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"Which Would You Rather Be?"
William Steig
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Would you rather be a stick or a stone? A cat or a dog? Thunder or
lightning? William Steig ("Sylvester and the Magic Pebble") teams up
with illustrator Harry Bliss ("A Fine, Fine School") in "Which Would
You Rather Be?," a simple picture book that cleverly illustrates the
Would you rather... game. A magician's bunny, equipped with wand and
black top hat, asks a boy and a girl which of two things they'd
rather be. "A stick?" he asks as he conjures a stick out of the hat.
"Or a stone?" he asks as he produces a hovering rock. Of course, the
action picks up a little as living creatures start to emerge from
the hat. There's plenty of fodder for a lively read-aloud session
here, as kids get creative in their analysis of the pros and cons of
being a cat or a dog, etc., etc. (Ages 3 to 6)
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Up, Up, and Away
"Up on Cloud Nine"
Anne Fine
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"Up on cloud nine. A weird expression--and one I've heard about a
million times, round about Stol. With him, the normal everyday
things often stop mattering." Stol, short for Stuart Oliver, is best
friends with Ian James, the likeable young narrator of two-time
Carnegie Medal-winning British author Anne Fine's funny, poignant,
thoroughly engrossing novel "Up on Cloud Nine." Currently, Stol is
"out there" because he's in the hospital, broken-boned and
unconscious after falling out of a top-floor window. The novel
follows along with Ian as he combs through all his brotherly
memories of his dear, eccentric friend for clues to what might have
happened. "Did Stol jump or didn't he?" isn't the central question
in this truly fine, quite psychological, even philosophical novel.
It's about those like practical Ian who are "pinned to the Earth"
and those like Stol who are less so, people who take care of people,
and other matters of life and death. (Ages 10 and older)
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Have Ancient Egyptian Clues, Will Hunt
"The 5,000-Year-Old Puzzle: Solving a Mystery of Ancient Egypt"
Claudia Logan
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Following the discovery of King Tut's tomb in Egypt in 1922, the
world was abuzz with curiosity about future archaeological
possibilities. "The 5,000-Year-Old Puzzle," Claudia Logan and
Melissa Sweet's truly splendid picture book for older readers,
follows a fictional family to Egypt in 1924 to an actual expedition
led by Dr. George Reisner. Written in diary form from the
perspective of young Will Hunt, who joins the expedition, the book
is immediate and engaging, communicating the mystery and excitement
of an archaeological dig like nothing we've seen. Illustrated with
wonderful, color-soaked paintings as well as collages of authentic
documents and artifacts from the Giza 7000X site, this richly visual
diary is as entertaining as it is educational. (Ages 8 and older)
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Audiobooks can entertain your children, enliven your commute, and leave your hands free for chores. And the experience of having an author or experienced narrator bring text to life for your ears is unparalleled. See what the buzz is about!
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BOSTON GLOBE--HORN BOOK AWARD WINNERS
2002 Boston Globe--Horn Book Awards
The Boston Globe and The Horn Book have announced the winners of the 2002 Boston Globe--Horn Book Awards for Excellence in Children’s Literature. We applaud the excellent books in this exciting and diverse selection of 2002 award winners.
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Count on Olivia
"Olivia Counts (Olivia)"
Ian Falconer
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Learning to count to 10 is no chore in "Olivia Counts," a small
square board book starring Olivia, piglet superstar of Ian
Falconer's Caldecott Honor Book "Olivia" and its sequel, "Olivia
Saves the Circus." Preschoolers will giggle to see reminders of
Olivia's mischief in this simple counting book: "one ball, two bows,
three pots of paint.".. on up to "ten Olivias," pictured in various
familiar poses: trying on pantyhose, standing on her head, earnestly
jumping rope, sunbathing, etc. Don't miss its simply irresistible
counterpart, "Olivia's Opposites." (Baby to preschool)
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Now You See Him, Now You Don't
"Things Not Seen"
Andrew Clements
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Teens, especially those not in the über-popular set, know all
about feeling invisible. But what would happen if you actually did
wake up invisible one day? Fifteen-year-old Bobby is faced with this
curious predicament in Andrew Clements's compelling novel, "Things
Not Seen." Doing his best to adapt, Bobby informs his parents, then
slowly falls apart as they try to control his (unseen) life.
Attempting to take matters in his own hands, he ventures
out--naked--to the library, where he meets a blind girl who becomes
a natural confidant. Teens will identify with Bobby's experience of
being essentially invisible. Highly recommended. (Ages 11 to 15)
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May the Force Be with You--Again
"Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones--The Visual Dictionary"
David West Reynolds
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"Star Wars" expert David West Reynolds's impressive scientific
writing style renders DK's "Star Wars: Attack of the Clones, The
Visual Dictionary" a veritable bible of intergalactic information
related to the second prequel to the original "Star Wars" trilogy.
The most intricate details of the characters, creatures, and
equipment of the film are revealed in crisp, annotated photographs
and authoritative text. We see, close-up, the meltproof Ceramoid
mesh of a scouter's pack and the alarming features of Poggle the
Lesser, ruler of the Stalgasin hive colony of Geonosians. "Star
Wars" fans will be wowed. (Ages 9 and older)
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Summer Reading for Kids and Teens
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Kenneth C. Davis's Series for Kids
Don't know much about space? Earth? Kings and queens? Presidents?
Help is on the way, in the form of the witty, informative, and
utterly fascinating Don't Know Much About series for kids by the
king of knowing, Kenneth C. Davis.
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"The Way Science Works"
Robin Kerrod
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Do you know that right now 16.5 tons of air are pressing on your
body? Or that with a simple experiment you can "see" a hole in the
middle of your hand? With DK's remarkable "The Way Science Works,"
young readers can learn many of the most important principles of
chemistry and physics--and have a whole lot of fun while they're at
it. This big, handsome volume contains more than 60 hands-on
projects testing key scientific theories in magnetism, gravity,
liquid density, sound vibrations, the laws of reflection, and much
more. An accurate, up-to-date resource for budding scientists who
must have the answers! (Ages 10 and older)
Catch a Falling Star and...
"Five Little Fiends"
Sarah Dyer
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On a lovely plain far away sit five statues, each with a squat red
fiend who lives inside. The fiends marvel at the world outside their
stony encasements: the beautiful sky, the land, the sea, the sun,
and the moon. One day they decide to squirrel away their favorite
pieces of the universe, only to realize that their prizes, once
isolated, just aren't the same. Youngsters will love the idea of
these Maurice Sendak-style monsters living inside the rocks, and
Sarah Dyer's depictions of a fiend rolling up the sky like a piece
of paper or catching the moon in a big butterfly net are wonderfully
clever and sure to charm children and adults alike. "Five Little
Fiends," first published in England, earned the Bronze Medal in the
2001 Smarties book awards ceremony. A future classic, perhaps? (Ages
2 to 5)
Birds of Feather
"The Birdwatchers"
Simon James
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Things happen when Jess's granddad goes bird watching. Sometimes,
when he makes drawings of the birds, they make drawings of him, too.
And when he can't find their names in the bird book, his obliging
feathered friends help him out. Well, at least that's his story.
Intrigued, young Jess just has to find out for herself. The first
thing she notices when they arrive in the woods is… nothing.
But by day's end, Jess has seen plenty of birds, including a pair of
dancing penguins who share her sandwich. Simon James's dry comic
timing is flawless in the warm, thoroughly appealing picture book
"The Birdwatchers." Expressive ink-and-watercolor illustrations
capture the gentle balance between make-believe and real, most
poignantly when we see a couple of penguins unobtrusively waddling
after Jess and her granddad as they make their way home. (Ages 4 to
8)
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Kids and Dads
These wonderful kids' books about fathers are sure to make Dad smile on Father's Day --and will be fine additions to the family bookshelf all year round.
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THE BEST IN NONFICTION CHILDREN'S BOOKS
Informational Book Award Winners Announced
The Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award, named in honor of the long-time president of Bound to Stay Bound Books, Inc., of Jacksonville, Illinois, is a new award annually conferred on the author of the most distinguished informational children's book published during the preceding year. Here are the terrific 2001 and 2002 winners!
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SUMMER READING FOR KIDS AND TEENS
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