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Mammoths on the move

Wheeler, Lisa, 1963-,


Booklist, May 2006. Horn Book, October 2006. Kirkus Starred, March 2006. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 2007. School Library Journal, June 2006. Science Books & Films (A.A.A.S.), July 2006. Wilson's Children, October 2010. Rhyming text describes the trek of a herd of mammoths south for the winter, covering what they eat, how they cope with the cold along the way, and how they protect their young from predators.
Date Published:2006

Booklist, May 2006. Horn Book, October 2006. Kirkus Starred, March 2006. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 2007. School Library Journal, June 2006. Science Books & Films (A.A.A.S.), July 2006. Wilson's Children, October 2010. Rhyming text describes the trek of a herd of mammoths south for the winter, covering what they eat, how they cope with the cold along the way, and how they protect their young from predators.

Date Published:2006

Soar

Bauer, Joan, 1951-,


Moving to Hillcrest, Ohio, when his adoptive father accepts a temporary job, twelve-year-old Jeremiah, a heart transplant recipient, has sixty days to find a baseball team to coach.
Date Published:2017

The Lincolns : a scrapbook look at Abraham and Mary

Fleming, Candace,


Backwoods boy -- Bluegrass girl -- The happiest stages of life -- Tumultuous times -- And the war came: Washington, 1861 -- This awful burden: Washington, 1862-63 -- With charity for all: Washington, 1864-65 -- Blind from weeping. A dual biography of Abraham Lincoln and his wife, Mary, using photographs, letters, engravings, and cartoons to look at their childhoods, courtship, marriage, children, and other joys and traumas of their years together, including their deaths.
Date Published:2008

Backwoods boy -- Bluegrass girl -- The happiest stages of life -- Tumultuous times -- And the war came: Washington, 1861 -- This awful burden: Washington, 1862-63 -- With charity for all: Washington, 1864-65 -- Blind from weeping. A dual biography of Abraham Lincoln and his wife, Mary, using photographs, letters, engravings, and cartoons to look at their childhoods, courtship, marriage, children, and other joys and traumas of their years together, including their deaths.

Date Published:2008

The first cat in space ate pizza. Book one /

Barnett, Mac,


Statement of responsibility from front cover. v. numbering from spine. Booklist, April2022. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), April2022. Horn Book, July2022. Kirkus Review, March2022. Pub Weekly, April2022. School Library Journal starred, May2022. "Something terrible is happening in the skies! Rats are eating the MOON! There's only ONE hero for the job, a bold and fearsome beast bioengineered in a secret lab to be the moon's savior and Earth's last hope! And that hero is--a cat. A cat who will be blasted into space! Accompanied by the imperious Moon Queen and LOZ 4000, a toenail clipping robot, the First Cat in Space journeys across a fantastic lunar landscape in a quest to save the world. Will these unlikely heroes save the moon in time? Can a toenail-clipping robot find its purpose in the vast universe? And will the First Cat in Space ever eat some pizza?"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2022

Statement of responsibility from front cover. v. numbering from spine. Booklist, April2022. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), April2022. Horn Book, July2022. Kirkus Review, March2022. Pub Weekly, April2022. School Library Journal starred, May2022. "Something terrible is happening in the skies! Rats are eating the MOON! There's only ONE hero for the job, a bold and fearsome beast bioengineered in a secret lab to be the moon's savior and Earth's last hope! And that hero is--a cat. A cat who will be blasted into space! Accompanied by the imperious Moon Queen and LOZ 4000, a toenail clipping robot, the First Cat in Space journeys across a fantastic lunar landscape in a quest to save the world. Will these unlikely heroes save the moon in time? Can a toenail-clipping robot find its purpose in the vast universe? And will the First Cat in Space ever eat some pizza?"--Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2022

Shoo, Fly Guy

Arnold, Tedd,


A pet fly searches for his favorite brown, oozy, lumpy, smelly food.
Date Published:2006

It's an orange aardvark

Hall, Michael, 1954-,


On die-cut pages. Booklist, May 01, 2014. Horn Book, October 2014. Kirkus starred, March 15, 2014. Kirkus Starred, March 2014. Publishers Weekly Annex, May 2014. School Library Journal, April 2014. School library journal, Aprill 2014. The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, September 2014. A carpenter ant drills a hole to see what is outside his stump, worrying his fellow ants, and when new holes reveal different colors they fabricate a story about the horrible beast that will soon attack.
Date Published:2014

On die-cut pages. Booklist, May 01, 2014. Horn Book, October 2014. Kirkus starred, March 15, 2014. Kirkus Starred, March 2014. Publishers Weekly Annex, May 2014. School Library Journal, April 2014. School library journal, Aprill 2014. The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, September 2014. A carpenter ant drills a hole to see what is outside his stump, worrying his fellow ants, and when new holes reveal different colors they fabricate a story about the horrible beast that will soon attack.

Date Published:2014

A whole nother story

Soup, Cuthbert,


Booklist. Kirkus Starred. Publisher's Weekly. Ethan Cheeseman and his children, ages eight, twelve, and fourteen, hope to settle in a nice small town, at least long enough to complete work on a time machine, but spies and government agents have been pursuing them for two years and are about to catch up.
Date Published:2010

The last mapmaker

Soontornvat, Christina,


Newbery Medal/Honor. Eager to start a new life, twelve-year-old Sai secretly assists esteemed mapmaker, Paiyoon, on an expedition to chart the southern seas, but when she learns they are heading to the Sunderlands, a land of dragons, danger, and riches beyond imagining, Sai must weigh the cost of her dreams.
Date Published:2022

Houston Texans

Glave, Tom,


Text and photographs chronicle the history of the Houston Texans football team.
Date Published:2016

Junie B. Jones and that meanie Jim's birthday

Park, Barbara,


Junie B. is very upset when a boy in her class plans to invite everyone except her to his birthday party, but her grandfather helps her deal with the situation.
Date Published:1996

Each little bird that sings

Wiles, Debbie,


"Gulliver Books." Ten-year-old Comfort is acquainted with death since her family runs a funeral parlor, but she is unprepared for the series of events that begins with the death of her great-uncle Edisto.
Date Published:2006

Amulet. Book 1, The stonekeeper /

Kibuishi, Kazu, 1978-,


Best books for children : preschool through grade 6. Best books for middle school and junior high readers. Booklist, December 01, 2007. Kirkus, November 15, 2007. School library journal, January 2008. The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, April 2008. Wilson Children's catalog. Wilson Middle and junior high core collection. Horn book guide, After moving to their ancestral home, Emily and Navin's mother is kidnapped by a tentacled creature in the basement that leads the children on a deadly chase into the magical world below their home.
Date Published:2008

Best books for children : preschool through grade 6. Best books for middle school and junior high readers. Booklist, December 01, 2007. Kirkus, November 15, 2007. School library journal, January 2008. The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, April 2008. Wilson Children's catalog. Wilson Middle and junior high core collection. Horn book guide, After moving to their ancestral home, Emily and Navin's mother is kidnapped by a tentacled creature in the basement that leads the children on a deadly chase into the magical world below their home.

Date Published:2008

Attack of the 50-foot Fly Guy

Arnold, Tedd,


When Fly Guy snacks from a radioactive trash can, he grows until he is fifty feet tall--and Buzz has to find out a way to counteract the effect before the army attacks his pet.
Date Published:2019

It screams at night

Dahl, Michael,


Includes glossary. Strange blood -- The tower -- In chains -- Dragon cry. A lonely farmhouse on a deserted dirt road holds a terrible secret. A young boy is held captive by his family, but it's for his own good. They are trying to protect him from a dangerous creature. A creature that screams in the night.
Date Published:2009

Yertle the turtle : and other stories

Seuss, Dr.


2008 50th Anniversary edition: "With 32 pages of rarely seen Seuss images and commentary by Charles D. Cohen." 2008 50th Anniversary edition: Includes bibliographical references (pages 112-113). Subtitle on 2008 50th Anniversary edition: "a 50th-anniversary retrospective." Contains three modern fables in verse: "Yertle the turtle," "Gertrude McFuzz," and "The big brag."
Date Published:2008

Indians of the Northwest Coast and Plateau


Includes index. Who were the Indians of the Northwest Coast and Plateau cultural areas? -- A land of plenty -- Indian society -- Tribal leaders -- The roles of men and women -- Slaves in Indian society -- Making war -- The spirit world -- Guardian spirits -- Potlatch ceremonies -- Food ceremonies -- Weddings and funerals -- Everyday works of art -- Indian carvings -- Pictures in stone -- Traditional upbringing -- Indian villages -- Homes for all seasons -- Clothing and jewelry -- Fishing for a meal -- Hunting and gathering -- Mealtimes -- Life lessons -- Transportation -- Trading among tribes -- Sports and games -- A changing way of life -- Holding on to tradition. A discussion of the Indians of the Northwest Coast and Plateau, including who the people were, where they lived, the rise of civilization, social structure, religion, art and architecture, science and technology, daily life, entertainment and sports, and fall of civilization. Features include timelines, fact boxes, glossary, list of recommended readings and web sites, and index.
Date Published:2009

Includes index. Who were the Indians of the Northwest Coast and Plateau cultural areas? -- A land of plenty -- Indian society -- Tribal leaders -- The roles of men and women -- Slaves in Indian society -- Making war -- The spirit world -- Guardian spirits -- Potlatch ceremonies -- Food ceremonies -- Weddings and funerals -- Everyday works of art -- Indian carvings -- Pictures in stone -- Traditional upbringing -- Indian villages -- Homes for all seasons -- Clothing and jewelry -- Fishing for a meal -- Hunting and gathering -- Mealtimes -- Life lessons -- Transportation -- Trading among tribes -- Sports and games -- A changing way of life -- Holding on to tradition. A discussion of the Indians of the Northwest Coast and Plateau, including who the people were, where they lived, the rise of civilization, social structure, religion, art and architecture, science and technology, daily life, entertainment and sports, and fall of civilization. Features include timelines, fact boxes, glossary, list of recommended readings and web sites, and index.

Date Published:2009

Clara Barton : I want to help!

Dubowski, Cathy East,


Courage under fire -- "I remember nothing but fear" -- An eager nurse -- "Give her a school to teach" -- Free schools for all -- War breaks out -- Clara finds a new cause -- Angel of the battlefield -- A search for the missing -- A new way to serve -- The American Red Cross -- Her work lives on. Presents a biography of Clara Barton, and chronicles her childhood in Massachusetts, education and early teaching experiences, efforts to help the wounded during the Civil War, search for missing soldiers after the war, and struggles to bring the Red Cross to America.
Date Published:2006

Courage under fire -- "I remember nothing but fear" -- An eager nurse -- "Give her a school to teach" -- Free schools for all -- War breaks out -- Clara finds a new cause -- Angel of the battlefield -- A search for the missing -- A new way to serve -- The American Red Cross -- Her work lives on. Presents a biography of Clara Barton, and chronicles her childhood in Massachusetts, education and early teaching experiences, efforts to help the wounded during the Civil War, search for missing soldiers after the war, and struggles to bring the Red Cross to America.

Date Published:2006

If you give a moose a muffin

Numeroff, Laura Joffe,


Sequel to: If you give a mouse a cookie. Chaos can ensue if you give a moose a muffin and start him on a cycle of urgent requests.
Date Published:1992

Diary of a wimpy kid : Greg Heffley's journal

Kinney, Jeff,


Best books for children : preschool through grade 6. Best books for middle school and junior high readers. Book Links-starred, January 2008. Booklist, April 01, 2007. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, June 2007. Horn Book, October 2007. Kirkus Review, March 2007. Pub Weekly, March 2007. School library journal, April 2007. Voice of Youth Advocates , April 2007. Wilson's Children, October 2010. Wilson's Junior High School, January 2010. Horn book guide, Greg records his sixth grade experiences in a middle school where he and his best friend, Rowley, undersized weaklings amid boys who need to shave twice daily, hope just to survive, but when Rowley grows more popular, Greg must take drastic measures to save their friendship.
Date Published:2007

Best books for children : preschool through grade 6. Best books for middle school and junior high readers. Book Links-starred, January 2008. Booklist, April 01, 2007. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, June 2007. Horn Book, October 2007. Kirkus Review, March 2007. Pub Weekly, March 2007. School library journal, April 2007. Voice of Youth Advocates , April 2007. Wilson's Children, October 2010. Wilson's Junior High School, January 2010. Horn book guide, Greg records his sixth grade experiences in a middle school where he and his best friend, Rowley, undersized weaklings amid boys who need to shave twice daily, hope just to survive, but when Rowley grows more popular, Greg must take drastic measures to save their friendship.

Date Published:2007

Wayside School gets a little stranger

Sachar, Louis, 1954-


Book Links (A.L.A.), May 2006. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), March 1995. Child Study Children's Book Committee, January 1996. Kirkus Review, April 1995. Kliatt, March 2005. Library Talk. Publisher's Weekly. School Library Journal, April 1995. Wilson's Children, October 2010. Unusual things continue to happen in the classroom on the thirtieth floor of Wayside School, which was accidentally built sideways with one classroom on each story.
Date Published:1995

Book Links (A.L.A.), May 2006. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), March 1995. Child Study Children's Book Committee, January 1996. Kirkus Review, April 1995. Kliatt, March 2005. Library Talk. Publisher's Weekly. School Library Journal, April 1995. Wilson's Children, October 2010. Unusual things continue to happen in the classroom on the thirtieth floor of Wayside School, which was accidentally built sideways with one classroom on each story.

Date Published:1995