Elsewhere -- by Gabrielle Zevin (Author) (Book - Child)
Product Description "Welcome to Elsewhere. It is warm, with a breeze, and the beaches are marvelous. It's quiet and peaceful. You can't get sick or any older. Curious to see new paintings by Picasso?...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21)
Wow! City! -- by Robert Neubecker (Author) (Book - Child)
Product Description "Everyone dreams of visiting the big city, with its bright lights, tall buildings, and millions and millions of people. One lucky girl named Izzy climbs in her stroller and rides...
Ages 4 years - 8 years.
Merlin and the Making of the King -- by Margaret Hodges (Author) (Book - Child)
From School Library Journal:"This is a straightforward, expertly streamlined retelling of three popular Arthurian legends: "The Sword in the Stone," "Excalibur," and "The Lady of the Lake," based on...
Ages 9 years - 12 years.
The Fire-Eaters -- by David Almond (Author) (Book - Parent/Child)
Product Description "Bobby Burns knows he's a lucky lad. Growing up in sleepy Keely Bay, Bobby is exposed to all manner of wondrous things: stars reflecting off the icy sea, a friend that can heal...
Ages 9 years - 12 years.
Airborn -- by Kenneth Oppel (Author) (Book - Parent/Child)
Product Description: "Matt Cruse is a cabin boy on the Aurora, a huge airship that sails hundreds of feet above the ocean, ferrying wealthy passengers from city to city. It is the life Matt's always...
Ages 9 years - 12 years.
What Do You Do With a Tail Like This? -- by Steve Jenkins (Author) (Book - Child)
Product Description "A nose for digging? Ears that SEE? Eyes that SQUIRT BLOOD!??! Explore the many AMAZING things that animals can do with their ears, eyes, mouths, noses, feet, and, yes, tails in...
Ages 4 years - 8 years.
Horse Hooves and Chicken Feet: Mexican Folktales -- by Neil Philip (Author) (Book - Child)
Product Description "This unique collection of fifteen folktales draws on the rich storytelling tradition of Mexico's people and culture. Classic themes and fairytale elements are blended with magic...
Ages 9 years - 12 years.
The Tree of Life: A Book Depicting the Life of Charles Darwin Naturalist, Geologist and Thinker -- by Peter Sís (Author) (Book - Child)
Product Description "In this brilliant presentation of a revolutionary thinker's life, the picture book becomes an art form As far as I can judge, I am not apt to follow blindly the lead of other...
Ages 4 years - 8 years.
I Am a Taxi (The Cocalero Novels) -- by Deborah Ellis (Author) (Book - Child)
Product Description "For twelve-year-old Diego and his family, home is the San Sebastian Women's Prison in Cochabamba, Bolivia. His parents farmed coca, a traditional Bolivian medicinal plant, until...
Ages 9 years - 12 years.
Shy Charles -- by Rosemary Wells (Author) (Book - Child)
"``Charles is as happy as he could be,'' but he is so shy he won't thank Mrs. Belinski for a treat, and he refuses to play with Wanda Sue or answer the phone. ``This can't go on,'' says Charles'...
All Ages
Age groups: Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5)