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K-Gr 2-In this creepy Halloween tale, a trick-or-treater leaves the safety of town on All Hallow's Eve to find treats in a forest of bones. Bat, cat, and rat bones crawl among tree bones. The illustrations capture the spooky feel while not straying too far into the scary, though this title is better shared with school-...
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"Younger readers and listeners alike will be riveted."Gail Gibbons "has taught more preschoolers and early readers about the world than any other children's writer-illustrator," according to the Washington Post. Winner of the 2010 Regina Award, she has written and illustrated more than fifty books for Holiday House. Sh...
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A straightforward retelling thatemphasizes the historical origins ofthe holiday. . . . A welcome addition.An excellent introduction to the holidays.David A. Adler is the celebrated author whose work has received the Sydney Taylor Book Award and Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Honor, Golden Kite Award Honor, and Orbis Pict...
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Katherine Kirkpatrick is the author of fiction and nonfiction books for young readers, all reflecting her fascination with history. These include The Snow Baby and Redcoats and Petticoats. She lives in Seattle, Washington.; Title: Mysterious Bones: The Story of Kennewick Man
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Gr K-2A retelling of Aesop's "The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse." After a letter arrives from his country cousin, City Mouse, unwilling to tolerate the noise emanating from a neighboring apartment in Mousetropolis, decides to vacation in the country. There are humorous touches in the brief text, but it is the illust...
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Amanda Haley illustrations for Reading to Peanut by Leda Schubert were noted as being "colorful" and "energetic" by Kirkus Reviews. Amanda has written and illustrated picture books and easy readers as well as designed paper goods and stationery. She lives in Milford, Ohio.; Title: Will Princess Isabel Ever Say Please?
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"Gibbons presents the basics, but she also offers information on groundhogs...Familiar artwork extends the text."Gail Gibbons "has taught more preschoolers and early readers about the world than any other children's writer-illustrator," according to the Washington Post. Winner of the 2010 Regina Award, she has written ...
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Between an opening description of the Milky Way and a closing claim that galaxy formation is still going on, the author depicts ancient astronomers at work, describes several kinds of telescopes, and profiles five distinctive galactic forms, from irregular to lenticular. Pairing brief, matter-of-fact generalizations le...
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Grade 24Excellent color photos provide an eye-catching backdrop for a simple, readable text that explains the importance of bees as pollinators and the current mystery of CCD (Colony Collapse Disorder) as hundreds of thousands of bees vanish without a trace. Children may be surprised to find that almonds are dependent ...
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"Just plain fun.""This lively, sound-filled selection will make your storytimes buzz."Emma Dodd is the author and illustrator of What Pet to Get. This is her first book for Holiday House.; Title: I Love Bugs!
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*Starred Review* In addition to telling the story of Harriet Tubmans life, Adler helps readers understand her world, from the lives of slaves to the methods of the Underground Railroad to the social conditions in nineteenth-century America. Born into slavery in the early 1820s, Tubman was put to work around age five an...
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PreS-Gr 1-An underwater version of the Christmas poem with a tusked-walrus Santa and a lobster observer of the magical visitor "Decked out in red rubber from his toes to his collar." Santa's conch-shell sleigh is pulled by eight lively sea horses. The vibrant candy-colored illustrations, created using digital underpain...
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Its a warmhearted portrait of an endlessly patient parent, ready tohelp her child work through his fears and desires.The illustrations . . . perfectly match the nonthreatening tone of thetext.Eve Bunting, who has written many books for children, including Pirate Boy, was inspired to write Washday when she came across a...
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Dogs and more dogs are everywhere. Running, sliding, jumping, splashing and having fun. The simple text consists mostly of sight words familiar to the beginning reader. The pen and ink, acrylic ink, and colored pencil illustrations add to the uproarious mood and are essential for a complete understanding of the story.-...
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Eric A. Kimmel is known for his folktales and legends from all around the world. He lives in Oregon. Jill Weber is a children's book illustrator and a book designer. Her paintings for Eric A. Kimmel's retelling of Even Higher were praised by Kirkus Reviews for their "guileless charm," and the book received an Oppenheim...
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David A. Adler has written more than a hundred books for children, including his well-known Picture Book Biography series. A former teacher, he lives with his family in New York State. Visit him on the web at www.davidaadler.com. Matt Collins has illustrated numerous picture books for children. His art has also appeare...
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James E. Ransomes numerous accolades include a Coretta Scott King Award. The Ransomes live in Rhinebeck, New York.; Title: New Red Bike! (I Like to Read)
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Grade 57During the second century, the Emperor sends the Tiger Battalion to northwestern China to repair a section of the Great Wall. Upon its arrival, the Commander proposes an archery contest. His son Ren thinks victory will prove his worth to his father. Hu, a local peasant boy, wants to win to save his family from ...
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Gr 1-3-Following the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Taro's father is taken away for questioning by the FBI, and Taro, his younger brother, and their mother are transported to an internment camp. Jimmy refuses to eat and becomes withdrawn and listless. Taro finds a way to slip outside the camp fences to obtain fresh fish to e...
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Kindergarten-Grade 2Poydar once again tells a school story with a recognizable predicament. Delighted with her jazzy new pack on wheels and thrilled that she can finally put it to good use, Violet accepts her first homework assignment as though it were an offering from on high. But after insisting that her entire house...
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Judy Cox is an elementary school teacher who has written many picture books and chapter books for children. Publishers Weekly praised Coxs rhythmic story and the narratives cheerful, buoyant tempo for "My Family Plays Music", winner of the Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Illustrator Award. She lives in Ontar...
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Funny . . . wild action and chasesabound. . . . Kids will love the clevertwist at the end.Succinct text and uncluttered spreads make this ideal for storyhours.Mercer Mayer, who has published more than three hundred books for children, has the special ability to create both classic trade picture books, such as A BOY, A ...
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Laurie Lawlor's books have appeared on many notable lists, including the ALA Notable Children's Books, the ALA Best Books for Young Adults, and the Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People. Her Muddy as a Duck Puddle and Other American Similes was an IRA Teacher's Choice. She lives and teaches in the Chicago...
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"Children will delight in hearing this tale."School Library Journal "Stevens mixed-media artwork adds to the story's comic intensity."BooklistEric A. Kimmel, having loved traditional stories since he was a child, has written, retold, and adapted folktales and legends from around the world. Along with Anansi's Party Tim...
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The authors of Hidden on the Mountain: Stories of Children Sheltered from the Nazis in Le Chambon (Holiday House, 2007) return to France to uncover a little-known story. While they admit that "many of the details are destined to remain forever uncertain, with few facts proven to a historian's satisfaction," Ruelle and ...
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"A clear, informative introduction to eight groups of vegetables....A simple, effective approach to the topic." (School Library Journal ) --School Library JournalGail Gibbons "has taught more preschoolers and early readers about the world than any other children's writer-illustrator," according to the Washington Post. ...
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Laurie Lawlor grew up in a family enamored with the theater. Along with her five brothers and sisters she spent summers in a summer stock repertory company in a small mountain town in Colorado that was run by their mother (costumer, cook, accountant, and resident psychiatrist) and their father (artistic director). Lawl...
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PreS-Gr 1Cabrera has rewritten the classic children's song to describe the antics of two black-and-white spotted puppies as they wake up on a cold and frosty late-autumn morning, go to school, and play at home before settling down to bed in the evening. Each verse is pictured in a full-bleed spread in the artist's trad...
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PreS-K-Gert loves playing in dirt: digging holes, making mud pies, even eating it. Her parents indulge her earth-loving ways, leaving their daughter to spend most of her time with the chatty worms. While eating mud in the rain one day, the combination of soil and water causes Gert to put down roots and develop treelike...
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Gr 3-5-Adler does a wonderful job of helping school-age children understand the concept that a million is a heck of a lot. He begins his explanations with things that children know. For example, he asks how many slices of pizza a million dollars would buy and tells readers they could acquire two entire pizza pies every...
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With expert comic timing, Smith sets vulpine Foxy DuBois up for a tasty turnabout after a mouthwatering guest comes to visit. When a small polka-dot egg appears on her doorstep, Foxy invites him in (for a BITE to eat) and then dashes off to the kitchen to contemplate the culinary possibilities. But why settle for just ...
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Gr 3-6The kids at Wordsmith Elementary School get a lesson on poetry when a thief stages a series of classroom thefts, leaving behind small poems at the scene of the crime. Edgar Allan keeps notes in his crime journal and writes some verses of his own as his classmates compete to solve the mystery. He thinks his home l...
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David A. Adler is the author of many popular books for children, including biographies, math books, and Judaica. His strong interest in history and biography led to his bestselling Picture Book Biography series. He lives in New York State with his wife and family. Michael S. Adler is fascinated by American history. Kir...
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K-Gr 3A fly, a worm, a grasshopper, and a family of ants live happily in a sunny vacant lot until the volume of trash reaches critical mass and a gang of rats takes over. Eventually, volunteers organize a recycling day to transform the rubbish-choked lot into a community garden. As neighbors sort plastic, glass, paper,...
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"After her success as Pinocchio in the school play, 11-year-old Jermaine Davidson is determined to become famous in this breezy debut novel...Although readers will see Jermaine's troubles coming long before she does, the lessons will not be lost. Most effectively, her uncle's disappearance and the circumstances around ...
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Caroline Stills lives in a historic cottage much like the one in The House of 12 Bunnies, which she cowrote with her daughter, Sarcia.; Title: The House of 12 Bunnies
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"Child-friendly."Jean Marzollo has written more than 130 books for children, including the books in the award-winning I Spy series and Help Me Learn Numbers 0-20, which School Library Journal called "a fun way for children to learn these numbers."She lives with her husband in Cold Spring, New York.; Title: Help Me Lear...
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Loreen Leedy has written and illustrated more than thirty books for children. Her innovative books include Seeing Symmetry, which The Horn Book called "excellent," and The Great Graph Contest, which School Library Journal called "exciting and energetic" in a starred review. She lives in Florida.; Title: The Shocking Tr...
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Junior Blossom has finally created the ultimate invention--the Green Phantom. It's big, black, Day-Glo green, and it's beautiful! All it needs is the secret ingredient.The whole family makes a promise to ensure that Junior's invention will be a success, a Blossom promise that can never be broken.Family and friends gath...
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Gr 2-4-Few animals are as funny as a chicken, but that's only one of the things Daniel discovers when he adopts five fuzzy chicks. Summery slapstick with a healthy dose of fun facts.(c) Copyright 2013. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted."A funny story with ...
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PreS-Gr 1-This well-laid-out book is filled with superb color photos of children eating nourishing foods with enjoyment and helping to prepare them. The youngsters are shown in various indoor and outdoor settings, sometimes displaying brightly colored fruits and vegetables. Throughout, text boxes with nutrition tips ar...
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"Leedy has provided a clear and detailed explanation of a core mathematical concept that will be useful in classrooms.""Kids will be drawn to this colorful book for the challenge and fun of it all."Loreen Leedy has written and illustrated more than thirty books for children. Her innovative books include Seeing Symmetry...
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Jesse and his father hitch up the wagon and head into town to do some shopping at the general store. To Jesses surprise and delight, the R. Edwards Library and Bookstore boat is docked along the wharf. Jesse finds a book he wants, and, at his fathers suggestion, does odd jobs for the week to earn the money to pay for i...
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Jean Marzollo has written more than 130 books for children, including the books in the award-winning I Spy series and Help Me Learn Numbers 0-20, which School Library Journal called "a fun way for children to learn these numbers." She lives with her husband in Cold Spring, New York.; Title: Help Me Learn Subtracti...
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Gr 3-6-Omar has found the perfect pet: it doesn't take up much room, it's clean, it doesn't shed. His parents promised him a pet when he was old enough to take care of one, and Omar is a very responsible young man. He gets good grades, does his chores, and babysits his younger sister. He's also done his research, and k...
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Mary Amato is an award-winning children's book author, poet, playwright, and songwriter. Her books have been translated into foreign languages, optioned for television, produced onstage, and nominated for the children's choice awards in many states. She lives in Maryland. Ethan Long has written and illustrated dozens o...
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"Henrietta decides that 'writing books must be eggshilarating'....It's a funny picture book that could be used as a manual on writing."Mary Jane and Herm Auch have collaborated on more than ten picture books written by Mary Jane. Both artists used digital techniques to create the illustrations in this book. The Auchs l...
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"A thorough and well-researched introduction to this fascinating figure.""Deeply hued illustrations, heavy with red and black tones, are well suited to the subject."David A. Adler has written more than a hundred books for children, including his well-known Picture Book Biography series. A former teacher, he lives with ...
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As implied by the title, the Hokey Pokey takes on a decidedly amphibian tone in this sprightly, cheerful selection, which is filled to the brim with kid appeal. As the song begins, children are invited to join the frogs and follow the traditional lyrics and movements (Put your right hand in, / Put your right hand out) ...
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Martha Freeman has written fiction for children of all ages. The Horn Book praised her rich details and well-drawn characters in her most recent novel The Orphan and the Mouse, declaring it "a satisfying package of happy homecomings, evil exposed, and the virtues of loyalty, bravery, and literacy rewarded." She lives i...
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"The festive colors and imagery in Barner's cut-paper collages encapsulate the celebratory and memorial nature of the holiday"Publishers WeeklyBob Barner has written and illustrated more than twenty-five books including Bug Safari, Day of the Dead/El Dia de los Muertos, a bilingual book, and I Have a Garden, an I Like ...
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Stories filled with muck and mess are fun for young preschoolers, and in this title they will enjoy the smelly, yucky games celebrated on each wild double-page spread, especially sincesurprise!the grown-ups join in the fun. After wading in the swamp on Sunday, the six Schmutzy kids bring lots of mud home with them. The...
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"(Gibbons) has chosen facts that will engage her readers, organized the information logically, and presented it in straightforward exposition.""A colorful introduction to a pair of reptiles."Gail Gibbons "has taught more preschoolers and early readers about the world than any other children's writer-illustrator," accor...
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Gr 4-8-There are numerous excellent children's books about Benjamin Franklin, including Robert Byrd's Electric Ben (Dial, 2012), Rosalyn Schanzer's How Ben Franklin Stole the Lightning (HarperCollins, 2002), and Candace Fleming's Ben Franklin's Almanac (S & S, 2003). Freedman, however, is a master at taking primary...
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Arresting oil paintings pair with vivid prose to tell the story of a Polish social worker who concealed Jewish children from the Nazis. . . . A haunting and unflinching portrait of human valiance.A moving tribute to a courageous woman.Susan Goldman Rubin is the author of more than fifty-five books for children. She has...
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Gr 2-4Adler and his son, Michael, have collaborated to produce another respectable addition to the biography series the senior Adler began years ago. Those owning Kathleen Krull's Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez (Harcourt, 2003), a standout biography of Chavez for this age group, will still want to consider ...
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Fantastic visual fun. . . . Aesops lion and mouse (or mice, as this case has it) have never looked more stylish. . . . As an added bonus after the moral is delivered, the lion says thank you. Two lessons in one!Rebecca Emberley has written and illustrated more than thirty books for children. She lives in Maine. Ed Embe...
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K-Gr 2This easy-to-read title features appealing folk-art paintings and a correspondingly simple text. Fireman Fred is napping at the fire station when the alarm goes off, signaling a fire. Once he and his crew have successfully extinguished a house fire, they rescue the owner's cat from a tree. When they find a dog th...
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PreS-KOn a cold night, a chilly kitty slides through the basement window of a house and encounters a rat. As he makes his way up the stairs, he comes upon the other animal residents: a dog, a rabbit, a bird, and an elephant. Each occupant is busy reading, painting, or playing music and presents the feline with a gift. ...
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PreS-K-Madcap cartoons embellish a series of questions about a young boy's day at school. Will Ollie's breakfast be a bowl of bubblegum, fishy-flavor ice cream, a sour pickle, or a bowl of cereal? From waking to story time, riding the bus and coming home, children are offered three amusing options at each juncture, fol...
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Gr 26The true story of jazz musicians Benny Goodman and Teddy Wilson is told in deep blues and gold with splashes of red throughout. The lyrical prose infuses the book with the spirit of jazz ("Benny blowing /bleating /breathing /music /into Benny's clarinet.") The illustrations are realistic and reminiscent of Jerry P...
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Jacqueline Rogers has illustrated many books, including "When Esther Morris Headed West" by Connie Nordhielm Wooldgridge, which received a starred review from the "Publishers Weekly". Her website is www.jacquelinerogers.com.; Title: One Tractor: A Counting Book
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Cox keeps readers turning the pageswith fast-paced action in her descriptivetext.Ebbelers acrylic paintings do a wonderful job of conveying the littlerodents emotions throughout the story.Judy Cox has been an elementary school educator for more than ten years. Ms. Cox teaches school and makes her home in West Linn, Ore...
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Kenneth Grahame was born in 1859. From the age of five, he lived with his grandmother in Cookham Dean, Berkshire, where he spent a lot of time on the banks of the River Thames. It was here that he wrote The Reluctant Dragon, which was first published in Dream Days in 1898, ten years before the publication of his most f...
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PreS-KTurkey Tot thinks outside the box. He's hopeful, imaginative, and persistent, refusing to let his Debbie Downer friends in the farmyard discourage him. He's determined to retrieve juicy blackberries that hang just out of reach, but he needs a little help to implement the plans he makes to get within range. His en...
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These books [See Me Run; Boy, Bird, and Dog; Dinosaurs Dont, Dinosaurs Do] deftly combine text and art to create a positive experience for new readers . . . making them successful entries in the beginning-reader canon.A sweet, gentle charmer.David McPhail is a beloved author and illustrator of more than fifty books for...
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In this I Like to Read title, a little boy is sick and stuck in bed. His dog tries to make him feel better by offering up his bone (I have soup, says the boy. Keep the bone), and Bird flies by with a slice of pizza, which Boy also refuses. Once Boy is on the mend, the three friends hang out in their tree house, and its...
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K-Gr 3-This picture-book reworking of "Jack and the Beanstalk" begins with Jack's mother throwing the beans out the window and the adventurous boy climbing the resultant beanstalk and sneaking into the giant's castle. But instead of becoming the meal, Jack is treated to a lesson in healthy eating by Waldorf the giant, ...
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"An accessible addition to wildlife collections.""Gibbons' many fans of her previous early nonfiction will welcome her familiar approach and clear, competent introduction."Gail Gibbons "has taught more preschoolers and early readers about the world than any other children's writer-illustrator," according to the Washing...
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Gr 2-4-Third-grader Hayley Godwin has a problem. She has talented older siblings and an adorable little sister, but she isn't quite sure where she fits in. That all changes when she finds a ukulele at a garage sale. The music instructor at school teaches her three basic chords and gives her lots of encouragement. Hayle...
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David A. Adler taught math for eight years. In that time he learned many things from his students -- including the fact that they thought fractions were hard. So he decided to prove that learning how to work with fractions is not only easy, but also fun! He lives with his family on Long Island. You can learn more about...
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Gr 13Ella Mae usually gets her new school shoes as hand-me-downs from her older cousin, Charlotte. One day, Charlotte's old shoes are too tight for Ella Mae and so the girl gets to buy a brand new pair of shoes. At Johnson's General Store, however, Ella Mae is treated differently from another customer with "yellow pigt...
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K-Gr 2–In their second adventure, young Dexter and the Big Blue Beastie can't sleep and are restlessly "hooting" with horns from the rooftops. Thrown out of town by the neighbors, they encounter charming Sir Percy Pecket, who needs their services to wake up his beloved princess. Philippina is annoyed that Sir Per...
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Martha Freeman has written nine books for children and young adults, including "The Trouble with Cats", and the "Chickadee Court" mysteries. Kirkus Reviews praised her First Kids Mystery #1, The Case of the Rock 'n' Roll Dog, for its "Snappy narrative" and called her First Kids Mystery#2, The Case of the Diamond Dog Co...
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Gr 46Alex and Yasmeen are back. New Year's Day is around the corner, and so is the Ice Carnival. As the College Springs festival grows closer, however, someone steals all of the ice sculptures intended for the event. Around the same time, a new girl, Eva, moves into town and drives a wedge between Alex and his friend, ...
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"[A] clear and reassuring introduction to the topic of adoption.""A valuable resource."Sheila M. Kelly is a clinical psychologist who has collaborated with Shelley Rotner on other books, including Shades of People, which was an ALA Notable Book for Children. A native of Saskatchewan, Canada, she now lives in Austin, Te...
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Brad Sneed has illustrated more than twenty books for children. Born, raised, and residing in Kansas, he has long admired regionalist painter Thomas Hart Benton, whose influence can be seen in Mr. Sneed's work.; Title: Cock-a-doodle-doo, Creak, Pop-pop, Moo
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Petes a picky little piggy. When Mom serves her four young uns heaping bowls of green slop, Dot, Rose, and Gus are in hog heaven. But not Pete. No, Pete wont eat. As his siblings run off and have fun outdoors, Pete faces a plight known to many a kid: the admonishment from a mom to stay until you eat. Time passes, and M...
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These books [See Me Run; Boy, Bird, and Dog; Dinosaurs Dont, Dinosaurs Do] deftly combine text and art to create a positive experience for new readers . . . making them successful entries in the beginning-reader canon."Straightforward behavior modeling for newly fledged independent readers. . . . Philosophically solid....
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Kathy Caple's numerous picture books and easy readers include "The Friendship Tree", an American Booksellers Association Pick of the Lists title, which "The Horn Book" praised as "just right." She lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where she is also a children's librarian.; Title: Duck & Company Christmas
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PreS-Gr 1Here comes Thumpy Feet! This goggle-eyed sprawly cat exuberantly eats, plays, and naps while portraying the exact opposite of typically aloof feline elegance. He appears on white pages, drawn with expressive gestural black outlines, with only a food bowl, mouse, and ball of yarn to accompany him. After readers...
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Jane Cabrera has written and illustrated numerous picture books that have been published all over the world. She has young children of her own with whom she loves to share nursery songs. She is a graphic designer and artist. Some of her titles for Holiday House includes "Mommy, Carry Me Please!", "Old Mother Hubbard", ...
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AmyLowry lived near the Summer Palace in Beijing, China for four years. There, she studied scroll making and worked alongside Chinese artists. Her paintings and mosaic pieces have been shown in galleries and museums in Beijing, Chicago, New York, and Maine. She now lives part of the year in Chicago, Illinois, with her ...
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Robin Pulver is a popular picture book author whose website is robinpulver.com. She lives in upstate New York. Lynn Rowe Reed writes and illustrates picture books and lives in Indiana. You can visit her website at lynnrowereed.com; Title: The Case of the Incapacitated Capitals
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"Children will easily guess what the animals are up to in this fun picture book/easy reader. A solid addition to the [I Like to Read] series."Ethan Long created the animated cartoon Tasty Time with Ze Fronk. He is a Geisel Award winner and creator of The Croaky Pokey, the Wing Wing Brothers books and other hilarious wo...
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PreS-Gr 1-Kimmel has pared down his The Chanukkah Guest (Holiday House, 1990) to create this new, reillustrated version for younger readers. Though a bit of the rich language is gone from this much-loved story about 97-year-old Bubba Brayna mistaking a latke-seeking bear for her rabbi, the essence and the humor remain....
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Dawn Lairamore lives in northern California, where she works as a paralegal. In a starred review of her first book, Ivy's Ever After, School Library Journal wrote, "A fun and entertaining fairy-tale-based fantasy with a nice balance of character development and action," and Kirkus Reviews predicted, "This fractured fai...
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Russell Freedman (1929-2018) transformed non-fiction for children through his insightful narrative, comprehensive research, careful selection of photographs, and deep understanding of his subject matter. He waswell known for his riveting biographies and masterful accounts of the history of the United States. One of the...
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PreS-Gr 1-Adding minimal two- to four-word captions that call attention to the depicted animals and actions ("Look! An elephant eats."), Lewin presents a gallery of African creatures on their own or in small groups. With typically luminous, impressionistic watercolors he opens with a close-up of a child's wide-eyed fac...
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PreS-Gr 2The sounds of the swamp come alive in this look at the creatures that live and feed there. At first, "water ripples." Creatures are introduced with an active verb following: "Crayfish crawl. Carry," "Turtles bob. Dig." Clearly, the creatures are all deftly aware of their surroundings as the center spread revea...
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PreS-Gr 1Clear, direct text focuses on Tom's many shortcomings. The pup yanks the turkey dinner off the table, knocks over the TV stand during Dad's football game, and urinates near Mom's prized sunflowers. Dialogue bubbles emphasize the family's response to the canine. As the annoyed father scratches his own leg, he s...
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Gr 58Barker's stand-alone sequel to A Difficult Boy(Holiday House, 2008) opens with a terrifying exhibition of injustice resulting from a once-virulent prejudice many readers may find unfamiliar. Ireland-born teen Daniel Linnehan, newly released from a spurious indentureship in 1839 New England, stops at an unfamiliar ...
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PreS-Gr 1Lewin's third book in this series follows a simple pattern. Most of the e spreads show a rainforest animal and the phrase " I am a [insert animal name here]. Can you see me?" The final three pages replace the phrase "Can you see me?" with "I am hard to see. You will never see me. And I am easy to see." A large...
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This fun read will satisfy kids looking for animal stories with happyendings. . . . Will appeal to reluctant readers, and it is a goodread-aloud.A whole lot of fun.Vivian Vande Velde is best known for her award-winning thrillers and fantasy novels for young adults, including Companions of the Night and A Hidden Magic. ...
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Gr 46A brilliantly colorized microphotograph of a jumping spider crouches on the dust jacket like some alien nightmare, an electric lure to attract browsers to the many enlightening pages that follow. Many other Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) photos, also colorized, are strewn about, offering vivid details of spinn...
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Gr 4-6-Bitty, a canary, tells the story of life in a small coal-mining town in West Virginia during the Depression. Miners carried the birds into the mines to detect the presence of toxic gases long before mechanical devices were invented and made affordable. Bitty lives in the big house, a large aviary in the bedroom ...
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*"A fine place for history buffs to begin."*"Outstanding.""O'Brien...creates busy, vibrant and captivating spreads that children will love poring over."John O'Brien is a cartoonist whose work appears in The New Yorker, The New York Times, The Washington Post, and other publications. He is also the illustrator of many c...
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Gr 24A straightforward and easy introduction to triangles and angles. There is a lot of repeated information, which will work well with students with different learning styles, and the bold, exciting illustrations will hold kids' attention. Adler relies on the tried-and-true example of a clock in order to explain angle...
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PreS-Gr 1-This simple, sweet story of Bear and his affable little friend, Chipmunk, follows the pair through a day of wintertime activities. "I love snow!" Bear says as they gaze out the window at the falling flakes. "Me, too!" Chipmunk replies, cap and sweater in hand. Outdoors, Bear has lots of ideas: he will dig a p...
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PreS-Gr 1Rockwell answers a common question: What characteristics set birds apart from other animals? It's not just having a beak or wings or laying eggs that makes an animal a bird, she explains. Rather, it's featherswhether colorful or dull, outstanding or camouflagedthat are the key trait. The book includes both com...
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