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This is a very informative book. The pictures and facts are wonderful. A 4th or 5th grader could read this book for a report and have plenty of information. It is an interesting and complete story about the Titanic; This book covers everything from the building to the salvage operation. All kinds of wonderful facts . . . → Read More: Titanic Disaster, The This book is about two friends who come from poor homes. The boys are crazy about dogs and really want one. They find rottweiler puppies for sale but they don’t have any money. They decide to start a business of scooping poop to earn money. The business goes well but the boys find that the . . . → Read More: The PS Brothers This is a cute book about a hermit crab who doesn’t want to be noticed. He finds a new shell that he could call home. He happens to save the life of the flounder but doesn’t want to be a hero and leaves the special shell and hides. The fish take the shell and have . . . → Read More: The Hermit Crab Sam is a big sheep dog whose owner, Jennie, understands what he is saying and vice versa. Jennie has new neighbors who seem mighty suspicious. They have strange pets and cook strange foods. Jennie, Sam, and Beth (Jennie’s best friend) believe that the new neighbors, three women, are actually witches who use the pets for . . . → Read More: A Sam and Friends Mystery: Witches Brew, book 4 In this graphic version of a Pompeii adventure, Isabel Soto, a time-traveling archaeologist, travels from India during the construction of the Taj Mahal to present day Italy, at a location formerly known as Pompeii. Pompeii was a thriving city with 10,000-20,000 population that was buried under the volcanic blast of Mount Vesuvius about 2,000 years . . . → Read More: Escape from Pompeii: an Isabel Soto Archaeology Adventure A young blacksmith’s son, in the time of the Crusades, finds himself suddenly promoted to the level of squire. Andrew’s dream of becoming a Templar approaches with every adventure until he finally is accepted into the Order. The enemies he has made along the way circle closer and closer around him. Will he find a . . . → Read More: Winter’s Knight This is book 2 in the Nathaniel Fludd Beastologist series. I enjoy this series and read aloud the first one in the series (Flight of the Phoenix) to my second grade library class each year. They LOVE it and clamor to read more in the series. The illustrations are descriptive and add interest. to the . . . → Read More: The Basilisk’s Lair Our young readers tend to enjoy books like Ivy and Bean with fun characters, descriptive illustrations throughout and relevant topics for kids. My only criticism is the seemingly random scene mid-way through the book when a rather menacing character, Katy, ties up the main characters and threatens to cook them alive if they don’t march. . . . → Read More: Ivy + Bean: What’s the big idea? Pond circle is a fiction picture book written about the ecology and food chain in a freshwater pond. The illustrations are vibrant and colorful, rich and detailed. So much so that the animals sometimes seem to be leaping off the page or staring right at the reader. The text repeats and builds from page to . . . → Read More: Pond Circle This is a well-researched non-fiction picture book about a species of seabird called the marbled murrelet. This little seabird migrates deep into the forest canopy of North America to nest, lay its eggs and raise its chick. The author’s sources as well as relevant web sites are listed at the back of the book. The . . . → Read More: Seabird in the Forest: The mystery of the marbled murrelet The question-and-answer format used in this information books is remarkably thorough, interesting, and concise. The major questions of how, where, when, why, and who are all answered in a direct manner, accompanied by an illustration. The pros and cons of each question are also addressed. Using this book to learn about insects should be a . . . → Read More: What to Expect When You’re Expecting Larvae: A Guide for Insect Parents (and Curious Kids) Wow! The magnification and clarity of the photographs are amazing and is what makes this book a must-have for libraries. The information and spider fact match what the photo is showing. Especially remarkable is the fact/photo of a jumping spider using a dragline, as well as a jump in mid-air to show it pouncing on . . . → Read More: Jumping Spiders I’m still not sure how this book got the title, A Cheeky Chiller. I had to look up the adjective cheeky to see if I was missing something. Of course, it’s British slang meaning impudent or impertinent. And chiller refers to a spine-tingling mystery. This book is neither. On each even-numbered page is a clue . . . → Read More: A Cheeky Chiller This tender story of twelve-year-old Raine crawls right into your heart and settles there from the very first page. Raine’s mother mysteriously picks up and moves the two of them from Milwaukee to Sparrow Road for the summer, where they join the quirky artists who inhabit an old dilapidated house. Instructed to keep quiet at . . . → Read More: Sparrow Road Over eight hundred years have passed since Kubla Khan dominated Asia and the Middle East, and still his legend lives on. Due to his focused concentration of improvement, many positive policies and practices were implemented; such as education for all boys regardless of wealth, help for farmers to farm better with irrigation and proper animals . . . → Read More: Kubla Khan: The Emperor of Everything Nicely printed with color photos, sidebars with deeper explanations, and a fair portrayal of this highly politicized event in history, Tiananmen Square Protests allow students to learn that this was not a one day event. It was not about one man standing in front of the tanks. This book takes the first 46 of 100 . . . → Read More: Tiananmen Square Protests Jackie Faber just keeps going on the adventures, this time traveling to the Carribean in search of a sunken ship full of gold in Rapture of the Deep by L.A. Meyer. But it was not her first plan. She was to finally to wed the love of her life, Jaime, and of course the two . . . → Read More: Rapture of the Deep Fantasy super star Charles de Lint will impress his fans and create a new following with The Painted Boy. A tale of shape-shifting clans, gang-banger hoodlums, teen love, angst and rock and roll, the main character, James Li, is on his discovery quest not only to find himself, but to do much more. Set in . . . → Read More: The Painted Boy This is another terrific book of loving family relationships by Patricia Polacco. The first of three adopted children tells of the love and special moments in their non-traditional family with two mothers. Every page is filled with expressions of warmth and affection of the exceptional family as the moms plan activities to provide a well-rounded . . . → Read More: In Our Mothers’ House Dave Crawley’s cheerful and lively poems focus on schools, cafeteria food, homework, new kids, rules, class pets, and finally, vacation! They are lighthearted and many have interesting twists. Liz Callen’s ink and watercolor illustrations are bright and a good match for the poems. This is a delightful, up-beat collection of school poems and would make . . . → Read More: Reading, Rhyming, and Rithmetic Sibling rivalry is a universal theme. Rubina is invited to a birthday party and her younger sister, Sana, wants to go, too. Being new to America, her mother does not understand the custom and insists Rubina takes her. Sana is a brat and disrupts the party. both girls were given a treat bag to take . . . → Read More: Big Red Lollipop As in many of the popular Black Lagoon books, Hubie’s imagination get away from him. A new gym teacher, Mr. Green, is coming from the junior high school and rumors start flying. Coach is big, hairy, and scary. It is not until the first day, that Hubie an his pals discover Mr. Green is a . . . → Read More: The Gym Teacher from the Black Lagoon Books in this series have detailed maps on the end-pages – a large country map in the front and the country’s location in Europe in the back. The land that is known as Romania has had a wide and varied history. Several periods of various ruling countries or people are covered in brief paragraphs. The . . . → Read More: Romania Books in this series have detailed maps on the end-pages – large country map in the front and the country’s location in Europe, in the back. The book on Bulgaria begins with an abbreviated history, regions, and physical features. Several cities are highlighted. Because Bulgaria is a transit city (people from other countries travel through . . . → Read More: Bulgaria The front end pages contain a large map of Poland. The back end pages contain a map of Poland and surrounding countries in Europe. The book begins with a brief history and geographical features. Several cities are highlighted. The people and culture chapter includes names of famous Poles. The education system is described. Christmas and . . . → Read More: Poland |
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