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32,300 | 0 | Grade 4-7-This simple narrative about a father who goes to war in Vietnam unfolds in spare free verse. Told from a child's point of view, the story is hauntingly universal: "I don't want to forget what you look like," her daddy says as he is departing. Although he reassures his family that a year will pass quickly, and... | [
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32,301 | 2 | PreSchool-K–A delightful companion to Ho and Meade's Hush! A Thai Lullaby (Orchard, 1996), this title features a father and daughter playing "Jut-Ay." The setting is once again a lush jungle, but this time the animals' participation is encouraged, rather than discouraged. As Papa searches for his little one, he e... | [
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32,302 | 11 | Our White House: Looking in, Looking Out is an astounding collection featuring more than 100 award-winning children's book authors and illustrators. It is much more than a history about the home and office of U.S. presidents and their families. Commissioned by the National Children's Book and Literary Alliance, this st... | [
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32,303 | 2 | This little love story by Sarah Wilson and Melissa Sweet proves that a kiss is not just a kiss. It is a bountiful fount of surprises, spreading love far and wide, and growing sweeter as it goes! What better message to give someone you love than one of such joy and happy affection?Sarah WIlson has written and illustrate... | [
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32,304 | 13 | A frustrated grade school artist, Vashti sits slumped over her blank piece of paper at the end of art class. "I just CAN'T draw!" she tells her teacher. Her teacher first uses wit, then subtle yet clever encouragement to inspire her student to go beyond her insecurities and become, in the words of a younger boy who "ca... | [
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32,305 | 8 | Kindergarten-Grade 2Alderson's version of this oft-retold tale clips along at a breezy pace, retaining most of Andersen's detail. It heightens the role of the swallow a bit, identifying him at the outset as the narrator, in addition to his central role in liberating Thumbelina. "'That's where it all started,' said the ... | [
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32,306 | 7 | Grade 6 UpEthereal, sepia-toned photos meld with folklore elements to create an evocative glimpse at the indiscernible boundary between reality and fantasy. In journal format, photographer David Ellwand employs descriptive text and eerily beautiful images to describe his rambles in the English Downs and his discovery o... | [
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32,307 | 2 | Zeroing in on a very specific situation, first-time author Marsden hits the issues of this age group squarely and truthfully. Fourth grader Oy, a Thai-American student new to a predominantly Mexican-American school, struggles to fit in with the popular clique of girls led by Liliandra. When Liliandra knocks into Oy and... | [
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32,308 | 16 | On the flip side, Two Little Witches: A Counting Story (1996) by Harriet Ziefert, illus. by Simms Taback, uses an ever-growing group of trick-or-treaters to teach addition skills. Taback's outlined characters stand out like black-light images against an inky black background. Ages 2-5.Copyright 2002 Reed Business Infor... | [
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32,309 | 16 | Ba and George enjoy the fall harvest in Ten Red Apples: A Bartholomew Bear Counting Book by Virginia Miller. The fruit ripens with each turn of the page, until red apples outnumber green; a panel on the left side of each spread (the numeral and the running count-"five red apples"-organizes apples for easy inventory. A ... | [
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32,310 | 2 | PreSchool-K-Baby Duck has a cold and Grampa comes to visit, bringing a "cheering-up present," an album of her baby photos. Together they look at pictures of her on the day she was born, after her first bath, taking her first steps, and on her first birthday. She feels better and draws a picture of Grampa kissing her ch... | [
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32,311 | 1 | PreSchool-K-The cantankerous, but endearing feline from Ginger (Candlewick, 1997) returns in a prequel that describes how he came to live with his little girl. Leading a hardscrabble life, the scraggly feral cat eats out of trash cans and makes his home in a patch of weeds. One day, after a particularly disheartening f... | [
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32,312 | 2 | Robert Crowther discovered the wonders of 3-D illustration while still in art school. "I just loved the way things came alive when you did them in 3-D. Particularly when something starts out flat, then it moves. It is the surprise element." He has since gone on to create numerous acclaimed and astonishing pop-up books.... | [
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32,313 | 1 | K-Gr. 2. With relaxed, informal words and realistic illustrations in watercolor and colored pencil, this boisterous picture book brings children close to exciting facts about African elephants in the wild. Elephants are huge, and so are their families, and the double-page spreads burst with information about how much a... | [
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32,314 | 0 | Created especially for New York City schoolchildren, This Place I Know: Poems of Comfort edited by Georgia Heard includes 18 works, beginning with Eloise Greenfield's "This Place," and including poems by Karla Kuskin, Langston Hughes, Walt Whitman and Heard herself. Each is paired with illustrations by artists such as ... | [
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32,315 | 14 | Susan Devins is the author of three childrens books about cooking and baking, and has also written childrens entertainment columns for newspapers and magazines. Before becoming a childrens book author, she worked as managing editor at NATIONAL LAMPOON magazine and as a VARIETY correspondent covering film and television... | [
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32,316 | 2 | Anthony Browne is the author-illustrator of numerous books for children,including the ever-popular series about Willy the chimp. He has received the Hans Christian Andersen Medal, the NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW Best Illustrated Book Award, the Kurt Maschler Award three times, and the Kate Greenaway Medal twice. Anthony... | [
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32,317 | 1 | Kindergarten-Grade 2A frog is totally content with his life until his privacy is invaded. Otters arrive and splash in his pond; noisy blue jays disturb the quiet with their squawking; a pine tree falls into the once-pristine water, scattering needles all about. Then things get worse, for he finds himself trapped in a j... | [
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32,318 | 2 | Grade 1-3Mini-pig Ernest, mynah bird Gabby, and Milly the cat help Grampa Bender in his day-to-day chores at the Bed and Biscuit, a friendly animal shelter. Lately, however, Grampa has been spending all of his time with a sick Scottie pup, and the other animals, particularly Milly, are feeling more than a twinge of jea... | [
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32,319 | 0 | Grade 5-8-Through intricate plot development and fleshed-out characters, this mixed-genre selection grabs readers' attention from the outset and holds it until the end. Eli, Thea, and Clyne have tumbled through the Fifth Dimension from 2019 to 1804 and 1805 and become entwined in the Lewis and Clark expedition and the ... | [
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32,320 | 2 | Alan Durant is the author of more than forty childrens books. He says, "When I was doing some work with children one time, I met a girl named Lily who had a whole collection of beautifully illustrated letters from the Tooth Fairy. My imagination immediately got to work, thinking about a possible exchange between a girl... | [
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32,321 | 7 | Stephen Mitchell is a renowned writer and translator whose award-winning books for young readers include THE WISHING BONE, THE NIGHTINGALE, and THE TINDERBOX.Matt Tavares is the illustrator of ’TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS and JACK AND THE BEANSTALK, as well as the author-illustrator of ZACHARY'S BALL, OLIVER'... | [
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32,322 | 3 | With an outsize gift for comic hyperbole, James (Leon and Bob) launches a trio of infectiously funny paperbacks in the U.S. starring a kid with an Attila-like talent for laying waste to his surroundings. Each book begins with the same two sentences "Jake was difficult. Jake was a problem" and then proceeds with a plot ... | [
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32,323 | 2 | Susan Wojciechowski recalls that the inspiraiton for Beany came when she was in bed with a cold. "Beany just stayed there and by the time I was well, the stories were written."Susanna Natti says that when it came to drawing Beany, she found the right model in a friend of her daughter's. "This child is going to be a won... | [
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32,324 | 16 | PreSDuckie is hurrying home to her nest. On the way she encounters a field of red poppies, an orange bridge, yellow corn, and more. This deceptively simple, fan-shaped concept book is wonderfully creative. Each spread adds its color to an arc at the top of the page; at the end, Duckie sees a beautiful rainbow. The page... | [
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32,325 | 13 | Starred Review. This electric collaboration between Marsalis and Rogers is an insider's A to Z guide through the greats of jazz. The recognizable giants are all hereMiles Davis with a stunning portrait in hues that call to mind his legendary Kind of Blue, and John Coltrane with a list song that conjures his "cascading ... | [
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32,326 | 0 | Jan Pienkowski, creator of the best-selling HAUNTED HOUSE pop-up book, is an illustrator and author and a winner of the Kate Greenaway Medal for outstanding illustration. He is also the creator of THE ANIMALS WENT IN TWO BY TWO: A NOAH'S ARK POP-UP BOOK. Jan Pienkowski lives in London.; Title: The First Noel: A Christm... | [
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32,327 | 2 | Kindergarten-Grade 2Mike, who will be a big brother soon, writes letters to his unborn sibling. After Erica is born, and his friend Rishi also has a new sister, the boys get caught up in a competition about whose new sister is the most amazing. Mike continues to write to his sibling and soon has a full-fledged scrapboo... | [
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32,328 | 2 | PreSchool-The animals are overjoyed about the new baby in the barnyard, and it's all they can talk about. "Did you see the baby?" they ask one another. "I sang to the baby!" "Did you tickle the baby?" When a tiny mouse asks the duck if she kissed the baby, the duck replies, "Of course I kissed the baby, my own amazing ... | [
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32,329 | 0 | Anne Lindbergh, the daughter of Charles A. and Anne Morrow Lindbergh and sister of Reeve Lindbergh, grew up in a house filled with books and was encouraged in her writing of stories and poems at an early age. The author of numerous acclaimed novels for young readers, Anne Lindbergh died in 1993. She will long be rememb... | [] | Train |
32,330 | 5 | Kindergarten-Grade 3Children who are already familiar with Mother Goose rhymes and common folktales will find great humor in this fractured fairy tale. Mother Hubbard's son Jack delivers the Fairytale News to help out with the bare cupboards. His first stop is at Honey Cottage, the home of the Three Bears, and then he ... | [
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32,331 | 2 | PreSchool-Grade 3In this funny picture book, a young narrator shares her unusual concern: My father pretends to be human, but I know he is really a dog. She goes on to list the undeniable evidence: he likes a good scratch, growls when he is suddenly awakened from a nap, and when he toots, he looks around as if someone ... | [
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32,332 | 2 | Lizi Boyd has written and illustrated many books for children, including BLACK DOG GETS DRESSED. She says, "It took a little time to find a simple voice for I LOVE MOMMY and I LOVE DADDY. It was the frogs, finally, who hopped around and reminded me about our most profound role as parent. I LOVE MOMMY and I LOVE DA... | [
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32,333 | 2 | PreSchool-Grade 2-Billy wants a bucket for his birthday and, deflecting his parents' offers of a bike or computer, selects the perfect one from "Buckets R Us." When he fills it with water and peeks in, he is amazed to see a host of underwater flora and fauna as well as a submarine and scuba divers-all to his father's a... | [
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32,334 | 1 | Lucy Cousins is one of today's most acclaimed young author-illustrators of children's books. "I draw by heart," she says. "I think of what children would like by going back to my own childlike instincts."; Title: Merry Christmas Maisy: Mini Edition | [
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32,335 | 2 | Kindergarten-Grade 3A girl describes her family's journey from Taiwan to the United States in 1967, explaining that she must give up her Chinese name, Na-Li, and adjust to her unfamiliar American name. Hannah relates how she and her parents try to adapt to a new way of life, observing the strange customs that they enco... | [
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32,336 | 15 | Grade 1-5This companion to Encyclopedia Prehistorica: Dinosaurs (Candlewick, 2005) uses equally amazing pop-up illustrations to introduce a fascinating array of ancient sea creatures. From the creepy-crawly invertebrates of the Paleozoic Era to the toothy reptiles of the Mesozoic to the mammoth mammals of the Cenozoic,... | [
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32,337 | 2 | Ana Martn Larraaga has illustrated more than forty books for children, and is the author-illustrator of THE BLACK CAT and HOOT! HOOT! She says, "I have lived in many places in my life. I wrote PEPO AND LOLO ARE FRIENDS when I had just moved to a new town where I didnt know anybody, and felt a bit lonely. Jumping is fun... | [
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32,338 | 2 | PreSchool-Grade 2-In this tribute to the power of positive thinking, rhyming verses describe how Sid, a young hound, experiences an uplifting revelation on his morning trip to school: a joyful feeling "filled him up so much he found/his paws just lifted off the ground." Once airborne, he twirls and swirls "like a doggy... | [
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32,339 | 0 | "Stoo Hample is the da Vinci of Daft, the Socrates of Screwy, and the Gershwin of Goofy. His book is mordant, scintillating, pungent, and deeply profound, but it's just a bit too silly for me." Norton Juster, author of THE PHANTOM TOLLBOOTH Norton Juster"Stoo Hample's THE SILLY BOOK is more than forty years old and jus... | [
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32,340 | 0 | PreS-This book opens with Matthew playing with his yellow dump truck, which "likes to go places." The turn of the page shows the youngster driving as it "RATTLES along rough, bumpy roadsand SPEEDS across smooth, slippery ones." After a series of adventures, it finally "pulls into its own private parking placeright next... | [
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32,341 | 0 | Jan Pie´nkowski, creator of the best-selling HAUNTED HOUSE pop-up book, is an illustrator and author and a winner of the Kate Green-away Medal for outstanding illustration. Of THE ANIMALS WENT IN TWO BY TWO, he says, "When I first came to England, in 1946, we used to sing this song at school, and I particular... | [
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32,342 | 2 | PreSchool-K-Harry the elephant and his friends Lulu (a lamb) and Ted (a bear) are soft toys, very soft. The three get ready for bed and snuggle up together. Lulu and Ted nod out immediately but sleep doesn't come to Harry. He patiently goes through an impressive repertoire of bedtime rituals from reading a story to run... | [
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32,343 | 1 | Completing the nonfiction trilogy begun with Encyclopedia Prehistorica: Dinosaurs(2005) and Encyclopedia Prehistorica: Sharks and Other Sea Monsters (2006), this book presents information and pop-up illustrations of other prehistoric beasts, from pterosaurs to woolly mammoths. Thick with layers of carefully painted, cu... | [
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32,344 | 2 | PreS-K. This tall, slim book about love offers some delightful design surprises. The cover features the hero, a white mouse, tiny Too-Little, standing on a cupcake that is surrounded by tiny ants. He loves someone the audience can't see, but she's "way up there." To get to his lady love, Tiny begins by standing on a th... | [
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32,345 | 18 | Grade 5-8A large, profusely illustrated account of the development and use of the atomic bomb. Lawton presents the basics of the nuclear theory behind it; the Manhattan Project; the progress of World War II and V-E Day; Truman's decision to use the bomb; the mission of the Enola Gay and the results of the Hiroshima exp... | [
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32,346 | 2 | Megan McDonald is the author of the award-winning, best-selling Judy Moody and Stink series. She is also the author of THE SISTERS CLUB, ANT AND HONEY BEE, illustrated by Brian Karas, and many other books for children. She lives in Sebastopol, California.Peter H. Reynolds is the illustrator of the Judy Moody and Stink ... | [
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32,347 | 2 | PreSchool-Grade 1-Wilf is a little mouse who has a problem with listening. So, "Crash, bang, wallop!"-he's always having accidents. Each time his mother soothes him and gently cleans him up, she says, "I wish you'd listen to me." Wilf's enthusiastic misadventures are illustrated in large ink-and-watercolor paintings th... | [
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32,348 | 2 | Precise, lyrical language tells the story: the crabs sounding like 'restless cobblestones'; black seawed on the sand looking like 'streamers left over from a party.'—BooklistRuth Horowitz is "drawn to species that get overlooked because they're not big-eyed or cuddly or cute. I hope this book will show reade... | [
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32,349 | 2 | Grade 1-5-Fans of this irrepressible picture-book character will appreciate this expanded episode for chapter-book readers. Clarice and her best friend are collaborating on a project for school, showing what they have learned from a series of books about their favorite girl detective. When Betty fails to return to scho... | [
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32,350 | 2 | Starred Review. PreSchool-Grade 2Miss Merriweather, head librarian and decorum-keeper, first meets Lion when he saunters past his stone counterparts and into the stacks. Scowling circulation assistant Mr. McBee seems intent on having the enormous cat ejected, but his boss declares that as long as he breaks no rules, he... | [
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32,351 | 0 | Grade 3-5–Rhyming text recounts the early-19th-century sighting of a large, mysterious sea serpent off the coast of Gloucester, MA. In keeping with the historical record, Anderson tells how the whole fishing village repeatedly viewed the creature until it disappeared with the onset of winter; the following summer... | [] | Train |
32,352 | 15 | Kindergarten-Grade 2Lucia, her mother, and baby brother live in a small isolated cabin in the Far North. As the snows mount and the winds howl around their tiny home, their food supplies dwindle. One morning, the sun does not rise. Darkness envelops Lucia's world and when the cow stops giving milk, the brave child deci... | [
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32,353 | 0 | "My husband and I were amazed. Our son began reading at age four!"; Title: Eddie the Raccoon: Brand New Readers | [
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32,354 | 13 | Kindergarten-Grade 3-In this visually intriguing twist on the traditional tale, Ellwand has replaced the human protagonists with flowers. Using Adobe Photoshop, he has arranged lilies, pansies, tulips, roses, and other petals in graceful poses against stark black backgrounds. While the pictures are technically well exe... | [
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32,355 | 0 | Grade 2-4-Life in a witch's cottage can be dangerous, especially for an adventurous and accident-prone kitten. On his very first day in residence, Aristotle climbs to the roof and falls down the chimney. Bella Donna cautions him that he has just used up the first of his allotted nine lives, but the warning has little e... | [
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32,356 | 13 | Grade 3-6This autobiography of a Lindy Hopper from the Harlem Renaissance era sizzles with spirit and swings with vitality. Miller was only five when she knew she wanted to be a dancer, and for a time she lived in an apartment behind the famous Savoy Ballroom. Dancing on the street with friends when she was 12, she cau... | [
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32,357 | 2 | Grade 1-3Judy Moody's seven-year-old brother is back with new super-galactic adventures. Stink buys the World's Biggest Jawbreaker and slurps, sloops, and shloops it all day until in one crunch, it is G-O-N-E. Disappointed that his jaw isn't broken, he decides to use his new letter-writing skills to complain to the com... | [
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32,358 | 7 | Rebecca Rupp has written nonfiction articles for many national magazines on topics ranging from the history of blue jeans to the science of ice cream. She is also the author of several books, including the Book Sense 76 pick THE DRAGON OF LONELY ISLAND. Rebecca Rupp says of THE WATERSTONE, "When Josh, my oldest son, wa... | [
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32,359 | 13 | PreSchool-Grade 2This book is slightly larger than most board books, but its simple text makes it a good choice for emerging readers as well as preschoolers. A Caucasian boy and a black girl wiggle, twist, and twirl to the bakery, through a park, and to the pet store to purchase a cake and gifts on their way to a party... | [
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32,360 | 1 | Jessica Swaim says that she divides her time pretty evenly between dogs and books. This is her first book with Candlewick Press. She lives in Parker, Colorado.Jill McElmurry has illustrated many books for children, including OUR NEST by Reeve Lindbergh and Karen Pandells WHERE'S STRETCH? and PEEKABOO, STRETCH! She live... | [
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32,361 | 0 | Grade 6 Up-A riveting account of a horrific event that killed 167 people, mostly women and children, and injured 500. In a collection of narrative poems, Janeczko describes a circus fire that took place on July 6, 1944 in Hartford, CT, from the viewpoints of those who were there. The event's horror leaps vividly from e... | [
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32,362 | 2 | PreSchool-Grade 2-Three ducklings find themselves lost and alone in a wood. The youngest one is fearful of the distance home and overwhelmed by longing for his mama. His older siblings persuade him to try a game of "One Step" to encourage him to keep walking. Step by step, he continues, after a practice loop, to follow... | [
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32,363 | 0 | Not many, if any, children's books on the Middle Ages and castles contain the wealth of information found in this fresh, appealing offering.School Library Journal, starred reviewAn informative and amusing introduction to the medieval world.Publishers WeeklyRICHARD PLATT is an avid fan of castles and the author of many ... | [
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32,364 | 2 | PreSIn the vein of Sam McBratney's Guess How Much I Love You (Candlewick, 1995) or even Margaret Wise Brown's The Runaway Bunny (HarperCollins, 1942), this book allows parents to express how deeply they care for their children. Written in a series of rhyming verses, it features a mother raccoon who tells her son how mu... | [
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32,365 | 2 | PreS. Patricelli explored opposites in her previous board books, including Big Little and Quiet Loud (both, 2003). In her latest, she explores typical toddler emotions and activities through a child's relationship with a favorite security item. Clutching a beloved blanket, a diapered tot announces, "Blankie comes every... | [
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32,366 | 2 | K-Gr 2Hamilton Squidlegger spends his days on fearless quests, but when night falls, he would rather be nestled safely between his parents. Bribed by his father's promise of "a double-decker grasshopper worm-cake, with snake-belly frosting" if the young frog will spend one night in his own mud, Hamilton agrees to try, ... | [
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32,367 | 13 | Grade 3-6--Noi, 11, lives in a small village in Thailand with her parents, her grandmother, and her older sister. Her carefree life, filled with family and school, is changing as farmland is sold to developers, costing her father his job. Money is scarce, and the girl is stunned when Ting is sent to work in a factory. ... | [
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32,368 | 13 | SELF-AWARENESSPreS-Gr. 2. Reynolds' previous book, The Dot (see Top 10 Arts Books for Youth on p.497), imparted an important message to kids about the various ways in which art can be defined. This has a similar message, but unlike the character in The Dot, who doesn't believe she can draw, Ramon loves to draw. In fact... | [
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32,369 | 2 | PreSchool-Grade 1-In this quiet book, a mother tells her baby the story of their farm through a quilt she is stitching. Each square is represented by a warm and expressive colored-pencil drawing on a spread framed by pastel-colored quilt borders. The scenes, which include depictions of the farmhouse and the animals, ar... | [
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32,370 | 2 | PreS-Both of these board books feature an adorable, big-headed toddler, with a lone curl on the top of his head and wearing nothing but a diaper. In Binky, the youngster searches for a lost pacifier. In Blankie, the child tells readers about the importance of one's blanket. In both titles, the simple acrylic artwork, d... | [
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32,371 | 13 | Kindergarten-Grade 2 - Sock Monkey, "the famous toy actor," has a problem: he needs a dance partner for the Big Celebrity Dance, and all of his friends are going out of town. He advertises for a good dancer, but none of the toys that audition seem to be the right fit. Then he's inspired by gifts that his traveling frie... | [
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32,372 | 18 | Grade 4-6–Schliemann wished to make a name for himself in archaeology, and he succeeded to a point. He exaggerated the truth, avoided proper procedures for the digs he financed, and his discovery of the ancient city of Troy was fraught with errors and misconceptions. Schlitz paints a colorful picture of a selfish... | [
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32,373 | 1 | PreSchool-Grade 3The lucky strays of Rome dine on the Signora's pasta every night. One night, as his feline companions purr with satisfaction, Pino, a grande gatto, announces that he wants to taste something different. He skips the Signora's luscious meal and scampers through the streets of Rome, sampling fish from a f... | [
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32,374 | 20 | A striking, inviting retelling of the Old Testament story . . . Both art and text are simple and graceful, and the commanding story is well served with the joyful colors and bold art . . . The story is dramatic; the art, brilliant.—The Horn Book (starred review)Lucy Cousins, the creator of Maisy the mouse, says s... | [
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32,375 | 15 | Grade 3-5Davies offers a discussion of why animals defecate, how feces are made and what is in them, and where they can be found. While this may be more information than an average adult cares to know on the subject, the topic is sure to attract curious youngsters. The word "unmentionable" in the subtitle is a misnomer... | [
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32,376 | 2 | Apt not to be satiated with one serving of this appetizing fare, youngsters will nevernot everpass up a second helping.Publishers WeeklyThe illustrations . . . are wildly patterned mixed-media collages, including vegetable photographs, and very funny indeed.New York Times Book Review, The. . . [E]ven younger readers wh... | [
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32,377 | 0 | Starred Review. Kindergarten-Grade 3This witty, elegant retelling of the beloved English fairy tale, originally published in 1908 in The Old Nursery Stories, uses rich language to depict an endearing, if lazy, ne'er-do-well who turns folly into triumph. Into the traditional story Nesbit injects clever details that make... | [
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32,378 | 6 | Grade 2-7-This faux nonfiction title carries echoes of James Gurney's Dinotopia (Turner, 1992; o.p.) in that it purports to be the actual writings of English dragonologist Ernest Drake. Unlike Dinotopia, however, this book is not a narrative, but rather an almost encyclopedic treatment of the subject. It delivers on it... | [
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32,379 | 0 | Kindergarten-Grade 3–Another action-packed escapade staring the porcine wonder. Every weekend, when Mr. Watson takes his pig for a ride in his pink convertible, Mercy must be cajoled out of the driver's seat with the promise of a tasty treat upon their return. One Saturday, their elderly neighbor, Baby Lincoln, s... | [
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32,380 | 16 | PreSGrandma Cats apple pie is devoured by her family, a mouse family, and a family of ants. The books charm is in the joyous, deliciously appealing pen-and-ink and watercolor spreads detailing the domestic life of each group and in the repetitive narrative structure of the story, which has very few words. Little Brothe... | [
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32,381 | 2 | Grade 3-4Judy Moody returns, and here her medical aspirations go undeterred as she runs the gamut of roles from third-grade med student to nurse, doctor, and patient. She is learning about the human body in Mr. Todd's class, is excited about her project to dress as Elizabeth Blackwell, and will even perform surgery on ... | [
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32,382 | 13 | Jean Mahoney is the author of three books for adults on Japanesearchitecture and design. She has led a nomadic life and first had theinspiration for the NUTCRACKER project while living in Vienna, where she attended the opera and often lamented over the dull librettos. She says, "Theres nothing like sitting in a darkene... | [
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32,383 | 2 | Kindergarten-Grade 3After a stormy night, a boy awakens to find his father gone. The child misses him terribly, though the specifics of his whereabouts are unstated. When the boy's mother asks him to take a basket to Grandma, who is not feeling well, she warns him not to take the shortcut through the forest. Worried th... | [
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32,384 | 2 | PreS. From her tiny, snug burrow, Little Mouse spots a beautiful red apple--a perfect snack if she can only squeeze it inside her home. "My little house is too small," she decides. "I'll look for another." Off she wanders, fruit in tow, asking animal friends to take her and her apple into their homes. No one has room, ... | [
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32,385 | 2 | PreSchool-Grade 2The endearing siblings who first appeared in I Will Never Not Ever Eat a Tomato (Candlewick, 2000) return with equally satisfying results. This time, little sister Lola has decided that while her parents think she is "nearly almost big enough to go to school," she is "absolutely not BIG." Charlie, the ... | [
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32,386 | 2 | Grade 1-4 - An exciting story about a girl and her father who escape slavery with help from the coded symbols on a quilt. Shortly after Hannah's sister is sold to another plantation, Mama dies, but not before teaching Hannah how to sew, whispering, "this quilt will show you everything you need to know to run to freedom... | [
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32,387 | 16 | Lucy Cousins is one of today's most acclaimed author-illustrators of children's books. She is the creator of more than 140 books about Maisy. Lucy Cousins lives in Hampshire, England.Jane Horrocks starred in LITTLE VOICE and has appeared in many other films and television shows. She lives in England.; Title: Maisy's Sn... | [
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32,388 | 2 | Grade 1-2Annie's new backpack has pink and blue flowers, a zipper, and a monster inside. She is startled and frightened when she first discovers the creature, but summons the courage to look at it again and learns that it has eaten most of her lunch and doesn't like to be alone. She keeps the backpack at her desk, wher... | [
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32,389 | 6 | Gr. 1-4. A 1999 book of foldout maps has been reissued in flat-page format. It's a charming concept: beautifully detailed watercolor and ink maps of Neverland, Wonderland, Oz, Aladdin's kingdom, Snow White's forest, and the Giant's realm with Jack are each on a double-page spread. There's a key and a series of instruct... | [
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32,390 | 13 | PreS-Gr 2-Marisol is an enthusiastic artist who doesn't hesitate to share her creations "with the world"-on the refrigerator, through the mail, even on posters. So when the class prepares to paint a mural for the library, she is right there shouting, "I'll paint the sky!" But she is flummoxed when she can't find blue p... | [
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32,391 | 2 | PreSchool-KThe creators of Guess How Much I Love You (Candlewick, 1995) offer another reassuring tale. Each night, Mommy and Daddy Bear tuck in their three beloved cubs with the same phrase, "You are the most wonderful baby bears in the whole wide world!" Well, even little bears are discerning enough to doubt hyperbole... | [
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32,392 | 0 | Grade 4-6Loss and healing play a central part in this gentle and moving story of an Italian immigrant family. Set in Chicago in the 1960s, the plot focuses on Rosa, an only child. While visiting her friend, she becomes enthralled with AnnaMaria's baby brother and soon begins praying for her own. When her mother becomes... | [
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32,393 | 2 | PreSchool-Grade 1The charming little giraffe who starred in Carlo Likes Reading (Candlewick, 2001) and his cat visit the new library where he is intrigued by the colorful posters and the chairs on wheels. When Mrs. Chinca, the alligator librarian, appears, Carlo is at first frightened of her, but she quickly reassures ... | [
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32,394 | 2 | Kindergarten-Grade 2-Rat has the "bathrobe blues." He feels miserable and unloved, is uninterested in food, has no energy, and doesn't wash or change out of his pajamas for days on end. In short, Rat meets most of the accepted criteria for clinical depression. When he receives an anonymous letter from an admirer, he pu... | [
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32,395 | 13 | Grade 26A celebration of the life of a major fashion designer and independent spirit. Chanel was born poor, was scorned, and ultimately succeeded because of her own talents. "Coco couldn't afford to dress like the corseted ladies of high society and she was never going to be shapely. There was no point in trying to be ... | [
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32,396 | 15 | PreSchool-Grade 2—This urban trash-to-treasure tale will resonate with city dwellers and send suburbanites and kids in rural areas searching for similar adventures. A boy waits at his bedroom window for his adult neighbor Steve, a.k.a. "the dumpster diver," to set things in motion. Five taps come on the boy's win... | [
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32,397 | 5 | Starred Review. Grade 5-8In the vibrant and compelling voice of a storyteller, Morpurgo retells this classic tale. With a lively, page-turning style, he sets the scene as a crude, gigantic stranger rides into King Arthur's hall. Sir Gawain accepts the challenge of the monstrous man and beheads the Green Knight with a s... | [
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32,398 | 1 | PreSchool-Grade 1Four intrepid youngsters set out to find a moosea long-leggybranchy-antler, dinner-diving, bulgy-nose moose. They've never seen one, but they know what to look for. Their investigations take them through the woods, into the swamp, behind the bushes, and up a rocky hillside before finally reaching their... | [
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32,399 | 2 | Kindergarten-Grade 2Henry is not a typical buccaneer bunny. Instead of performing his proper pirating duties, he would rather read the books that he took from other ships. His father, the captain, is not proud of his son and the rest of the crew makes fun of him. When they are shipwrecked on a deserted island, however,... | [
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