A Fishboy Named Sashimi
Aaron and Alexander : the Most Famous Duel In American History
School Library Journal ¡ï 07/01/2015 Gr 3¨C5¡ªBrown has taken on a formidable task in trying to present this controversial incident in American history to a picture book audience. Brown begins by describing the childhoods of Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton, emphasizing the parallels between their lives. Both were orphans, and both were extremely intelligent, entering […]
Auracle
This book was received as part of a grant from the Children's Literacy Foundation (clif).
He Has Shot the President!
Publishers Weekly ★ 01/27/2014 The fifth book in the Actual Times series is a sober account of the assassination of President Lincoln. Booth “believed that robbing the Union of the president’s leadership would cripple the North and save the South,†writes Brown; the assassination takes place early on, and the brunt of the book follows […]
The Other Felix
Publishers Weekly Graff, adult author and Booklist Online editor, pens a moody story about a boy contending with adversaries in both his waking and dream lives. Fourth-grader Felix is plagued by nightmares that take place in a forest thick with monsters; days aren’t much better, with Felix the target of a bullying new student, Chase. […]
Island : a Story of the Galapagos
School Library Journal Gr 3–6—Chin combines a bit of storytelling, factual explanations, and large and small paintings to chronicle the "birth" and ongoing development of islands in this far-off ocean cluster. A focus on the evolutionary rise and fall of the islands and skillful arrangement of an especially large number of images distinguish his presentation […]
It's a Dog's Life : How Man's Best Friend Sees, Hears, and Smells the World
Publishers Weekly A wisecracking dog narrates this off-the-cuff look at the “secret life†of his species. Goodman (See How They Run) opens with a brief overview of dogs’ rapport with early humans and their subsequent roles (honed through breeding) as hunters, herders, haulers, and guide dogs. Noting “we take this best friend business very seriously,†[…]
And Then It's Spring
Added to the Lisbon Public Library in celebration of the birth of Jerran James Hannaford.
Grandpa Green
Added to the Lisbon Public Library in celebration of the birth of Elliott Wei Wen Stratton.