Percy Jackson & the Olympians : Book 1, the Lightning Thief
Publisher Weekly Review: A clever concept drives Riordan's highly charged children's book debut (the first in a series): the Greek Gods still rule, though now from a Mt. Olympus on the 600th floor of the Empire State Building, and their offspring, demigods, live among human beings. Narrator Percy Jackson thinks he's just another troubled 12-year-old, […]
The Sacrifice
Two sisters, aged ten and twelve, are accused of witchcraft in Andover, Massachusetts, in 1692 and await trial in a miserable prison while their mother desperately searches for some way to obtain their freedom.
The Penultimate Peril
After any harrowing struggle, it is nice to consider checking into a hotel for a rest. In fact, this might be just the break Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire could use after their wearying deep-sea adventure. A hotel can be a good choice for any family vacation. With so many floors, such a variety of […]
The Guide to Woodworking with Kids
Transformed : How Everyday Things Are Made
CDs start out as sand. Blackboard chalk comes from tiny sea creatures. The objects all around us ? every single product in the world ? is made from elements found in nature. Discover how nature is transformed into more than sixty things we eat, drink, play with, wear or use every day. Technology changes constantly, […]
Venturing the Deep Sea
Not all scientists spend their days inside laboratories; a hardy few are out in the field taking high-adrenaline risks to unravel scientific mysteries. Meet daredevil scientists from a variety of disciplines who regularly face danger and their own fears in order to gather crucial data.Driven by curiosity and the desire to preserve lives, they venture […]
The Usborne Living World Encyclopedia
Inkheart
School Library Journal Review: Gr 4-8-Characters from books literally leap off the page in this engrossing fantasy. Meggie, 12, has had her father to herself since her mother went away when she was young. Mo taught her to read when she was five, and the two share a mutual love of books. Things change after […]
The Meanwhile Adventures
Publishers Weekly: The Mack family from The Giggler Treatment returns in The Meanwhile Adventures by Roddy Doyle, illus. by Brian Ajhar. This time the Slugs of Dublin don crash helmets in their attempt to take over the world (“No legs good! Two legs bad!”), Mister Mack inadvertently robs a bank and Billie Jean Fleetwood-Mack attempts […]
Kids Crazy Art Concoctions : 50 Mysterious Mixtures For Art & Craft Fun
Provides instructions for making a variety of artistic concoctions involving water color cakes, soap paint, crazy dough, pastes, papers, and earthworks.