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The Berenstain Bears and the Bad Dream
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By Stan Berenstain. Random House Books for Young Readers.

After watching a scary movie, both Brother and Sister Bear are troubled by nightmares until Mama and Papa explain what causes bad dreams.

How to Analyze the Films of Quentin Tarantino (Essential Critiques)
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By Mary K. Pratt. Abdo Publishing Company; 1 edition.

The Essential Critiques series introduces students to the concept of critical analysis and how to use it to process films, music, and other pop-culture media. The idea is to get kids thinking about what they’ve seen or heard and, by doing research, learn which influences might have been brought to bear on an artist’s creation. Of course, this concept works best if readers have actually seen the movie or heard the music being discussed. But for the films anyway, the series does a decent job of reconstructing them for nonviewers. Each subject is introduced with a short biography. Then several of their projects are analyzed in various ways. For instance, in How to Analyze the Films of Quentin Tarantino, the director’s movies are discussed with an eye toward both history and gender.

How to Analyze the Roles of Paul Newman (Essential Critiques)
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By Sue Vander Hook. Abdo Publishing; 1 edition.

The Essential Critiques series introduces students to the concept of critical analysis and how to use it to process films, music, and other pop-culture media. The idea is to get kids thinking about what they’ve seen or heard and, by doing research, learn which influences might have been brought to bear on an artist’s creation. Of course, this concept works best if readers have actually seen the movie or heard the music being discussed. But for the films anyway, the series does a decent job of reconstructing them for nonviewers. Each subject is introduced with a short biography. Then several of their projects are analyzed in various ways. In How to Analyze the Roles of Paul Newman, historical criticism is applied to Hud, while gender criticism is applied to Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.

How to Analyze the Works of Stephen King (Essential Critiques)
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By Marcia Amidon Lusted. Abdo Publishing Company; 1 edition.

Have you ever read a book and wondered if it had a deeper meaning? The books of Stephen King have entertained and terrified millions of readers. By using critical theory, you might find intriguing new ideas in King's supernatural situations and psychological plot twists. Critical theory allows readers to examine the influences behind a creation as well as the impacts of that creation. Consider how others have critiques Stephen King's work. You may discover an entirely fresh view of literature-your own. Essential Critiques introduces readers to critical theory and its application. By discussing and analyzing the art of pop culture icons in theater, literature, film, art, and music, this unique series guides students through the process of thinking critically, creating a thesis, and supporting their arguments.

Emiliano Zapata and the Mexican Revolution (Story of Mexico)
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By R. Conrad Stein. Morgan Reynolds Publishing; 1 edition.

Describes the Mexican Revolution in the early twentieth century, focusing on the general Emiliano Zapata, who was considered a leader of the Mexican poor, and discusses his legacy after his death.

Matt Groening: From Spitballs to Springfield (Legends of Animation)
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By Jeff Lenburg. Chelsea House Pub.

Matt Groening is a cartoonist, animator, and producer best known for creating The Simpsons, television's longest-running primetime animated series. Although it debuted as a series of cartoon shorts for another television show in 1987, The Simpsons launched on its own in 1989, making the dysfunctional family of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie famous almost overnight. At the time, Groening was already a successful cartoonist, whose Life in Hell comic strip appeared in underground newspapers and book collections. The Simpsons became a cultural phenomenon, and Groening's characters soon appeared in a wide range of products and venues. Groening went on to create the animated science-fiction series Futurama, launched a Simpsons-based publishing company called Bongo Comics, and produced The Simpsons Movie.

Room One: A Mystery or Two
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By Andrew Clements. Atheneum; Reprint edition.

Ted Hammond loves a good mystery, and in the spring of his fifth-grade year, he's working on a big one. How can his school in the little town of Plattsford stay open next year if there are going to be only five students? Out here on the Great Plains in western Nebraska, everyone understands that if you lose the school, you lose the town. But the mystery that has Ted's full attention at the moment is about that face, the face he sees in the upper window of the Andersons' house as he rides past on his paper route. The Andersons moved away two years ago, and their old farmhouse is empty, boarded up tight. At least it's supposed to be. A shrinking school in a dying town. A face in the window of an empty house. At first these facts don't seem to be related.

Dear Pen Pal (Mother-Daughter Book Club (Quality))
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By Heather Vogel Frederick. Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing.

The third book in the Mother-Daughter Book Club series by Heather Vogel Frederick follows the girls for a new year of humor and friendship.

Brain Tumors (Compact Research Series)
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By Peggy J. Parks. Referencepoint Press.

Explains what brain tumors are and how they can affect health, details the symptoms and treatment of brain tumors, and explores how survivors deal with rehabilitation.

Epic Adventure: Epic Flights
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By Peter Bull. Kingfisher; Brdbk edition.

The first people to fly did so in hot-air balloons. Some 120 years later, theWright brothers’ heavier-than-air flying machine made powered, controlled flight possible. Ever since, aviators have aspired to fly faster, farther, and higher. Charles Lindbergh set the world alight with his nonstop flight acrossthe Atlantic. Amy Johnson won hearts and acclaim flying solo from England to Australia in a small biplane. With advances in rocketry, a new era dawned. The world watched in awe as the Apollo 11 astronauts landed on the Moon. The Voyager claimed the last major record for fixed-wing aircraft, flying nonstop around the world. And aviation's last major record was set when the Breitling Orbiter 3 pilots flew their balloon nonstop around the world.

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