Only You
Publishers Weekly: Cruise's (Little Mam? Forgets) parental cooing provides soothing accompaniment to another sumptuous series of domestic portraits from Caldecott Honor artist Chodos-Irvine (Ella Sarah Gets Dressed). The book visits three parent-child pairs (including one father-son duo) at different points during the day and year. Evening finds a mother lovingly ushering her preschool-age daughter from […]
Neandertals : a Prehistoric Puzzle
Junior Library Guild Selection. From the Publisher: When the first Neanderthal skeleton was discovered nearly 150 years ago, scientists presented the race as barely developed brutes. But recent findings indicate that Neanderthals made complex tools, organized group hunts, cared for their sick and injured, and buried their dead. How advanced were they? How and why […]
A Man For All Seasons : the Life of George Washington Carver
Annotation: Profiles the African American scientist George Washington Carver, who not only put the peanut on the map, but was also one of the first advocates of recycling.
Magic and Other Misdemeanors
Donated by Sydney Lambert. From the Publisher: Daphne, Sabrina, and Puck's most magic-filled mystery. The latest addition to the New York Times bestselling series, which Kirkus Reviews calls "memorable and madcap." In book five of the series, Sabrina and Daphne Grimm are ready to tackle their own case: Who is stealing the magical possessions of […]
Space
Donated to the Lisbon Public Library by the Lambert family. Describes increasingly smaller parts of the universe from nebula to star to Earth to rock to atom.
Judy Moody
Publishers Weekly McDonald's (the Beezy books) comical novel introduces the entertainingly mercurial Judy Moody. The book itself has a look as fresh as its heroine (a compact trim size and an inventive jacket design die-cut that reveals the bright green and orange of the cover below). From the start, Judy devises intriguing solutions to her […]
Judy Moody Gets Famous !
Publishers Weekly This sequel to Judy Moody handily matches the original in zip and wit, portraying the spunky Judy in her quest for recognition. Famous for her changeable moods, the third-grader wants to become just plain famous after her arch rival, Jessica, wins a spelling contest to earn the title of Queen Bee, an honor […]
Judy Moody Predicts the Future
Joan Kindig, Ph.D. – Children's Literature: What I like most of all about Judy Moody is how typical a child she is. While I find Junie B. Jones completely annoying, Judy Moody is an average kid with average problems. She is also enormously popular with the transitional novel reader. Okay, enough about that?Judy Moody finds […]
Tales From the Hood
The Grimms defend Mr. Canis in Ferryport Landing's trial of the century!This book sees Mr. Canis, dear friend and protector of the Grimm family, put on trial for past crimes. Considering that he's really the Big Bad Wolf, he has a lot to answer for. Is there any truth to the story told by Little […]
The Battle of the Labyrinth
School Library Journal: Gr 5-9- The battle starts, literally, with an explosion and doesn't let up. After Percy destroys the high school band room battling monsters called empousai who have taken on the form of cheerleaders, he has to hide out at Camp Half-Blood. There, Grover's searcher's license is going to be revoked unless he […]