Saturday, August 04, 2007

New non-fiction books now available

Into the World of the Dead by Michael Boughn
Astonishing adventures in the underworld

Mary by Demi
The text is inspired by passages from the Bible.

Passover Around the World by Tami Lehman-Wilzig

Hurrican Katrina by Ellen Rodger

Suez Canal by Valerie Bodden
This is a modern wonders of the world book.

Moonbeams, Dumplings & Dragon Boats by Nina Simonds
This is a treasury of Chinese holiday tales, activities and recipes.

Go to Sleep, Gecko! retold by Margaret Read MacDonald
A gecko complains about the fireflies at night, but then it is brought to his attention that there was a reason for that and that all things in nature are connected.

Lies and Other Tall Tales adapted by Christopher Myers

The Talking Vegetables retold by Won-Ldy Paye and Margaret H. Lippert
After Spider refuses to help the villagers plant the vegetables, he is in for a surprise when he goes to pick some for himself.

The Stunning Science of Everything by Nick Arnold
This book is described as science with the squishy bits left in.

We Gather Together by Wendy Pfeffer
This book describes the science of the equinox and how harvests have been celebrated by different cultures throughout history.

Mesopotamie by Bonnie Coulter Leech
This is a book about creating and solving word problems while learning about Mesopotamie times.

How High Can A Dinosaur Count? by Valorie Fisher
This book has to do with math throughout. See if you can figure them out!

The Transcontinental Railroad by Therese Shea

Sunny Weather Days by Pam Rosenberg
This is an easy to read book about the sun.

Barnum Brown Dinosaur Hunter by David Sheldon
This book tells the story of Barnum Brown and how he found the biggest carnivore of all ages, T. Rex.

Encyclopedia of Animals by Karen McGhee

Creatures Great and Small by Karen Patkau
This book describes more unusual and captivating creatures.

The Life Cycle of the Salmon by Bobbie Kalman

The Life Cylce of the Emperor Penguin by Bobbie Kalman

Quest for the Tree Kangaroo by Sy Montgomery
The pictures in this book are incredible! This book takes you on a journey to the Cloud Forest of New Guinea.

Saving Manatees by Stephen R. Swinburne

Ancient Thunder by Loe Yerxa
This book has tremendous pictures! It tells a story about wild horses.

Tools by Taro Miura
See if you can figure out who uses the tools in this book.

Go! The Whole World of Transportation
This book takes you on a visual journey to the world of travel from ordinary to the extraordinary.

The International Cookbook for Kids by Matthew Locricchio

Bake it Up by Rose Dunnington

Super Sandwiches byRose Dunnington

Fingernail Art by Thiranut Boonyadhistarn

M is for Masterpiece by David Domeniconi
This author explores work of art while going through the alphabet.

Skyscrapers by Chris Oxlade

Beading (Bracelets, Barrettes, and Beyond) by Thiranut Boonyadhistarn

Look Closer by Caroline Desnoettes
This is a book about art masterpieces through the ages.

Stamping Art by Thiranut Boonyadhistarn

Are You Quite Polite? silly dilly manners songs by Alan Katz and David Catrow

John Madden's Heroes of Football
This is about the history of football.

Girls' Softball (Winning on the Diamond) by Heather E. Schwartz

Extreme Skiing by Kelley MacAulay & Bobbie Kalman

Extreme Wakeboarding by Bobbie Kalman

The Entrance Place of Wonders by Daphne Muse
This is a book of poems of the Harlem Renaissance.

Beware, Take Care by Lilian Moore
There is always something lurking in the spooky-but-fun urban world of these poems.

Harlem a poem by Walter Dean Myers

Where Does Pepper Come From? and Other Fun Facts by Brigitte Raab

Evelyn Cisneros Prima Ballerina by Katherine Krohn

To Go Singing Through the World by Deborah Kogan Ray
This book is about the childhood of Pablo Neruda.

An Apple for Harriet Tubman by Glennette Tilley Turner
A book about Harriet Tubman

Pompeii AD 79 by Vic Parker
This is a book about a city buried by a volcanic eruption.

The Black Death 1347-1350 by Cath Senker
This book is about the plague that spread across Europe.

Nations of the Southeast by Bobbie Kalman
All about Indians of the Southeast

Hidden World of the Aztec by Peter Lourie

The Louisiana Purchase by David Schaffer

Pennsylvania: William Penn and the City of Brotherly Love by Bonnie Hinman

Ancient Inca by Beth Gruber
Archaeology unlocks the secrets of the Inca's past.

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