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Lego Star Wars

Beecroft, Simon. — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Beecroft, Simon., Beckett, Jeremy
ISBN: 9780756655297, 0756655293
Year: 2009
Subjects: Models and modelmaking, LEGO toys, Star Wars figures, Star Wars films, Juvenile literature
Darth Vader, Boba Fett, Yoda, Luke Skywalker, and more are brought to life with dozens of little-known facts and hundreds of photos, as are accessories, vehicles, weapons, and even the Death Star. Learn about the history, manufacture, and construction of the minifigures of the "Star Wars" galaxy, and come away a LEGO® Jedi Master.

Murder at midnight

Avi, 1937- — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Avi, 1937-
ISBN: 9780545080903 (reinforced), 0545080908 (reinforced)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Magicians, Orphans, Renaissance, Mystery and detective stories, Italy, Juvenile fiction, Fiction
Falsely accused of plotting to overthrow King Claudio, scholarly Mangus the magician, along with his street-smart servant boy, Fabrizio, face deadly consequences unless they can track down the real traitor by the stroke of midnight.

Amazing biome projects you can build yourself

Latham, Donna. — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Latham, Donna., Rizvi, Farah
ISBN: 9781934670408, 1934670405
Year: 2009
Subjects: Biotic communites, Biotic communities, Science projects, Science, Ecology projects, Juvenile literature, Experiments, Study and teaching, Activity programs
Projects and activities for children ages 9-12 to learn about the Earth's major biomes.

Callie's rules

Zucker, Naomi Flink. — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Zucker, Naomi Flink.
ISBN: 9781606840276 (hardcover), 1606840274 (hardcover), 9781606840528 (Gibraltar lib. bdg. ed.), 1606840525 (Gibraltar lib. bdg. ed.)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Rules (Philosophy), Individuality, Middle schools, Schools, Family life, Halloween, New Jersey, Fiction
Eleven-year-old Callie Jones tries to keep track of all the rules for fitting in that other middle schoolers seem to know, but when the town decides to replace Halloween with an Autumn Festival, Callie leads her large family in an unusual protest.

The Hanging Hill

Grabenstein, Chris. — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Grabenstein, Chris.
ISBN: 9780375846991 (trade), 9780375946998 (lib. bdg.), 9780375847004 (trade. pbk.)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Ghosts, Demonology, Stepmothers, Theater, Fiction
During rehearsals for a play based on his stepmother's bestselling children's books, eleven-year-old Zack discovers that the director is planning to raise a horde of evil specters from the dead by offering up a human sacrifice.

Be a ballet dancer!

Kleinberg, Naomi. — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Kleinberg, Naomi., Barrett, John E, Nelson, Mary Beth
ISBN: 9780375845345, 0375845348
Year: 2009
Subjects: Elmo (Fictitious character : Henson), Ballet dancing, Board books, Elmo (Fictional character), Juvenile fiction, Juvenile literature, Fiction, Board books
Elmo takes a ballet dance lesson with his friend Zoe, and learns that it is fun and good exercise. But, it's important to warm up their muscles before dancing, to avoid injury. And, good posture is necessary for ballet dancers and for everyone else, too.

Ecology

Latham, Donna. — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Latham, Donna.
ISBN: 9781410933287 (hc), 9781410933362 (pb)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Ecology, Juvenile literature

Changing life on Earth

Hartman, Eve. — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Hartman, Eve., Meshbesher, Wendy
ISBN: 9781410933249 (hc), 9781410933324 (pb)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Evolution (Biology), Juvenile literature

Bedtime in the jungle

Butler, John, 1952- — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Butler, John, 1952-
ISBN: 9781561454860
Year: 2009
Subjects: Stories in rhyme, Bedtime, Jungle animals, Animals, Counting, Fiction, Infancy
As dusk falls in the jungle, animal babies and their parents prepare for bedtime.

Human reproduction

Rand, Casey. — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Rand, Casey.
ISBN: 9781410933270 (hc), 9781410933355 (pb)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Human reproduction

Life-size zoo

Earhart, Kristin. — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Earhart, Kristin., Fukuda, Toyofumi
ISBN: 9781934734209
Year: 2009
Subjects: Zoo animals, Toy and movable books, Juvenile literature, Pictorial works, Specimens
Examines the unique characteristics, strange skills, and special abilities of twenty-one different zoo animals, including giraffes, rhinos, elephants, meerkats, and pandas, in a text with several gatefold pages.

Sunday Chutney

Blabey, Aaron. — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Blabey, Aaron.
ISBN: 9781590785973 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Moving, Household, Individuality, First day of school, Schools, Fiction
Sunday Chutney's family moves often to different countries, so she has found imaginative ways to cope with being the new girl at school.

Merlin's dragon

Barron, T. A. — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Barron, T. A.
ISBN: 9780399252129
Year: 2009
Subjects: Dragons, Magic, Fathers and sons, Fantasy, Fiction
The dragon Basil, now grown mighty in strength, size, and courage, addresses and seeks the cause of a new series of crises that threaten the stability of Avalon, while his friend Merlin is distracted by problems with his son, Krystallus.

Rapacia

Basye, Dale E. — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Basye, Dale E., Dob, Bob
ISBN: 9780375840777 (trade), 9780375940774 (lib. bdg.), 9780375840784 (pbk.)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Brothers and sisters, Future life, Greed, Reformatories, Schools, Humorous stories, Fiction
Formerly dead Milton Fauster tries to save his older sister Marlo from "eternal darnation" when she is sent to another educational level of the Underworld reform school known as Heck.

Looking for Marco Polo

Armstrong, Alan W., 1939- — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Armstrong, Alan W., 1939-, Jessell, Tim
ISBN: 9780375833212 (trade), 9780375933219 (lib. bdg.)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Voyages and travels, Polo, Marco, Venice (Italy), Italy, Juvenile fiction, Fiction
When they lose touch with his father's Gobi Desert expedition, eleven-year-old Mark accompanies his mother to Venice, Italy, and there, while waiting for news of his father, learns about the legendary Marco Polo and his adventures in the Far East.

Mike Stellar, nerves of steel

Holt, K. A. — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Holt, K. A.
ISBN: 9780375845567 (trade), 9780375945564 (lib. bdg.)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Planets, Space flight to Mars, Cyborgs, Space colonies, Family life, Science fiction, Fiction, Environmental engineering
Mike is suspicious when his family joins an expedition to Mars at the last minute, and his fears are confirmed when all of the adults on the colonizing mission, including his parents, begin to act strangely.

Love, Aubrey

LaFleur, Suzanne M. — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: LaFleur, Suzanne M.
ISBN: 9780385737746 (trade), 0385737742 (trade), 9780385906869 (lib. bdg.), 0385906862 (lib. bdg.)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Abandoned children, Grief, Grandmothers, Letters, Friendship, Schools, Depression, Mental, Vermont, Juvenile fiction, Young adult fiction
While living with her Gram in Vermont, eleven-year-old Aubrey writes letters as a way of dealing with losing her father and sister in a car accident, and then being abandoned by her grief-stricken mother.

Leaving the Bellweathers

Venuti, Kristin Clark. — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Venuti, Kristin Clark.
ISBN: 9781606840061 (hardcover), 9781606840504 (reinforced library binding)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Household employees, Eccentrics and eccentricities, Family life, Authorship, Lighthouses, Humorous stories, Fiction
In Eel-Smack-by-the-Bay, put-upon butler Tristan Benway writes a memoir of his years spent working for the chaotic and eccentric Bellweather family in their lighthouse, as he prepares for his long-awaited departure from indentured servitude.

Flight of the phoenix

La Fevers, R. L. — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: La Fevers, R. L., Murphy, Kelly
ISBN: 9780547238654
Year: 2009
Subjects: Adventure and adventurers, Phoenix (Mythical bird), Animals, Mythical, Cousins, Bedouins, Orphans, Middle East, Fiction
In 1928, when timid ten-year-old Nate learns that his parents have been lost at sea, he joins his father's cousin on a flight to Arabia where they must oversee the death and rebirth of the phoenix, thus beginning his training as a "beastologist."

One of the survivors

Shaw, Susan, 1951- — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Shaw, Susan, 1951-
ISBN: 9781416961291 (hardcover), 1416961291 (hardcover)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Grief, Death, Anger, Guilt, Fires, Schools, Fiction
When his classmates die in a school fire, fourteen-year-old Joey is haunted by their deaths and struggles to survive amidst suspicion and anger from the town.

Signal

DeFelice, Cynthia C. — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: DeFelice, Cynthia C.
ISBN: 9780374399153, 0374399158
Year: 2009
Subjects: Friendship, Loneliness, Child abuse, Emotional problems, Moving, Household, Country life, Fiction
After moving with his emotionally distant father to the Finger Lakes region of upstate New York, twelve-year-old Owen faces a lonely summer until he meets an abused girl who may be a space alien.

Paris Pan takes the dare

Liu, Cynthea. — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Liu, Cynthea.
ISBN: 9780399250439
Year: 2009
Subjects: Friendship, Moving, Household, Interpersonal relations, Schools, Conduct of life, Chinese Americans, Fiction
Friendless because of her family's frequent moves, twelve-year-old Chinese American Paris Pan wants very much to fit in with the seemingly friendly girls in her new school, even if it means taking a dare to spend the night in a spooky woods, reputedly haunted by the ghost of a girl who died there years ago.

The rule of three

McDonald, Megan. — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: McDonald, Megan.
ISBN: 9780763641535, 0763641537
Year: 2009
Subjects: Sisters, Acting, Theater, Baking, Clubs, Family, Family life, Humorous stories, Alcott, Louisa May, Oregon, Juvenile fiction, Fiction
In Acton, Oregon, sisters Alex, Stevie, and Joey take turns telling about their lives, including auditioning for the same part in the school musical, baking contest-worthy cupcakes, and becoming obsessed with "Little Women."

Shades of people

Rotner, Shelley. — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Rotner, Shelley., Kelly, Sheila M
ISBN: 9780823421916 (hardcover)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Human skin color, Fiction
Explores the many different shades of human skin, and points out that skin is just a covering that does not reveal what someone is like inside.

Todos jugamos

Rissman, Rebecca. — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Rissman, Rebecca.
ISBN: 9781432936464 (hardcover), 1432936468 (hardcover), 9781432936525 (pbk.), 1432936522 (pbk.)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Play, Child development, Juvenile literature

The Wizard of Oz

Baum, L. Frank 1856-1919. — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Baum, L. Frank 1856-1919., Santore, Charles
ISBN: 9781402766251, 1402766254
Year: 2009
Subjects: Gale, Dorothy (Fictitious character), Wizard of Oz (Fictitious character), Tornadoes, Juvenile fiction
After a cyclone transports her to the land of Oz, Dorothy must seek out the great Wizard in order to return to Kansas.

Mitzi's world

Raffin, Deborah. — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Raffin, Deborah., Scott, Jane Wooster
ISBN: 9780810980044, 0810980045
Year: 2009
Subjects: Picture puzzles, Dogs, Juvenile literature
Follow Mitzi the spotted dog through all four seasons of the year as she explores the towns, farms and countryside of America, vividly brought to life by folk artist Jane Wooster Scott. Along with Mitzi there are plenty of other objects to uncover, whether it is candy canes in winter, sailboats in spring, sand castles in summer, or pumpkins in fall.

Diary of a wimpy kid

Kinney, Jeff. — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Kinney, Jeff.
ISBN: 9780810983915 (hardcover), 0810983915 (hardcover)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Summer, Diaries, Vacations, Video games, Humorous stories, Realistic fiction, Juvenile fiction, Fiction
In the latest diary of middle-schooler Greg Heffley, he records his attempts to spend his summer vacation sensibly indoors playing video games and watching television, despite his mother's other ideas.

Justin Timberlake

Cefrey, Holly. — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Cefrey, Holly.
ISBN: 1404278680 (6 pack), 9781404218154 (library binding), 1404218157 (library binding), 9781435851238 (pbk), 1435851234 (pbk), 9781404278684 (6 pack)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Singers, Timberlake, Justin, United States, Juvenile literature, Biography

Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Pristash, Nicole. — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Pristash, Nicole.
ISBN: 9781404244450 (library binding), 9781404245419
Year: 2009
Subjects: Automobile racing drivers, Earnhardt, Dale, United States, Juvenile literature, Biography

Jeff Gordon

Pristash, Nicole. — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Pristash, Nicole.
ISBN: 9781404244467 (library binding), 9781404245426 (pbk)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Automobile racing drivers, Gordon, Jeff, United States, Juvenile literature, Biography
Describes the life and racing career of NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon.

Jimmie Johnson

Pristash, Nicole. — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Pristash, Nicole.
ISBN: 9781404244474 (library binding), 9781404245433 (pbk)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Automobile racing drivers, Johnson, Jimmie, United States, Juvenile literature, Biography
Explores the life and racing career of NASCAR star Jimmie Johnson.

Don't know much about the presidents

Davis, Kenneth C. — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Davis, Kenneth C., Martin, Pedro
ISBN: 9780061718236 (pbk.), 9780061718243
Year: 2009
Subjects: Questions and answers, Presidents, United States, Miscellanea, Juvenile literature, Biography, History, Politics and government
Provides a variety of facts about the presidents of the United States in question and answer format.

Nancy Pelosi

Horn, Geoffrey M. — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Horn, Geoffrey M.
ISBN: 9781433900211 (lib. bdg.), 1433900211 (lib. bdg.), 9781433901621 (soft cover), 1433901625 (soft cover)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Legislators, Women legislators, Pelosi, Nancy, United States, United States, Juvenile literature, Biography, Juvenile ilterature, Speakers

Miley Cyrus

Berne, Emma Carlson. — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Berne, Emma Carlson.
ISBN: 0531217221 (pbk.)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Singers, Actresses, Cyrus, Miley, United States, Juvenile literature, Biography

Meet Ben Roethlisberger

MacRae, Sloan. — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: MacRae, Sloan.
ISBN: 9781435830981 (pbk.), 9781435831049 (6-pack), 9781435827066 (library binding)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Football players, Roethlisberger, Ben, United States, Juvenile literature, Biography

Tony Hawk

Casil, Amy Sterling. — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Casil, Amy Sterling.
ISBN: 9781435850477 (library binding), 9781435853911 (pbk.), 9781435853973 (6-pack)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Skateboarders, Hawk, Tony, United States, Juvenile literature, Biography

Jesse James

Green, Carl R. — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Green, Carl R., Sanford, William R
ISBN: 0766031721 (lib. bdg.), 9780766031722 (lib. bdg.)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Frontier and pioneer life, Outlaws, James, Jesse, 1860-1890, West (U.S.), Juvenile literature, Biography, History
"A look at the life of the outlaw Jesse James. Provides further reading and Internet addresses"--Provided by publisher.

Track and field

Gifford, Clive. — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Gifford, Clive.
ISBN: 9781404244429 (library binding)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Track and field, Juvenile literature

Mosaics

Harris, Nathaniel, 1937- — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Harris, Nathaniel, 1937-
ISBN: 9781404244382 (library binding)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Mosaics, Juvenile literature, Technique

Manga artists

Orr, Tamra. — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Orr, Tamra.
ISBN: 9781404218543 (library binding)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Comic books, strips, etc, Cartooning, United States, Japan, Juvenile literature, Vocational guidance

The spirit of Christmas

Tillman, Nancy. — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Tillman, Nancy.
ISBN: 9780312549657, 0312549652
Year: 2009
Subjects: Stories in rhyme, Christmas, Love, Love stories, Fiction, Juvenile fiction
Despite the arrival of the Spirit of Christmas, who brings all sorts of trimmings and reminders of seasonal joys, something is still lacking.

If you lived here you'd be home by now

Briant, Ed. — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Briant, Ed.
ISBN: 9781596434202
Year: 2009
Subjects: Leaves, Monsters, Fathers and sons, Stories without words, Fiction
In a story without words, a young boy befriends a playful monster comprised of autumn leaves, who is distraught that the park is being developed into a shopping mall.

Winnie Finn, worm farmer

Brendler, Carol. — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Brendler, Carol., Hoyt, Ard
ISBN: 9780374384401, 0374384401
Year: 2009
Subjects: Earthworms, Fiction
Winnie Finn raises earthworms, which help her neighbors win prizes at the county fair. Includes instructions on making a worm farm.

Nic Bishop butterflies and moths

Bishop, Nic, 1955- — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Bishop, Nic, 1955-
ISBN: 9780439877572
Year: 2009
Subjects: Butterflies, Moths, Juvenile literature, Juvenile literature

January's sparrow

Polacco, Patricia. — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Polacco, Patricia.
ISBN: 9780399250774
Year: 2009
Subjects: Underground Railroad, Slavery, Fugitive slaves, Freedom, Family life, African Americans, Juvenile fiction, Fiction
After a fellow slave is beaten to death, Sadie and her family flee the plantation for freedom through the Underground Railroad.

Wow! said the owl

Hopgood, Tim. — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Hopgood, Tim.
ISBN: 9780374385187, 0374385181
Year: 2009
Subjects: Owls, Day, Night, Color, Fiction
A curious little owl decides to stay awake to find out how the things he sees at night look during the daytime.

Never ask a bear

Bonnett-Rampersaud, Louise. — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Bonnett-Rampersaud, Louise., Barrette, Doris
ISBN: 9780061128769 (trade bdg.), 9780061128783 (lib. bdg.)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Stories in rhyme, Bears, Humorous stories, Fiction
Ten rhyming rules explain why bears do not make good playmates.

Maeve on the red carpet

Bryant, Annie. — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Bryant, Annie.
ISBN: 9781416964322 (pbk.)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Acting, Camps, Friendship, Brothers and sisters, Fiction
Maeve is excited when the New York Film Academy holds a winter film camp in the Movie House, but she faces tough competition for the starring role from the daughter of the camp's financier.

The man from Pomegranate Street

Lawrence, Caroline. — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Lawrence, Caroline.
ISBN: 9781842551936
Year: 2009
Subjects: Assassination, Kings, queens, rulers, etc, Mystery and detective stories, Titus, Empire, 30 B.C.-284 A.D, Rome, Juvenile fiction, Fiction, History
When the Emperor Titus dies mysteriously and suddenly, Flavia and her friends investigate to find out if Titus's death was natural or if he was murdered.

Alice's adventures in Wonderland

Carroll, Lewis, 1832-1898. — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Carroll, Lewis, 1832-1898., Ingpen, Robert R
ISBN: 9781402768354 (hardcover), 1402768354 (hardcover)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Fantasy, Juvenile fiction
Alice falls down a rabbit hole and discovers a world of nonsensical and amusing characters.

Poison Ivy's deadly garden

Hoena, B. A. — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Hoena, B. A., Doescher, Erik, De Carlo, Mike, Loughridge, Lee
ISBN: 9781434211521 (library binding), 1434211525 (library binding), 9781434213686 (pbk.), 1434213684 (pbk.)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Superheroes, Batman (Fictitious character), Heroes, Fiction, Comic books, strips, etc, Juvenile fiction, Science fiction comic books, strips, etc, Children's stories
"When animals and people begin to disappear in one of Gotham City's parks, Batman suspects that the deadly Poison Ivy and her creepy plants are at work. But the green villainess is locked behind bars"--P. [4] of cover.

Jellaby

Soo, Kean. — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Soo, Kean.
ISBN: 9781423105657 (pbk.), 1423105656 (pbk.)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Monsters, Friendship, School children, Adventure and adventurers, Family life, Comic books, strips, etc, Fantasy comic books, strips, etc, Comic books, strips, etc, Graphic novels
Jellaby and his friends are back... As Portia, Jason, and Jellaby make their way into the city, Portia is torn between wanting to keep her new friend close and her duty to help the sweet monster find his home. How can Portia say good-bye forever when Jellaby has become her best friend?

Energy

Reilly, Kathleen M. — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Reilly, Kathleen M.
ISBN: 9781934670354, 1934670359, 9781934670347, 1934670340
Year: 2009
Subjects: Power resources, Force and energy, Science projects, Juvenile literature
25 hands-on activities on power resources.

Reducing your carbon footprint at home

David, Sarah B. — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: David, Sarah B.
ISBN: 9781404217720 (lib. bdg.), 140421772X (lib. bdg.)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Energy conservation, Water conservation, Recycling (Waste, etc.), Greenhouse effect, Atmospheric, Sustainable living, Juvenile literature

Smart shopping

Nagle, Jeanne. — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Nagle, Jeanne.
ISBN: 9781404217751 (library binding), 1404217754 (library binding)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Environmental protection, Green movement, Consumer education, Juvenile literature, Citizen participation
"What you buy, or choose not to buy, has a big impact on the size of your personal carbon footprint"--P. 4.

Druscilla's Halloween

Walker, Sally M. — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Walker, Sally M., White, Lee
ISBN: 9780822589419 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper), 0822589419 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Witches, Old age, Halloween, Fiction
In the time when witches tiptoe about to have their Halloween fun, ancient Druscilla knows her creaking knees will prevent her from being sneaky and sets out to find a silent conveyance for herself, her cat, and her jack-o-lantern.

Sir Cumference and all the king's tens

Neuschwander, Cindy. — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Neuschwander, Cindy., Geehan, Wayne
ISBN: 9781570917271 (reinforced for library use), 9781570917288 (pbk.)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Counting, Parties, Kings, queens, rulers, etc, Birthdays, Fiction
When Sir Cumference and his wife, Lady Di of Ameter, host a massive surprise birthday party for the king, they must quickly figure out a way to count all the guests that are in attendance.

The clock struck one

Harris, Trudy. — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Harris, Trudy., Hartman, Carrie
ISBN: 9780822590675 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Stories in rhyme, Clocks and watches, Time, Animals, Fiction
Rhyming text expands on the nursery rhyme, "Hickory Dickory Dock," as a cat chases the mouse up the clock, followed by other animals, until midnight arrives and the tired creatures fall asleep. Includes facts about clocks and basic information about telling time.

Mother Osprey

Nolan, Lucy A. — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Nolan, Lucy A., McLennan, Connie
ISBN: 9781934359969 (hardcover), 1934359963 (hardcover), 9781607180418 (pbk.), 1607180413 (pbk.)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Ocean, Marine animals, Coasts, Nursery rhymes, American, American poetry, Juvenile poetry, Poetry
What if Jack and Jill had been playing on a nice soft sand dune instead of that treacherous hill? And suppose Mary's pet wasn't really a lamb? What if Mary had a little clam? This collection retells Mother Goose rhymes and celebrates America's coastlines and waterways from sea to shining sea. Includes "For Creative Minds" section.

What does baby see?

Kreloff, Elliot — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Kreloff, Elliot
ISBN: 1934618853, 9781934618851
Year: 2009
Subjects: Toy and movable books, Animals, Infants, Animal sounds, Stories without words, Vocabulary, Color, Specimens, Fiction, Juvenile fiction, Board books
Stimulate early visual acuity--focusing, tracking, and scanning, plus object recognition--with these high-contrast graphic pictures. Basic large-scale animal images are set against solid backgrounds in different bold color combinations. They'll capture baby's attention, and parents can enhance the experience by making up a story, naming colors and making animal noises.

Jingle bells

Ebbeler, Jeffrey — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Ebbeler, Jeffrey, Schaefer, Peggy, Pierpont, James
ISBN: 9780824918279, 0824918274
Year: 2009
Subjects: Christmas music, Children's songs, Texts, Board books

What is Thanksgiving?

Adams, Michelle Medlock. — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Adams, Michelle Medlock., Wummer, Amy
ISBN: 9780824918262, 0824918266
Year: 2009
Subjects: Thanksgiving Day, Juvenile literature, Stories in rhyme, Board books
Using whimsical art and rhyming verse, the author helps even the youngest child understand that Thanksgiving is really about showing gratitude for all the blessings in our lives.

London

Platt, Richard. — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Platt, Richard., Cappon, Manuela
ISBN: 9780753462553
Year: 2009
Subjects: London (England), Juvenile literature, History
Follows historical events that occurred in London as well as famous people who inhabited the city.

Swimming with the plesiosaur

Stone, Rex. — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Stone, Rex., Spoor, Mike
ISBN: 9780545112468 (pbk.)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Plesiosaurus, Dinosaurs, Time travel, Adventure and adventurers, Fiction
When Jamie and Tom travel back in time to the Jurassic period and encounter a plesiosaurus, the friendly ichthyosauruses come to their rescue.

Lousy rotten stinkin' grapes

Palatini, Margie. — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Palatini, Margie., Moser, Barry, Aesop
ISBN: 9780689802461, 0689802463
Year: 2009
Subjects: Folklore, Fables, Juvenile fiction
Retells the fable of a frustrated fox that, after many tries to reach a high bunch of grapes, decides they must be sour anyway.

Bakugan Battle Brawlers

Hurchalla, Elizabeth. — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Hurchalla, Elizabeth.
ISBN: 9780345520210 (pbk.), 0345520211
Year: 2009
Subjects: Card games, Fiction, Adventure stories, Graphic novels
The Bakugan Battle Brawlers use the power of their magic cards and the help of their guardians to fight against evil.

Kate DiCamillo

Wheeler, Jill C., 1964- — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Wheeler, Jill C., 1964-
ISBN: 9781604530766
Year: 2009
Subjects: Authors, American, Women, DiCamillo, Kate, 21st century, Juvenile literature, Biography
Highlights the life and career of the children's author of such books as "Because of Winn-Dixie" and "The Tale of Despereaux."

Cynthia Rylant

Wheeler, Jill C., 1964- — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Wheeler, Jill C., 1964-
ISBN: 9781604530797
Year: 2009
Subjects: Authors, American, Women, Rylant, Cynthia, 20th century, Juvenile literature, Biography
Highlights the life and career of the children's author of the popular Henry and Mudge books.

All kinds of families!

Hoberman, Mary Ann. — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Hoberman, Mary Ann., Boutavant, Marc
ISBN: 9780316146333, 0316146331
Year: 2009
Subjects: Stories in rhyme, Family, Fiction
Rhyming text and illustrations explore the ways people, animals, and even objects can form families.

Can you make a scary face?

Thomas, Jan, 1958- — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Thomas, Jan, 1958-
ISBN: 9781416985815 (hc), 1416985816 (hc)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Imagination, Ladybugs, Frogs, Juvenile fiction, Fiction
A ladybug invites the reader to play a game of "let's pretend."

Birdie's big-girl shoes

Rim, Sujean. — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Rim, Sujean.
ISBN: 9780316044707
Year: 2009
Subjects: Shoes, Play, Mothers and daughters, Fiction
Five-year-old Birdie loves her mother's shoes, but when she is finally granted permission to wear some for a little while, she discovers that her "barefoot shoes" are best of all.

The big storm

Tafuri, Nancy. — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Tafuri, Nancy.
ISBN: 9781416967958 (hardcover), 1416967958 (hardcover)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Forest animals, Animals, Storms, Counting, Fiction
Ten animals find shelter in a hill hollow one by one, but when the storm is over, a rumbling tells them there is still danger afoot.

Trouble gum

Cordell, Matthew, 1975- — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Cordell, Matthew, 1975-
ISBN: 9780312387747, 0312387741
Year: 2009
Subjects: Chewing gum, Behavior, Brothers, Pigs, Fiction
Playing indoors with his little brother on a rainy day, a rambunctious young pig causes a ruckus and then breaks his mother's three chewing gum rules.

Never say boo!

Pulver, Robin. — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Pulver, Robin., Lucke, Deb
ISBN: 9780823421107 (hardcover)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Ghosts, Schools, Fiction
When Gordon, a ghost, moves to a new school, everyone is afraid of him until they learn that he is not as scary as they thought he was.

Two of a kind

Robbins, Jacqui. — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Robbins, Jacqui., Phelan, Matt
ISBN: 9781416924371, 141692437X
Year: 2009
Subjects: Best friends, Friendship, Popularity, Individuality, Schools, Fiction
When Anna abandons her best friend, Julisa, to spend time with Kayla and Melanie, whose friendship is considered very special, she soon learns that she has little in common with her new friends.

The zoo I drew

Doodler, Todd H. — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Doodler, Todd H.
ISBN: 9780375852015 (trade hardcover ed.), 9780375952012 (Gibraltar lib. bdg. ed.)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Zoo animals, Alphabet, Stories in rhyme, Humorous stories, Fiction
A child who visited the zoo at age two shares drawings and rhymes featuring an animal for each letter of the alphabet.

The goblin and the empty chair

Fox, Mem, 1946- — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Fox, Mem, 1946-, Dillon, Diane, Dillon, Leo
ISBN: 9781416985853 (hardcover), 1416985859 (hardcover)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Goblins, Self-perception, Juvenile fiction, Fiction
A goblin who for many years has been hiding himself so that he does not frighten anyone finally finds a family.

The last polar bear

George, Jean Craighead, 1919- — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: George, Jean Craighead, 1919-, Minor, Wendell
ISBN: 9780061240676 (trade bdg.), 9780061240683 (lib. bdg.)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Polar bear, Bears, Global warming, Arctic regions, Fiction
Tigluk and his grandmother paddle out into the Arctic Ocean where they find a young polar bear whose mother has died because of the changes brought about by the warming climate, and they bring the cub back to their town so they can teach it how to survive in a changing world.

When Stella was very, very small

Gay, Marie-Louise. — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Gay, Marie-Louise.
ISBN: 9780888999061
Year: 2009
Subjects: Imagination, Play, Fiction
When she was small Stella saw the world through her imagination, from hearing trees talk about holding up the sky, to seeing words as ants running off a page, to racing rubber ducks in her bathtub.

Duck for Turkey Day

Jules, Jacqueline, 1956- — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Jules, Jacqueline, 1956-, Mitter, Kathy
ISBN: 9780807517345 (hc), 0807517348 (hc)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Thanksgiving Day, Vietnamese Americans, Schools, Juvenile fiction, Fiction
When Tuyet finds out that her Vietnamese family is having duck rather than turkey for Thanksgiving dinner, she is upset until she finds out that other children in her class did not eat turkey either.

Django

Christensen, Bonnie. — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Christensen, Bonnie.
ISBN: 9781596434226, 1596434228
Year: 2009
Subjects: Jazz musicians, Guitarists, Romanies, Reinhardt, Django, France, Juvenile literature, Biography, Music
Describes the life and career of Django Reinhardt, who overcame a childhood in poverty and debilitating injuries to become a famed jazz guitarist.

Felicity Floo visits the zoo

Redmond, E. S. — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Redmond, E. S.
ISBN: 9780763634445 (hardcover), 0763634441 (hardcover)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Zoo animals, Zoos, Cold (Disease), Cleanliness, Stories in rhyme, Picture books, Fiction, Pictorial works, Juvenile fiction
Why are the hyenas crying boo-hoo? And what gave the rhino a sickly green hue? It starts when Felicity Floo wipes her red, runny nose and transfers the goo ... a cautionary tale about the virtues of clean hands and tissues.

Finding Lincoln

Malaspina, Ann, 1957- — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Malaspina, Ann, 1957-, Bootman, Colin
ISBN: 9780807524350
Year: 2009
Subjects: Segregation, African Americans, Libraries, Lincoln, Abraham, Alabama, Fiction, History
In segregated 1950s Alabama, Louis cannot use the public library to research a class assignment, but one of the librarians lets him in after hours and helps him find the book that he needs. Includes an author's note with historical information about library segregation in the South.

Dog wants to play

McDonnell, Christine. — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: McDonnell, Christine., Mack, Jeff
ISBN: 9780670011261 (hardcover)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Dogs, Domestic animals, Play, Fiction
Dog is eager to have fun, but no one in the barnyard will play with him except one special friend.

Never smile at a monkey

Jenkins, Steve, 1952- — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Jenkins, Steve, 1952-
ISBN: 9780618966202
Year: 2009
Subjects: Dangerous animals, Juvenile literature

Hoaxed!

Woo, Howie — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Woo, Howie, YES mag
ISBN: 9781554532063, 9781554532070 (pbk.)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Science, Fraud in science, Juvenile literature, Miscellanea, Methodology
Filled with facts, experiments, amusing anecdotes, and thought-provoking quotations, a guide helps readers to distinguish between fact and fiction in the realm of science.

Dino-soccer

Wheeler, Lisa, 1963- — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Wheeler, Lisa, 1963-, Gott, Barry
ISBN: 9780822590286 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Stories in rhyme, Dinosaurs, Soccer, Fiction
Plant-eating dinosaurs face meat-eating dinosaurs in a soccer match.

Dog and Bear

Seeger, Laura Vaccaro. — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Seeger, Laura Vaccaro.
ISBN: 9781596433960
Year: 2009
Subjects: Best friends, Friendship, Dogs, Teddy bears, Fiction
Three more easy-to-read stories reveal the close friendship between a dachshund named Dog and a stuffed bear.

Before Columbus

Mann, Charles C. — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Mann, Charles C.
ISBN: 9781416949008 (reinforced), 1416949003 (reinforced)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Indians, America, Juvenile literature, Origin, History, Antiquities
This study of Native American societies is adapted for younger readers from Charles C. Mann's best-selling 1491. Turning conventional wisdom on its head, the book argues that the people of North and South America lived in enormous cities, raised pyramids hundreds of years before the Egyptians did, engineered corn, and farmed the rainforests.

The games book

Davies, Huw, 1961- — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Davies, Huw, 1961-, Jackson, Lisa
ISBN: 9780545134033, 054513403X
Year: 2009
Subjects: Games, Juvenile literature
Presents the rules for playing various types of traditional games, including such activities as musical chairs, jacks, chain tag, sardines, knots, sevens, cat's cradle, and clock solitaire.

Drawing in color

Temple, Kathryn, 1972- — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Temple, Kathryn, 1972-
ISBN: 9781579908218 (hc : alk. paper)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Color drawing, Juvenile literature, Technique

China

Mah, Adeline Yen, 1937- — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Mah, Adeline Yen, 1937-
ISBN: 9780385737487 (trade hc : alk. paper), 9780385906692 (glb : alk. paper)
Year: 2009
Subjects: China, Juvenile literature, History

City alphabet

Schwartz, Joanne 1960- — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Schwartz, Joanne 1960-, Beam, Matt
ISBN: 9780888999627 (pbk.), 9780888999283
Year: 2009
Subjects: English language, Alphabet books, Alphabet, Juvenile literature, Alphabet
Through photographs, the alphabet is depicted with words, from a to z, etched in concrete, spray-painted on walls, or stuck into glass in an urban landscape.

It's a snap!

Kulling, Monica. — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Kulling, Monica., Slavin, Bill
ISBN: 9780887768811, 0887768814
Year: 2009
Subjects: Kodak camera, Photographic industry, Inventors, Eastman, George, United States, Biography
A biography of George Eastman--the inventor of dry plates, film, and the Brownie camera.

Alive in the killing fields

Keat, Nawuth, 1964- — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Keat, Nawuth, 1964-, Kendall, Martha
ISBN: 9781426305153 (hardcover : alk. paper), 9781426305160 (library binding : alk. paper)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Political refugees, Keat, Nawuth, Cambodia, United States, Juvenile literature, Biography
A survivor of the horrors of war-torn Cambodia who was nine when the Khmer Rouge came to his village shares his family's story of death, enslavement, and torture at the hands of Pol Pot's Khmer Rouge fighters.

What bluebirds do

Kirby, Pamela F., 1952- — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Kirby, Pamela F., 1952-
ISBN: 9781590786147 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Bluebirds, Juvenile literature
Follows a pair of bluebirds through courting and rearing their young.

The king who barked

Jones, Charlotte Foltz. — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Jones, Charlotte Foltz., Yayo
ISBN: 9780823419258 (hardcover)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Famous animals, Human-animal relationships, Animals, Anecdotes, Juvenile literature, Folklore, History
Presents legends and anecdotes about famous animals in history, from a dog chosen to be king by the people of Ethiopia in 60 C.E., to a cat who became a member of the a lady of the court in Japan, to a goat who was elected mayor of a Texas town.

LEGO toys

Hirschmann, Kris, 1967- — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Hirschmann, Kris, 1967-
ISBN: 9781599531946 (library edition : alk. paper), 1599531941 (library edition : alk. paper)
Year: 2009
Subjects: LEGO toys, Juvenile literature
"Describes the invention and development of LEGO toys. Includes glossary, websites, and bibliography for further reading"--Provided by publisher.

Remember Little Rock

Walker, Paul Robert. — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Walker, Paul Robert.
ISBN: 9781426304026 (hardcover : alk. paper), 9781426304033 (library binding : alk. paper)
Year: 2009
Subjects: School integration, African American students, African Americans, Central High School (Little Rock, Ark.), 20th century, Arkansas, Little Rock, Juvenile literature, History, Education
Chronicles the historic integration of Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, and details the experiences of the nine African American students who participated in the integration amid threats and violence.