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The day the crayons came home

Daywalt, Drew,


"Contains special glow in the dark drawing" -- dust jacket. One day, Duncan is happily coloring with his crayons when a stack of postcards arrives in the mail from his former crayons, each of which has run away or been left behind, and all of which want to come home.
Date Published:2015

Mina

Forsythe, Matthew, 1976-,


"A Paula Wiseman Book." Junior Library Guild. Mina the mouse is very upset when her father brings home a pet "squirrel" that she is certain is a cat.
Date Published:2022

Alien escape

Stilton, Geronimo,


Kirkus Review, March2014. Library Media Connection, October2014. Geronimo Stiltonix, the Geronimo Stilton of a parallel universe, lives on a spaceship with his spacemouse family and friends. When his spaceship is in danger of exploding, the only solution is to replace the engine's batteries with a rare element. When a group of mysterious aliens wants to help, Geronimo is relieved. But are they really friends or foes?
Date Published:2014

Kirkus Review, March2014. Library Media Connection, October2014. Geronimo Stiltonix, the Geronimo Stilton of a parallel universe, lives on a spaceship with his spacemouse family and friends. When his spaceship is in danger of exploding, the only solution is to replace the engine's batteries with a rare element. When a group of mysterious aliens wants to help, Geronimo is relieved. But are they really friends or foes?

Date Published:2014

Animals in polar regions

Lambilly-Bresson, Elisabeth de,


This book shows seven animals that live in the icy climate of Earth's poles and lets each animal tell its story.
Date Published:2008

Dogs in the dead of night

Osborne, Mary Pope,


May include stickers. Jack and Annie travel to a monastery in the Swiss Alps where, with the help of St. Bernard dogs and magic, they seek the second of four special objects necessary to break the spell on the wizard Merlin's beloved penguin, Penny.
Date Published:2017

Blue : a history of the color as deep as the sea and as wide as the sky

Brew-Hammond, Nana Ekua,


Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books starre. Pub Weekly. School Library Journal. Booklist, October2021. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books starre, January2022. Horn Book, January2022. Kirkus Review, September2014. Library Media Connection, January2015. Pub Weekly, January2022. School Library Journal, August2014. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), October2014. This picture book follows one color's journey throughout history--from ancient Afghan painters to 1905, when a chemical blue dye was created--and around the world, as it becomes the blue we know today.
Date Published:2022

Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books starre. Pub Weekly. School Library Journal. Booklist, October2021. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books starre, January2022. Horn Book, January2022. Kirkus Review, September2014. Library Media Connection, January2015. Pub Weekly, January2022. School Library Journal, August2014. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), October2014. This picture book follows one color's journey throughout history--from ancient Afghan painters to 1905, when a chemical blue dye was created--and around the world, as it becomes the blue we know today.

Date Published:2022

If you take a mouse to school

Numeroff, Laura Joffe.


Book Links (A.L.A.). Publisher's Weekly. School Library Journal. Book Links (A.L.A.), November 2005. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), October 2002. Horn Book, April 2003. Kirkus Review, June 2002. Publisher's Weekly, June 2002. School Library Journal, September 2002. Describes the mountain of mischief a mouse could get into--in science class, reading class, and playtime, for example--if he came along to school.
Date Published:2002

Book Links (A.L.A.). Publisher's Weekly. School Library Journal. Book Links (A.L.A.), November 2005. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), October 2002. Horn Book, April 2003. Kirkus Review, June 2002. Publisher's Weekly, June 2002. School Library Journal, September 2002. Describes the mountain of mischief a mouse could get into--in science class, reading class, and playtime, for example--if he came along to school.

Date Published:2002

Stubby the war dog : the true story of World War I's bravest dog

Bausum, Ann,


Booklist starred, April 2014. Horn Book, October 2014. Kirkus Review, April 2014. Publisher's Weekly, April 2014. School Library Journal starred, April 2014. American soldier J. Robert Conroy befriended a stray dog while training to fight in WW I. They bonded so closely that Conroy smuggled him to Europe, where Stubby accompanied Conroy's regiment on the Western Front.
Date Published:2014

Geckos

Velthaus, Sally,


Includes glossary. Includes index. This book is a brief introduction to geckos, discussing their characteristics, range, habitat, food, offspring, and dangers.
Date Published:2006

Violet Mackerel's remarkable recovery

Branford, Anna,


"Originally published in 2011 by Walker Books Australia"--t-p. verso. With her knack for seeing the positive, six-year-old Violet anticipates extraordinary results after getting her tonsils removed, such as making a special new friend and turning her everyday voice into an opera voice.
Date Published:2013

Junie B. Jones smells something fishy

Park, Barbara,


Frustrated because the rules for her class's Pet Day will not let her take her dog to school, Junie B. Jones considers taking a raccoon, a worm, a dead fish, and other unusual replacements.
Date Published:1998

Gigi and Ojiji : food for thought

Iwai, Melissa,


Junior Library Guild. "Ohayo! It's breakfast time and Gigi can't wait to make her favorite meal--peanut butter toast. Yummy! But Ojiji doesn't like peanut butter. How can anyone NOT like peanut butter? Ojiji prefers Japanese foods--like natto, made from fermented soybeans. Will Gigi learn to love a new breakfast treat? This newest work in the series highlights the close relationship of Gigi and her grandfather and trying new things!"
Date Published:2023

Junior Library Guild. "Ohayo! It's breakfast time and Gigi can't wait to make her favorite meal--peanut butter toast. Yummy! But Ojiji doesn't like peanut butter. How can anyone NOT like peanut butter? Ojiji prefers Japanese foods--like natto, made from fermented soybeans. Will Gigi learn to love a new breakfast treat? This newest work in the series highlights the close relationship of Gigi and her grandfather and trying new things!"

Date Published:2023

The youngest marcher : the story of Audrey Faye Hendricks, a young civil rights activist

Levinson, Cynthia,


Tells the story of Audrey Faye Hendricks, a nine-year-old civil rights activist, who marched and was jailed in order to rid Birmingham, Alabama of its segregation laws.
Date Published:2017

The last kids on Earth and the forbidden fortress

Brallier, Max,


"Netflix. A Netflix original series"--Front cover. "Picking up after Quint and Dirk's Hero Quest, the Last Kids are happily reunited--but quickly faced with a monstrous new mission. Inside an other-dimensional fortress, the evil Thrull, alongside a vile new villain, is carrying out a sinister plan. Jack, Quint, June and Dirk must make their own plans to infiltrate the stronghold before Thrull gets any closer to completing the mysterious Tower, a structure that could ultimately spell doom for this dimension"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2023

"Netflix. A Netflix original series"--Front cover. "Picking up after Quint and Dirk's Hero Quest, the Last Kids are happily reunited--but quickly faced with a monstrous new mission. Inside an other-dimensional fortress, the evil Thrull, alongside a vile new villain, is carrying out a sinister plan. Jack, Quint, June and Dirk must make their own plans to infiltrate the stronghold before Thrull gets any closer to completing the mysterious Tower, a structure that could ultimately spell doom for this dimension"--Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2023

Quién es Lionel Messi

Stabler, David,


Translation of: Meet Lionel Messi. "Soccer forward Lionel Messi of Paris Saint-Germain is known for his skillful goal-scoring and his collection of awards. Readers will dive into Messi's impressive career and life"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2024

Listening to the stars : Jocelyn Bell Burnell discovers pulsars

Parachini, Jodie,


Kirkus Starred, March2021. Publishers Weekly, June2021. School Library Journal starred, March2021. "A biography of astrophysicist Jocelyn Bell Burnell, who helped build a radio telescope that helped her discover pulsars, a new type of star. Some scientists consider it the greatest astronomical discovery of the twentieth century. Despite this achievement, she was overlooked in favor of two male colleagues when the Nobel Prize for physics was awarded. Bell is still working and teaching today, with recognition"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2021

Kirkus Starred, March2021. Publishers Weekly, June2021. School Library Journal starred, March2021. "A biography of astrophysicist Jocelyn Bell Burnell, who helped build a radio telescope that helped her discover pulsars, a new type of star. Some scientists consider it the greatest astronomical discovery of the twentieth century. Despite this achievement, she was overlooked in favor of two male colleagues when the Nobel Prize for physics was awarded. Bell is still working and teaching today, with recognition"--Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2021

Quint and Dirk's hero quest

Brallier, Max,


"Netflix. A Netflix original series"--Cover. Starring in their own epic adventure, dynamic duo Quint Baker and Dirk Savage encounter new monsters and embark on a post-apocalyptic quest for the ages.
Date Published:2022

Los oce anos, lagos, y ri os

Ostopowich, Melanie,


Includes index. Translation of: Oceans, lakes, and rivers. An introduction to oceans, lakes, and rivers that discusses their role in the water cycle and examines how water is used and protected and includes a quiz and an activity.
Date Published:2018

Locomotive

Floca, Brian,


Booklist starred, July 2013. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books starre, September 2013. Horn Book Starred, September 2013. Horn Book, April 2014. Kirkus Starred, April 2013. New York Times, November 2013. Pub Weekly, July 2013. School Library Journal starred, July 2013. William C. Morris Award, January 2014. Almost 150 years ago, just after the Civil War, the completion of the transcontinental railway radically changed both this country's landscape and the opportunities of its people. The book traces a family's journey west from Omaha, Nebraska, on America's first transcontinental railroad.
Date Published:2013

Booklist starred, July 2013. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books starre, September 2013. Horn Book Starred, September 2013. Horn Book, April 2014. Kirkus Starred, April 2013. New York Times, November 2013. Pub Weekly, July 2013. School Library Journal starred, July 2013. William C. Morris Award, January 2014. Almost 150 years ago, just after the Civil War, the completion of the transcontinental railway radically changed both this country's landscape and the opportunities of its people. The book traces a family's journey west from Omaha, Nebraska, on America's first transcontinental railroad.

Date Published:2013

Captain Underpants and the invasion of the incredibly naughty cafeteria ladies from outer space (and the subsequent assault of the equally evil lunchroom zombie nerds) : the third epic novel

Pilkey, Dav, 1966-,


2015 Scholastic Edition: "Now in Full Color." Some editions include CD-ROM. Not all libraries will circulate accompanying materials. Check with your librarian. Booklist starred, September 1999. Booklist, May 1999. Booklist, September 15, 1999. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), May 1999. Kirkus Review, July 1999. Kirkus, July 15, 1999. New York Times, June 1999. Publisher's Weekly, July 1999. School library journal, November 1999. School Library Journal, November 1999. Only Captain Underpants can stop the three evil space aliens who have invaded Jerome Horwitz Elementary School.
Date Published:2015

2015 Scholastic Edition: "Now in Full Color." Some editions include CD-ROM. Not all libraries will circulate accompanying materials. Check with your librarian. Booklist starred, September 1999. Booklist, May 1999. Booklist, September 15, 1999. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), May 1999. Kirkus Review, July 1999. Kirkus, July 15, 1999. New York Times, June 1999. Publisher's Weekly, July 1999. School library journal, November 1999. School Library Journal, November 1999. Only Captain Underpants can stop the three evil space aliens who have invaded Jerome Horwitz Elementary School.

Date Published:2015