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"Bow-Wow is like Bee-Bop; you can read it quick or spend your time with it. Either way, it swings."--Mo Willems MARK NEWGARDEN is a cartoonist, author, and screenwriter. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.MEGAN MONTAGUE CASH is an illustrator and designer. She is also the author and illustrator of I Saw the Sea and th...
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THEODORE TAYLOR (1921-2006), an award-winning author of many books for young people, was particularlyknown for fast-paced, exciting adventure novels. His books include the bestseller The Cay, Timothy of the Cay, The Bomb, Air Raid--Pearl Harbor!, Ice Drift, The Maldonado Miracle, and The Weirdo, an Edgar Award winner f...
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Grade 8 Up—In this conclusion to the trilogy, Seeker, a Noble Warrior, is using his extraordinary powers to track down and kill the last two remaining savanters, evil creatures that drain the lir (life) out of their victims in order to prolong their own. Seeker has tracked them from the ends of the Earth, and to ...
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Starred Review. PreSThis dreamy bedtime book doesn't have a single unnecessary word. Alice bounces on her bed, wide awake and making demands. She will only sleep in a room in which everything is blue. Mama brings in flowers, a cup of tea, and an extra quilt. Each time, the child queries the not-blueness, but Mama whisp...
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BARNEY SALTZBERG is the creator of the bestselling Animal Kisses, Peekaboo Kisses, and his most recent Goodnight Kisses, as well as numerous other picture books. He lives in Los Angeles, California.; Title: Hi, Blueberry! (Fuzzy Lift-The-Flap, Light-Up Books)
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"[Vivas] proves herself once again to be in the upper echelon of illustrators."--Booklist (starred review)"A beguiling cumulative story . . . playful, affectionate . . . A delight."--Kirkus Reviews (starred review)SUE WILLIAMS is the author of many acclaimed picture books, including Let's Go Visiting and Dinnertim...
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Praise for Al Capone Does My Shirts:[set star] "Fascinating setting . . . hysterically funny scenes . . . a great read."--Kirkus Reviews (starred)[set star] "Told with humor and skill, will fascinate readers."--School Library Journal (starred)[set star] "Fast-paced and memorable."--Publishers Weekly (starred)Praise for...
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"First-rate entertainment. Readers will relish every moment of this impeccably paced fantasy and its winning depictions of the unique perspectives and quandaries of four unlikely companions."--Publishers Weekly, starred review"Sophisticated and funny . . . A tender tale delivered by a sure hand."--Kirkus ReviewsCYNTHIA...
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"Familiar animals, repetitive text and heavily outlined page-filling graphic illustrations add up to a lot of laughs. This is a book that toddlers and new readers will reach for again and again." (Kirkus Reviews)* “Thomas, in a rollicking and highly promising debut, makes this book a laugh-out-loud pas de de...
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DAN GREENBURG is the creator of the enormously popular Zack Files series of middle grade novels as well as the author of a number of bestselling adult books, the best-known of which is How to Be a Jewish Mother. He lives in New York.SCOTT M. FISCHER illustrated Geraldine McCaughrean's Peter Pan in Scarle...
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"A hip, funny play."--School Library JournalGary Soto's first book for young readers, Baseball in April and Other Stories, won the California Library Association's Beatty Award and was named an ALA Best Book for Young Adults. He has since published many novels, short stories, plays, and poetry collections for adults an...
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* "A fast-moving, rollicking, yet serious tale, [that] will keep youngsters thinking."—School Library Journal, starred review"This skillfully told, fast-paced fantasy ranges in mood from serious to scary, but it's always laced with humor."—The Horn Book  Children's Choice Award Nominee A School Li...
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DAN GREENBURG is the creator of the enormously popular Zack Files series of middle grade novels as well as the author of a number of bestselling adult books, the best-known of which is How to Be a Jewish Mother. He lives in New York.SCOTT M. FISCHER has illustrated many book jackets and has also created art for Ma...
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Starred Review. Kindergarten-Grade 5–The lovable diapered possum, Mama's sweet little patootie, stars in another charming book, this time a variation of the Southern folktale Sody Sallyraytus. On Epossumondas's birthday, Mama's plans to make his favorite light fluffy biscuits come to a halt when she discovers tha...
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PreSchool-Grade 2—Baron von Baddie is an evil genius who creates rampaging robots and chaos wherever he goes. Luckily, Captain Kapow arrives regularly on the scene to apprehend his nemesis, jail him, and wait for the Baron's inevitable escape so the two can repeat the process again. One day the Baron accidentally...
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Brimming with useful information in both text and sidebars, this sturdy, large-format guidebook covers a broad array of topics,everything froma brief history of Washington, D.C.,to practical advice onhow to get around the city. Originally published in 1989,the book has been substantially revised and updated. The books ...
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Starred Review. PreS"There was one little baby/who was born far away./And another who was born/on the very next day./And both of these babies,/as everyone knows,/had ten little fingers/and ten little toes." So opens this nearly perfect picture book. Fox's simple text lists a variety of pairs of babies, all with the ref...
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"[A] lighthearted, off-beat slice of life . . . Breezy and entertaining."--Kirkus Reviews"This rollicking novel about the painful beginnings of adolescence should have wide appeal."--The Horn BookGary Soto's first book for young readers, Baseball in April and Other Stories, won the California Library Association's Beat...
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PreSchool-Grade 1—This picture book is based on the familiar nursery rhyme, "One Potato, Two Potato." One by one, 10 potatoes pop out of the ground to experience silly, unrelated things: a big black crow flying over them, being covered in snow, a rodeo. Two fruits, Tomato Flo and Watermelon Moe, join the fun brie...
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GEORGE SHANNON is a teacher, librarian, writer, and storyteller. His children's books include Lizard's Song, Climbing Kansas Mountains, and The Secret Chicken Club. He lives on Bainbridge Island, Washington. LAURA DRONZEK, a painter whose work has been exhibited nationally, is the award-winning illustrator of Tippy-Toe...
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When three little mice run from a cat, they find a cluster of brightly colored squares, triangles, rectangles, circles, ovals, and diamonds where they hide until he leaves. Soon they are moving the shapes about to create pictures: a house, a wagon, and even a cat. After the real cat pounces, they hatch a clever plan to...
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KATHI APPELT is the author of many acclaimed picture books, including Oh My Baby, Little One, illustrated by Jane Dyer. She lives in College Station, Texas. ARTHUR HOWARD is best known as the illustrator of Cynthia Rylant’s Mr. Putter & Tabby series. He has also written and illustrated five picture books of h...
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star "Wonderful . . . All geography lessons should be this much fun."--Kirkus Reviews (starred)star "A mini-quest complete with adventure, danger, and suspense. Youngsters will delight in the whimsy."--The Bulletin (starred)DARCY PATTISON, darcypattison.com, (darcypattison.com) author of both picture books and novels, ...
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"A sweet read."--Discovery Girls magazine"Entertaining . . . A good selection for reluctant readers as well as those adjusting to the pressures of growing up."--Kirkus Reviews"Delightful."--School Library Journal"Ida embodies the universal longing to connect with a kindred spirit."--Publishers WeeklyJULIE BOWE liv...
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Gr 5-8Another wonderful addition to the series, detailing common knowledge and little-known facts about historical figures. Krull asks the question, What were these men and women like as human beingsin the laboratory and out of it? She answers it well, giving a multifaceted picture of 20 scientists' personal lives and ...
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Cookie usually had puppies easily, but they were always so wonderful and special that I worried excessively each time. Considering that she had five litters of never less than eight pups and twice twelve- altogether over forty pups- this constituted a large measure of worry.; Title: Puppies, Dogs, and Blue Northers
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Grade 3-6-- From a first glimpse of the jacket, readers will know that this is not just another retelling of an old story, but something entirely different. And so it is, for Willard and Moser have reworked the foundations of the tale to create a book that startles and surprises (and absolutely satisfies) readers. Whil...
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Kindergarten-Grade 2—Little Rabbit wants to attend the circus, and his mother says that he can, but first he has to clean his totally trashed playroom. After a failed attempt, he sneaks away to join the circus. If he can sell 100 tickets to his new act featuring the Meanest Mother on Earth, the ringmaster will be...
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In this subtle offering, a young boy explores the fact that everyone feels sad at times. Accompanied by Blues Guy, a sad-eyed man with a slumped demeanor and a trumpet, the two discover that everyone gets the bluesrodeo clowns, bullies, beauty queens, and even animals. They commiserate together, singing Ive got the blu...
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PreSchool-K–In this charming story, a young fox is distraught over the arrival of a new baby and the seeming cessation of his father's love and attention. Braun's lovely, richly colored illustrations show Little Fox earnestly performing naughty and nice tricks in an attempt to gain back his premier status in the ...
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WILLIAM NICHOLSON is the author of the acclaimed Wind on Fire trilogy as well as the screenplays for Gladiator and Shadowlands. He lives in Sussex, England. www.williamnicholson.co.uk; Title: Jango (Noble Warriors)
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BARNEY SALTZBERG is the creator of the bestselling Kisses novelty series. He lives in Los Angeles, California.; Title: Peekaboo, Blueberry!
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Grade 5–8—Ten short stories deal with the trials and tribulations of growing up. In "Seeing the Future," 13-year-old Letty Rodriquez has landed the cool guy, but wonders if keeping him is worth the sacrifices she will have to make. Lisa Torres is a dreamer. The scenes she sketches in "Capturing the Moment" ...
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Grade 6–9—Rylant retells the stories of Pandora, Persephone, Orpheus, Pygmalion, Narcissus, and Psyche in this trim, handsome book. Written in a modern style with an old-fashioned feel, the selections sit well with other titles in the genre. The collection is fashioned to relate tales of love, pride, strugg...
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Gr 13Mr. Putter and his trusty cat, Tabby, adore their friends, Mrs. Teaberry and her rascally dog, Zeke. They enjoy one another's company and often celebrate holidays and accomplishments together. When it is time to celebrate Mrs. Teaberry's birthday, Mr. Putter and Tabby brainstorm a perfect gift for their green-thum...
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"Dripping with charm."--VOYA"Lots of silly fun and a warm, feel-good feeling await readers."--School Library Journal (starred review)"An unconventional style and offbeat sense of humor that will delight readers."--Kirkus ReviewsJEAN FERRIS has written many popular books for teens. She lives in San Diego, California.; T...
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PreSchool-K—It's Cow's birthday, and Pig and Mouse decide to bake a cake. They follow the standard recipe, mixing eggs, flour, and sugar, but Duck wants to add a turnip. Outvoted, the duck nevertheless persists in trying to contribute the special ingredient, even as the others top off the finished treat with cand...
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Grade 68A delicious collection of nine funny, frightening, and thoughtful short stories. Coville has a true gift for creating characters and setting, such as the creepy pond at her Auntie Alma's that Margaret is mysteriously drawn to, or the haunted mansion where young ghost communicators Nine and Chris find themselves...
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"[A] very fun mock thriller . . . Brilliant."--Kirkus ReviewsALISON MCGHEE's best-selling novel Shadow Baby was a Today Show Book Club pick, and her picture book for adults, Someday, was a #1 New York Times bestseller. She is the recipient of many fellowships and awards, has three...
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Grade 6–10—In this first-person novel, Meyer takes the facts of Darwin's life and enlivens them with fictional dialogue and thoughts. Charley's unhappiness at boarding school, his fascination with science and collecting natural objects, and his relationships with friends and family are all explored. His tim...
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[set star] “A work of art in every regard.”—Publishers Weekly (starred)“Poignant, lyrical . . . [A] gem.”—School Library Journal “Elegant.”—The New York Times Book ReviewPEGGY CHRISTIAN has been a reading specialist, a bookstore manager, and a teacher of langua...
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Praise for books in the Mr. Putter & Tabby series: [set star] “Will keep readers glued to the pages.”—School Library Journal (starred) “Besides being wonderful fun, this is a great way to introduce new readers to the chapter-book format.”—Booklist Cynthia Rylant is a Newbery...
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Grade 6–9—When 11-year-old Harriet becomes the letter writer for Mother Whitehead, her blind stepmother, she also begins writing to her Uncle Andrew, an estranged "black sheep" of the family living in England, whose unconventional views on God, slavery, and family she discovers she shares. And when the slav...
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"By the second spread, with miners working in their long johns or, discreetly, "in the vanilla," listeners will be thoroughly hooked. The humor is broad and the language inventive, yet reminiscent of the times."--Kirkus Reviews  "Johnston creates an unrepentantly exaggerated version of events that is sure to enter...
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PreSchool-Grade 2—Kids will have a grand time poring over the pictures in Ehlert's latest offering. A variety of animals, from insects to birds to giant mammals, is represented in her trademark cut-paper collage style. The artist uses scissors, pinking shears, and a hole punch to transform brightly colored papers...
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PreS-Gr 2A warthog narrates this bouncy rhyming text to explain the uniqueness of each zoo animal, pointing out that the creatures don't mind having features that could be considered flaws. "I have TUSKS! I have WARTS! But I like what I see! In my own special way, I'm as cute as can be." There is no real story line, ju...
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STEPHEN SWINBURNE is the author of numerous children's books about nature, including Safe, Warm, and Snug, illustrated by Jose Aruego and Ariane Dewey, and Once a Wolf: How Wildlife Biologists Fought to Bring Back the Gray Wolf, with photographs by Jim Brandenburg. A lifelong naturalist, he lives in South Londonderry, ...
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L. A. MEYER is the author of the Bloody Jack Adventures series, which has been praised for its spirited heroine and rousing sense of adventure. Mr. Meyer lives in Corea, Maine. Chapter 1 "Is it not a glorious day to be alive, Higgins?" I ask, sitting on the hatch of my fleet little schooner with my back ...
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Grade 6-9 This novel about the ill-fated queen covers her life from age 13 when, as an Austrian princess, she prepares to marry the French dauphin to her death by guillotine in 1793. The final section is told by her daughter Marie-Therese, the only family member to survive the Revolution. Meyer writes in a lighthearted...
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Grade 36Rex returns with a sophisticated and stylish sequel to his sidesplitting Frankenstein Makes a Sandwich (Harcourt, 2006). From a stream of consciousness that seems to have retained and remixed an assemblage of horror movies, literature classes, comic strips, and observations of the human condition, the narrative...
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Daniel loves his new pet. But what will happen when it hatches a surprise?Book Details:Format: PaperbackPublication Date: 3/1/2008Pages: 28Reading Level: Age 4 and Up; Title: Daniel's Pet/Daniel y su mascota (Green Light Readers Level 1) (Spanish and English Edition)
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Praise for Harcourt's Green Light Readers:"A must-have for any family with a beginning reader."--Boston Sunday Herald"You can't go wrong with adding several copies of these terrific books to your beginning-to-read collection."--School Library Journal"A winner for the beginner."--BooklistBERNARD MOST has written and ill...
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PreSchool-KBaby Harry is always "HUNGRY!" His first tantrum brings a snack bar from Mom, who then serves his imperious demands with blueberries and a box of alphabet cookies. "MORE!" yells Harry, who proceeds to consume the contents of the refrigerator, a mailbox, a car, and so forth, growing, like his appetite, to Kon...
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Product Description Zooom! Wooeeee...! "Make way!" The big city sure is a speedy, noisy place for a country truck like Blue. Everywhere Blue looks, he sees buses, police cars, taxis, vans, a street sweeper, and even the mayor's limousine. With everyone pushing to be first, soon there's a giant traffic jam! But even a w...
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Starred Review. Kindergarten-Grade 4—This delightful picture-book biography of the environmentalist has engaging illustrations and accessible, succinct prose. When Wangari Maathai was growing up in Kenya, the land was covered with trees. But on returning to her homeland from America, where she was educated on sch...
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"The tough-girl/good-guy romance is a refreshing twist, and Marisa and Rene are unique and long-overdue characters."--The Bulletin"With humor and insight, [Soto] creates memorable, likable characters."--BooklistGary Soto's first book for young readers, Baseball in April and Other Stories, won the California Librar...
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As in her Caldecott Honor Book, In a Small, Small Pond (1993), Fleming creates a vibrant, exciting portrait of often-overlooked creatures. Here she uses expertly crafted fiber collage to celebrate beetles, and both words and picturesvibrate with the relentless energy of her subject. The rhyming couplets call out descri...
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Grade 2–5—Dragons, centaurs, hobgoblins, and 11 other mythical creatures of worldwide origins feature in Larios's short poems and Paschkis's distinctive folk paintings. Caught for eternity in compromising situations, some creatures, such as the gargoyle, wax melancholy. "How can a beast fly/with stone wings...
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Product Description Epossumondas is the silliest, most lovable possum south of the Mason-Dixon line. In his fourth book, will he still be his mama's sweet little patootie if he heads into the swamp, just where Mama told him not to go? After all, the swamp is home to the fearsome and legendary loup-garou! Epossumondas i...
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Grade 1–4—When Nurk opens a letter addressed to his grandmother, Surka, his first concern is that he has committed mail fraud. After discovering his adventurous grandmother's journal, in which she vowed to take risks, his second thought is that he should return the missive. He builds a boat out of a snail s...
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"What a generous spirit behind this book: one that celebrates the crooked quirks of its characters. I love Zoe's parents and her friend Wheeler, but most especially I love Zoe. She's perfect, in the most deliciously crooked kind of way."--Sharon Creech, Newbery Medal-winning author of Walk Two Moons "An impressive and ...
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[star] "A rollicking testament to the excitement whipped up by the wind."--Publishers Weekly (starred)FRANK ASCH has written and illustrated more than sixty books for children, including the popular Good Night, Baby Bear. He lives in Vermont.; Title: Like a Windy Day
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Starred Review. Kindergarten-Grade 3—In a primordial swamp, "One little polliwog swirled in the soup,/bouncing off bubbles—/Bloop./Bloop./Bloop." From that point, the author follows the development of one intrepid tadpole: "somewhere inside him deep in his core,/there slumbered an inner tyrannosaur." The rh...
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Product Description Every Friday Louie sees the hustle and bustle behind the scenes at his grandpa's Chinese restaurant. The chef's hands fly as he chops vegetables, the delivery boy zips in for a pickup, and the waiters holler out order after order. Then it's time to eat. Grandpa offers Louie a whole fish and crabs. "...
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Gr 1-4-It is time for The Witches' Double Spelling Bee and young Cordelia decides to enter. After all, "She's studied. She's practiced. She's ready to win." Grumpy returning champ Beulah Divine, at age 203, is not about to let a little girl trounce her winning streak, so she plays dirty, turning Cordelia's ears into pe...
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Praise for books in the Chet Gecko series: "Zesty and entertaining . . . Young readers . . . will want to scuttle along with this schoolyard sleuth."--"The Bulletin""Those who haven't read a 'Chet Gecko' mystery don't know what they're missing."--"School Library Journal"Praise for books inthe Chet Gecko series: Zesty a...
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Praise for Harcourt’s Green Light Readers:“A must-have for any family with a beginning reader.”—Boston Sunday Herald“You can’t go wrong with adding several copies of these terrific books to your beginning-to-read collection.”—School Library Journal“A winner for the ...
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"Timothy's chapters sketch a murky sea of racial prejudice; readers will ache with him at his losses. Phillip's chapters, in a terse first person, depict the narrowness of his mother's world with a clarity heightened by Phillip's blindness. A journey well worth taking."--Kirkus Reviews"Superb."--The BulletinTHEODORE TA...
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Praise for Harcourt’s Green Light Readers:“A must-have for any family with a beginning reader.”—Boston Sunday Herald“You can’t go wrong with adding several copies of these terrific books to your beginning-to-read collection.”—School Library Journal“A winner for the ...
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PreSchool-KThe barnyard animals are playing with a red ball that accidentally rolls into the doghouse. Who's going to get it out? Mouse says Cow is big, brave, and strong, and must go first. Cow goes in but does not come out. Pig tries next, as Mouse deems him smart, wise, and stinky. Pig takes offense at the "stinky" ...
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K-Gr 2Rylant's adorable characters are bored, so Mr. Potter's neighbor Mrs. Teaberry suggests an adventure on a sightseeing boat. The Olden Days is the perfect vessel. Mrs. Teaberry's dog, Zeke, loves it so much that he doesn't want to leave and sinks his teeth into the mast, and the captain helps them out. Howard's de...
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PreS-Gr 2Mr. Putter and Tabby are finding winter a bit slow, so they decide to relive the childhood fun of going sledding. Calling the adventurous Mrs. Teaberry and Zeke guarantees that they are hitting the slopes in no time at all, much to Tabby's twitching discomfort. The exciting race downhill is bookended by the qu...
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Gr 46Krull introduces middle-grade readers to a diverse cast of 17 explorers in this latest offering from her series. A short, two-to five page chapter is devoted to each explorer, incorporating a biographical sketch and a short discussion of the explorer's contributions. The subjects are presented chronologically, beg...
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If you had the power to kill with your bare hands, what would you do with it?Graceling takes readers inside the world of Katsa, a warrior-girl in her late teens with one blue eye and one green eye. This gives her haunting beauty, but also marks her as a Graceling. Gracelings are beings with special talentsswimming, sto...
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Praise for the John Tunis baseball books:"Here is the good, honest thrill of a sport that has its devotees in far-flung camps and outposts all over the face of the earth."--The Saturday Review of Literature"It turns inside out the making of a winning baseball team."--The New York Times Book Review"The story's susp...
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*"Frazee's saucy invitation to all generations to 'walk on' has just enough kick and sass to incite action in babies (and grown-ups) everywhere."--Kirkus Reviews (starred) "This clever picture book (dedicated to Frazee's college-bound son) sure offers a hipper alternative to Seuss's Oh, the Places You'll Go! for t...
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PreSchool-KThis simple, attractive alphabet of action words and pictures depicts children engaged in play and other activities. "Act," "blow," "catch," "dance" are just a few of the featured activities; youngsters also "unite," "view," "whistle," and "mark the spot" (X). The letters appear in both upper- and lowercase....
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JUNE SOBEL is the talented author of B Is for Bulldozer, illustrated by Melissa Iwai. She lives in Westlake Village, California.HENRY COLE is the award-winning illustrator of more than forty books for children, including Some Smug Slug by Pamela Duncan Edwards, and Naughty Little Monkeys by Jim Aylesworth. He lives in ...
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These comprehensive studies attest to African American contributions in significant areas of our country's development. Ages 8-12. Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc."In a very readable style, the author relates the stories of a few of the approximately 5,000 black soldiers who participated in the Revolution...
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Grade 10 Up The follow-up to Goal!: The Dream Begins (2006) and Goal! II: Living the Dream (2007, both Houghton) is the story of Santiago Mu&ntildeez's lifelong plan to become a world-famous soccer player. This installment continues up until the World Cup 2010. In fact, this book actually covers the story of two lives:...
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Grade 3–4—Ida May returns in this sequel to My Last Best Friend (Harcourt, 2007). Her developing friendship with Stacey Merriweather and growing animosity toward Jenna Drews continue, but not without some bumps and insights along the way. Stacey and Ida discover an old mermaid night-light in Ida's attic. Th...
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When it comes to being prim and proper, Princess Viola is a royal dud. The moat-diving, karate-chopping thrill seeker attends princess camp in hopes of learning to conduct herself in a more noble fashion. Despite rebukes from the camps etiquette-obsessed director (Royalty does not skateboard), Viola fails to dress, dan...
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Grade 58This sequel to Ferris's beloved Once upon a Marigold (Harcourt, 2002) shifts its focus from Christian and Marigold to one of the less-savory characters. At the end of the first book, the evil-plotting Queen Olympia falls into a river, allowing everyone else to live happily ever after. Now, she has arrived downs...
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DAVID McPHAIL has written and illustrated scores of beloved award-winning children's books. He lives in Newburyport, Massachusetts.www.DavidMcPhail.com; Title: Cerdo y Cerdito/Big Pig and Little Pig (Green Light Readers Level 1) (Spanish and English Edition)
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The children in Timpetill are so rotten, ill-behaved, and just all-around unpleasant that one night all the grown-ups in town leave for good. It falls to the kids to take care of themselves, and doing so is a lot harder than it looks. Not only must Thomas, Michael, and his friends figure out how to turn on the town's w...
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Kindergarten-Grade 3–A collection of short poems about what's in a child's house. Subjects include the piano, the laundry room, a door that is stuck, etc. The accompanying illustrations are done with watercolors and an effective stamping or woodblock technique. Some of the selections are in rhyme, while others ar...
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Kipper is the creation of award-winning author-illustrator MICK INKPEN, whose books have sold more than five million copies worldwide and have been translated into more than twenty languages. Mr. Inkpen lives in Suffolk, England. ; Title: Rocket: [Little Kippers]
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"A rabbit family makes a ramshackle house into a comfy home in this soothing story. The book is the literary equivalent of a cup of chamomile tea at bedtime," said PW. Ages 2-5. Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.PreSA family of rabbits move into a bungalow and make it their own. There is not a word waste...
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Starred Review. Grade 1–4—The legends that endure about Lincoln are many: his log-cabin childhood, his honesty, his eloquence. What is less-often discussed is how he used humor to diffuse tense political situations, disarm critics, and undo the stresses of running the country. His love of words in general, ...
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A quartet of phantoms Henry, Lucy, George and Edward star in these two adventures, eliciting giggles and goosebumps. In the first, they uncover a series of odd sights and sounds before unveiling their Aunt Gigi in a basement trunk; in the second, the foursome heads to Scotland in search of the elusive monster but only ...
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TIM BOWERS has been a professional illustrator of children’s books, textbooks, magazines, greeting cards, and many other novelty items for more than twenty years. He lives in Granville, Ohio. ; Title: Sam and Jack: Three Stories
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L. A. Meyer (19422014) was the acclaimed writer of the Bloody Jack Adventure series, which follows the exploits of an impetuous heroine who has fought her way up from the squalid streets of London to become an adventurer of the highest order. Mr. Meyer was an art teacher, an illustrator, a designer, a naval officer, an...
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"Told in language that kids will understand, making them feel right at home in the vast universe."--Sesame Street Parents"This is a book for adults to talk about with children . . . to raise big questions and open up discussion about the wonder of the universe."--Booklist ANNE ROCKWELL has written and illustrated sever...
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Product Description Dillweed's parents go on adventures and leave him behind with Umblud the butler and Perfidia the maid, who treat him like their slave. Neither Umblud or Perfidia or the parents appreciate Dillweed's cherished pet, a creature named Skorped. When they threaten Skorped's life and well-being, Dillweed o...
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Spoiled Sophie Kringle is bound and determined to find out the truth, once and for all, about her mysterioso Auntie Claus, who serves Christmas cookies in July and fills her penthouse with glittery Christmas lights all year long. In this lavish gift edition of the bestselling picture book, Auntie Claus, by Elise Primav...
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reS-K-In Rainy Day, the spirited pup is experiencing the joy of rain and seeing which of his friends love it, too. In Sunny Day, he and Tiger, a Scottish Terrier, go to the beach. In both books, questions are asked and children can come up with their own answers and/or lift the flap to see what the friends decide. ("Do...
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K-Gr 2Mr. Putter and Tabby go on their most exciting adventure yet: a trip to the library for a special "read with your pet" storytime. The two usually lead a pretty calm existence, but Mr. Putter is willing to try something new because of his fond memories of his teachers reading stories to the class. He shares his ne...
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"No one but the author of The Wolves of Willoughby Chase could create such a melange of inventions, sustain such a pace, and give such vigor to the telling."--The Horn BookJoan Aiken, daughter of the American writer Conrad Aiken, was born in Rye, Sussex, England, and has written more than sixty books for children, incl...
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Preschool youngsters will be enchanted with the undersea world.-Chicago Sun Times -- Review; Title: Fish Eyes: A Book You Can Count On
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Kindergarten-Grade 3-To counter the rules of his parents, sister, teacher, and even the crossing guard, Grody makes up a few of his own, such as "Rule Number One": "Don't get up in the morning. You're just going to have to go to bed again at night!" Best known as the illustrator of Jack Gantos's "Rotten Ralph" series (...
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