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Forest Has a Song: Poems
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Amy Ludwig VanDerwater
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Clarion Books (2013, Mar 26th).
Pages: 40
A spider is a “never-tangling dangling spinner / knitting angles, trapping dinner.” A tree frog proposes, “Marry me. Please marry me… / Pick me now. / Make me your choice. / I’m one great frog / with one strong voice.” VanDerwater lets the denizens of the forest speak for themselves in twenty-six lighthearted, easy-to-read poems. As she observes, “Silence in Forest / never lasts long. / Melody / is everywhere / mixing in / with piney air. / Forest has a song.” The graceful, appealing watercolor illustrations perfectly suit these charming poems that invite young readers into the woodland world at every season. more
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Thunderstorm
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Arthur Geisert
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Enchanted Lion Books (2013, Apr 30th).
Pages: 32
Thunderstorm follows the course of a storm through midwestern farm country minute-by-minute, hour-by-hour, from late morning into late afternoon. As always with Arthur Geisert, it is a meticulously executed and visually stunning piece of work. Other than the timeline that runs along the bottom border of the illustrations, there is no text, and the illustrations are continuous.Through keen observation, Geisert beautifully captures the nuances and details of a midwestern thunderstorm, from the ever-changing color of the sky, to the actions of the human inhabitants, to the reactions of the natural world to the wind and rain. America's heartland is somewhat unfamiliar territory in the realm of picture books, but in Thunderstorm, Geisert has provided readers with valuable, breathtaking insight into one of its most natural occurrences. more
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Deadly!: The Truth About the Most Dangerous Creatures on Earth
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Neal Layton
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Candlewick (2013, Mar 26th).
Pages: 64
Lions and scorpions and lethal little jellyfish, oh my! Kids will sink their teeth into this fascinating look at nature’s fiercest creatures.Sometimes nature can be nasty: snakes that spit poison, insects with exploding bottoms, and tigers that have you for dinner. Throughout the animal kingdom, creatures are equipped with lethal weapons, from finger-length fangs to toxic tentacles, and have ingenious ways of killing one another — poisoning, dive-bombing, strangling, and even electrocuting! Discover the murderous methods of attack and defense that make animals armed, dangerous, and deadly. more
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The Abandoned (New York Review Children's Collection)
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Paul Gallico
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: NYR Children's Collection (2013, Apr 9th).
Pages: 320
London hasn’t been kind to Peter, a lonely boy whose parents are always out at parties, and though Peter would love to have a cat for company, his nanny won’t hear of it. One day, as Peter is walking out the door, he sees a truck bearing down on a tabby. Dashing out to save the cat, he is struck by the oncoming truck himself. Everything is different when Peter comes to: He has fur, whiskers, and claws; he has become a cat himself! But London isn’t any kinder to cats than it is to children. Jennie, a savvy stray who takes charge of Peter, knows that all too well. Jennie schools young Peter in the ways of cats, including how to sniff out a nice napping spot, the proper way to dine on mouse, and the single most important tactic a cat can learn: “When in doubt, wash. more
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Shark (DK Eyewitness Books)
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Miranda MacQuitty
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: DK CHILDREN (2008, Jun 30th).
Pages: 72
The most trusted nonfiction series on the market, Eyewitness Books provide an in-depth, comprehensive look at their subjects with a unique integration of words and pictures. DK’s classic look at sharks, now reissued with a CD and wall chart. more
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Giant Dance Party
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Brandon Dorman
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Greenwillow Books (2013, Apr 23rd).
Pages: 32
Betsy Bird knows all there is to know about kids and books. She is the New York Public Library’s youth collections specialist, she writes a blog hosted by School Library Journal, and has served on the Newbery Medal committee. Now Betsy Bird has written a children’s book of her own, Giant Dance Party. In this rollicking picture book, a group of giants shows up at Lexy’s door wanting dance lessons. After some initial hesitation, Lexy is happy to teach them, and her dance classes end with all her students—as well as Lexy herself—overcoming their fears and putting on a boogying performance. Brandon Dorman, an award-winning artist whose work can be found in The Wizard, and on the covers of Fablehaven and Goosebumps, brings the giants and their dance moves to life with his full-color illustrations. more
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Tiptoe Joe
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Laura Rankin
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Greenwillow Books (2013, Apr 23rd).
Pages: 32
Kids will love watching Tiptoe Joe lead a group of his animal friends on an adventure. Joe instructs his buddies to be as quiet as possible. They tiptoe—as well as they can on their hooves, claws, and furry feet—through a field, across a fallen log leading over a stream, through the woods, and up a hill. When they arrive at Joe’s, he shows them something very special. It’s his brand-new baby bear cubs, fast asleep! Tiptoe Joe is a great pick for parents who want to acclimate a child to a new baby brother or sister, and perfect for bedtime or story hour. Charming full-color illustrations by Laura Rankin bring Tiptoe Joe and the rest of the animals to life. more
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Twisters! (Step into Reading)
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Lucille Recht Penner
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers (2009, Sep 22nd).
Pages: 48
Reading on your own One moment, it is sunny and calm. The next moment, a whirling black funnel cloud touches down. Take cover! It’s a twister!This classic Step into Reading science title is brimming with facts about tornadoes and hurricanes. Whether kids are interested in the science of how they form, the history of famous storms, or offbeat stories like the tornado that picked up hundreds of fish and dropped them on a town, they’ll find it in Twisters!, now with all-new illustrations and photographs throughout. more
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Little Pig Joins the Band
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: David Hyde Costello
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing (2011, Jul 1st).
Pages: 32
Little Pig has trouble keeping up with his older--and bigger --brothers and sisters. When they get out Grandpa's old marching-band instruments, Little Pig is too little to play any of them. But when the disorganized band has a pig-pile mishap, Little Pig has a BIG idea: They could use a leader. more
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Line 135
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Germano Zullo
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Chronicle Books (2013, Apr 30th).
Pages: 44
Journeys can be life-changing, whether they are literal—traveling from one place to another—or personal, like the quest for self-discovery. This meditative picture book explores both, following a young child on a train ride from the city to the country. As the landscape transforms from a bustling city to a richly imaginative world in this distinctively formatted book, the child's sense of wonder and independence flourishes, as does a deep engagement with life and the possibilities that lie ahead—making Line 135 a quietly eloquent gift for anyone embarking on their life's journey. more
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