by Barb Langridge | Feb 16, 2012 | Non-Fiction
Explore the vast ocean, discovering the incredible variety of life in the sea and the need to protect this huge ecosystem.—from the publisher 40 pages 978-1891327315 Ages 4-8 Keywords: ocean, information, shared reading,...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 16, 2012 | Picture Book
Head to the big city with Little Critter and his mom in this adventurous picture book that makes for the perfect Mother’s Day present! Mercer Mayer’s Little Critter is spending a special day with his mom in this classic, funny, and heartwarming story....
by Barb Langridge | Feb 16, 2012 | Fiction
Pat and her family keep losing things. Maybe Rip the dog can solve the mini-mystery! This lively companion to The Tapping Tale finds its perfect match in Joe Cepeda’s gently comic illustrations.—from the publisher 24 pages ...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 15, 2012 | Non-Fiction
Babe Ruth came from a poor Baltimore family and, as a kid, he was a handful. It was at a reform school that Babe discovered his talent for baseball, and by the age of nineteen, he was on his way to becoming a sports legend. Babe was often out of shape and even more...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 15, 2012 | Poetry
Nice place they got here. Bed. Bowl. Blankie. Just like home! Or so I’ve been told. Visiting hours! Yawn. I pretend not to care. Yet — I sneak a peek. So begins this beguiling tale of a wary shelter cat and the boy who takes him home. Sometimes funny,...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 15, 2012 | Picture Book
Join Mercer Mayer’s classic and beloved character, Little Critter®, for his class’s Valentine’s Day celebration! This 8×8 storybook is complete with gatefold flaps for readers to pull back and discover all the fun Valentine’s Day surprises From decorating the...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 15, 2012 | Historical Fiction
While working in the iron ore mines of Minnesota alongside his father, young Otto Peltonen captures in a journal his family’s struggles and personal hardships as new arrivals to the “land of the free.” —from the publisher 208 pages ...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 15, 2012 | Fiction
Gil the ant thinks all of his friends have forgotten his special day! Have they, or are they planning a special surprise?—from the publisher 24 pages 978-0152048464 Ages 4-7 Keywords: beginning reader, ants, friends,...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 15, 2012 | Fiction
Todd’s mom is in a hurry, so she can’t stop every time Todd sees something interesting. But Todd has a wonderful surprise for her–a box full of treasures that he’s collected along the way.—from the publisher 24 pages ...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 15, 2012 | Picture Book
Open the flaps to peer into Red Riding Hood’s basket, move the blanket on Grandma’s bed, and get closer to the Big Bad Wolf in disguise. Throughout, a cute (but cowardly) mouse accompanies Red Riding Hood on her journey, foreseeing her peril—but not able to help her...
