Best Kids Books

Fancy Nancy’s Fashion Parade!

February 6, 2009 – 1:43 pm

Author: Jane O’connor
Publisher: HarperFestival

Product Description

Springtime for Fancy Nancy means flowers, butterflies, sunshine, and most of all . . . a chance to show off her fabulous spring fashions!

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Learn to Read Kindergarten Edition

February 4, 2009 – 10:47 am

Rating: Rated 4.5 stars (57 reviews)
Author: Hooked on Phonics
Publisher: Hooked On Phonics

Product Description

1st level of the Learn to Read series!

Packed with musical audio CDs, flash cards, a workbook, and a library of 24 magical books, Hooked on Phonics Learn to Read Kindergarten is a great way to get started with basic phonics skills. Kids learn about letters and sounds, learn how to put them together to form words, and then read great stories and books using the words just learned. Plus, a CD-ROM with 28 computer activities is designed to reinforce new skills with fun games designed to be played independently.

Research shows that the Hooked on Phonics Learn to Read program is:

Recommended by 97% of users
9 out of 10 users say it improves their child’s overall school performance
88% of users say it improved their child’s reading level by one or more grades
88% of users say it taught their child to read

Study conducted by an independent research firm of 160 consumers, March, 2007.

What s Included:

1 workbook with stories and activities
10 companion books
14 Hooked on PhonicsÃƒÂ‚Ã‚Â® storybooks
3 audio CDs
1 CD-ROM
2 progress posters to track learning success
1 set of fun stickers kids love
1 Parent’s guide
4 flash card sets

What Parents Say:

“Not only did he learn to read, he enjoys reading.”

Colleen

Mother of Christopher
“The teachers at school are amazed.”

Briana

Mother of Brenna, age 4
“He does not struggle at all and likes to take his books to my husband to show Dad he can read.”

Sara

Parent
“I really enjoyed watching him learn to read.”

Colleen

Mother of Christopher

Windows System Requirements

Windows 98/2000/Me compatible

PentiumÃ‚Â® Class 133 MHz or higher

32-MB RAM

20-MB free hard-drive space

4X CD-ROM drive

16-bit depth graphics

640×480 display

16-bit sound card

Standard keyboard and mouse

2-MB video card

Macintosh System Requirements

Mac OS version 7.6 through 10.3

This program runs in Classic mode for all versions of Mac OS 10 through 10.4 except for Macs with Intel

120-MHz PowerPC 603e or higher

32-MB RAM

20-MB free hard-drive space

4X CD-ROM drive

16-bit depth graphics

640×480 display

16-bit sound card

Standard keyboard and mouse

2-MB video card

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The Night Before the 100th Day of School (Reading Railroad)

February 4, 2009 – 7:37 am

Rating: (2 reviews)
Author: Natasha Wing
Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap

Product Description
The 100th day of school is almost here and one student is desperate to find 100 of anything to bring to class. Then all of sudden inspiration strikes, and he comes up with a surprise that makes the 100th day celebration one to remember! This hilarious story of a popular school tradition offers a perfect modern twist on Clement C. Moore’s classic poem.

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The Story Of Ruby Bridges (Scholastic Bookshelf)

February 4, 2009 – 1:19 am

Rating: (28 reviews)
Author: Robert Coles
Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks

Product Description

Category: Biography”Please, God, try to forgive those people. Because even if they say those bad things, They don’t know what they’re doing.”This is the true story of an extraordinary 6-year-old who helped shape history when she became the first African-American sent to first grade in an all white school. This moving book captures the courage of a little girl standing alone in the face of racism.”Ford’s moving watercolor paintings…capture the…warmth of Ruby’s family and community, the immense powers against her, and her shining inner strength.” –Booklist

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Peter Pan: A Classic Collectible Pop-Up

February 3, 2009 – 10:52 pm

Rating: Rated 5.0 stars (14 reviews)
Author:
Publisher: Little Simon

Product Description
Readers will delight in this retelling of the classic story of Neverland, pirates, and flying. Robert Sabuda’s elegant text and paper engineering give new life to favorite charcters like Tinkerbell, Wendy, Michael, and John, and, of course, Peter Pan. Sabuda’s beautiful pop-ups are further complemented by full color illustrations that pull readers even deeper into the magical world that is Neverland.

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A River of Words: The Story of William Carlos Williams

February 3, 2009 – 2:07 pm

Rating: Rated 5.0 stars (6 reviews)
Author: Jen Bryant
Publisher: Eerdmans Books for Young Readers

Product Description
In this picture book biography of William Carlos Williams, Bryant’s engaging prose and Sweet’s stunning mixed-media illustrations celebrate the amazing man who found a way to earn a living and to honor his calling to be a poet. Full color.

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Scat

February 2, 2009 – 2:58 pm

Rating: Rated 5.0 stars (3 reviews)
Author: Carl Hiaasen
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers

Product Description
Mrs. Bunny Starch, the most feared biology teacher ever, was last seen during a field trip to Black Vine Swamp. The school’s headmaster and the police seem to have accepted the sketchy, unsigned note explaining that her absence is due to a “family emergency.” There’s no real evidence of foul play. But still, Nick and Marta don’t buy it. Something weird is definitely going on.

Carl Hiaasen is a columnist for the Miami Herald and is the author of many bestselling books, including Sick Puppy, Nature Girl, and The Downhill Lie. He lives in Florida.

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Heart of Darkness

February 2, 2009 – 12:47 pm

Rating: Rated 3.5 stars (17 reviews)
Author: Joseph Conrad
Publisher: Prestwick House Inc.

Product Description
Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness was first published in 1899 in serial form in London’s Blackwood’s Magazine.

Loosely based on Conrad’s firsthand experience of rescuing a company agent from a remote station in the heart of the Congo, the novel is considered a literary bridge between the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. With its modern literary approach to questions such as the ambiguous nature of good and evil, the novel foreshadows many of the themes and techniques that define modern literature.

This Prestwick House Literary Touchstone Edition includes a glossary and reader’s notes to help the modern reader contend with Conrad’s complex approach to the human condition.

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The Runaway Bunny Lap Edition

February 1, 2009 – 1:45 am

Rating: Rated 4.0 stars (144 reviews)
Author: Margaret Wise Brown
Publisher: HarperFestival

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Charlotte’s Web

January 31, 2009 – 1:53 am

Rating: (428 reviews)
Author: E. B. White
Publisher: HarperCollins

Product Description

Beloved by generations, Charlotte’s Web and Stuart Little are two of the most cherished stories of all time. Now, for the first time ever, these treasured classics are available in lavish new collectors’ editions. In addition to a larger trim size, the original black-and-white art by Garth Williams has been lovingly colorized by renowned illustrator Rosemary Wells, adding another dimension to these two perfect books for young and old alike.

Amazon.com Review
An affectionate, sometimes bashful pig named Wilbur befriends a spider named Charlotte, who lives in the rafters above his pen. A prancing, playful bloke, Wilbur is devastated when he learns of the destiny that befalls all those of porcine persuasion. Determined to save her friend, Charlotte spins a web that reads “Some Pig,” convincing the farmer and surrounding community that Wilbur is no ordinary animal and should be saved. In this story of friendship, hardship, and the passing on into time, E.B. White reminds us to open our eyes to the wonder and miracle often found in the simplest of things.

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Knucklehead: Tall Tales and Almost True Stories of Growing up Scieszka

January 31, 2009 – 12:34 am

Rating: Rated 4.5 stars (12 reviews)
Author: Jon Scieszka
Publisher: Viking Juvenile

Product Description
How did Jon Scieszka get so funny, anyway? Growing up as one of six brothers was a good start, but that was just the beginning. Throw in Catholic school, lots of comic books, lazy summers at the lake with time to kill, babysitting misadventures, TV shows, jokes told at family dinner, and the result is Knucklehead. Part memoir, part scrapbook, this hilarious trip down memory lane provides a unique glimpse into the formation of a creative mind and a free spirit.

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Chrissa Stands Strong (American Girl Today)

January 30, 2009 – 9:16 pm

Author: Mary Casanova
Publisher: Amer Girl

Product Description
Chrissa s had a good summer, practicing for swim team tryouts. Then her world is shaken when she and her friends get mean text messages and there s an accident at the pool. Can one girl put an end to the bullying?

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Hunted (House of Night, Book 5)

January 30, 2009 – 1:34 pm

Author: P. C. Cast, Kristin Cast
Publisher: St. Martin’s Griffin

Product Description

What if the hottest guy in the world was hiding a nameless evil, and all he wanted was you?

At the start of this heart-pounding new installment of the bestselling House of Night series, Zoey’s friends have her back again and Stevie Rae and the red fledglings aren’t Neferet’s secrets any longer. But an unexpected danger has emerged. Neferet guards her powerful new consort, Kalona, and no one at the House of Night seems to understand the threat he poses. Kalona looks gorgeous, and he has the House of Night under his spell. A past life holds the key to breaking his rapidly spreading influence, but what if this past life shows Zoey secrets she doesn’t want to hear and truths she can’t face?

On the run and holed up in Tulsa’s Prohibition-era tunnels, Zoey and her gang must discover a way to deal with something that might bring them all down. Meanwhile, Zoey has a few other little problems. The red fledglings have cleaned up well – they’ve even managed to make the dark, creepy tunnels feel more like home – but are they really as friendly as they seem? On the boyfriend front, Zoey has a chance to make things right with super-hot ex-, Eric, but she can’t stop thinking about Stark, the archer who died in her arms after one unforgettable night, and she is driven to try to save him from Neferet’s sinister influence at all costs. Will anyone believe the power evil has to hide among us?

Dare to enter the House of Night: WWW.HOUSEOFNIGHTSERIES.COM

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3 Willows: The Sisterhood Grows (3 Willows (Hardback))

January 28, 2009 – 3:17 am

Rating: Rated 4.0 stars (15 reviews)
Author: Ann Brashares
Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers

Product Description
summer is a time to grow

seeds
Polly has an idea that she can’t stop thinking about, one that involves changing a few things about herself. She’s setting her sights on a more glamorous life, but it’s going to take all of her focus. At least that way she won’t have to watch her friends moving so far ahead.

roots
Jo is spending the summer at her family’s beach house, working as a busgirl and bonding with the older, cooler girls she’ll see at high school come September. She didn’t count on a brief fling with a cute boy changing her entire summer. Or feeling embarrassed by her middle school friends. And she didn’t count on her family at all. . .

leaves
Ama is not an outdoorsy girl. She wanted to be at an academic camp, doing research in an air-conditioned library, earning A’s. Instead her summer scholarship lands her on a wilderness trip full of flirting teenagers, blisters, impossible hiking trails, and a sad lack of hair products.
It is a new summer. And a new sisterhood. Come grow with them.

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The Plague

January 27, 2009 – 1:10 pm

Rating: Rated 4.5 stars (152 reviews)
Author: Albert Camus, Stuart Gilbert
Publisher: Vintage

Product Description
A haunting tale of human resilience in the face of unrelieved horror, Camus’ novel about a bubonic plague ravaging the people of a North African coastal town is a classic of twentieth-century literature.
Amazon.com Review
The Nobel prize-winning Albert Camus, who died in 1960, could not have known how grimly current his existentialist novel of epidemic and death would remain. Set in Algeria, in northern Africa, The Plague is a powerful study of human life and its meaning in the face of a deadly virus that sweeps dispassionately through the city, taking a vast percentage of the population with it.

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Vintage Valentines (Press Out Book)

January 26, 2009 – 12:33 pm

Rating: Rated 5.0 stars (9 reviews)
Author: Golden Books
Publisher: Golden Books

Product Description
This very special collection of vintage-style press-out cards, and envelopes, will conjure up memories of doilies, glitter, and shoeboxes full of homemade valentines! The red flocking on the cover will make consumers nostalgic for the simpler times during which these cards were originally created.

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Pretty Monsters: Stories

January 24, 2009 – 8:55 am

Rating: Rated 4.5 stars (5 reviews)
Author: Kelly Link
Publisher: Viking Juvenile

Product Description
Kelly Link has lit up adult literary publishing—and Viking is honored to publish her first YA story collection. Through the lens of Link’s vivid imagination, nothing is what it seems, and everything deserves a second look. From the multiple award-winning “The Faery Handbag,” in which a teenager’s grandmother carries an entire village (or is it a man-eating dog?) in her handbag, to the near-future of “The Surfer,” whose narrator (a soccer-playing skeptic) waits with a planeload of refugees for the aliens to arrive, Link’s stories are funny and full of unexpected insights and skewed perspectives on the world. Her fans range from Michael Chabon to Peter Buck of R.E.M. to Holly Black of Spiderwick Chronicles fame. Now teens can have their world rocked, too!

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Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela : With Connections (MacMillan Profiles)

January 24, 2009 – 7:48 am

Rating: Rated 4.5 stars (136 reviews)
Author: Nelson Mandela
Publisher: Holt McDougal

Product Description
An international hero, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, and leader of South Africa’s antiapartheid movement chronicles his life, including his tribal years, his time spent in prison, and his return to lead his people. 175,000 first printing. Major ad/promo.
Amazon.com Review
The famously taciturn South African president reveals much of himself in Long Walk to Freedom. A good deal of this autobiography was written secretly while Mandela was imprisoned for 27 years on Robben Island by South Africa’s apartheid regime. Among the book’s interesting revelations is Mandela’s ambivalence toward his lifetime of devotion to public works. It cost him two marriages and kept him distant from a family life he might otherwise have cherished. Long Walk to Freedom also discloses a strong and generous spirit that refused to be broken under the most trying circumstances–a spirit in which just about everybody can find something to admire.

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Castle

January 23, 2009 – 11:23 pm

Rating: Rated 5.0 stars (25 reviews)
Author: David Macaulay
Publisher: Sandpiper

Product Description
The word itself conjures up mystery, romance, intrigue, and grandeur. What could be more perfect for an author/illustrator who has continually stripped away the mystique of architectural structures that have long fascinated modern man? With typical zest and wry sense of humor punctuating his drawings, David Macaulay traces the step-by-step planning and construction of both castle and town.
Amazon.com Review
Imagine yourself in 13th-century England. King Edward I has just named the fictitious Kevin le Strange to be the Lord of Aberwyvern–”a rich but rebellious area of Northwest Wales.” Lord Kevin’s first task is to oversee the construction of a strategically placed castle and town in order to assure that England can “dominate the Welsh once and for all.” And a story is born! In the Caldecott Honor Book Castle, David Macaulay–author, illustrator, former architect and teacher–sets his sights on the creation and destiny of Lord Kevin’s magnificent castle perched on a bluff overlooking the sea. Brick by brick, tool by tool, worker by worker, we witness the methodical construction of a castle through exquisitely detailed pen-and-ink illustrations. Children who love to know how things work especially appreciate Macaulay’s passion for process and engineering. Moats, arrow loops, plumbing, dungeons, and weaponry are all explained in satisfying detail. This talented author also has a keen sense of irony and tragedy, which is played out in the intricacies of the human story: a castle can be built as a fortress, but ultimately it becomes obsolete when humans discover that cooperation works best. (Ages 9 and older) –Gail Hudson

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Princess Ben

January 23, 2009 – 12:20 pm

Rating: Rated 4.5 stars (27 reviews)
Author: Catherine Murdock
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Books for Children

Product Description

Benevolence is not your typical princess and Princess Ben is certainly not your typical fairy tale. With her parents lost to unknown assassins, Princess Ben ends up under the thumb of the conniving Queen Sophia, who is intent on marrying her off to the first available “specimen of imbecilic manhood.” Starved and miserable, locked in the castle’s highest tower, Ben stumbles upon a mysterious enchanted room. So begins her secret education in the magical arts: mastering an obstinate flying broomstick, furtively emptying the castle pantries, setting her hair on fire . . . But Ben’s private adventures are soon overwhelmed by a mortal threat facing the castle and indeed the entire country. Can Princess Ben save her kingdom from annihilation and herself from permanent enslavement?

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Big Sister Dora! (Dora the Explorer)

January 23, 2009 – 11:22 am

Rating: Rated 3.5 stars (7 reviews)
Author:
Publisher: Simon Spotlight/Nickelodeon

Product Description
Someone new is going to join Dora’s family! It’s someone who sleeps in a cradle, drinks from a bottle, wears diapers, and likes to be rocked to sleep. Can you guess who it might be?

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Little Mommy (Little Golden Book)

January 22, 2009 – 3:21 pm

Rating: Rated 5.0 stars (9 reviews)
Author:
Publisher: Golden Books

Product Description
THE “LITTLE MOMMY” in this story is an adorable little girl. We spend the day in her charming company as she cares for her dolls, treats their ills, gives them a tea party, feeds them dinner, and puts them to bed. Beautifully illustrated, this book has a timeless feel.

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The Sandman Vol. 1: Preludes and Nocturnes

January 22, 2009 – 11:52 am

Rating: Rated 4.5 stars (129 reviews)
Author: Neil Gaiman
Publisher: Vertigo

Product Description
“Wake up, sir. We’re here.” It’s a simple enough opening line–althoughnot many would have guessed back in 1991 thatthis would lead to one of the most popular and critically acclaimed comics of the second half of the century.In Preludes and Nocturnes, Neil Gaiman weaves the story of a man interested in capturing the physical manifestation of Death but who instead captures the King of Dreams. By Gaiman’s own admission there’s a lot in this first collection that is awkward and ungainly–which is not to say there are not frequent moments of greatness here. The chapter “24 Hours” is worth the price of the book alone; it stands as one of the most chilling examples of horror in comics. And let’s not underestimate Gaiman’s achievement of personifying Death as a perky, overly cheery, cute goth girl! All in all, I greatly prefer the roguish breaking of new ground in this book to the often dull precision of the concluding volumes of the Sandman series. –Jim Pascoe
Amazon.com Review
“Wake up, sir. We’re here.” It’s a simple enough opening line–although not many would have guessed back in 1991 that this would lead to one of the most popular and critically acclaimed comics of the second half of the century.

In Preludes and Nocturnes, Neil Gaiman weaves the story of a man interested in capturing the physical manifestation of Death but who instead captures the King of Dreams. By Gaiman’s own admission there’s a lot in this first collection that is awkward and ungainly–which is not to say there are not frequent moments of greatness here. The chapter “24 Hours” is worth the price of the book alone; it stands as one of the most chilling examples of horror in comics. And let’s not underestimate Gaiman’s achievement of personifying Death as a perky, overly cheery, cute goth girl! All in all, I greatly prefer the roguish breaking of new ground in this book to the often dull precision of the concluding volumes of the Sandman series. –Jim Pascoe

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Don’t Know Much About History: Everything You Need to Know About American History but Never Learned (Don’t Know Much About…)

January 22, 2009 – 9:43 am

Rating: Rated 3.5 stars (161 reviews)
Author: Kenneth C. Davis
Publisher: HarperCollins

Product Description

Who really discovered America? What was “the shot heard ’round the world”? Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings: Did he or didn’t he?

From the arrival of Columbus through the bizarre election of 2000 and beyond, Davis carries readers on a rollicking ride through more than 500 years of American history. In this updated edition of the classic anti-textbook, he debunks, recounts, and serves up the real story behind the myths and fallacies of American history.

Amazon.com Review
Finally, someone who tells history like it was, without the old textbook gloss that’s put so many students into premature naptime and misinformed the few who stayed awake. Davis corrects the myths and misconceptions from Columbus up through the Clinton administration, and shows that truth is more entertaining than propaganda.

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Barack Obama: Son of Promise, Child of Hope

January 21, 2009 – 3:58 am

Rating: (29 reviews)
Author: Nikki Grimes
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing

Product Description
Ever since Barack Obama was young, Hope has lived inside him. From the beaches of Hawaii to the streets of Chicago, from the jungles of Indonesia to the plains of Kenya, he has held on to Hope. Even as a boy, Barack knew he wasn’t quite like anybody else, but through his journeys he found the ability to listen to Hope and become what he was meant to be: a bridge to bring people together.

This is the moving story of an exceptional man, as told by Nikki Grimes and illustrated by Bryan Collier, both winners of the Coretta Scott King Award. Barack Obama has motivated Americans to believe with him, to believe that every one of us has the power to change ourselves and change our world.

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Listen to the Wind

January 20, 2009 – 3:28 am

Author: Greg Mortenson
Publisher: Dial

Product Description
Greg Mortenson stumbled, lost and delirious, into a remote Himalayan village after a failed climb up K2. The villagers saved his life, and he vowed to return and build them a school. The remarkable story of his promise kept is now perfect for reading aloud. Told in the voice of Korphe’s children, this story illuminates the humanity and culture of a relevant and distant part of the world in gorgeous collage, while sharing a riveting example of how one person can change thousands of lives.

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Stink: The Super-Incredible Collection: Books 1-3

January 18, 2009 – 10:34 pm

Rating: Rated 4.0 stars (2 reviews)
Author: Megan Mcdonald
Publisher: Candlewick

Product Description
What is way cooler than a story about Stink? Three of them — all tucked together in one hilarious boxed set. No lie!

Judy Moody’s pesky younger “bother” — encyclopedia in hand, zany schemes in mind, and comical comebacks at the ready — has totally come into his own with a compelling, kid-friendly series. Now it’s easy for young readers to jump-start their Stink collection with a boxed set offering a trio of paperback titles:

STINK: THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING KID

STINK AND THE INCREDIBLE SUPER-GALACTIC JAWBREAKER

STINK AND THE WORLD’S WORST SUPER-STINKY SNEAKERS

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Madeline and the Cats of Rome

January 18, 2009 – 2:53 pm

Rating: Rated 4.0 stars (4 reviews)
Author: John Bemelmans Marciano
Publisher: Viking Juvenile

Product Description
The Paris skies are gray, so Miss Clavel and the twelve little girls are leaving for brighter weather— spring in Rome. Rome has wonderful sights to see and delicious things to eat, but Madeline also finds an unexpected adventure, involving a thief, a chase, and many, many cats. The first all-new Madeline book in close to fifty years combines a lively story with luminous gouache and watercolor illustrations. Beloved Madeline returns, as brave and irrepressible as ever!

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Skippyjon Jones Takes a Dive

January 18, 2009 – 12:31 pm

Author: Judy Schachner
Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap

Product Description
When Skippyjon Jones looks into his goldfish bowl, he’s struck with inspiration—he wants to become a deep-sea diver and find the perfect pearl for Mama. The book’s “take-along” format has it all! There’s a carrying handle perfect for little hands, a simple story about a favorite character, a jigsaw puzzle, and a coloring page that sits behind the puzzle.

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The Giant Jam Sandwich (Sandpiper Book)

January 18, 2009 – 9:03 am

Rating: Rated 5.0 stars (35 reviews)
Author: John Vernon Lord, Janet Burroway
Publisher: Sandpiper

Product Description
Four million wasps invade Itching Down, so the villagers make a giant jam sandwich to trap them.

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Diggers & Dumpers (Things That Go Board Books)

January 18, 2009 – 7:34 am

Rating: Rated 4.5 stars (12 reviews)
Author: DK Publishing
Publisher: DK Preschool

Product Description
Shaped Board Books. Stunning and sturdy, these Shaped Board Books are perfect for little and wide eyes.

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I Am a Bunny (A Golden Sturdy Book)

January 18, 2009 – 2:24 am

Rating: Rated 5.0 stars (79 reviews)
Author: Ole Risom
Publisher: Golden Books

Product Description
I am a bunny. My name is Nicholas. I live in a hollow tree.

In the spring, Nicholas likes to sniff the flowers, and in the summer, watch the frogs in the pond. In the fall, he watches the animals getting ready for winter, and in winter, watches the snow falling from the sky. This beautifully illustrated, gentle story is one of Golden’s most beloved titles.

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Let’s Dance, Little Pookie

January 17, 2009 – 5:21 pm

Rating: (4 reviews)
Author: Sandra Boynton
Publisher: Robin Corey Books

Product Description
POOKIE’S MOM proposes a lively dance together. Pookie, being Pookie, is somewhat hesitant to try something new. But little by little, Pookie is drawn into the dance—hopping, marching, shimmying, singing. Presented in Boynton’s captivating style, this book will thoroughly delight toddlers and their caregivers alike.

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Snowballs

January 16, 2009 – 10:29 pm

Rating: Rated 4.5 stars (11 reviews)
Author: Lois Ehlert
Publisher: Voyager Books

Product Description
Pull on your mittens and head outside for a snowball day. Grab some snow and start rolling. With a few found objects–like buttons and fabric and seeds–and a little imagination, you can create a whole family out of snow. Children will love poring over Lois Ehlert’s bold, funny illustrations and identifying the common (and not so common) objects she uses to decorate her snowy family.

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Speak

January 16, 2009 – 5:24 pm

Rating: (1186 reviews)
Author: Laurie Halse Anderson
Publisher: Puffin

Product Description
Melinda Sordino busted an end-of-summer party by calling the cops. Now her old friends won’t talk to her, and people she doesn’t even know hate her from a distance. The safest place to be is alone, inside her own head. But even that’s not safe. Because there’s something she’s trying not to think about, something about the night of the party that, if she let it in, would blow her carefully constructed disguise to smithereens. And then she would have to speak the truth. This extraordinary first novel has captured the imaginations of teenagers and adults across the country.

Awards for Speak

A 2000 Printz Honor Book
A 1999 National Book Award Finalist
An Edgar Allan Poe Award Finalist
A 1999 Los Angeles Times Book Prize Finalist
Winner of the SCBWI Golden Kite Award
An ALA Best Book for Young Adults
An ALA Quick Pick
A Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year
A Booklist Top Ten First Novel of 1999
A BCCB Blue Ribbon Book
A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year
A Horn Book Fanfare Title
Amazon.com Review
Since the beginning of the school year, high school freshman Melinda has found that it’s been getting harder and harder for her to speak out loud: “My throat is always sore, my lips raw…. Every time I try to talk to my parents or a teacher, I sputter or freeze…. It’s like I have some kind of spastic laryngitis.” What could have caused Melinda to suddenly fall mute? Could it be due to the fact that no one at school is speaking to her because she called the cops and got everyone busted at the seniors’ big end-of-summer party? Or maybe it’s because her parents’ only form of communication is Post-It notes written on their way out the door to their nine-to-whenever jobs. While Melinda is bothered by these things, deep down she knows the real reason why she’s been struck mute…

Laurie Halse Anderson’s first novel is a stunning and sympathetic tribute to the teenage outcast. The triumphant ending, in which Melinda finds her voice, is cause for cheering (while many readers might also shed a tear or two). After reading Speak, it will be hard for any teen to look at the class scapegoat again without a measure of compassion and understanding for that person–who may be screaming beneath the silence. (Ages 13 and older) –Jennifer Hubert

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Maximum Ride: The Final Warning (Maximum Ride: The Protectors)

January 16, 2009 – 1:36 pm

Rating: Rated 2.5 stars (9 reviews)
Author: James Patterson
Publisher: Little, Brown Young Readers

Product Description
Hold on tight for the wildest ride yet as Max and the flock take on global warming–Earth’s biggest threat–in this #1 New York Times bestselling series.

Maximum Ride and the other members of the flock are just like ordinary kids–only they have wings and can fly. It seems like a dream come true…until they’re hunted by the world’s nastiest villains.

Max returns in a chilling adventure unlike any other. Safe havens for the six highly-sought-after winged kids have become increasingly hard to find, so the flock takes refuge in Antarctica with a team of environmentalists studying the effects of global warming. In this remote wilderness–whether pursued by corrupt governments, bioengineered bad-guys, or the harsh forces of nature–survival of the fittest takes a new twist!

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Corsair (Oregon Files)

January 16, 2009 – 12:14 pm

Author: Clive Cussler, Jack DuBrul
Publisher: Putnam Adult

Product Description
For five novels, Clive Cussler has brought readers into the world of the Oregon, a seemingly dilapidated ship packed with sophisticated equipment, and captained by the rakish, one-legged Juan Cabrillo. And now the Oregon and its crew face their biggest challenge yet.

Corsairs are pirates, and pirates come in many different varieties. There are the pirates who fought off the Barbary Coast in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, the contemporary pirates who infest the waters of Africa and Asia, and the pirates . . . who look like something else.

When the U.S. secretary of state’s plane crashes while bringing her to a summit meeting in Libya, the CIA, distrusting the Libyans, hire Juan Cabrillo to search for her, and their misgivings are well founded. The crew locates the plane, but the secretary of state has vanished. It turns out Libya’s new foreign minister has other plans for the conference, plans that Cabrillo cannot let happen. But what does it all have to do with a two- hundred- year-old naval battle and the centuries-old Islamic scrolls that the Libyans seem so determined to find? The answers will lead him full circle into history, and into another pitched battle on the sea, this time against Islamic terrorists, and with the fate of nations resting on its outcome.

“Readers will burn up the pages following the blazing action and daring exploits of these men and women and their amazing machines,” writes Publishers Weekly of the Oregon Files series. And they’ll do it once again, with Corsair.

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Cracking the AP Chemistry Exam, 2009 Edition (College Test Prep)

January 16, 2009 – 11:34 am

Author: Princeton Review
Publisher: Princeton Review

Product Description
Scoring high on the AP Chemistry Exam is very different from earning straight A’s in school. We don’t try to teach you everything there is to know about chemistry—only the strategies and information you’ll need to get your highest score. In Cracking the AP Chemistry Exam, we’ll teach you how to

·Use our preparation strategies and test-taking techniques to raise your score
·Focus on the topics most likely to appear on the test
·Test your knowledge with review questions for each chemistry topic covered

This book includes 2 full-length practice AP Chemistry tests. All of our practice questions are just like those you’ll see on the actual exam, and we explain how to answer every question.

Cracking the AP Chemistry Exam has been fully updated for the 2009 test.

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The 39 Clues: The Sword Thief

January 15, 2009 – 7:32 pm

Author: Peter Lerangis
Publisher: Scholastic

Product Description
ATTENTION! Amy and Dan Cahill have been located once again, this time in the company of the notoriously unreliable Alistair Oh. Could they have been foolish enough to make an alliance?
Spies report that Amy and Dan seem to be tracking the life of one of the most powerful fighters the world has ever known. If this fearsome warrior was a Cahill, his secrets are sure to be well-guarded . . . and the price to uncover them just might be lethal.

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Graceling

January 15, 2009 – 2:39 pm

Rating: (112 reviews)
Author: Kristin Cashore
Publisher: Harcourt Children’s Books

Product Description
Katsa has been able to kill a man with her bare hands since she was eight–she’s a Graceling, one of the rare people in her land born with an extreme skill. As niece of the king, she should be able to live a life of privilege, but Graced as she is with killing, she is forced to work as the king’s thug.
When she first meets Prince Po, Graced with combat skills, Katsa has no hint of how her life is about to change. She never expects to become Po’s friend. She never expects to learn a new truth about her own Grace–or about a terrible secret that lies hidden far away . . . a secret that could destroy all seven kingdoms with words alone.
With elegant, evocative prose and a cast of unforgettable characters, debut author Kristin Cashore creates a mesmerizing world, a death-defying adventure, and a heart-racing romance that will consume you, hold you captive, and leave you wanting more.
Amazon.com Review
If you had the power to kill with your bare hands, what would you do with it?
Graceling takes readers inside the world of Katsa, a warrior-girl in her late teens with one blue eye and one green eye. This gives her haunting beauty, but also marks her as a Graceling. Gracelings are beings with special talents—swimming, storytelling, dancing. Katsa’s Grace is considered more useful: her ability to fight (and kill, if she wanted to) is unequaled in the seven kingdoms. Forced to act as a henchman for a manipulative king, Katsa channels her guilt by forming a secret council of like-minded citizens who carry out secret missions to promote justice over cruelty and abuses of power.

Combining elements of fantasy and romance, Cashore skillfully portrays the confusion, discovery, and angst that smart, strong-willed girls experience as they creep toward adulthood. Katsa wrestles with questions of freedom, truth, and knowing when to rely on a friend for help. This is no small task for an angry girl who had eschewed friendships (with the exception of one cousin that she trusts) for her more ready skills of self-reliance, hunting, and fighting. Katsa also comes to know the real power of her Grace and the nature of Graces in general: they are not always what they appear to be.

Graceling is the first book in a series, and Kristin Cashore’s first work of fiction. It sets up a vivid world with engaging characters that readers will certainly look forward to following beyond the last chapter of this book. (Ages 14 and up) –Heidi Broadhead

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The 7 Habits of Happy Kids

January 15, 2009 – 12:10 pm

Rating: (10 reviews)
Author: Sean Covey
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing

Product Description
For the Seven Oaks friends, there is always something to do. Whether they’re singing along with Pokey Porcupine’s harmonica or playing soccer with Jumper Rabbit, everyone is having fun and learning all sorts of things. These seven stories show how practicing the 7 Habits makes this possible for the whole Seven Oaks Community.
From learning how to take charge of their own lives to discovering how balance is best, the Seven Oaks friends have tons of adventures and find out how each and every kid can be a happy kid!

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How Do I Feel?/¿Cómo me siento? (Good Beginnings) (Spanish Edition)

January 13, 2009 – 2:58 pm

Rating: (8 reviews)
Author:
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin

Product Description
This series of full-color board books, with both English and Spanish on each page, will intrigue youngsters while helping them build vocabulary and an awareness of the world around them.

The books feature charming illustrations and thoughtfully chosen words, offering an enchanting introduction to vocabulary.

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Great Brain,The

January 13, 2009 – 1:51 pm

Rating: (79 reviews)
Author: John D. Fitzgerald
Publisher: Puffin

Product Description
The best con man in the Midwest is only ten years old. Tom, a.k.a., the Great Brain, is a silver-tongued genius with a knack for turning a profit. When the Jenkins boys get lost in Skeleton Cave, the Great Brain saves the day. Whether it’s saving the kids at school, or helping out Peg-leg Andy, or Basil, the new kid at school, the Great Brain always manages to come out on top—and line his pockets in the process.

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365 Simple Science Experiments with Everyday Materials

January 13, 2009 – 5:53 am

Rating: (6 reviews)
Author: E. Richard Churchill, Louis V. Loeschnig, Muriel Mandell
Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers

Product Description
Presents a variety of activities, projects, and experiments that help to illustrate and explain all sorts of scientific principles.

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Without a Trace/A Race Against Time/False Notes/High Risk (Nancy Drew: All New Girl Detective 1-4)

January 13, 2009 – 2:21 am

Rating: (9 reviews)
Author: Carolyn Keene
Publisher: Aladdin

Product Description
Let me introduce myself. I’m Nancy Drew. Some call me a girl detective. Others call me “that girl who cooked my goose.” But everyone calls me sharp — especially when it comes to crime. And since mystery and I follow each other everywhere, I’m pretty busy. Take a look inside at some of my favorite cases, and you’ll see what I mean!
#1 Without a Trace
#2 A Race Against Time
#3 False Notes
#4 High Risk

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Writing Magic: Creating Stories that Fly

January 12, 2009 – 10:49 pm

Rating: (34 reviews)
Author: Gail Carson Levine
Publisher: Collins

Product Description

In Writing Magic, Newbery Honor author Gail Carson Levine shares her secrets of great writing. She shows how you, too, can get terrific ideas for stories, invent great beginnings and endings, write sparkling dialogue, develop memorable characters—and much, much more. She advises you about what to do when you feel stuck—and how to use helpful criticism. Best of all, she offers writing exercises that will set your imagination on fire.

With humor, honesty, and wisdom, Gail Carson Levine shows you that you, too, can make magic with your writing.

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Time for Kids: Almanac 2009 (Time for Kids Almanac)

January 12, 2009 – 4:04 pm

Rating: (2 reviews)
Author: Editors of Time for Kids magazine
Publisher: Time For Kids

Product Description
The newest edition of the best-selling Time For Kids Almanac is back and better than ever.
Full of information on everything from animals to inventions, cutting-edge technology for the environment, this handy, colorful resource is a must-have for 8- to 12-year-olds. The Time For Kids Almanac 2009 features more than 650 new photos of kids’ favorite stars, athletes, leaders, and other newsmakers, not to mention pictures of people and places from all around the world (and spanning history!). Engaging articles from the award-winning Time for Kids magazine bring the facts to life while quizzes, games, puzzles, fun factoids and more make for an interactive read. The ultimate in edutainment, the thoroughly up-to-date facts, charts, statistics and maps will engage readers while boosting their brainpower.
Every page offers kids a quick course on a subject of interest. Whether they’re curious about recent Grammy winners or Pulitzer prizes; the order of the presidents or the number of bones in their bodies; the real deal with global warming or the Middle East–they’ll find exactly what they’re looking for and much, much more inside the full and fascinating pages of Time for Kids Almanac 2009.

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Envy: A Luxe Novel (The Luxe)

January 10, 2009 – 4:29 am

Author: Anna Godbersen
Publisher: HarperCollins

Product Description

Jealous whispers.

Old rivalries.

New betrayals.

Two months after Elizabeth Holland’s dramatic homecoming, Manhattan eagerly awaits her return to the pinnacle of society. When Elizabeth refuses to rejoin her sister Diana’s side, however, those watching New York’s favorite family begin to suspect that all is not as it seems behind the stately doors of No. 17 Gramercy Park South.

Farther uptown, Henry and Penelope Schoonmaker are the city’s most celebrated couple. But despite the glittering diamond ring on Penelope’s finger, the newlyweds share little more than scorn for each other. And while the newspapers call Penelope’s social-climbing best friend, Carolina Broad, an heiress, her fortune—and her fame—are anything but secure, especially now that one of society’s darlings is slipping tales to the eager press.

In this next thrilling installment of Anna Godbersen’s bestselling Luxe series, Manhattan’s most envied residents appear to have everything they desire: Wealth. Beauty. Happiness. But sometimes the most practiced smiles hide the most scandalous secrets. . . .

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Shadow Children Boxed Set: Among the Hidden, Among the Impostors, Among the Betrayed, and Among the Barons

January 9, 2009 – 8:57 pm

Rating: (38 reviews)
Author: Margaret Peterson Haddix
Publisher: Aladdin

Product Description
Imagine a world where families are allowed only two children. Illegal third children — shadow children — must live in hiding. If they are discovered, there is only one punishment: Death.
The boxed set of the first four books in the chilling sequence includes:
Among the Hidden An ALA Best Book for Young Adults An ALA Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers An American Booksellers Association Kids’ Pick of the List
Among the Impostors International Reading Association Young Adults’ Choice
Among the Betrayed An America Library Association Quick Pick International Reading Association/Children’s Book Council Children’s Choice
Among the Barons

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This Lullaby

January 9, 2009 – 6:57 pm

Rating: (196 reviews)
Author: Sarah Dessen
Publisher: Puffin

Product Description
When it comes to relationships, Remy doesn’t mess around. After all, she’s learned all there is to know from her mother, who’s currently working on husband number five. But there’s something about Dexter that seems to defy all of Remy’s rules. He certainly doesn’t seem like Mr. Right. For some reason, however, Remy just can’t seem to shake him. Could it be that Remy’s starting to understand what those love songs are all about? From acclaimed author Sarah Dessen, this is a captivating novel about a tough-as-nails girl and the unexpectedly charming boy who’s determined to soften her up.
Amazon.com Review
“I had no illusions about love… It came, it went, it left casualties or it didn’t. People weren’t meant to be together forever, regardless of what the songs say.” Remy doesn’t believe in love. And why should she? Her romance novelist mother is working on her fifth marriage, and her father, a ’70s hippie singer, left her with only a one-hit wonder song to remember him by. Every time Remy hears “This Lullaby,” it feels like “a bruise that never quite healed right.” “Wherever you may go / I will let you down / But this lullaby plays on…” Never without a boyfriend, Remy is a compulsive dater, but before a guy can go all “Ken” on her (as in “ultra boyfriend behavior”) she cuts him off, without ever getting close or getting hurt. That’s why she’s stunned when klutzy, quirky, alterna-band boy Dexter inserts himself into her life and refuses to leave. Remy’s been accepted to Stanford, and she plans on having her usual summer fling before tying up the loose ends of her pre-college life and heading for the coast. Except Dexter’s not following Remy’s tried-and-true rules of break-up protocol. And for the first time, Remy’s questioning whether or not she wants him to.
Author Sarah Dessen’s ability to write novels that are both crowd pleasers and literary masterpieces of YA fiction is showcased beautifully in This Lullaby. Subtle yet completely absorbing, Lullaby is peopled with breathtakingly believable, three-dimensional characters, the very best of which is the bitter, broken Remy herself. An original love story about learning to love yourself first. (Ages 12 and older) –Jennifer Hubert

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