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James Burks works in storyboarding for TV animation and has worked in feature animation on movies including The Emperor's New Groove, Treasure Planet, and The Iron Giant. His first graphic novel for kids, Gabby and Gator (Yen Press), is a Junior Library Guild selection.; Title: Beep and Bah (Carolrhoda Picture Books)
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"Sukkot is a time of joyous celebration, and a time to be grateful for the abundant crops that nourish us. Just as we must feed our bodies, these delightful new childrens' stories will nurture our children's minds and imaginations as they learn the wonders of this important Jewish holiday and its traditions. Sara is ex...
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"The On the Case with Holmes and Watson graphic-novel series opens with this spirited caper. The king of Bohemia hires the detective to locate a photograph of himself with the actress Irene Adler that he fears she will use to ruin his upcoming marriage to another woman. Holmes finds the photo all right but also finds a...
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"Raczka pairs paintings with quotes from their respective creators. The artists' words provide insightful glimpses into their philosophies or personalities. Pairings are thoughtful and sometimes humorous, highlighting the work of 19th- and 20th-century men and women from various countries. Raczka features well-known ar...
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"Kar-Ben Publishing, a division of Lerner Publishing Group headquartered in Minneapolis, continues to release a variety of delightful holiday books for young readers. Among the offerings this year are a well-intentioned puppy, an apologetic Sesame Street character and two books from the Sammy Spider series. Mitzi's Mit...
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"Black Peter takes readers into the world of pirates with the murder of Captain Peter Carey, aka Black Peter. In Cardboard Box, a woman receives a box containing two human ears, possibly sent by a medical student seeking revenge because she had asked him to vacate the room he rented. The texts are simply written and ea...
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"Jeremy longingly eyed the poster on the wall of the Jewish community center. There was going to be a dreidel workshop on Monday and the only thing that kids were asked to do was to 'bring your own ideas!' Just maybe he had an idea to bring. Abby and David, who were friends of his, were already clustered around a table...
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Marty Rhodes Figley is the author of sixteen books, mostly about her favorite subject--remarkable people from our country's past. She earned her B.A. in American Studies from Mount Holyoke College. Marty, whose two children are grown, lives in Northern Virginia with her husband, Paul, and their Airedale terrier, Scarle...
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PreS-Gr 1-Sammy and Sophie find a mysterious piece of paper in the attic, and, showing it to Grandma Gert, learn that it is the family recipe for challah written in Yiddish. The children, Grandma Gert, and several of her retirement-community friends (both cheerful and curmudgeonly) head to the kitchen to make challah f...
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A former elementary school teacher, Jennifer Boothroyd has written many nonfiction books for children. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.; Title: From Typewriters to Text Messages: How Communication Has Changed (Lightning Bolt Books)
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"'A leaf is a leaf' begins this imaginative picture book, which goes on to suggest many other things that a leaf can be: 'Soft cradle / Water ladle / Sun taker / Food maker.' Each two-word phrase has a meaning to be figured out with the help of the artwork. A little knowledge of science is definitely helpful, but those...
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Candice Ransom is the author of more than 120 books for children. Her books have won several awards and have been nominated to many state lists, including the William Allen White Award and the Texas Bluebonnet Award. She holds an MFA in writing for children from Vermont College and an MA in children's literature from H...
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Brian P. Cleary is the author of the Words Are CATegorical(R), Math Is CATegorical(R), Food Is CATegorical(TM), and Animal Groups Are CATegorical(TM) series, as well as several picture books. He lives in Cleveland, Ohio.; Title: Yogurt and Cheeses and Ice Cream That Pleases: What Is in the Milk Group? (Food Is CATegori...
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Gr 1-3-Those CATegorical felines are back. This time they turn their attention to the characteristics of mammals, reptiles, amphibians, birds, insects, and fish. The energetic rhyming text and zany cartoon illustrations will captivate students and make it fun to learn about what makes each group distinctive. Goneau's c...
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PreS-Gr 2-In this charming tale, an unnamed little knight with a colander on his head dreams of being big and brave enough to conquer the dragons who inhabit his "land filled with fire and smoke and endless fighting." He asks his mother for a sword. When she wonders why he wants one, he explains with a smile, "To whoos...
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Gr 4-7Rebecca, Max, Theo, and Noah may be back home, but life hasn't been easy for them. The book opens with Rebecca in intensive care, suffering from an ailment contracted while in ElseWhere. Max has joined a bike gang, and Noah and Theo have spent the last nine months building a new hideout. This volume has less acti...
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"Readers will follow a young boy as he observes two Jewish rituals of mourning: the unveiling of his beloved grandfather's tombstone (which traditionally occurs one year after a death) and the placing of stones on the tombstone by visitors to the grave. While melancholy in tone, the boy begins to understand that 'memor...
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"The titular six questions in each book are clearly stated and are the guiding questions for its chapters. Authors include sufficient background and enough detail to answer the queries; and sidebars, quotes, primary-source excerpts, and period art and contemporary photos augment the texts. Although these topics have re...
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PreS-Gr 2-A boylike monkey (or monkeylike boy?) is given a task by his mother. "Granny has left her umbrella here. Can you take it to her house, please?" So begins Milo's great adventure filled with setbacks and serendipity. The journey begins innocently enough. "Fortunately, it was a lovely day... Unfortunately a dark...
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Jeff Savage has written dozens of books for young readers. He lives in California and frequently visits schools around the country to talk to kids about his work.; Title: Eli Manning, 2nd Edition (Amazing Athletes)
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PreS-Gr 1-In this third title featuring blond, bespectacled Sadie, it is the Monday before Hanukkah and her teacher, Morah Rachel, has given the children clay to make their own menorahs. The rest of the week, Sadie works on shaping and painting her menorah and learning to recite the Hanukkah blessings over the candles....
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The Little Princess, last seen in I Want to Do It Myself! (2011), has another thing she desperately desires: a party! As usual, her royal court is happy to assist, creating hats, food, games, and invites. But the invites never go out, and on the big day nobody comes. Except for the princess best friend, who just happen...
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Jeff Savage has written dozens of books for young readers. He lives in California and frequently visits schools around the country to talk to kids about his work.; Title: Kevin Durant (Amazing Athletes)
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"Like one of Sendak's wild things embarking on a journey of its own, the hairy monster in this boiled-down quest tale abruptly sets out for parts unknown. Being a featureless, tree-sized black silhouette with two yellow eyes, the solitary Beast looks menacing but leads a peaceable existence in a remote forest. Respondi...
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"Get ready to have your crimes and mysteries solved by Agent Amelia, Amelia Kiddsecret agent. Each of these first two volumes in the series by Michael Broad contains three different stories that this super-sleuth has documented in her case files. In each case, Amelia happens upon villains involved in some sort of foul ...
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"Several children--Rebecca, Noah, Theo, and Max--and their 'Grandpa Gabe' are in the unsafe world of ElseWhere, a dreamlike and sometimes frightening realm. As book five starts, Rebecca, Noah, and Theo have become possessed and the two remaining characters have to both fight and save them. The possession is not explain...
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PreS-Gr 2In this installment, the patchwork elephant uses his powers of negotiation to solve a conflict. The hippos' river has seemingly dried up, causing them to crowd the elephants' waterway and make everyone miserable. After discovering that fallen rocks are the problem, Elmer and his cousin Wilber rally the other a...
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"Rifka accidentally finds herself onstage in a Yiddish theater production and speaks her first lines as an actress: 'Piff-Paff! Not to worry.' The Yiddish theater was a vibrant part of immigrant life in New York in the first part of the 20th century. Rifka's parents are actors who introduce her to the magical world of ...
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K-Gr 2-Gracie, a cat whose home is in a lighthouse, relaxes alongside her little kitten while in the background Grace, the lighthouse keeper's daughter, spots a ship in trouble on the rocks. The two stories about bravery during a raging storm in 1838 unfold simultaneously. Gracie's story is described in the text, while...
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Melinda Thielbar is a writer, teacher, statistician, and student of the martial arts. Manga Math Mysteries, including The Kung Fu Puzzle and The Secret Ghost is her first children's series. In 2005, Melinda left SAS to finish a PhD in statistics. She was awarded a VIGRE fellowship at North Carolina State University. Th...
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Michael Broad lives in Surrey, England. He studied illustration at Portsmouth University and now works solely on writing and illustrating books for children of all ages.; Title: Hypno Hounds! (Agent Amelia #3)
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"Exploring Roots does a much better job with exploration than Exploring Flowers. It discusses the role of these structures and how they come in all shapes and sizes. 'Roots help plants get water from the soil' (p. 8) is an excellent example of how keeping ideas simple can work. The best features of the series are found...
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PreS-In the first title, Big Bird joins Grover in Israel for Passover. As the two friends make their way across town to join Brosh's Seder, the details of the holiday are neatly worked into the action with Big Bird freeing Grover from a sticker bush (as the Jews were freed from slavery) and the pair hurrying to dinner ...
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Adults throw idioms around like . . . well, like theres no tomorrow. But what the heck do these strange expressions mean and where do they come from? These are the questions that the Its Just an Expression series attempts to answer; this title breaks down 13 idioms that refer to animals, from sick as a dog to eat like ...
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"This series is well organized and written in clear, concise language. The first chapter in each volume focuses on why a particular form of energy is important for people and/or the environment. Successive chapters discuss how that energy is generated and how it can (or cannot) be manipulated to people's advantage. Sim...
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Melinda Thielbar is a writer, teacher, statistician, and student of the martial arts. Manga Math Mysteries, including The Kung Fu Puzzle and The Secret Ghost is her first children's series. In 2005, Melinda left SAS to finish a PhD in statistics. She was awarded a VIGRE fellowship at North Carolina State University. Th...
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PreS-Gr 1The festival of Sukkot celebrates the autumn harvest and the bounty that nature provides. Michael's class is commemorating the holiday by building a traditional sukkah (booth) and decorating it with fresh fruit. There are apples and bananas, grapes and pomegranates, and Michael's favorite: a big watermelon. Hi...
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"Ordinary kids Tyler and Trina are on a mission to save the Earth through green living in this fetching series. Taking what they learned in school, these young planet protectors lead by example, encouraging readers to reuse more, celebrate Earth Day, save energy, clean up litter, pollute less, recycle, and conserve wat...
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"The first things one notices about this interesting book series are the bright colors used in the illustrations. These illustrations will attract young readers to the environmental science content. The books cleverly use fictional stories to impart non-fiction information regarding taking care of the Earth. Trina, the...
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Born in Rouen in France, award-winning writer Frank Le Gall published his first works at the age of sixteen. Since then Le Gall has continued writing graphic novel adventures, occasionally taking a break for animation and short stories.; Title: Miss Annie 2: Rooftop Cat
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"Kar-Ben and Sesame Street have another hit in their partnership of books with Jewish content. Grover goes to Israel, in the fifth book in the series. The familiar furry blue friend is extremely up-to-date as he sends email from his trusty blue laptop to his friends at home. He takes the bus into Jerusalem, trades doll...
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"Seasons and related nature changes are interesting subjects for students to explore. This series is appealing with Amanda Enright's colorful, vivid illustrations. Beginning and struggling readers will like the short sentences and simple text by Martha Rustad. The information enhances student understanding of science c...
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"Elmer the patchwork elephant celebrates Christmas and the arrival of Papa Red, the elephantine equivalent of Santa Claus, in this quirky explanation of the origin of Christmas gifts. As the little elephants in Elmer's herd eagerly anticipate Papa Red's annual visit, Elmer takes them off to look for a Christmas tree so...
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"In the fifth volume of the Guinea PIG, Pet Shop Private Eye series, a real detective actually buys Sasspants, which leaves Hamisher the hamster alone without his best friend. Meanwhile, Tummytickles, the bookstore cat, disappears, and all of the animals in the pet store decide to be detectives and solve the mystery. Y...
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"Seasons and related nature changes are interesting subjects for students to explore. This series is appealing with Amanda Enright's colorful, vivid illustrations. Beginning and struggling readers will like the short sentences and simple text by Martha Rustad. The information enhances student understanding of science c...
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Lynda Beauregard wrote her first story when she was seven years old, and hasn't stopped writing since. She also likes to teach kids how to swim, design websites, direct racecars out onto the track, and throw super balls for her cat, Becca. She lives near Detroit with her two lovely daughters, who are doing their best t...
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Robin Mayhall is a public relations professional with more than 20 years of experience in business and feature writing. She lives in her hometown of Baton Rouge, La., writing science fiction short stories and poetry in her "spare time" with occasional help from her three cats. Mayhall's poetry has appeared in several p...
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"This accessible guide is attractively designed and concisely written. Courtroom terms such as 'evidence, ' 'jury, ' and 'innocent' are briefly defined. Chapters conclude and set up the following chapter with who/what/where questions, such as 'Who was the first person accused of being a witch?' and 'When did the first ...
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Award-winning nonfiction children's book author Elaine Landau has written over 300 books for young readers. She worked as a newspaper reporter, a children's book editor, and a youth services librarian before becoming a full time author. Ms. Landau loves writing for young people as well as speaking to them at school and...
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Gr 2-4-Most readers of this picture-book biography will not know about "Lena Blackburne Baseball Rubbing Mud," which has been used to prepare baseballs before every game for the past 75 years. However, once they hear this tale, they will never again look at a game ball in the same way. Blackburne was never an outstandi...
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PreS-In the first title, Big Bird joins Grover in Israel for Passover. As the two friends make their way across town to join Brosh's Seder, the details of the holiday are neatly worked into the action with Big Bird freeing Grover from a sticker bush (as the Jews were freed from slavery) and the pair hurrying to dinner ...
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Holly Littlefield is the author of several books for young readers. She lives in Maple Grove, Minnesota.; Title: The Rooftop Adventure of Minnie and Tessa, Factory Fire Survivors (History's Kid Heroes)
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PreS-Gr 2The New Year is a busy time for Jewish families, but things are especially chaotic for Harry and Dina this year. They have moved to a new community, and a series of minor mishaps (lost keys, spilled juice, a flat tire) leads to canceled plans and leftover pizza for dinner instead of brisket and honey cake. For...
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"Keeping specific terms to a minimum, these titles cover their topics in broad strokes and crank up the general interest level with a relatively large photo or (more often) a dramatic artist's rendition on every page. There is significant overlap between International Space Station and Space Robots, and the effort to s...
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"Sadie loves going to preschool at Temple Beth El where she sings songs, climbs on the tall gym outdoors, dresses up in costumes, and plays with her classmates. But on Monday, when her teacher tells the children about the upcoming holiday of Shavuot, Sadie gets nervous. She learns that Moses climbed all the way to the ...
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"Emma's story reflects her family's African American and Russian American heritage (no mention that Russian Orthodox Easter usually falls on a different date than other Christian sects). Rashad and his Muslim family observe Ramada. Sarah prepares for her role in asking the "Four Questions." Bright, cheerful illustratio...
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Brian P. Cleary is the author of the best-selling Words Are CATegorical books as well as the Math Is Categorical, Food Is CATegorical(tm), Adventures in Memory(tm), and Sounds Like Reading series. He has also written The Punctuation Station, The Laugh Stand: Adventures in Humor, and several other books. Mr. Cleary live...
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Robin Nelson's careers have always kept her surrounded by books--as an elementary teacher, working at a publishing company, and now working as a school library media specialist. But her favorite job is writing books for kids. She has written many nonfiction books for children. She lives with her family in Minneapolis.;...
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K-Gr 2-Fictional children describe family celebrations in these volumes that are suitable for either individual or group reading. In each title, short chapters have double-page layouts that showcase preparations, discuss the featured event's history and origins, and describe how the narrator's family celebrates it. Rel...
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PreS-Gr 2-Mr. Modiano, owner of the Tel Aviv Fish Palace, is not a fan of the cats living up and down Ben Yehuda Street. He finds them "messy, meowing, and useless." He also has no use for the felines on the cushion outside the apartment of his neighbor, Mrs. Spiegel, even though they are the recipients of his nightly ...
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"Kids will be intrigued by the full-color, close-up photos showing frog eggs, water-dwelling tadpoles, and the progression to air-breathing frogs. New readers will appreciate the simple sentences describing what to look for in each picture as the transformation unfolds. This is a slight but engaging presentation." --Th...
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Born in Rouen in France, award-winning writer Frank Le Gall published his first works at the age of sixteen. Since then Le Gall has continued writing graphic novel adventures, occasionally taking a break for animation and short stories.; Title: Freedom! (Miss Annie)
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K-Gr 2-Fictional children describe family celebrations in these volumes that are suitable for either individual or group reading. In each title, short chapters have double-page layouts that showcase preparations, discuss the featured event's history and origins, and describe how the narrator's family celebrates it. Rel...
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"In this well-presented series, young children are introduced to important holidays that their friends celebrate. Each book tells a story about a child celebrating the holiday with explanations within the story or in text boxes. Different facets of the holidays are shown: religious, cultural, traditional activities, et...
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K-Gr 2-Fictional children describe family celebrations in these volumes that are suitable for either individual or group reading. In each title, short chapters have double-page layouts that showcase preparations, discuss the featured event's history and origins, and describe how the narrator's family celebrates it. Rel...
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"Emma's story reflects her family's African American and Russian American heritage (no mention that Russian Orthodox Easter usually falls on a different date than other Christian sects). Rashad and his Muslim family observe Ramada. Sarah prepares for her role in asking the "Four Questions." Bright, cheerful illustratio...
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Award-winning author and artist Julien Neel began his career as a host of business seminars. His musical puppet show on developing management skills was unfortunately made obsolete by PowerPoint presentations, forcing him to consider a new career in music. After a tour of Europe, his band split over irreconcilable diff...
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Jeff Savage has written dozens of books for young readers. He lives in California and frequently visits schools around the country to talk to kids about his work.; Title: Maya Moore (Amazing Athletes)
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"Sesame Street's famous regulars and Hanukkah meet in a cute story that delivers the holiday combined with numbers up to eight. Grover hosts a latke party for Israeli muppet friends; the Count loves the idea; he includes himself because eight is the perfect Hanukkah number. The wordy story presents the holiday customs ...
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31,669
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PreS-Gr 2Heartland residents Ruby and her pet Lovebird are back with another Valentine's Day tale. This time, Lovebird is dismayed upon the arrival of a new addition to the family. A kitten named Sweetie Pie appears to be the "new apple of Ruby's eye," and there's nothing like jealousy to make household tensions escala...
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"Super El is not feeling very super. He ripped his costume and needs a way to get it mended without all of the animals seeing him in his less-than-super state. The always-kind Elmer volunteers to distract the other animals while he gets it fixed. Elmer uses jokes, sticks, and bird friends to keep the elephants, lions, ...
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"Snowfalls are exciting, especially when they are rare, and this bright picture book captures the thrill of an unexpected storm in a small Georgia town, where a young Jewish boy describes how he celebrates Shabbat with his loving grandparents. On Friday night, the storm causes a power outage, and the cheerful doublepag...
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Nancy Carlson is the author and illustrator of over 60 picture books including bestseller I Like Me! Nancy graduated from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. When Nancy is not drawing pictures and writing stories you can find her hiking, biking, or playing golf!; Title: Sit Still! (Nancy Carlson Picture Books)
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"Emmas story reflects her family's African American and Russian American heritage (no mention that Russian Orthodox Easter usually falls on a different date than other Christian sects). Rashad and his Muslim family observe Ramada. Sarah prepares for her role in asking the "Four Questions." Bright, cheerful illustration...
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"The first things one notices about this interesting book series are the bright colors used in the illustrations. These illustrations will attract young readers to the environmental science content. The books cleverly use fictional stories to impart non-fiction information regarding taking care of the Earth. Trina, the...
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Shannon Zemlicka has written books for young readers about Pocahontas, Neil Armstrong, Florence Nightingale, mallard ducks, and many other topics. She lives with her cat and her dog in Arizona. When she isn't writing, she likes to explore the desert and see how many of its plants and animals she can name.; Title: From ...
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Robin Nelson's careers have always kept her surrounded by books--as an elementary teacher, working at a publishing company, and now working as a school library media specialist. But her favorite job is writing books for kids. She has written many nonfiction books for children. She lives with her family in Minneapolis.;...
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Nancy Carlson is the author and illustrator of over 60 picture books including bestseller I Like Me! Nancy graduated from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. When Nancy is not drawing pictures and writing stories you can find her hiking, biking, or playing golf!; Title: What If It Never Stops Raining? (Nancy's N...
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K-Gr 2-Fictional children describe family celebrations in these volumes that are suitable for either individual or group reading. In each title, short chapters have double-page layouts that showcase preparations, discuss the featured event's history and origins, and describe how the narrator's family celebrates it. Rel...
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"Seasons and related nature changes are interesting subjects for students to explore. This series is appealing with Amanda Enright's colorful, vivid illustrations. Beginning and struggling readers will like the short sentences and simple text by Martha Rustad. The information enhances student understanding of science c...
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"This new government series is a real winner. It is easy enough for a second grader to understand the concepts, but complete enough for a fourth grader to learn a lot from the text. Each page has a captioned photograph or illustration highlighting the concept. Each book covers a different part of the government includi...
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PreS-Gr 2-It's time for the annual pet show, and snotty Cindy Lou brags that her poodle is going to win. Ernest enters his gigantic crocodile. Despite Cindy Lou's protests that Gustave will bite everyone, Ernest repeatedly explains that his pet does not bite. The plot unfolds with comical, unexpected twists. When Gusta...
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"Thirteen-year-old Elan learns about his dual Jewish and Pueblo Indian heritage on a trip from San Francisco to New Mexico where he will read from the Torah and participate in a traditional Pueblo ceremony of becoming a man. In 1898, Elan feels fortunate and special to have a Jewish father and a mother of Pueblo descen...
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"A summer camp in the wilderness is the setting for these science-based full-color graphic novels. Each book focuses on one concept, and involves campers in a mystery they are able to solve with the help of scientific knowledge. Informational bubbles are strategically placed throughout, and science demonstrations and e...
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Robin Nelson's careers have always kept her surrounded by books--as an elementary teacher, working at a publishing company, and now working as a school library media specialist. But her favorite job is writing books for kids. She has written many nonfiction books for children. She lives with her family in Minneapolis.;...
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"Look on any bookseller's website and you'll find a long list of books about children with same-sex parents. Some attempt to explain how children were conceived or adopted, and others reassure children that having a family that's different is okay. As a gay parent, I'm glad to see this list, but the books I buy my 4-ye...
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K-Gr 2Levine takes a unique approach to comparative anatomy. The purpose of the book is to illustrate differences between human and animal bone structures. Each page presents a question, e.g., What kind of animal would you be if your finger bones grew so long that they reached your feet? The answer is revealed with the...
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Nancy Carlson is the author and illustrator of over 60 picture books including bestseller I Like Me! Nancy graduated from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. When Nancy is not drawing pictures and writing stories you can find her hiking, biking, or playing golf!; Title: Think Happy! (Nancy's Neighborhood)
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Robin Nelson's careers have always kept her surrounded by books--as an elementary teacher, working at a publishing company, and now working as a school library media specialist. But her favorite job is writing books for kids. She has written many nonfiction books for children. She lives with her family in Minneapolis.;...
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PreS-Gr 1-An unusual jungle locale distinguishes this story that focuses on holiday gift-giving. Esther, a purple gorilla, hurriedly shops for Hanukkah gifts, but in her rush she doesn't think things through. She buys huge socks for Sarah, her small monkey friend, and a jogging suit for Josephine, her turtle friend. By...
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"In a series of books that describe all things about fall, Rustad provides a lively vehicle for extending readers' vocabulary. All of the books have a concluding activity to make or do. Animals presents an interesting experiment to explain the word 'blubber, ' the fatty layer that ocean animals have, while Pumpkins del...
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"In a series of books that describe all things about fall, Rustad provides a lively vehicle for extending readers' vocabulary. All of the books have a concluding activity to make or do. Animals presents an interesting experiment to explain the word 'blubber, ' the fatty layer that ocean animals have, while Pumpkins del...
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"Beginning with homonyms, or words that are spelled and sound the same but have different meanings, Cleary gives many humorous examples. These are followed by homophones, words that sound alike but their spellings and meanings are different. Each rhythmic, zany verse is supported by Goneau's colorful and comical illust...
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"Kar-Ben Publishing, a division of Lerner Publishing Group headquartered in Minneapolis, continues to release a variety of delightful holiday books for young readers. Among the offerings this year are a well-intentioned puppy, an apologetic Sesame Street character and two books from the Sammy Spider series. Mitzi's Mit...
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Nancy Carlson is the author and illustrator of over 60 picture books including bestseller I Like Me! Nancy graduated from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. When Nancy is not drawing pictures and writing stories you can find her hiking, biking, or playing golf!; Title: Smile a Lot! (Nancy's Neighborhood)
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"This wonderfully inventive series introduces young readers to scary creatures who pop up regularly in children's literature. Humorous cartoon-like illustrations and engaging first-person narratives offer vivid details about physical characteristics, nasty habits, and overall evil proclivities. The text weaves in histo...
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Jeremy Tugeau graduated from Syracuse university with a degree in Illustration. He has illustrated many children's books including Always an Olivia and Nathan Blows Out the Hanukkah Candles. He lives in Ohio with his wife and children.; Title: Always an Olivia: A Remarkable Family History (Jewish Identity)
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Matt Doeden began his career as a sports writer. Since then, he's spent more than a decade writing and editing children's nonfiction. Matt lives in Minnesota with his family.; Title: Shaun White, 2nd Edition (Amazing Athletes)
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Award-winning author and artist Julien Neel began his career as a host of business seminars. His musical puppet show on developing management skills was unfortunately made obsolete by PowerPoint presentations, forcing him to consider a new career in music. After a tour of Europe, his band split over irreconcilable diff...
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Starred Review. PreSchool-Grade 5Raczka has a great eyea welcome attribute in the creation of art books for children. His strength lies in selecting images high in child appeal and combining them in fresh, provocative ways. This alphabetically arranged primer on 20th-century sculpture includes Marcel Duchamp's Bicycle ...
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