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Tree frogs /

Jaycox, Jaclyn, 1983-,


Amazing tree frogs -- Where in the world -- Tiny tree frogs -- On the menu -- Life of a tree frog -- Dangers to tree frogs -- Fast facts -- Glossary -- Read more -- Internet sites -- Index. Simple text and photographs introduce tree frogs, including where they live, their bodies, what they do, and what dangers they face.
Date Published:2022

Pull

Waltman, Kevin


"As a childrens/YA bookseller, I LOVED THIS BOOK. The language, the characters, the basketball—they are all spot on perfect . . . I am so excited about this series."—Cynthia Compton, 4 Kids Books, Zionville, Indiana Junior year. Derrick Bowen has put in two good years getting ready for this season. He put in the work and earned his coach's trust and his role as the starting point guard for Marion East. Marion has never won the Indiana state championship, but this year the team is Derrick's. And Derrick is good. Opponents worry when Derrick—D-Bow when he's pounding the rock—steps onto the court. Major colleges work feverishly to recruit him. Derrick is ready to run teams off the court. If only he could get on the court and stay on it. Old school coach Bolden suspends Derrick for the first game of the season after Derrick's best friend Wes gets busted for carrying a joint while in Derrick's car. Even after that, Marion High's team just doesn't quite click. They don't want to follow Derrick's lead as squad's dominant player. Dissension and selfishness are threatening to tear the team apart. And then Derrick hears a sickening snap as he lands awkwardly after a thunderous dunk. Can Derrick lead the team to victory from the bench? Kevin Waltman grew up Indianapolis, the son of basketball coaching legend Royce Waltman.Family life was basketball life. Pull is the third book in his D-Bow High School Hoops series. Waltman teaches at the University of Alabama.
Date Published:2016

"As a childrens/YA bookseller, I LOVED THIS BOOK. The language, the characters, the basketball—they are all spot on perfect . . . I am so excited about this series."—Cynthia Compton, 4 Kids Books, Zionville, Indiana

Junior year. Derrick Bowen has put in two good years getting ready for this season. He put in the work and earned his coach's trust and his role as the starting point guard for Marion East. Marion has never won the Indiana state championship, but this year the team is Derrick's. And Derrick is good. Opponents worry when Derrick—D-Bow when he's pounding the rock—steps onto the court. Major colleges work feverishly to recruit him. Derrick is ready to run teams off the court.

If only he could get on the court and stay on it.

Old school coach Bolden suspends Derrick for the first game of the season after Derrick's best friend Wes gets busted for carrying a joint while in Derrick's car. Even after that, Marion High's team just doesn't quite click. They don't want to follow Derrick's lead as squad's dominant player. Dissension and selfishness are threatening to tear the team apart. And then Derrick hears a sickening snap as he lands awkwardly after a thunderous dunk.

Can Derrick lead the team to victory from the bench?

Kevin Waltman grew up Indianapolis, the son of basketball coaching legend Royce Waltman.Family life was basketball life. Pull is the third book in his D-Bow High School Hoops series. Waltman teaches at the University of Alabama.

Date Published:2016

Kingdom of the Golden Dragon /

Allende, Isabel,


ALA Booklist. Horn Book. Publishers Weekly. School Library Journal. Sixteen-year-old Alexander Cold accompanies his grandmother, a writer for a geography magazine, to the remote Forbidden Kingdom in the Himalayas to help locate a sacred statue of a golden dragon before it is stolen by a greedy outsider.
Date Published:2005

Perfect timing : how Isaac Murphy became one of the world's greatest jockeys /

Trollinger, Patsi B.,


See how one offer to ride a horse changed Isaac Murphy's life and gave him the chance to become one of the greatest jockeys of all time.
Date Published:2006

Pluto

Palacio, R. J.


WONDER IS SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING JULIA ROBERTS AND JACOB TREMBLAY! Over 3 million people have read the #1 New York Times bestseller Wonder—the book that inspired the Choose Kind movement—and have fallen in love with Auggie Pullman, an ordinary boy with an extraordinary face. Last year readers were given a special look at another side of his story with The Julian Chapter, and now they'll get a peek at Auggie's life before Beecher Prep, with an exclusive new short story told entirely from the point of view of Christopher, Auggie's oldest friend. Christopher was Auggie's best friend from the time they were babies until his family moved away; he was there through all of Auggie's surgeries and heartbreaks, through bad times and good—like Star Wars marathons and dreams of traveling to Pluto together. Alternating between childhood flashbacks and the present day, an especially bad day for Christopher, Pluto is the story of two boys grown apart learning that good friendships are worth a little extra effort.
Date Published:2015

WONDER IS SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING JULIA ROBERTS AND JACOB TREMBLAY!
Over 3 million people have read the #1 New York Times bestseller Wonder—the book that inspired the Choose Kind movement—and have fallen in love with Auggie Pullman, an ordinary boy with an extraordinary face. Last year readers were given a special look at another side of his story with The Julian Chapter, and now they'll get a peek at Auggie's life before Beecher Prep, with an exclusive new short story told entirely from the point of view of Christopher, Auggie's oldest friend.

Christopher was Auggie's best friend from the time they were babies until his family moved away; he was there through all of Auggie's surgeries and heartbreaks, through bad times and good—like Star Wars marathons and dreams of traveling to Pluto together. Alternating between childhood flashbacks and the present day, an especially bad day for Christopher, Pluto is the story of two boys grown apart learning that good friendships are worth a little extra effort.

Date Published:2015

Grasslands /

Arnold, Quinn M.,


Hello, grassland! -- Open spaces -- Grasses, short and tall -- Grassland plants -- Animals on the lookout -- Farmland grazing -- Grassland in action -- Goodbye, grassland! -- Picture a grassland. Booklist, September 2016. Horn Book, October 2017. "A kindergarten-level introduction to grasslands, covering their climate, plant and animal life, and such defining features as their varied grasses"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2017

Hello, grassland! -- Open spaces -- Grasses, short and tall -- Grassland plants -- Animals on the lookout -- Farmland grazing -- Grassland in action -- Goodbye, grassland! -- Picture a grassland. Booklist, September 2016. Horn Book, October 2017. "A kindergarten-level introduction to grasslands, covering their climate, plant and animal life, and such defining features as their varied grasses"--Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2017

Annabel the actress starring in camping it up /

Conford, Ellen,


Booklist, February 15, 2004. School Library Jl., April 2004. Horn Book Guide, Wilson Children's Catalog. Annabelle learns "the show must go on" when a garden snake worms his way on stage on opening night of the camp play.
Date Published:2004

Echo Mountain /

Wolk, Lauren, 1956-,


School Library Journal, April 2020. Booklist starred, March 2020. Horn Book Starred, July 2020. Pub Weekly, March 2020. Kirkus Starred, February 2020. "When twelve-year-old Ellie and her family lose their livelihood and move to a mountain cabin in 1934, she quickly learns to be an outdoors woman and, when needed, a healer"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2020

A bear, a bee, and a honey tree /

Bernstrom, Daniel,


Publishers Weekly, September 2022. Kirkus Review, August 2022. Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal Starred, "A hungry bear? An angry bee? Only one will taste sweet victory! Who will it be?"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2022

Making Good Decisions

Finne, Stephanie



Date Published:2021

Date Published:2021

Enemy spy /

Draanen, Wendelin Van,


When Nolan witnesses a serious crime, he realizes he may not be able to hide behind his Shredderman identity this time.
Date Published:2005

Ish

Reynolds, Peter H.


Features an audio read-along! *A creative spirit learns that thinking "ish-ly" is far more wonderful than "getting it right" in this gentle new fable from the creator of the award-winning picture book The Dot.* Ramon loved to draw. Anytime. Anything. Anywhere. Drawing is what Ramon does. It's what makes him happy. But in one split second, all that changes. A single reckless remark by Ramon's older brother, Leon, turns Ramon's carefree sketches into joyless struggles. Luckily for Ramon, though, his little sister, Marisol, sees the world differently. She opens his eyes to something a lot more valuable than getting things just "right." Combining the spareness of fable with the potency of parable, Peter Reynolds shines a bright beam of light on the need to kindle and tend our creative flames with care.
Date Published:2013

Features an audio read-along! A creative spirit learns that thinking "ish-ly" is far more wonderful than "getting it right" in this gentle new fable from the creator of the award-winning picture book The Dot.
Ramon loved to draw. Anytime. Anything. Anywhere.
Drawing is what Ramon does. It's what makes him happy. But in one split second, all that changes. A single reckless remark by Ramon's older brother, Leon, turns Ramon's carefree sketches into joyless struggles. Luckily for Ramon, though, his little sister, Marisol, sees the world differently. She opens his eyes to something a lot more valuable than getting things just "right." Combining the spareness of fable with the potency of parable, Peter Reynolds shines a bright beam of light on the need to kindle and tend our creative flames with care.

Date Published:2013

Arctic Fox : Very Cool!

Person, Stephen


In the Arctic, winter lasts eight months and temperatures fall as low as -58ºF. Few animals can survive such extreme conditions. The Arctic fox, however, is unique. It lives farther north than any other land mammal in the world. How can it survive the harsh conditions? Biologist Maarten Loonen wanted to find out. Since 1990, he has traveled to the Arctic every year to study these uncommon foxes. In Arctic Fox: Very Cool!, kids follow Loonen as he studies the survival techniques of these fascinating animals. Large, full-color photos and a narrative format will keep readers turning the pages for more.
Date Published:2014

In the Arctic, winter lasts eight months and temperatures fall as low as -58ºF. Few animals can survive such extreme conditions. The Arctic fox, however, is unique. It lives farther north than any other land mammal in the world. How can it survive the harsh conditions? Biologist Maarten Loonen wanted to find out. Since 1990, he has traveled to the Arctic every year to study these uncommon foxes. In Arctic Fox: Very Cool!, kids follow Loonen as he studies the survival techniques of these fascinating animals. Large, full-color photos and a narrative format will keep readers turning the pages for more.

Date Published:2014

Piper Reed : Navy brat /

Holt, Kimberly Willis,


School Library Journal, August 2007. Horn Book Starred, April 2008. Publisher's Weekly, July 2007. Booklist, August 2007. Horn Book, September 2007. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), October 2007. Kirkus Review, July 2007. Library Media Connection, January 2008. Wilson's Children, January 2009. Kirkus, July 01, 2007. The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, October 2007. Horn book guide starred, Wilson Children's catalog. ALA Booklist. Kirkus Reviews. Publishers Weekly. Piper is sad about leaving her home and friends behind when her father, a Navy aircraft mechanic, is transferred yet again, but with help from her often-annoying sisters and a surprise from their parents, she finds happiness in their new home in Pensacola, Florida.
Date Published:2007

School Library Journal, August 2007. Horn Book Starred, April 2008. Publisher's Weekly, July 2007. Booklist, August 2007. Horn Book, September 2007. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), October 2007. Kirkus Review, July 2007. Library Media Connection, January 2008. Wilson's Children, January 2009. Kirkus, July 01, 2007. The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, October 2007. Horn book guide starred, Wilson Children's catalog. ALA Booklist. Kirkus Reviews. Publishers Weekly. Piper is sad about leaving her home and friends behind when her father, a Navy aircraft mechanic, is transferred yet again, but with help from her often-annoying sisters and a surprise from their parents, she finds happiness in their new home in Pensacola, Florida.

Date Published:2007

Seven wonders of the ancient world /

McHugh, Arianne,


School Library Journal, September 2015. Provides descriptions of the seven wonders of the ancient world, including the Great Pyramid at Giza, the Colossus of Rhodes, the lighthouse at Alexandria, the hanging gardens of Babylon, the mausoleum at Halicarnassus, the statue of Zeus at Olympia, and the temple of Artemis at Ephesus.
Date Published:2015

Number talks : helping children build mental math and computation strategies, grades K-5 /

Parrish, Sherry,


"Updated with Common Core connections"--T.p. Discusses the benefits of using "number talks," in the classroom, which are five- to fifteen-minute conversations that encourage students to mentally solve a computation problem and explains how to plan for and design number talks for kindergarten through fifth-grade classrooms. Includes a DVD with classroom footage and additional resources for teachers.
Date Published:2014

"Updated with Common Core connections"--T.p. Discusses the benefits of using "number talks," in the classroom, which are five- to fifteen-minute conversations that encourage students to mentally solve a computation problem and explains how to plan for and design number talks for kindergarten through fifth-grade classrooms. Includes a DVD with classroom footage and additional resources for teachers.

Date Published:2014

Crayola Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr colors /

Schuh, Mari C., 1975-,


Simple text and photographs introduce learning young readers to the colors involved in the celebration of Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr. Includes coloring activities and a glossary.
Date Published:2019

The black book of colors /

Cottin, Menena,


Translated from the Spanish. Braille translation provided by CNIB. Originally published in Spanish as: El libro negro de los colores. Mexico : Ediciones Tecolote, c2006. Wilson's Children, July 2009. School Library Journal starred, September 2008. Booklist starred, October 2008. Pub Weekly, June 2008. Kirkus Starred, May 2008. New York Times, November 2008. Horn Book, April 2009. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), July 2008. Library Media Connection, November 2008. Multicultural Review, December 2008. Kirkus starred, May 15, 2008. The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, July 2008. Horn book, November 2008. Booklist starred, October 01, 2008. Horn book guide, vol. XX, no. 1, Spring 2009, p. 19. Wilson Children's catalog. Raised black line drawings on black pages encourage people to use their other senses to experience art, helping them understand what it is like to be blind.
Date Published:2008

Translated from the Spanish. Braille translation provided by CNIB. Originally published in Spanish as: El libro negro de los colores. Mexico : Ediciones Tecolote, c2006. Wilson's Children, July 2009. School Library Journal starred, September 2008. Booklist starred, October 2008. Pub Weekly, June 2008. Kirkus Starred, May 2008. New York Times, November 2008. Horn Book, April 2009. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), July 2008. Library Media Connection, November 2008. Multicultural Review, December 2008. Kirkus starred, May 15, 2008. The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, July 2008. Horn book, November 2008. Booklist starred, October 01, 2008. Horn book guide, vol. XX, no. 1, Spring 2009, p. 19. Wilson Children's catalog. Raised black line drawings on black pages encourage people to use their other senses to experience art, helping them understand what it is like to be blind.

Date Published:2008

Escaping the giant wave /

Kehret, Peg,


"Ages 8-12"--Jacket. Horn Book, April 2004. When an earthquake creates a tsunami while thirteen-year-old Kyle is babysitting his sister during a family vacation at a Pacific Coast resort, he tries to save himself, his sister, and a boy who has bullied him for years. Includes an author's note which provides factual information on tsunamis.
Date Published:2003

I use math at the game /

Mattern, Joanne,


Presents a children's book for early readers that describes how people use math at a game.
Date Published:2006