by Katy Manck | Nov 29, 2011 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Buster the cat loves to walk on his leash with Mr. Larsen in their neighborhood. But when Mr. Larsen goes to the hospital, Buster runs away! Josh worries about the big orange cat, so he asks school friends to look for him. If his bunny went missing, Josh knows he...
by Katy Manck | Nov 29, 2011 | Historical Fiction
It’s the coldest winter that anyone in Wickit Monastery can remember, as the Fenland marshes freeze over. No one wants to travel in this bitter weather – except invaders trying to overthrow young King Arnald! Banished after an attempt on the King’s life, Lord Randolph...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 29, 2011 | Non-Fiction
How do we build those great big skyscrapers that reach into the sky? Using photographs of real construction sites, we explore the building process from blueprints to excavating with an excavator, using a wrecking ball, watching iron workers imitate Spiderman and...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 29, 2011 | Non-Fiction
Can you spot the difference between a moth and a butterfly by looking at the wings? What is the difference between a cocoon and a chrysalis? ahve you ever looked at the body of a butterfly and compared it with the body of a moth? Look closely at these beautiful...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 28, 2011 | Non-Fiction
Are you a lever? What is so special about a lever that makes it so powerful? This is applied science in our every day world with vivid photographs that give examples of all kinds of levers at work. The text gives the history of levers, talks about levers in...
by Joanne | Nov 28, 2011 | Poetry
If you swim like you’re “chasing after porpoises” or play basketball waiting for the “soft, sweet sound of swish” as the ball falls through net, then this collection of sports-themed poetry is for you! Renowned Children’s Poet Laureate Jack Prelutsky has joined forces...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 28, 2011 | Westerns
As I read this enjoyable Western, I thought of the FFA (Future Farmer Of America) girls and female athletes who still occasionally suffer the “tomboy”, farm/ranch girl stereotype not being compatible with femininity or a prom dress. They have to...
by Joanne | Nov 28, 2011 | Picture Book
What happens when you get a bunch of talented animals together? You have a “Zoola Palooza. No Cages. Just Stages” Concert. Gene Barretta has taken homographs to a new learning level. Kids and teachers alike will roll over laughing at the wonderful illustrations...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 28, 2011 | Westerns
If a university press such as Bison Books decides to reprint an “out of print” novel, that usually means the book has special or sufficient literary merit to make it worthy of being kept in print for posterity. My guess is the Lincoln, Nebraska academics...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 28, 2011 | Historical Fiction
Librarians/educators who weeded from their collection or deleted from their recommended reading lists the Rosemary Sutcliff novels popular in the 1950s &1960s may have regrets! Fortunately, my predecessor or I didn’t discard her “Eagle” books...
