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A Bee (What's It Like to Be...)
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Desiderio Sanzi
Format: Library Binding
Publisher: Amicus (2011, Jul 1st).
Pages: 24
"A honeybee tells the story of her life, from hatching from an egg to collecting nectar and honey"-- more
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A Butterfly? (What's It Like to Be...)
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Desiderio Sanzi
Format: Library Binding
Publisher: Amicus (2011, Jul 1st).
Pages: 24
"A red admiral butterfly tells the story of his life, from hatching from an egg to becoming a caterpillar, chrysalis, and finally an adult butterfly"-- more
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A Dragonfly? (What's It Like to Be...)
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Desiderio Sanzi
Format: Library Binding
Publisher: Amicus (2011, Jul 1st).
Pages: 24
"A dragonfly tells the story of his life, and we learn that he begins life as a dragonfly nymph and has to shed his skin several times before growing into a dragonfly"--Provided by publisher. more
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A Grasshopper? (What's It Like to Be...)
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Desiderio Sanzi
Format: Library Binding
Publisher: Amicus (2011, Jul 1st).
Pages: 24
"A grasshopper tells the story of his life, and we learn that he must shed his skin several times before he can grow wings to "sing" and attract a mate"--Provided by publisher. more
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It Happened on a Train (Brixton Brothers)
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Mac Barnett
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing (2011, Oct 4th).
Pages: 288
Retired private detective and current seventh grader Steve Brixton has a new career: taking out the garbage on Wednesdays for five bucks a week. But it’s hard to leave the old game behind, and on a train trip down the California coast, Steve finds himself pulled back into sleuthing. Soon he’s in over his head in four feet and eleven inches of mystery involving a fleet of priceless automobiles, a deadly assassin (or maybe just a faulty lock on a sauna door), and a secret train car filled with intrigue. Plus there’s a girl involved, which complicates everything. I mean she’s just Steve’s friend. And really, they barely even know each other. It’s not like they’re boyfriend or girlfriend or anything, okay? . more
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Frogs!: Strange and Wonderful
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Meryl Henderson
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Boyds Mills Pr (2012, Apr 1st).
Pages: 32
Are kids going to love this book? Is a frog waterproof? The latest title in the popular Strange and Wonderful series delivers the awe-inspiring variety of the world’s hoppiest amphibians. The goliath frog is more than a foot long. The tiny gold frog could sit on a dime. Some frogs have camouflage. Others wear bold colors warning their enemies that they are poisonous. Some frogs leap, others hop, one is a runner, and a few glide from tree to tree with their big, webbed hands and feet! Laurence Pringle’s knack for choosing and presenting surprising facts and Meryl Henderson’s gift for beautiful, realistic nature illustrations come together once again in a celebration of one of nature’s most fascinating marvels. . more
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Hey Little Baby!
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Genevieve Cote
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Beach Lane Books (2012, Apr 3rd).
Pages: 32
An adorable baby discovers the world around him.A little baby has found his hands, his tiny toes, his lovely voice, and his sweet nose—what else will he find in his world, his cozy, wonder-filled world? Heather Leigh’s spare, rhythmic text combines with GeneviÈve CÔtÉ’s warm and inviting illustrations for a delightful picture book that explores all of the adorable traits that make a baby special—and how those traits might shape a baby as he grows up to be a unique little person. more
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I Speak Dinosaur!
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Jed Henry
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Abrams Books for Young Readers (2012, Apr 1st).
Pages: 32
Little boys will roar for I Speak Dinosaur!, in which an energetic kid with a big imagination prefers to “speak Dinosaur.” Speaking Dinosaur means he doesn’t have to use his manners and instead can roar and growl at his friends and family! But speaking Dinosaur gets the boy into trouble, and without other “dinosaurs” to talk to and play with, he gets lonely. Delivering a fun message that encourages young readers to express themselves creatively, yet cautioning that even dinosaurs need to be polite and say “please” and “thank you,” this dino-mite book will have larger-than-life kid appeal.Praise for I Speak Dinosaur"In this fun and energetic picture book, one that will definitely grab your boys’ attention, a young boy with a creative imagination chooses to speak in dinosaur language. more
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The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse (Folk Tale Classics)
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Paul Galdone
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: HMH Books (2012, Apr 3rd).
Pages: 40
The country mouse is visiting his friend in the big city to see how extravagant life can be. For the first time, he basks in endless amounts of sweetmeats, champagne, and the finest cheeses a mouse could ever want. But when life at His Majesty’s Court starts to show its darker sides, the country mouse quickly learns that the town’s riches aren’t worth losing the peace and tranquility of his own quiet home. In this classic tale of two of friends, Paul Galdone’s gorgeous illustrations and simple prose remind us where we find life’s true treasures. more
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Vote for Me!
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Ben Clanton
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Kids Can Press (2012, Apr 1st).
Pages: 40
Hey, you! Yes, you with the dazzling smile! The donkey wants your vote. So does the elephant. And each will do just about anything to win your support. Brag? Sure! Flatter? Absolutely! Exaggerate, name-call, make silly promises and generally act childish? Yes, yes, yes and yes. Soon, the tension mounts, and these two quarrelsome candidates resort to slinging mud (literally) and flinging insults. And what happens when the election results are in? Well, let's just say the donkey and the elephant are in for a little surprise -- and a certain bewhiskered, third-party candidate is in for a first term. Vote for Me! is a timely satire of American politics, but it's a story readers of all nationalities and ages will recognize. Comical, retro illustrations (in shades of blue and red, of course) are completely winning, and the duelling duo's insult-laden exchanges promise to have readers laughing out loud. more
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