Children's Bookwatch articles from February 2005

Children's Bookwatch archives from February 2005

Let's Eat!(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
February 1, 2005... Let's Eat! Beatrice Hollyer Henry Holt & Company 115 West 18th Street, NY, NY 10011 www.henryholtchildrensbooks.com 0805073221 $16.95 1-888-330-8477 Five children presented in Beatrice Hollyer's Let's Eat! represent...

An Illustrated Treasury of Latino Read-Aloud Stories.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
February 1, 2005... An Illustrated Treasury Of Latino Read-Aloud Stories Maite Suarez-Rivas, Editor Black Dog & Leventhal 708 Broadway, New York NY 10011 1579123988 $14.95 1-800-722-7202 If it's a bilingual Spanish-English collection of...

Scary News.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
February 1, 2005... Scary News Lorna Ann Knox Crystal Clarity Publishers 14618 Tyler Foote Road, Nevada City, CA 95959 1565892011 $12.95 1-800-424-1055 How can a parent prepare and protect a child from the frightening headlines of the world?...

Who Killed Cock Robin?(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
February 1, 2005... Who Killed Cock Robin? Etienne Delessert Creative Editions 123 S. Broad St., Mankato, MN 56001 1568461917 $17.95 1-800-445-6209 The English nursery rhyme comes to life and receives delightful embellishment in Who Killed...

Bullies to Buddies.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 1, 2005... Bullies To Buddies Izzy Kalman The Wisdom Pages KSB Promotions (publicity) 65 Fraser Street, Staten Island, NY 10314 www.Bullies2Buddies.com 0970648219 $15.00 1-866-983-1333 Written by a school psychologist with...

The Santero's Miracle.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 1, 2005... The Santero's Miracle Rudolfo Anaya & Amy Cordova Enrique Lamadrid, Spanish translation University of New Mexico Press University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001 0826328474 $16.95 1-800-249-7737 ...

La Llorona: the Weeping Woman.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
February 1, 2005... La Llorona: The Weeping Woman Joe Hayes Cinco Puntos Press 701 Texas Avenue, El Paso, TX 79901 0938317865 $16.95 1-800-283-3572 La Llorona: The Weeping Woman by Joe hayes is a bilingual picturebook in English and Spanish...

Dell/Delacorte/Knopf/Random House.(Life In The Fat Lane)(Journey Of Hope)(Angels In Pink)(Sharing Sam)(10 Things To Do Before I Die)(Fat Boy Swim)(The President's Daughter)(Kissing Vanessa)(Yoss)(Finding Grace)(What Every Girl (Except Me) Knows)(Tending To Grace)(Finding Miracles)(Sammy Keyes And The Psycho Kitty Queen)(Red Palms)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 1, 2005... Dell/Delacorte/Knopf/Random House 1745 Broadway, New York NY 10019 www.randomhouse.com/kids The young adult leisure reads from Random House and Delacorte's imprints are excellent leisure choices for young adults. Among some...

Scholastic Inc.(Atticus Of Rome)(Kazunomiya Prisoner Of Heaven)(I Walk In Dread)(Hear My Sorrow)(Pandora Of Athens)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 1, 2005... Scholastic Inc. 557 Broadway, New York NY 10012 1-800-242-7737 www.scholastic.com Three expanding historical fiction sets for middle school to high school readers are recommended picks. Barry Denenberg's 'Life and Times' set adds...

The Secret Tunnel.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
February 1, 2005... The Secret Tunnel Joy Nelkin Wieder Hachai Publishing 156 Chester Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11218 1929628110 $7.95 www.hachai.com Yonatan is an 11-year-old boy who wants to help his family and his people when the wicked King...

Dutton/Viking/Penguin.(Mira, Mirror)(Boy From The Basement)(While You Were Out)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 1, 2005... Dutton/Viking/Penguin 345 Hudson St., New York NY 10014 www.penguin.com Three highly recommended picks from recent publications deserve attention from discriminating librarians. Mette Ivie Harrison's Mira, Mirror (0670059234,...

Please Don't Come Back from the Moon.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 1, 2005... Please Don't Come Back From The Moon Dean Bakopoulos Harcourt 15 E. 26th St., New York NY 10110 0151011354 $23.00 harcourtbooks.com A boy's father vanishes the summer he turns seventeen, first in a trend of fathers...

Treasure Forest.(Brief Article)(Audiobook Review)
February 1, 2005... Treasure Forest Cat Bordhi Namaste Publishing PO Box 62084, Vancouver, BC, Canada, V6J 4A3 www.namastepublishing.com 0968236480 $21.95 Treasure Forest is an adventure novel intended for young adults, yet appealing to...

Little, Brown.(Doctor Illuminatus)(Secret Of Castle Giant )(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 1, 2005... Little, Brown 1271 Avenue of Americas, NY, NY 10020 www.lb-kids.com K.P. Bath's Secret Of Castle Giant (0316-018480, $16.99) has all the elements of a great mystery: a shy girl who is hardworking and eager to please, a secret...

Atheneum/Simon-Schuster/McElderry.(Lovingly Alice)(The Sea Of Trolls)(Wintering Well)(My Scrumptious Scottish Dumplings)(Bunnicula)(Bound)(House On The Gulf)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 1, 2005... Atheneum/Simon-Schuster/McElderry 1230 Ave. of Americas, NY, NY 10020 www.simonsayskids.com Simon & Schuster's group holds some real winners: kids will find a new set of leisure choices to offer exceptional plots and winning...

A Goose Named Gilligan.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 1, 2005... A Goose Named Gilligan Jerry M. Hay Kramer/New World Library 14 Pamaron Way, Novato, CA 94949 1932073094 $15.95 1-800-972-6657 Here is the true story of a wild river, a man who loves it, and an unusual goose who decides...

Disney Looking at Paintings.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 1, 2005... Disney Looking At Paintings Bunker Hill Publishing c/o Crystal Productions Box 2159, Glenview, IL 60025-6159 www.crystalproductions.com 159373008X $14.95 1-800-255-8629 Disney Looking At Paintings: An Introduction To...

The Secrets of the Rock.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
February 1, 2005... The Secrets Of The Rock Phyllis J. Perry Upstart Books Box 800, Fort Atkinson, WI 53538-0800 1932146229 $16.95 www.amazon.com The Secrets Of The Rock is a playful mystery for kids featuring Fribble Mouse and his...

Stargazer Books/the Creative Co.(Playing The Flue, Recorder and Other Woodwinds)(Playing The Piano and Keyboards)(Playing The Trumpet and Brass)(Playing The Violin and Stringed Instruments)(Playing The Violin & Stringed Instruments)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 1, 2005... Stargazer Books/The Creative Co. 123 South Broad St., Mankato, MN 56001 $75.80 (4 volume series) 1-800-445-6209 Stargazer Books offers a new four volume series that is specifically intended to help young musicians in grades 4 and...

Smart Apple Media.(Christianity)(Buddhism)(Microscopic Life In The Garden)(War)(Fire)(Eating)(Moving)(Inside The Brain)(Digesting Food)(Knights And Chivalry)(Egypt)(Greece)(Castles)(Microscopic Life In Your Body)(The Brain)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 1, 2005... Smart Apple Media 1980 Lookout Dr., N. Mankato MN 56003 $27.10 each 1-800-445-6209 Smart Apple Media simply excels in bright titles inviting leisure learners to partake, from its 'Religion in Focus' series revealing the history...

Canada.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 1, 2005... Canada Pat McCarthy Enslow Publishers PO Box 398, Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922 www.enslow.com 0766051765 $19.95 1-800-398-2504 Canada joins others in Enslow's fine 'Myreportlinks.com' geography titles for grades 4-7,...

Rascal the Dragon.(Brief Article)(Audiobook Review)
February 1, 2005... Rascal The Dragon Paul Jennings, author Rebecca Macauley, narrator Bolinda Publishing, Inc. PO Box 307, Shelton, CT 06484 1740935152 $18.00 www.bolinda.com Rascal The Dragon is a delightful children's audiobook on...

Greathall Productions.(Abraham Lincoln and the Heart of America)(Famously Funny)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 1, 2005... Greathall Productions PO Box 5061, Charlottesville, VA 22905 $14.95 Each www.greathall.com Two new storytelling favorites created and told by Jim Weiss are recommended picks for young listeners. Abraham Lincoln And The Heart Of...

Listening Library.(A Christmas Carol)(The Golden Compass)(The Subtle Knife)(Brief Article)(Audiobook Review)
February 1, 2005... Listening Library 1745 Broadway, New York, NY 10019 1-800-726-0600 listenlinglibrary.com Four excellent audio CD packages excel in unabridged presentations and fine readers. Jim Dale performs the classic Charles Dickens' A...

Full Cast Audio.(Brief Article)(Audiobook Review)
February 1, 2005... Full Cast Audio 618 Westcott Street, 1st Floor, Syracuse, NY 13210 www.fullcastaudio.com Jean Van Leeuwen's The Great Cheese Conspiracy (1932076778, $18.00) enjoys a fine unabridged full-cast production and tells of a mouse who...

Teen Knitting Club.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 1, 2005... Teen Knitting Club Jennifer Wenger, et al. Artisan/Workman Publishing 708 Broadway, NY, NY 10003-9555 www.workman.com 1579652441 $17.95 1-800-722-7202 Parents who wish to involve teens in knitting should look no...

Curious Minds.(Book Review)(Brief Review)
February 1, 2005... Curious Minds John Brockman, Editor Pantheon 1745 Broadway, New York, NY 10019 9375422919 $23.95 randomhouse.com What makes a child decide to become a scientist? Some of the scientists included here share a curiosity and...

What's Older than a Giant Tortoise?(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
February 1, 2005... What's Older Than A Giant Tortoise? Robert E. Wells Albert Whitman & Company 6340 Oakton St., Morton Grove, IL 60053 0807588318 $15.95 albertwhitman.com Written and illustrated by Robert E. Wells, What's Older Than A...

My Water Comes from the Mountains.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
February 1, 2005... My Water Comes From The Mountains Tiffany Fourment & Dorothy Emerling Roberts Rinehart Publishers 4501 Forbes Boulevard, Suite 200, Lanham, Maryland 20706 National Book Network (dist.) www.roberts-rinehart.com ...

A Muggle's Guide to the Wizarding World.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
February 1, 2005... A Muggle's Guide To The Wizarding World Fionna Boyle ECW Press 2120 Queen St. East #200, Toronto, Ontario Canada M4E 1E2 155022655X $14.95 www.ecwpress.com Think you know all about Harry Potter? Think again, whether...

Lerner Publishing Group.(Plants We Eat)(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
February 1, 2005... Lerner Publishing Group 1251 Washington Avenue North, Minneapolis, MN 55401-1036 www.lernerbooks.com 0822500107 $212.80 1-800-328-4929 The eight volumes in the simply outstanding "Plants We Eat" series by Meredith Sayles...

Benchmark/Marshall Cavendish.(Greece)(Brazil)(Thailand)(India)(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
February 1, 2005... Benchmark/Marshall Cavendish 99 White Plains Rd, Tarrytown NY 10591 $20.95 each www.marshallcavendish.com Four new 'Superchef' titles by Matthew Locricchio outline the cooking of different countries for kids in grades 4-7,...

Little Ruth Reddingford and the Wolf.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
February 1, 2005... Little Ruth Reddingford And The Wolf Hank Wesselman, Ph.D., author Raquel Abreu, illustrator Illumination Arts Publishing Company 13256 Northup Way, Suite 9, Bellevue, WA 98005 0974019003 $15.95 www.illumin.com Little...

Carlo and the Really Nice Librarian.(Children's Review)(Book Review)(Brief Review)
February 1, 2005... Carlo And The Really Nice Librarian Jessica Spanyol Candlewick Press 2067 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02140-1338 0763625264 $15.99 www.candlewick.com Carlo the giraffe loves the new library with its many books and...

The Nothing King.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
February 1, 2005... The Nothing King Elle Van Lieshout & Eric Van Os Front Street 862 Haywood Road, Asheville, NC 28806 1932425144 $15.95 www.amazon.com Paula Gerritsen provides the simple yet winning drawings to enhance Elle Van Lieshout...

Pea Soup Fog.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
February 1, 2005... Pea Soup Fog Connie Macdonald Smith, author Jen Cart, illustrator Down East Books PO Box 679, Camden, ME 04843 0892726431 $15.95 downeastbooks.com Pea Soup Fog is a charming picturebook story, set in a small village...

The Rainbow Tiger.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 1, 2005... The Rainbow Tiger Gayle Nordholm & Jennifer Frohwerk Seven Locks Press 3100 West Warner Avenue, Suite 8, Santa Ana, CA 92704 www.sevenlockspublishing.com 1883697522 $16.95 1-800-354-5348 Gayle Nordholm's The Rainbow...

Bloomsbury.(Brief Article)(Bibliography)
February 1, 2005... Bloomsbury 175-5th Ave., New York NY 10110 www.bloomsbury.com/usa Four wonderful new presentations are recommended picturebook pics for the young. Axel Hacke's A Bear Called Sunday (1582349290, $14.95) requires good reading skills...

Peter Pan and Wendy.(Children's Review)(Book Review)(Brief Review)
February 1, 2005... Peter Pan And Wendy J.M. Barrie Orchard Books 557 Broadway, New York NY 10012 0439672570 $17.95 www.scholastic.com Readers seeking a high-quality hardcover edition of Barrie's classic Peter Pan complete with high-quality...

Tusk Trouble.(Children's Review)(Book Review)(Brief Review)
February 1, 2005... Tusk Trouble Jane Clarke & Cecilia Johansson Hodder/Trafalgar Square Publishing PO Box 257, Howe Hill Road, North Pomfret, VT 05053-0257 www.trafalgarsquarebooks.com 0340877251 $14.95 1-800-423-4525 Wilbur the Walrus...

Who's Got Game? The Lion or the Mouse?(Children's Review)(Book Review)(Brief Review)
February 1, 2005... Who's Got Game? The Lion Or The Mouse? Toni & Slade Morrison Scribner 1230 Avenue of Americas, NY, NY 10020 0743222482 $16.95 1-800-223-2336 Comic-book-style four-panel color drawings by Pascal Lemaitre provide an...

Mystery at the Club Sandwich.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
February 1, 2005... Mystery At The Club Sandwich Doug Cushman Clarion Books 215 Park Avenue South, NY, NY 10003 0618419691 $15.00 www.hmco.com The very young may not readily understand the meaning of the film noir black and white drawings in...

Trumpet's Kittens.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
February 1, 2005... Trumpet's Kittens Carolyn Polizzotto & Sarah Spinks Marion Duke, illustrator Fremantle Arts Centre Press/ISBS, dist. 920 Northeast 58th Avenue, Suite 300, Portland, OR 97213 www.isbscatalog.com 1863683313 $22.50...

The Boy, the Bear, the Baron, the Bard.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
February 1, 2005... The Boy, The Bear, The Baron, The Bard Gregory Rogers Roaring Brook Press/Millbrook Press 2 Old New Milford Road, Brookfield, CT 06804 Media Masters (publicity) 1596430095 $16.95 1-800-462-4703 The Boy, The Bear, The...

Cancer Information for Teens.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
February 1, 2005... Cancer Information For Teens Wilma R. Caldwell Omnigraphics 615 Griswold St., Detroit, MI 48226 0780806786 $58.00 omnigraphics.com Young adults and their parents alike will find this new addition to the 'Teen Health...

Gareth Stevens.('Understanding the Human Body')(Heart, Blood And Lungs)(Brain, Nerves And Stenses)(Digestion And Reproduction )(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
February 1, 2005... Gareth Stevens 330 W. Olive St., Milwaukee, WI 53212 www.garethstevens.com A new series from Gareth Stevens is a very highly recommended pick for discriminating school and community library reference collections for young readers....

Cancer Happens.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 1, 2005... Cancer Happens Rebecca Gifford Capital Books Inc. PO Box 605, Herndon, VA 20172-0605 www.capital-books.com 1931868727 $15.95 1-800-758-3756 Rebecca Gifford was only 22 years old when she was diagnosed with...

Thomson-Gale.(Smallpox)(Chemotherapy)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 1, 2005... Thomson-Gale 274500 Drake Road, Farmington Hills, MI 48331-3535 $27.45 each www.glale.com Two important histories of diseases and disorders are picks for library health shelf holdings. Barbara Saffer's Smallpox (159-0183010) tells...

The Palette of Breath.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
February 1, 2005... The Palette Of Breath Lauren Robins Safe Goods 561 Shunpike Rd., Sheffield, MA 01257 1884820778 $7.95 safegoodspub.com The Palette Of Breath is a very simple guide to "easy belly breathing", written especially for...

The 2,000 Best Games & Activities.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
February 1, 2005... The 2,000 Best Games & Activities Susan Kettmann Sourcebooks Inc. Box 4410, Naperville, IL 60567-4410 www.sourcebooks.com 140220194X $14.95 1-800-432-7444 Parents who have infants through age eight will welcome an...