Tuesday, September 14, 2010

More New Books in the Children's Area!

Beginner Book:
Ling and Ting Not Exactly the Same by Grace Lin
Ling and Ting are twins. They are a lot alike, but they are not exactly the same. See how they are different in this story.

Picture Books:
Zoom by Diane Adams
This rhyming text tells a story about a father and son riding a roller coaster. The illustrations are great!

The Blue House Dog by Deborah Blumenthal
A boy whose beloved dog has died, and a dog whose owner also died, find each other and slowly begin to trust one another.

Cool Dog, School Dog by Deborah Heiligman
Tinka follows his boy to school one day. He makes a big mess of things. The teacher wants him to go home. But in the end Tinka gets to stay at school. See why!!

Trevor's Wiggly-Wobbly Tooth by Lester L. Laminack
What a delightful book! Trevor has a loose tooth. Will he allow someone to pull it? Will he let it come out when it's ready? How will that tooth come out?

Smelly Bill by Daniel Postgate
Nobody could get the dog, Smelly Bill, clean. They tried, but he would always escape before getting a bath. That is until Aunt Bleach came to dogsit. The dog ends up clean, but what about Aunt Bleach?

A Sick Day for Amos McGee by Philip C. Stead
This is a cute book. Amos works at the zoo. He plays with the animals, his friends. One day Amos is sick and doesn't go to work. Later that day, Amos has some rather unusual friends visit. Who do you suppose they are?

Ugly Pie by Lisa Wheeler
My-oh-my-oh-my! What is ugly pie? Bear thinks that ugly pie sounds really good. He goes to the neighbor's houses to see if they have any ugly pie, but they only have good pies. They do have some ingredients for the ugly pie he will make. This book includes a recipe for that ugly pie!

Non-Fiction Books:
My Teacher is a Dinosaur by Leedy
This is a book of prehistoric poems, jokes, riddles, and amazing facts.

Project Seahorse by Pamela S. Turner
See how the luster of the coral reef is being restored. Learn what's being done and what you can do to help.

Ballet for Martha by Jan Greenberg
This book tells how the ballet "Appalachian Spring" came to be.

The Klutz Book of Magic by John Cassidy
Find out how to do magic tricks in this book.

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