Children's Bookwatch articles from February 2006

Children's Bookwatch archives from February 2006

New York State of Mind.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
February 1, 2006... New York State Of Mind Billy Joel Scholastic 557 Broadway, New York NY 10012 0439553822 $16.99 www.scholastic.com A cd single of the song accompanies musician Billy Joe's book of the same name New York State Of Mind,...

The Great Brain Book.(The Great Brain Book: An Inside Look at the Inside of Your Head )(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
February 1, 2006... The Great Brain Book H.P. Newquist Scholastic 557 Broadway, New York NY 10012 0439458951 $18.95 scholastic.com The study of the brain has a long history, from early Egyptian probes to modern-day research into how the...

Red Ridin' in the Hood and Other Cuentos.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
February 1, 2006... Red Ridin' In The Hood And Other Cuentos Patricia Santos Marcantonio Farrar Straus Giroux 19 Union Square West, NY, NY 10003 0374362416 $16.00 fsgkidsbooks.com For a contemporary, detailed take on the Red Riding Hood woods...

King of the Pygmies.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
February 1, 2006... King Of The Pygmies Jonathon Scott Fuqua Candlewick Press 2067 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02140 0763614181 $16.99 candlewick.com When teen Penn begins to hear voices, they turn out to be the thoughts of those...

Enslow Publishers.(Steroids and Other Performance-Enhancing Drugs)(Crack and Cocaine)(Downloading Copyrighted Stuff From The Internet: Stealing Or Fair Use?)(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
February 1, 2006... Enslow Publishers PO Box 398, Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922 www.enslow.com Two outstanding drugs titles will reach different grade levels with important information. David Aretha's Steroids And Other Performance-Enhancing Drugs...

The Great Fuzz Frenzy.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
February 1, 2006... The Great Fuzz Frenzy Janet Stevens & Susan Stevens Crummel Harcourt 525 'B' St. #1900, San Diego, CA 92101 0152046267 $17.00 harcourtbooks.com Kids ages 3-7 will relish The Great Fuzz Frenzy, a fun story of prairie dogs...

The Legend of Big Red.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
February 1, 2006... The Legend Of Big Red James Roy University of Queensland Press International Specialized Book Services 920 Northeast 58th Avenue, Suite 300, Portland, OR 97213 www.isbs.com 0702235288 $16.95 1-800-944-6190 The...

Hyperion Books.(You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah!)(Pond Scum)(If I Have A Wicked Stepmother, Where's My Prince?)(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
February 1, 2006... Hyperion Books 151 W. 26th St., New York NY 10001 www.hyperionteens.com Fiona Rosenbloom's You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah! (0786856165, $15.99) is both hilarious and revealing, telling of one Stacy Friedman, getting...

Princess So-Wise.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
February 1, 2006... Princess So-Wise Kathleen Dorantes Aventine Press 1023 4th Ave, #102, San Diego CA 92101 1593303300 $11.50 aventinepress.com Using a cow brain to outwit her very nasty step-aunt, Princess So-Wise embarks on a journey in...

Dream World Tales.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 1, 2006... Dream World Tales Hondo Capital Publishrs 6331 10th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11219 0977301605 $9.99 www.capitalcrds.com Dream World Tales is the first in a series featuring 14-year-old Jerome Thomas, also known as Happy Jack....

Rourke Publishing Group.(Discovering The Arts, 6 vols.)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 1, 2006... Rourke Publishing Group PO Box 3328, Vero Beach, FL 32964 www.rourkepublishing.com 1595155163 $125.70 1-800-394-7055 Enthusiastically recommended as classroom sociology and history supplementary references, and ideal for home...

Chelsea House Publishers.(Biotechnology On The Farm And In The Factory: Agricultural And Industrial Applications)(The Ethics Of Biotechnology)(Bioinformatics, Genomics And Proteomics: Getting The Big Picture)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 1, 2006... Chelsea House Publishers 132 W. 31st St, 17th fl, NY, NY 10001 www.factsonfile.com $35.00 each 1-800-322-8755 The "Biotechnology In The 21st Century" series (Bernice Zeldin Schacter, series editor) focuses upon the issues and...

Marshall Cavendish.(leading North American publisher of illustrated encyclopedias, nonfiction series, and childrenEs books)(Company Profile)
February 1, 2006... Marshall Cavendish 99 White Plains Rd, Tarrytown NY 10591 www.marshallcavendish.us Marshall Cavendish's series titles provide libraries with solid, attractive references which are sure to see avid lending interest--and they don't...

Thomson/Gale.(Robert Goddard: Rocket Pioneer)(Nature Close-Up: Carnivorous Plants)(Parasites: Leeches)(Bugs: Daddy Longlegs)(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
February 1, 2006... Thomson/Gale 27500 Drake Road, Farmington Hills, MI 48331-3535 http://www.gale.com Gale's wonderfully varied series titles for elementary grades promise much interest and reference. Joining their 'Giants of Science' imprint is...

Gareth Stevens.(Astronomy Projects )(Global Space Programs)(Exploring Outer Space )(Space Junk )(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 1, 2006... Gareth Stevens 330 West Olive Street, #100, Milwaukee, WI 53212 www.garethstevens.com Isaac Asimov's new 'Past and Present' titles titles substantively add to the growing 'Library of the Universe' books, revising information and...

Chrysalis Education.(The Weather, 5 vols.)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 1, 2006... Chrysalis Education c/o The Creative Company 123 S. Broad St, Mankato, MN 56002 $94.75 set, 1-800-445-6209 "The Weather" is a five volume series by Jerry Jennings dedicated to providing children with introductory overviews of...

Liberty Rising.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
February 1, 2006... Liberty Rising Pegi Dietz Shea Henry Holt 115 W. 18th St., New York NY 10011 0805072209 $17.95 henryholt.com Liberty Rising: The Story Of The Statue Of Liberty receives fine drawings by Wade Zahares as it explores the...

Two-Can Publishing.(Bugs And Spiders )(Mammals)(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
February 1, 2006... Two-Can Publishing c/o T&N Children's Publishing 11571 K-Tel Drive, Minnetonka, MN 55343 1-888-255-9989 www.tnkidsbooks.com Two new titles by Dee Philips would make excellent additions to family, school, and community library...

Child's World Press.(The World of Reptiles, 8 vols.)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 1, 2006... Child's World Press PO Box 326, Chanassen, MN 55317 www.childsworld.com 159296611X $239.44 1-800-599-7323 Very highly recommended reading, "The World of Reptiles" is a new eight volume nature set by Sophie Lockwood that has a...

Crabtree Publishing Company.(The Life Cycle, 4 vols.)(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
February 1, 2006... Crabtree Publishing Company 350 Fifth Ave, Suite 3308, NY, NY 10118 www.crabtreebooks.com $6.95 pb; 23.92 hc; 1-800-387-7650 Deftly written for young readers ages 6 to 9 and very highly recommended for school and community...

Every Day Is a Birthday.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Sound Recording Review)
February 1, 2006... Every Day Is A Birthday Brady Rhymer Bumblin' Bee Records c/o Walmania! Publicity 130 Maywood Drive , San Francisco, CA 94127 #8364 $15.00 www.bradyrymer An award-winning independent children's recording artist,...

Rockin' With Roseanne.(Video Recording Review)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2006... Rockin' With Roseanne Rosanne Barr Anchor Bay Entertainment 1699 Stutz Drive, Troy, MI 48084 www.anchorbayentertainment.com DV14239 $14.98 1-248-816-0909 Rockin' With Roseanne: Calling All Kids! is a forty-minute DVD...

Little Fur.(Brief Article)(Audiobook Review)
February 1, 2006... Little Fur Isobelle Carmody Bolinda Publishing, Inc. 2 Trap Falls Road, Suite 113, Shelton, CT 06484 www.bolinda.com 1740937074 $28.00 1-888-235-2019 Little Fur is a wonderfully narrated, unabridged audiobook story...

The Boat.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 1, 2006... The Boat Helen Ward & Ian Andrew Simply Read Books Publishers Group West, dist. 501-5525 West Boulevard, Vancouver, BC, Canada, V6M 3W6 simplyreadbooks.com 1894965183 $16.95 1-800-528-3444 In hill country, an old...

Pete the Sheep-Sheep.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
February 1, 2006... Pete The Sheep-Sheep Jackie French Clarion Books 215 Park Avenue S., NY, NY 10003 061856862X $14.00 clarionbooks.com Bruce Whatley provides fun simple drawings to accompany the tale of an Australian sheep shearer who...

Puppies Came to Our House.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
February 1, 2006... Puppies Came To Our House Kathy Rausch Goblin Fern Press, Inc. 3809 Mineral Point Road, Madison, WI 53705 www.GoblinFernPress.com 1595980091 $11.95 1-888-670-2665 Puppies Came To Our House is a picturebook designed...

The Long White Scarf.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
February 1, 2006... The Long White Scarf Maxine Trottier & David Craig Fitzhenry & Whiteside 121 Harvard Avenue, Suite 2, Allston, MA 02134 1550051474 $17.95 www.fitzhenry.ca Long before she became the Queen of England, Princess Victoria rode...

The Tooth Fairy Is Broke.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
February 1, 2006... The Tooth Fairy Is Broke John Robbins & Rae Owings Royal Fireworks Printing Company PO Box 399, Unionville, NY 10988 www.royalfireworkspress.com 0880925698 $19.99 1-845-726-4444 The Tooth Fairy is out of money and...

The Cat of Strawberry Hill.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
February 1, 2006... The Cat Of Strawberry Hill Fran Hodgkins & Lesia Sochor Down East Books PO Box 679, Camden, ME 04843 www.downeastbooks.com 0892726849 $15.95 1-800-685-7962 Her eyes are "the color of the sea" and her fur is "the...

Tooth Fairy's First Night.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
February 1, 2006... Tooth Fairy's First Night Anne Bowen & Jon Berkeley Carolrhoda/Lerner Publishing Group 241 First Ave., Minneapolis, MN 55401 www.lernerbooks.com 1575057530 $15.95 1-800-328-4929 On her seventh birthday, it's time for...

The Falling Flowers.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
February 1, 2006... The Falling Flowers Jennifer B. Reed & Dick Cole Shen's Books 40951 Fremont Blvd. Freemont CA 94538 1885008287 $16.95 www.shens.com Ideal for children 4 to 8, The Falling Flowers is the story of a young Japanese girl and...

Trosclair and the Alligator.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
February 1, 2006... Trosclair And The Alligator Peter Huggins & Lindsey Gardiner Star Bright Books 42-26 28th Street, Suite 2C, Long Island City, NY 11101 www.starbrightbooks.com 1932065989 $15.95 1-800-788-4439 Trosclair is a boy who...

Josefina Javelina.(Josepfina Javelina: A Hairy Tale)(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
February 1, 2006... Josefina Javelina Susan Lowell & Bruce MacPherson Rising Moon/Northland Publishing PO Box 1389, Flagstaff, AZ 86002 www.risingmoonbooks.com 0873587901 $15.95 1-800-346-3257 Josefina is a javelina pig who loves to...

Off We Go!(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
February 1, 2006... Off We Go! Beverley Abramson Tundra Books 75 Sherbourne Street, 5th floor, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5A 2P9 www.tundrabooks.com 0887767281 $15.95 1-800-788-1074 Off We Go! by photographer and children's author...

Great Wolf and the Good Woodsman.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
February 1, 2006... Great Wolf And The Good Woodsman Helen Hoover, author Betsy Bowen, woodcuts University of Minnesota Press 111 Third Avenue South, Suite 290, Minneapolis, MN 55401-2520 0816644454 $14.95 upress.umn.edu Illustrated...

Mice, Morals & Monkey Business.(Mice, Morals, and Monkey Business: Lively Lessons From Aesop's Fables)(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
February 1, 2006... Mice, Morals & Monkey Business Christopher Wormell Running Press 125 South Twenty-Second Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103-4399 www.runningpress.com 0762424044 $18.95 1-800-345-5359 A perfect choice for bedtime,...

Our Apple Tree.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
February 1, 2006... Our Apple Tree Gorel Kristina Naslund, author Kristina Digman, illustrator Roaring Brook Press Media Masters Publicity 143 West Street, New Millford, CT 06776 1596430524 $15.95 1-800-462-4703 An apple tree is...

Bubblegum Books.(The Things a String Can Be)(Something Shiny, Something Round)(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
February 1, 2006... Bubblegum Books PO Box 94106, Cleveland, OH 44101 1-877-471-5718 bubblegumbooks.com Children's author Julie Goulis teams up with artist and illustrator John Ferguson in two outstanding Picturebooks for children from Bublegum...

Tsunami: Helping Each Other.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
February 1, 2006... Tsunami: Helping Each Other Ann Morris and Heidi Larson Millbrook Press 2 Old New Milford Road, Brookfield, CT 06804 millbrookpress.com 0761395016 $18.95 1-800-462-4703 Tsunami: Helping Each Other is a picturebook...

Boyds Mills Press.(Mr. Tuggle's Troubles)(Oliver's Must-Do List)(My Name Is Bilal)(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
February 1, 2006... Boyds Mills Press 815 Church St., Honesdale PA 18431 www.boydsmillspress.com LeAnn Blankenship's Mr. Tuggle's Troubles (1590781961, $15.95) receives Karen Dugan's hilarious drawings as it tells the story of poor Mr. Tuggle who is...

Nosy Noodles.(Nosy Noodles: The Curious Cow)(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
February 1, 2006... Nosy Noodles Susan Purkapile, author Barbara Ducommun, illustrator Guest Cottage PO Box 848, Woodruff, WI 54568 1930596340 $13.95 1-800-333-8122 Based on the head-butt happy antics of a real cow in the illustrator's...

Random House/Knopf/Doubleday.(Winter Friends)(A Gift of Gracias)(Three Hungry Pigs and the Wolf Who Came to Dinner)(Thelonius Turkey Lives on Felicia Ferguson's Farm)(Jasmine's Lion)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
February 1, 2006... Random House/Knopf/Doubleday 1745 Broadway, New York NY 10019 www.randomhouse.com/kids These lovely, inviting picturebook reads will attract kids with excellent stories and illustrations. Celebrate winter with Mary Quattlebaum's...

D Is For Dragon Dance.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
February 1, 2006... D Is For Dragon Dance Ying Chang Compestine, author Yongsheng Xuan, illustrator Holiday House 425 Madison Avenue, NY, NY 10017 0823418871 $16.95 holidayhouse.com D Is For Dragon Dance is an alphabet picturebook about...

An African ABC.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
February 1, 2006... An African ABC Jacqui Taylor Struik/International Pub. Marketing 814 N. Frnaklin St., Chicago, IL 60610 1868727033 $10.00 1-800-888-4741 Imaginatively written and colorfully illustrated by Jacqui Taylor, An African ABC...

Beaver Steals Fire.(Beaver Steals Fire: A Salish Coyote Story)(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
February 1, 2006... Beaver Steals Fire Johnny Arlee & Sam Sandoval University of Nebraska Press 233 North 8th Street, Lincoln, Nebraska, 68588-0255 www.nebraskapress.unl.edu 0803243235 $14.95 1-800-755-1105 Beaver Steals Fire: A Salish...

Zebulon Pike: Explorer and Solider.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
February 1, 2006... Zebulon Pike: Explorer And Solider Robin S.Doak Compass Point Books 3109 West 50th Street, #115, Minneapolis, MN 55410-2102 075650998X $30.60 1-877-371-1536 Zebulon Pike was sent by the American government to explore and...

Mustard Pancakes.(Mustard Pancakes with Courtney Campbell: See How the Garden Grows)(Video Recording Review)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2006... Mustard Pancakes Mustard Pancakes Productions, Inc. c/o SSA Public Relations 148 Madison Avenue, Suite 1601, New York, NY 10016 HD DVD $19.98 www.amazon.com "Mustard Pancakes" is a popular public television children's...

Science Clips For Students.(Video Recording Review)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2006... Science Clips For Students Schlessinger Media 7 East Wynnewood Road, Wynnewood, PA 19096-0580 1-800-843-3620 www.schlessinger.com Available on video cassette and in a digital format DVD at $29.95 each, Science Clips For...

Pocket Snails.(Pocket Snails: Aquaphonic Adventure)(Video Recording Review)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2006... Pocket Snails Soaring Star Productions Andrea Blain (publicity) PO Box 8538, Surprise, AZ 85374 #00149 $15.95 soaringstar.com Enthusiastically recommended for parents and teachers working to introduce the alphabet to...