked by the strong wake made by a passing rowboat. He runs home in tears only to be called back by his friends who have used the remaining pieces to make a kite that they are flying high in the sky. In Super-Fine Valentine, Little Bill wants to give a girl a Valentine but is concerned that his classmates will make fun of him. He overcomes his self-consciousness and ultimately makes a new friend. Honeywood's bright, folk-art illustrations visualize Little Bill's emotions and reinforce the point of each story. These titles can help youngsters pick up some hints on handling themselves in different situations. Slight but serviceable additions where values clarification is needed.Cheryl Cufari, Glencliff Elementary School, Niskayuna, NYCopyright 1998 Cahners Business Information, Inc.; Title: Shipwreck Saturday (A Little Bill Book for Beginning Readers) | [
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24,584 | 12 | This book seeks to make fractions more accessible to both students and teachers by introducing an element of fun. The stories, poems, plays, and parodies contained in these pages are designed to entertain your students and at the same time to give them a solid grasp of important fractional concepts. The characters and situations in each activity will also help students apply the concepts they learn to real-life situations--a key element of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics' Curriculum Standards. - from the book.Grades 3-6.; Title: Funny & Fabulous Fraction Stories: 30 Reproducible Math Tales and Problems to Reinforce Important Fraction Skills | [
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24,585 | 14 | Sky, $15.95 (40p) ISBN 0-590-98451-9Like The Shine Man, Bartoletti's (No Man's Land) poignant story is also set during the Depression. "Do hoboes have Christmas?" a girl asks her down-and-out father, after weeks spent hopping freight trains. "They figure out a way," he tells her. The girl is taken in by a kindly woman while her father continues on his search for work, and the two reunite just in time for Christmas. Christiana's gloriously haunting, dreamy artwork captures all the pathos of this affecting tale. Ages 4-up. Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.Gr 2-4-Set sometime during the Great Depression, this story begins when a young girl and her father become homeless. Out of a job and money, they hop trains, riding from town to town, searching for "someplace good." The hardships of hobo life are conveyed both in Bartoletti's text and in Christiana's stylized gray- and brown-toned illustrations. Finally the father must leave his daughter with a kind woman who will care for her while he continues his search for work. The young girl's hopes and prayers for her Poppa are fulfilled on the last page as readers see him returning to her with packages on Christmas Eve. Although many young children have little awareness of the 1930s, this story will speak both to the homeless children of the 21st century and to those children of plenty, who might come to understand the pain of those without. A prefatory note describes the unique hobo communication system involving chalk figures depicted on the endpapers. Except for the textual references, these curious symbols do not appear in the story itself. A very different, and definitely not sugarcoated, Christmas tale.-G. C.Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.; Title: The Christmas Promise | [
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24,586 | 1 | This pourquoi cum cautionary tale maintains that "in the bare bones beginning, Armadillo's ears were as tall as a jackrabbit's." Any time one prairie animal confides in another, Armadillo's burro-like listening devices can be seen protruding from a bush or desert rock, vibrating as they collect secret information. With an evident gleam in his squinty eyes, Armadillo then passes the hurtful news along. He doesn't desist until he tattles on Alligator, who "nipped and snipped and clipped at Armadillo's ears until there was nothing left but tiny, teeny, itsy, weenie little ears." Ketteman (Heat Wave) justifies the punishment by listing Armadillo's repeat offenses; each injured party throws "one humongous hissy fit," and each embarrassed gossiper gives Armadillo "the what-for and the how-come and the why-not," to no avail. Graves (Frank Was a Monster Who Wanted to Dance) provides earth-tone images of arid Texas grassland, populated by critters like Rattlesnake, Blue Jay and Muskrat. He styles the title character as an obsequious, elephant-gray coward, given to sniveling when confronted. Ketteman and Graves provide a comical folktale, especially relevant to little pitchers. Ages 5-10. (Sept.) Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.Kindergarten-Grade 3-"In the bare bones beginning," Armadillo had huge, tall ears and could hear everything the other animals said. He loved to eavesdrop and then tell tales on them-tales that were a little bit twisted to make trouble. For instance, Armadillo told Blue Jay that Egret thought he was scraggly looking, and "Blue Jay squalled and he bawled, and he squawked and he gawked, and he otherwise threw one humongous hissy fit." After Armadillo made trouble for several other animals, Alligator decided to teach him an unforgettable lesson, and now, "you may hide in the bushes and listen as long as you like, but you will never, ever catch an armadillo telling tales." Bold, stylized illustrations in acrylic, ink, and colored pencil accompany the humorous, imaginative text, adding to the story's appeal-the exaggerated expressions on Armadillo's face are particularly amusing. The animals are all indigenous to Louisiana and Texas, so the book could be used to give a lighter touch to a Southern/Southwestern U.S. unit, or, then again, it could be read aloud for just plain fun, which it definitely is.Judith Constantinides, formerly at East Baton Rouge Parish Main Library, LA Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.; Title: Armadillo Tattletale | [
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24,587 | 0 | Bathed in moonlight and magic, Weatherby's first solo effort (he illustrated Jim Murphy's Dinosaur for a Day and The Last Dinosaur) effectively blends fantasy and realism in an original tale of a girl's nocturnal adventures with her unusual playmate. The story generates an instant appeal with its unlikely pairing of a diminutive, pink-nightgown-clad towhead and a benign creature so enormous it only appears once in its entirety (readers mostly glimpse just the tip of a tail, an eye, a head and neck, and so on). Weatherby amplifies the allure with his fetching cast of extras: fantastical fish, sleepy-eyed owls, a family of plump little raccoons who watch the activity from a nearby branch. Impressionistic acrylics overlayed with metallic paints yield interesting visual textures, both velvety in their softness and marble-like in their surface patterns. The setting-a mist-dappled forest-further enhances the bewitched mood, and when the girl comes down to breakfast the following morning with leaves in her hair, readers will want to believe that something extraordinary truly has transpired in this enchanted evening escapade. Ages 3-7. Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.PreSchool-Grade 2. A murky, moonlit forest is explored by a small girl riding atop a huge dinosaur in this nighttime odyssey sure to attract a wide audience of young dreamers. The mottled green dinosaur dominates the double-page views as the two friends play hide-and-seek, greet forest animals, drink at the river, swim, stretch high above the treetops, and finally return home at daybreak. Weatherby's paintings in acrylics and suffused metallics are dreamy and evocative. Opening and closing portraits of the child narrator have a rosy realism that begins to blur as she swings fearlessly from the dinosaur's neck and tail. The forest animals are realistic; the figure of the dinosaur is softer, but just as striking as the statuesque creatures the illustrator provided for Jim Murphy's The Last Dinosaur (1988) and Dinosaur for a Day (1992, both Scholastic). His spare, somewhat wooden text sketches the night's events, ending with a nice tongue-in-cheek exchange in the new day: "At breakfast, I yawn. 'How did you get leaves in your hair?' my mother asks me. 'I played with my dinosaur last night,' I tell her. 'That's nice,' she says." This romanticized fantasy is a satisfying encounter with the ever popular prehistoric giant.?Margaret Bush, Simmons College, BostonCopyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.; Title: My Dinosaur | [
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24,588 | 0 | A DIFFERENT TIME . . . A DIFFERENT PLACE . . . WHAT IF YOU WERE THERE?More than two hundred years ago, two thousand people lived in the town of Williamsburg, Virginia.If you lived back then-- What would your house look like?-- What games and sports would you play?-- Would you go to school?-- What happened when you were sick or hurt?This book tells you what it was like to grow up in colonial days, before there was a United States of America.; Title: If You Lived In Williamsburg in Colonial Days | [
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24,589 | 11 | Weavers in Ghana all know the story of the remarkable spider that showed two enterprising weavers a brand new way to weave beautiful patterns into their cloth. These weavers, named Nana Koragu and Nana Ameyaw, are walking through the jungle one day on their way home to their Ashanti village, when they come across what seems like a "small miracle"--a spider web with a wondrously intricate design. Awestruck, the friends decide to bring this treasure home with them to study. Alas! The web collapses at their touch, and is ruined. But all is not lost. At Ameyaw's wife's suggestion, the weavers return the following day and watch as the amazing Master Web Weaver, a large yellow and black spider, spins her magic for their benefit. Inspired by their skillful teacher, Koragu and Ameyaw begin imitating the spider's weaving dance on their looms to create a new woven cloth called kente-nwen-ntoma, worn to this day by kings and regular people alike.Margaret Musgrove is the author of Ashanti to Zulu, which won the Caldecott Medal for illustrations by Leo and Diane Dillon. Her knowledge of African traditions and stories stems from her many visits to West Africa over the years. Artist Julia Cairns lived in Africa for 10 years, working on landscape paintings in the Okavango Swamps in northern Botswana. Readers will be reluctant to tear their eyes away from her stunning illustrations. (Ages 5 to 9) --Emilie CoulterBursting with colors as vibrant as kente cloth, this picture book's brightly patterned endpapers quickly set the tone for Musgrove's (Ashanti to Zulu) artful retelling of an Ashanti tale. Here, she dips into the folklore of 17th-century Ghana to relate how two master weavers learn from a clever spider how to weave the beautiful cloth for which the region is famous. While hunting one night, Koragu and Ameyaw stumble upon a web in a banana tree. "Never before had either of them seen such a wondrous design!" Eager to study it more closely, the two men try to bring it home and inadvertently destroy the web. Ameyaw's wife counsels, "Though you cannot find the same web again, perhaps you can find the same weaver," and sure enough, they track down the spider, who shows them her weaving dance: "Dip! Twist. Turn and glide." The men then redesign their looms and imitate the spider's technique, with stunning results. Musgrove's lucid prose is as crisp as the designs on the weaver's cloth, while Cairns's (Off to the Sweet Shores of Africa) watercolors conjure a lush and verdant forest setting. The artist punctuates the cool greens of the leafy backdrop with dashes of red and yellow, and her flattened perspective and characters displayed largely in profile add a folk-art flair. An afterword explains more about the significance of kente cloth. Ages 4-up. Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.; Title: The Spider Weaver: A Legend Of Kente Cloth | [
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24,590 | 12 | This book has large pictures for looking and talking, surrounded by small, labelled pictures of 1000 of the most familiar things, to build up and practice Spanish v ocabulary. This is backed up by an alphabetical word list wi th pronunciation guides. '; Title: First Thousand Words In Spanish (Spanish Edition) | [
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24,591 | 2 | George Ford has illustrated many acclaimed books for children, including RAY CHARLES by Sharon Bell Mathis, winner of the Coretta Scott King Award, and PAUL ROBESON by Eloise Greenfield, winner of the Jane Addams Children's Book Award. Mr. Ford lives with his wife and daughter in Brooklyn, New York.; Title: Good Night, Baby (revised) (What-A-Baby Series) | [
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24,592 | 18 | Former school librarian and author of ten non-fiction titles for young adults, Susan Provost Beller writes from her home in Charlotte, Vermont. She is an avid history buff and often writes about genealogy and American history, primarily that of the Revolutionary and Civil Wars. Among some of her awards and recognitions are: Maine Library Association Lupine Award, VOYA Non-fiction Honor List, Civil War Journal, New York Times and Scholastic Book Club.; Title: Cadets At War: The True Story of Teenage Heroism at the Battle of New Market | [
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24,593 | 7 | Diane Hoh is the Author of fifty-seven novels for young adults. She lives in Austin, Texas. Reading and writing are her favorite things, also gardening and grandchildren.; Title: The Train | [
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24,594 | 2 | Edith Lynn Hornik-Beer is the author of four books. She has written for the major magazines and newspapers both here and abroad, and for many years she had a syndicated newspaper column, The Young World. She has appeared on many television and radio shows such as Good Morning America, Mike Douglas show and she has been invited to lecture at various colleges and universities including Long Island University and Chautauqua Institute.; Title: For Teenagers Living With a Parent Who Abuses Alcohol/Drugs | [
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24,595 | 0 | Bonnie M. Gulan a.k.a. The Story Lady, past story originator/teller has been spinning tales for over fifty years. Her story treasure chest contains over thirty fantasy stories reflecting Christmas and Family adventures, many containing their own original theme songs.A past inventor, game designer, composer and founder of The Christmas Tree Story House, one of the Midwest's largest Christmas Attractions catering to hundreds of thousands of visitors a year. She is now focusing her time on her many manuscripts, which include poetry, inspirational writings, self-help courses, Scriptural expos; Title: A Collection Of Mrs. Claus' Christmas Stories | [
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24,596 | 2 | Keeper of Secrets is the sixth novel in the Gay Youth Chronicles, published by Mark A. Roeder, and he has plans for more. He lives in a nearly 200 hundred year old log cabin in southern Indiana. Information on his current and upcoming books can be found at markroeder.com.; Title: Keeper of Secrets | [
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24,597 | 7 | Eric Burnett has taught in California public schools and overseas. Formerly a middle school teacher, Mr. Burnett now teaches third grade. He currently lives in Singapore with his wife and daughter and teaches at the local American school.Dewi Njoto is a freshman at Singapore American School.; Title: Trapped in Tenochtitlan: An Aztec Adventure | [
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24,598 | 0 | Deborah Harrell grew up in Tucson Arizona. After graduating from college, she began a career in teaching. Mrs. Harrell has a passion for helping young people understand and connect with the world around them. She lives in North Carolina with her husband, daughter and black lab puppy, Maggie.; Title: Pinto's Hope | [
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24,599 | 1 | A former creative writing professor at Penn State University, Chris Dubbs has published three previous books and many short stories and magazine articles. His fascination with space travel dates back to the moment he saw Sputnik 2 streak across the night sky.; Title: Space Dogs: Pioneers of Space Travel | [
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