Pig Pig Gets a Job
Pigs Ahoy
Worst of Friends : Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and the True Story of an American Feud
Gr 2–4—Many children know about our second and third presidents, but do they know that those men had a tumultuous friendship that spanned the beginning years of the United States? Cleverly humanizing them, Jurmain demonstrates that fractious politics are not a new phenomenon in America. The two men were best friends throughout the 1770s and […]
The Big Book For Peace
Fudge-a-mania
A Tale Dark & Grimm
The New York Times – Marjorie Ingall …unlike any children's book I've ever read…Heavy. And yet…really, really funny…The tone ricochets between lyrical and goofy…And it all works. As the story progresses, it gets less and less faithful to the source material and becomes its own increasingly rich and strange thing…My 8-year-old daughter, a tough critic […]
Ghost Dog Secrets
VOYA – Ursula Adams In Ghost Dog Secrets, award-winning author Peg Kehret takes on the issue of animal abuse and neglect in a story that will appeal to animal lovers. Kehret has written numerous books about the neglect of animals, and Ghost Dog Secrets is another wonderful addition to this category. The main character, Rusty, […]
Theodore Boone : Kid Lawyer
The New York Times: Not since Nancy Drew has a nosy, crime-obsessed kid been so hard to resist.
Shipwrecks : Exploring Sunken Cities Beneath the Sea
School Library Journal Gr 3?6?Stunning images of undersea life including sunken ships, tropical fish, and marine exploration highlight this diverse work packed with information ranging from the discovery of the sunken slave ship Henrietta Marie to discussions of the wondrous array of sea life that makes its home within such wreckage. Cerullo describes the assortment […]
Mysterious Messages : a History of Codes and Ciphers
VOYA: In a standout example of middle grade nonfiction, this cleverly designed, engaging book will answer every question about codes and ciphers?and then some. Well-organized information, presented in chronological sequence (with fifteen chapters ranging from "Clay, Wax, and Greece [1500 BCE-100 BCE]" to "Colossus, Lucifer, and Kryptos [1945 CE-]") is enhanced with a glossary, a […]