Reviewed by Mary Pong, on June 30th, 2011 Author: Crow, Melinda Melton Illustrator: Girouard, Patrick Series: Truck (pals) Publisher: Stone Arch Books / Capstone ISBN: 978-1-4342-1865-0 Year Published: 2010 Price: Grade Level: K, 1, 2 grades Rating: R
- Author: Crow, Melinda Melton
- Grade Level: K, 1, 2 grades
- Illustrator: Girouard, Patrick
- ISBN: 978-1-4342-1865-0
- Publisher: Stone Arch Books / Capstone
- Rating: R
- Reading level: RL: 1.0 , Guided Reading Level : E , Lexile 240 L
- Series: Truck (pals)
- Year Published: 2010
Four trucks, 2 big and 2 small, with headlights for eyes and bumpers for mouths start their day. ” ‘I will help you! ‘ says Blue Truck”, but his offer is turned down twice by the big trucks. Discouraged and giving up Yellow Truck asks Blue Truck for his help. Success follows. The End.
Illustrator . . . → Read More: Little Wheels
Reviewed by Mary Pong, on June 30th, 2011 Author: Crow, Melinda Melton Illustrator: Rowland, Andy Series: Little Lizard Publisher: Stone Arch Books / Capstone ISBN: 978-1-4342-2005-9 Year Published: 2001 Price: Grade Level: K, 1, 2 grades Rating: R
- Author: Crow, Melinda Melton
- Grade Level: K, 1, 2 grades
- Illustrator: Rowland, Andy
- ISBN: 978-1-4342-2005-9
- Publisher: Stone Arch Books / Capstone
- Rating: R
- Reading level: RL:1.0 , Guided Reading Level : E , Lexile 10L
- Series: Little Lizard
- Year Published: 2001
Gary Lizard has been marking the days off on his calendar until his first day of school. Mom and Dad Lizard help send him off with (new) clothes, backpack, sack lunch, and by taking his picture before climbing onto the school bus.
Word count – 88. with bright, child-friendly pictures by Andy Rowland
Reviewed by Becca Huttman, on June 29th, 2011 Author: Joan Dunning Illustrator: Joan Dunning Series: Publisher: Boyds Mills Press ISBN: 9781590787151 Year Published: 2011 Price: $17.95 Grade Level: 2, 3, 4, 5 Rating: R
- Author: Joan Dunning
- Grade Level: 2, 3, 4, 5
- Illustrator: Joan Dunning
- ISBN: 9781590787151
- Price: $17.95
- Publisher: Boyds Mills Press
- Rating: R
- Reading level: 3, 4
- Year Published: 2011
This nonfiction book tells the story of the mystery behind a little seabird, called the marbled murrelet in a picture book format. The murrelet makes its home in the ocean until it is time to lay it’s egg. This bird that is the same size of a robin lays just one egg, that is the size of . . . → Read More: Seabird in the Forest: The Mystery of the Marbled Murrelet
Reviewed by Becca Huttman, on June 29th, 2011 Author: Jill Esbaum Illustrator: Jack E. Davis Series: Publisher: Harcourt Children's Books ISBN: 9780152059989 Year Published: 2009 Price: $16.00 Grade Level: 1, 2, 3 Rating: R
- Author: Jill Esbaum
- Grade Level: 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3
- Illustrator: Jack E. Davis
- ISBN: 9780152059989
- Price: $16.00
- Publisher: Harcourt Children's Books
- Rating: R
- Reading level: 2, 3
- Year Published: 2009
Stanza, the dog is a thug and a rotten dog that prowls the streets with his rotten brothers by day. But by night, Stanza writes poetry that would only come out of a sensitive hound. He lives in fear of his brothers finding out about his dark secret. When Stanza sees a poster display about . . . → Read More: Stanza
Reviewed by Becca Huttman, on June 29th, 2011 Author: Tim O'Shei Illustrator: Series: Stars of Pro Wrestling Publisher: Capstone Press ISBN: 9781429639477 Year Published: 2010 Price: $19.24 Grade Level: 3, 4, 5, 6 Rating: A
- Author: Tim O'Shei
- Grade Level: 3, 4, 5, 6
- ISBN: 9781429639477
- Price: $19.24
- Publisher: Capstone Press
- Rating: A
- Reading level: 3, 4
- Series: Stars of Pro Wrestling
- Year Published: 2010
This nonfiction book is all about the life and career of pro wrestler, Shawn Michaels. The book discusses Shawn winning the World Championship, Shawn proving himself with his small size, his life growing up, Shawn losing his friendship with Marty Jannetty and then getting back on his feet. The book is nicely set up, has . . . → Read More: Shawn Michaels
Reviewed by Becca Huttman, on June 29th, 2011 Author: Matt Doeden Illustrator: Series: Sports Illustrated Kids - The World's Greatest Sports Stars Publisher: Capstone Press ISBN: 9781429639248 Year Published: 2010 Price: $19.24 Grade Level: 3, 4, 5, 6 Rating: R
- Author: Matt Doeden
- Grade Level: 3, 4, 5, 6
- ISBN: 9781429639248
- Price: $19.24
- Publisher: Capstone Press
- Rating: R
- Reading level: 2, 3
- Series: Sports Illustrated Kids - The World's Greatest Sports Stars
- Year Published: 2010
This nonfiction book goes over the achievements and career statistics of some of the greatest football stars, such as Tom Brady, Peyton Manning and Randy Moss. Each chapter has facing pages with a photo of the star, their personal information, their regular season rushing stats, achievements, a little paragraph about the player and a fact. . . . → Read More: The World’s Greatest Football Players
Reviewed by Becca Huttman, on June 29th, 2011 Author: Joan Holub Illustrator: Paul Nicholls Series: Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company ISBN: 9780807581315 Year Published: 2010 Price: $16.99 Grade Level: 1, 2, 3 Rating: R
- Author: Joan Holub
- Grade Level: 1, 2, 3
- Illustrator: Paul Nicholls
- ISBN: 9780807581315
- Price: $16.99
- Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
- Rating: R
- Reading level: 1, 2
- Year Published: 2010
In this picture book, all the stars at school will get a turn to be star of the week. All the stars are so excited to be chosen and share something special. Twinkle knows right away she wants to sing “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.” Poor Twinkle is very upset when another star shares her song. She just . . . → Read More: Twinkle Star of the Week
Reviewed by Becca Huttman, on June 29th, 2011 Author: Linda Tagliaferro Illustrator: Series: Extreme Machines Publisher: Raintree ISBN: 9781410938794 Year Published: 2011 Price: $20.30 Grade Level: 2, 3, 4 Rating: A
- Author: Linda Tagliaferro
- Grade Level: 2, 3, 4
- ISBN: 9781410938794
- Price: $20.30
- Publisher: Raintree
- Rating: A
- Reading level: 2, 3
- Series: Extreme Machines
- Year Published: 2011
This nonfiction book is from the Extreme Machines series and is all about smart machines. The book first teaches students about smart machines that are in the ocean. There are underwater vehicles that teach scientists about the ocean and robots that go underwater and take videos. The book then talks about trains that are smart and drive . . . → Read More: The World’s Smartest Machines
Reviewed by Becca Huttman, on June 28th, 2011 Author: Jane Brocket Illustrator: Series: Publisher: Millbrook Press ISBN: 9780761346142 Year Published: 2011 Price: $22.73 Grade Level: 2, 3, 4 Rating: R
- Author: Jane Brocket
- Grade Level: 2, 3, 4
- ISBN: 9780761346142
- Price: $22.73
- Publisher: Millbrook Press
- Rating: R
- Reading level: 2, 3
- Year Published: 2011
In this nonfiction book, students are presented with the concept of texture. Texture is the way something feels. The entire rest of the book is about different textures in our world. From things that are soft and fluffy (furry slippers) to knobbly and warty (squash). The descriptions are vivid and make great use of adjectives. . . . → Read More: Spiky, Slimy, Smooth: What is Texture?
Reviewed by Becca Huttman, on June 28th, 2011 Author: J. Otto Seibold Illustrator: J. Otto Seibold Series: Publisher: Chronicle Books ISBN: 9780811868822 Year Published: 2010 Price: $19.99 Grade Level: 1, 2, 3, 4 Rating: R
- Author: J. Otto Seibold
- Grade Level: 1, 2, 3, 4
- Illustrator: J. Otto Seibold
- ISBN: 9780811868822
- Price: $19.99
- Publisher: Chronicle Books
- Rating: R
- Reading level: 1, 2
- Year Published: 2010
In this fun book, J. Otto Seibold has taken the popular Mother Goose nursery rhyme classics and rewritten them to his style. This book is supposedly written by a real goose unlike Mother Goose who is not really a goose. These nursery rhymes are ”more modern, more fresh and more Goosian.” For example, he writes “It’s raining, it’s . . . → Read More: Other Goose Re-Nurseried!! and Re-Rhymed!! Children’s Classics
Reviewed by Becca Huttman, on June 28th, 2011 Author: Thomas K. Adamson Illustrator: Series: Blazers - Dirt Bike World Publisher: Capstone Press ISBN: 9781429650199 Year Published: 2011 Price: $19.24 Grade Level: 3, 4, 5, 6 Rating: A
- Grade Level: 3, 4, 5, 6
- Author: Thomas K. Adamson
- ISBN: 9781429650199
- Price: $19.24
- Publisher: Capstone Press
- Rating: A
- Reading level: 1, 2
- Series: Blazers - Dirt Bike World
- Year Published: 2011
This nonfiction book is all about freestyle motocross, which is a type of dirt bike race held on an outdoor course. The book discusses the basics of the sport, tricks and motocross freestyle stars affiliated with the sport. The book also has a glossary, read more, Internet site pages and index. The book has a pretty . . . → Read More: Freestyle Motocross
Reviewed by Becca Huttman, on June 27th, 2011 Author: John Hamilton Illustrator: Series: A & D Xtreme Publisher: ABDO ISBN: 9781616134792 Year Published: 2011 Price: $25.00 Grade Level: 3, 4, 5 Rating: A
- Author: John Hamilton
- Grade Level: 3, 4, 5
- ISBN: 9781616134792
- Price: $25.00
- Publisher: ABDO
- Rating: A
- Reading level: 3, 4
- Series: A & D Xtreme
- Year Published: 2011
This nonfiction book is all about the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) welterweight title holder, Georges St-Pierre. The books discusses this fighter and his stats, his UFC record, early career, fight training and his career highlights. The book is nicely laid out giving his stats and record in nice, easy to read box charts. For reluctant boy . . . → Read More: Xtreme UFC: Georges St-Pierre
Reviewed by Becca Huttman, on June 27th, 2011 Author: Vic Parker Illustrator: Series: Measuring and Comparing Publisher: Heinemann Library (Raintree) ISBN: 9781432939540 Year Published: 2011 Price: $23.40 Grade Level: 1, 2, 3 Rating: A
- Author: Vic Parker
- Grade Level: 1, 2, 3
- ISBN: 9781432939540
- Price: $23.40
- Publisher: Heinemann Library (Raintree)
- Rating: A
- Reading level: 2, 3
- Series: Measuring and Comparing
- Year Published: 2011
This nonfiction book is all about measuring weight. The books starts out explaining weight and measuring weight. The author then explains about the weight of vehicles and then starts comparing weights of vehicles. The book compares vehicles such as, toy scooters to mountain bikes, mountain bikes to snowmobiles, snowmobiles to cars and so forth each . . . → Read More: How Heavy Is Heavy? Comparing Vehicles
Reviewed by Becca Huttman, on June 27th, 2011 Author: Angela Royston Illustrator: Series: The Big Picture - People and Culture Publisher: Capstone Press ISBN: 9781429655125 Year Published: 2010 Price: $21.59 Grade Level: 1, 2, 3 Rating: R
- Author: Angela Royston
- Grade Level: 1, 2, 3
- ISBN: 9781429655125
- Price: $21.59
- Publisher: Capstone Press
- Rating: R
- Reading level: 1, 2
- Series: The Big Picture - People and Culture
- Year Published: 2010
This nonfiction book is all about astronauts working in space. The book discusses blasting off into space, what it is like going into space, floating and gravity, eating, taking a bath, sleeping, walking and communicating with Earth all while in space, and then coming back to Earth. Each chapter is on facing pages with important words bolded, . . . → Read More: Astronauts Working in Space
Reviewed by Becca Huttman, on June 27th, 2011 Author: Alvin and Virginia Silverstein and Laura Silverstein Nunn Illustrator: Series: The Science Behind Natural Disasters Publisher: Enslow Publishers, Inc. ISBN: 9780766029736 Year Published: 2010 Price: $23.93 Grade Level: 4, 5, 6 Rating: R
- Author: Alvin and Virginia Silverstein and Laura Silverstein Nunn
- Grade Level: 4, 5, 6
- ISBN: 9780766029736
- Price: $23.93
- Publisher: Enslow Publishers, Inc.
- Rating: R
- Reading level: 5, 6
- Series: The Science Behind Natural Disasters
- Year Published: 2010
This nonfiction book is all about wildfires. It starts out telling about a devastating fire in California that was started by a boy playing with matches. The book then teaches students the science behind fires, including what causes them, the potential devastating effects and staying safe. The book has a lot of text and information. . . . → Read More: Wildfires: The Science Behind Raging Infernos
Reviewed by Becca Huttman, on June 27th, 2011 Author: Sarah Tieck Illustrator: Series: Big Buddy Books-Buddy Bios Publisher: ABDO ISBN: 9781604539721 Year Published: 2010 Price: $21.66 Grade Level: 3, 4, 5 Rating: R
- Author: Sarah Tieck
- Grade Level: 3, 4, 5
- ISBN: 9781604539721
- Price: $21.66
- Publisher: ABDO
- Rating: R
- Reading level: 3, 4
- Series: Big Buddy Books-Buddy Bios
- Year Published: 2010
This nonfiction biography is all about the Twilight star, Robert Pattinson. The book discusses this rising star, his family ties, growing up, starting out, his big break, the actor as a singer and songwriter and what it is like to be an actor. The book is nicely organized and is easy to read for students. It . . . → Read More: Robert Pattinson
Reviewed by Becca Huttman, on June 27th, 2011 Author: Elaine Landau Illustrator: Series: Animals of the Snow and Ice Publisher: Enslow Publishers, Inc. ISBN: 978076603462 Year Published: 2010 Price: $22.60 Grade Level: 2, 3, 4 Rating: R
- Author: Elaine Landau
- Grade Level: 2, 3, 4
- ISBN: 978076603462
- Price: $22.60
- Publisher: Enslow Publishers, Inc.
- Rating: R
- Reading level: 3, 4
- Series: Animals of the Snow and Ice
- Year Published: 2010
This nonfiction b00k is all about emperor penguins. The book starts with a table of contents and then a words to know page. I liked that the words to know is at the beginning of the book so students can be looking for those words and already have seen them. It then discusses the habitats, characteristics, eating . . . → Read More: Emperor Penguins: Animals of the Snow and Ice
Reviewed by Becca Huttman, on June 27th, 2011 Author: Martha E. H. Rustad Illustrator: Series: Extreme Planet Publisher: Capstone Press ISBN: 9781429639637 Year Published: 2010 Price: $22.65 Grade Level: 1, 2, 3 Rating:
- Author: Martha E. H. Rustad
- Grade Level: 1, 2, 3
- ISBN: 9781429639637
- Price: $22.65
- Publisher: Capstone Press
- Reading level: 1, 2
- Series: Extreme Planet
- Year Published: 2010
Well the cover says The Highest Places on Earth but it is clearly the book, The Driest Places on Earth inside in the same series. The book has the wrong cover. This is a bummer. I was excited about this book, but I just can’t put it in my library.
Reviewed by Mary Pong, on June 27th, 2011 Author: Meister, Cari Illustrator: McGuire, Bill Series: Buzz Beaker Publisher: Stone Arch Books ISBN: 978-1-4342-2063-9 Year Published: 2011 Price: Grade Level: 1 ,2, 3 grades Rating: R*
- Author: Meister, Cari
- Grade Level: 1 ,2, 3 grades
- Illustrator: McGuire, Bill
- ISBN: 978-1-4342-2063-9
- Publisher: Stone Arch Books
- Rating: R*
- Reading level: RL: 1.1 , Guided reading level : 1 , Stone Arch Readers Level 3
- Series: Buzz Beaker
- Year Published: 2011
Adventure should be Buzz Beaker’s middle name! Young Buzz keeps a notebook handy for recording his inventions. “So far, none of his inventions worked” (p. 11) but he continues to dream of making a space ship.
Illustrator, Bill McGuire gives Buzz a big head and a winning smile which works very well with Cari Meister’s . . . → Read More: Buzz Beaker and the Outer Space Trip
Reviewed by Mary Pong, on June 27th, 2011 Author: Green, Emily Illustrator: photos Series: Backyard Wildlife Publisher: children's press / Scholastic ISBN: 978-053120137-4 Year Published: 2011 Price: Grade Level: K, 1, 2, 3 grades Rating: R
- Author: Green, Emily
- Grade Level: K, 1, 2, 3 grades
- Illustrator: photos
- ISBN: 978-053120137-4
- Publisher: children's press / Scholastic
- Rating: R
- Reading level: Level 1: emergent , Lexile 550 L
- Series: Backyard Wildlife
- Year Published: 2011
Emergent readers will enjoy straight forward facts with strong visual support about opossums. Written in large font with two sentences per page opposite a color photo. If it weren’t for the cover photo and the one opposite, “It shows its 50 teeth to scare the predator away” on page 16, the young reader might have . . . → Read More: Opossums
Reviewed by Mary Pong, on June 27th, 2011 Author: Krensky, Stephen Illustrator: Cole, Henry Series: Publisher: Simon & Schuster for Young Readers ISBN: 978-1-4169-9026-0 Year Published: 2008 Price: $16.99 Grade Level: Pre-K, K, 1, 2, 3 grades Rating: Ad
- Author: Krensky, Stephen
- Grade Level: Pre-K, K, 1, 2, 3 grades
- Illustrator: Cole, Henry
- ISBN: 978-1-4169-9026-0
- Price: $16.99
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster for Young Readers
- Rating: Ad
- Year Published: 2008
Chaucer is a bear cub who is friends with a fox and a squirrel. When his parents begin to hibernate, friendly and inquisitive Chaucer decides to stay awake with his non-hibernating friends and experiences the beauty of snow, the fun of snowball fights, and the slipperiness of ice. Chaucer’s illustrator has his parents sneaking peeks . . . → Read More: Chaucer’s First Winter
Reviewed by Mary Pong, on June 27th, 2011 Author: Munro, Roxie Illustrator: Munro, Roxie Series: Publisher: bright sky press ISBN: 978-1-933979-77-9 Year Published: 2010 Price: $17.95 Grade Level: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 grades Rating: R*
- Author: Munro, Roxie
- Grade Level: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 grades
- Illustrator: Munro, Roxie
- ISBN: 978-1-933979-77-9
- Price: $17.95
- Publisher: bright sky press
- Rating: R*
- Year Published: 2010
Roxie Munro’s panoramic 9″ X 20″ pen-and- ink and watercolor illustrated vistas of North America’s Chihuahuan, Death Valley, Great Basin, Mojave, Painted , and Sonoran Deserts once by day and once again by night take the reader on a search and discover mission. There are 12 to 18 different animals per vista.
“Find, name, and . . . → Read More: Desert Days, Desert Nights
Reviewed by Becca Huttman, on June 27th, 2011 Author: Bruce Van Potter Illustrator: Bruce Van Potter Series: Publisher: Boyds Mills Press ISBN: 9781590786987 Year Published: 2010 Price: $16.95 Grade Level: PK, K, 1 Rating: A
- Author: Bruce Van Potter
- Illustrator: Bruce Van Potter
- ISBN: 9781590786987
- Price: $16.95
- Publisher: Boyds Mills Press
- Year Published: 2010
- Grade Level: PK, K, 1
- Rating: A
- Reading level: K, 1
In this picture book, Tucker is naughty goat that will eat anything. But what Tucker really loves is corn and he is tired of waiting and waiting. It is almost ready, but he just can’t take it so he runs amuck through the farm taking the horses sun hat, the pigs watermelon, the cows hay, . . . → Read More: Tucker Took It!
Reviewed by Becca Huttman, on June 27th, 2011 Author: Deborah Noyes Illustrator: AnnaLaura Cantone Series: Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Books for Children ISBN: 9780618416073 Year Published: 2009 Price: $16.00 Grade Level: K, 1, 2, 3 Rating: R
- Author: Deborah Noyes
- Illustrator: AnnaLaura Cantone
- ISBN: 9780618416073
- Price: $16.00
- Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Books for Children
- Year Published: 2009
- Grade Level: K, 1, 2, 3
- Rating: R
- Reading level: 1, 2, 3
This is a cute, little story about two friends that are opposites. Despite their differences, they are the best of friends. Prudence is quiet, timid and scared of many things. Moxie is loud and not scared of anything. Moxie is dared and double dogged dared to do just about anything and everything their friends can . . . → Read More: Prudence & Moxie A Tale of Mismatched Friends
Reviewed by Becca Huttman, on June 26th, 2011 Author: Matt Doeden Illustrator: Series: Military Branches/Pebble Bilingual Plus Publisher: Capstone Press ISBN: 9781429646017 Year Published: 2010 Price: $22.65 Grade Level: 1, 2, 3 Rating: R
- Author: Matt Doeden
- ISBN: 9781429646017
- Grade Level: 1, 2, 3
- Price: $22.65
- Publisher: Capstone Press
- Rating: R
- Reading level: 1, 2
- Series: Military Branches/Pebble Bilingual Plus
- Year Published: 2010
This is a nonfiction book from the Pebble Plus series. I love these over sized books. In this particular book, the readers will learn all about the Air Force. The Air Force’s purpose, jobs, tools and machines are all explained in English and Spanish. On each facing set of pages, there is an over sized . . . → Read More: The U.S. Air Force/La Fuerza Aerea Dr EE.UU.
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