by Barb Langridge | Jan 14, 2012 | Non-Fiction
After thirty-two centuries of lying hidden in the Egyptian Valley of the Kings, King Tutankhamun’s sacred, royal tomb was discovered by a British archaeologist, and Tut’s story became known throughout the world. Demi sets King Tutankhamun’s life in the context of the...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 14, 2012 | Poetry
“If you’re sleepy in the jungle/ And you wish to find a pillow,/ Take a friendly word of warning: /DO NOT USE AN ARMADILLO! . . .” Covering everything from centipedes to whales, from swinging on swings to ice-skating in winter, from eating applesauce to celebrating...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 14, 2012 | Picture Book
Bill Grogan’s goat has a big appetite for clothing and so finds himself in big trouble after eating one too many shirts, thus he is soon sent away and ends up on a grand adventure aboard a train where he meets and is befriended by other barnyard animals just...
by Joanne | Jan 13, 2012 | Historical Fiction
What a beautiful novel in verse!! If you or someone you knows is a historical fiction aficionado or a teen who loves this genre, put this book in their hands…. Question: What sank the Titanic? How many died? Would it be hard or easy to imagine this disaster?...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 13, 2012 | Picture Book
A father and son walk out into the desert wearing their long robes in search of the spiny grayish green trees that hold the special pearls. The boy is proud of his father who has the special gift of being able to see inside the trees to know when they are ready to...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 13, 2012 | Humor
As soon as you see that name, Mr. Magee, you know you’re in for some kind of shenanigans and you are right. Mr. Magee wakes up one morning at 6:53 and decides to learn to ski on this beautiful snowy day. Gathering his dog and his skis, he tromps up the mountain...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 13, 2012 | Action / Adventure
Robot and Rico are good friends who are headed out into the woods for a camping adventure. They find a good spot, set up their tent, gather wood for a fire and make some yummy looking hot dogs. With their flashlights shining brightly the two friends sit in the woods...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 12, 2012 | Non-Fiction
Rice is what keeps us alive,” the Thai colonel told photographer Richard Sobol as they flew about Thailand as a team to protect “Thailand’s threatened and endangered species.” Sobol saw the vast expanses of rice fields and knew he had to come...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 12, 2012 | Picture Book
In the time before African Americans held the office of Supreme Court Justice, President of the United States, or flew into space as an astronaut, the Jim Crow laws dictated whites would drink out of water fountains and where blacks would drink out of water fountains....
by Barb Langridge | Jan 12, 2012 | Non-Fiction
Is there anything better than a great photograph of something you’re really curious about? We can thank Nic Bishop for turning his great talent for photography into a series of powerfully engaging books that bring our kids closer to the natural world that awaits...
