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When Marion Copied.(When Marion Copied: Learning about Plagiarism)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... When Marion Copied
Brook Berg
Upstart Books
PO Box 800, Fort Atkinson, WI 53538
1932146571 $16.95 www.amazon.com
Written by Brook Berg with illustrations by Nathan Alberg for young students in grades 1 through 4, When...
Kids Need To Be Safe.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... Kids Need To Be Safe
Julie Nelson
Free Spirit Publishing
217-5th Avenue North, Suite 200, Minneapolis, MN 55401-1299
1575421925 $9.95 www.freespirit.com
Kids Need To Be Safe by Julie Nelson is nicely illustrated with...
Sammy Spider's Shabbat Fun Book.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... Sammy Spider's Shabbat Fun Book
Sylvia A. Rouss
Kar-Ben Publishing
241 First Ave. N, Minneapolis, MN 55401
1580131476 $4.95 www.karben.com
Sammy Spider's Shabbat Fun Book by Sylvia A. Rouss with creative illustrations...
Shelley The Hyperactive Turtle.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... Shelley The Hyperactive Turtle
Deborah M. Moss
Woodbine House
6510 Bells Mill Rd., Bethseda, MD 20817
1890627755 $14.95 woodbinehouse.com
The newly published second edition of Shelley The Hyperactive Turtle by Deborah M....
Celebrate!(Celebrate!: Connections among Cultures )(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... Celebrate!
Jan Reynolds
Lee & Low Books
95 Madison Ave., New York, NY 10016
1584302534 $16.95 bebopbooks.com
Celebrate!: Connections Among Cultures by Jan Reynolds is a superbly illustrated descriptive survey of diverse...
Strange but True Stories.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... Strange But True Stories
Janice Greene
Saddleback Educational Publishing
Three Watson, Irvine, CA 92618-2767
5 book series $6.95 each sdlback.com
The Strange But True Stories series of five paperback books by Janice...
What About Me?(What About Me?: Twelve Ways to Get Your Parents' Attention)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... What About Me?
Eileen Kennedy-Moore
Parenting Press
11065 5th Avenue NE, Seattle, WA 98125
1884734863 $14.95 parentingpress.com
Enhanced with delightful illustrations by Mits Katayama, What About Me?: Twelve Ways To Get...
Under The Bodhi Tree.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... Under The Bodhi Tree
Dharma Realm Buddhist Association
3106 Crescent Avenue, Unit 7, Marina, CA 93933
0881393193 $17.95 www.drba.org
Under The Bodhi Tree from the Dharma Realm Buddhist Association is an informative and...
Miriam "Ma" Ferguson.(Miriam "Ma" Ferguson: First Woman Governor of Texas )(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... Miriam "Ma" Ferguson
Judy Alter
State House Press
PO Box 637, Abilene, TX 79697
193333701X $17.95 tamu.edu/upress
Miriam "Ma" Ferguson: First Woman Governor Of Texas by Judy Alter is the amazing biography of Miriam...
Tamora Pierce.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... Tamora Pierce
Donna Dailey
Chelsea House
132 West 31st St., 17th Fl, NY, NY 10001
0791087956 $30.00 chelseahouse.com
New from the "Who Wrote That?" series from Chelsea House publishers, Tamora Pierce by Donna Dailey is an...
Heart Disease.(Brief article)(Book review)(Young adult review)
July 1, 2006... Heart Disease
Alvin Silverstein, et al.
Twenty-First Century Books
241 1st Ave. N, Minneapolis, MN 55401
0761334203 $27.93 lernerbooks.com
Heart Disease by the team of Alvin Silverstein, Virginia Silverstein, and Laura...
I'm Walking, I'm Running, I'm Jumping, I'm Hopping ...(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... I'm Walking, I'm Running, I'm Jumping, I'm Hopping...
Richard Harris
Hampton Roads Publishing Company
1 Columbus Center, Suite 800, 283 Constitution Drive, Virginia Beach, CA 23462-6782
0970450419 $16.95 www.hrpub.com
...
Water Beds.(Water Beds: Sleeping In The Ocean)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... Water Beds
Gail Langer Karwoski
Sylvan Dell Publishing
976 Houston Northcutt Boulevard, Suite 3, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
www.sylvandellpublishing.com
0976494310 $15.95 1-877-958-2600
With illustrations from Connie...
Thunderboom!(Thunderboom!: Poems for Everyone)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... Thunderboom!
Charlotte Pomerantz
Front Street Books/Boyds Mills Press
862 Haywood Road, Asheville, NC 28806
1932425403 $17.95 frontstreetbooks.com
Nichely enhanced with illustrations from Rob Shepperson for the enjoyment...
Look! Look! Look!(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... Look! Look! Look!
Nancy Elizabeth Wallace
Marshall Cavendish Corporation
99 White Plains Road, Tarrytown, New York 10591
0761452826 $16.95 marshallcavendish.us
Written and illustrated by Nancy Elizabeth Wallace with the...
Lover Boy/Juanito el Carinoso.(Lover Boy/Juanito el Carinoso: A Bilingual Counting Book )(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... Lover Boy/Juanito el Carinoso
Lee Merrill Byrd
Cinco Puntos Press
701 Texas Ave, El Paso, TX 79901
0938317385 $15.95 cincopuntos.com
Lover Boy/Juanito el Carinoso: A Bilingual Counting Book by Lee Merrill Byrd features...
Yesterday We Had a Hurricane/Ayer tuvimos un huracan.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... Yesterday We Had A Hurricane/Ayer Tuvimos Un Huracan
Deirdre McLaughlin Mercier
Bumble Bee Publishing
PO Box 1757, Chesapeake, VA 23327
www.yesterdaywehadahurricane.com
0975434292 $17.95 1-757-410-9409
Ably written...
Vegetable Dreams/Huerto Sonado.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... Vegetable Dreams/Huerto Sonado
Dawn Jeffers
Raven Tree Press
200 South Washington, Suite 306, Green Bay, WI 54301
097419929X $16.95 raventreepress.com
Featuring a bilingual text in both the English and the Spanish,...
Cooking Up A Storm.(Cooking Up A Storm: The Teen Survival Cookbook )(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... Cooking Up A Storm
Sam Stern
Candlewick Press
2067 Massachusettes Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02140
076362988X $16.99 candlewick.com
Cooking Up A Storm: The Teen Survival Cookbook by Sam Stern (and inspired by great British...
Rabbit Plants The Forest.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... Rabbit Plants The Forest
Deborah L. Duvall
University of New Mexico Press
MSC11 6290, 1 University of NM, Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001
0826336914 $18.95 www.unm.edu
Deftly authored for young readers by Deborah L. Duvall and...
The Frog Princess.(The Frog Princess: A Tlingit Legend)(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... The Frog Princess
Eric A. Kimmel
Holiday House, Inc.
425 Madison Ave., New York, NY 10017
0823416186 $16.95 holidayhouse.com
Expertly retold by Eric A. Kimmel and beautifully illustrated by Rosanne Litzger, The Frog...
The Nature Treasury.(The Nature Treasury: A First Look at the Natural World )(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... The Nature Treasury
Lizann Flatt
Maple Tree Press
c/o Publishers Group West
1700-4th Street, Berkeley, CA 94710
1897066422 $16.95 mapletreepress.com
Featuring the superb illustrations from Allan Cormack and Deborah...
The Money Mammals.(The Money Mammals: Saving Money is Fun)(Brief article)(Video recording review)
July 1, 2006... The Money Mammals
Snigglezoo Entertainment
c/o 411 Video
PO Box 1223, Pebble Beach, CA 93953
www.themoneymammals.com
MM-01 (DVD) $19.99 1-831-656-0553
The Money Mammals: Saving Money Is Fun from Snigglezoo...
Norwood House Press.(Team Spirit)(Brief article)(Children's review)
July 1, 2006... Norwood House Press
PO Box 316598, Chicago, IL 60631
$25.27 (each) norwoodhousepress.com
The "Team Spirit series by Mark Stewart is an exciting and thoroughly "kid friendly' collection of historical, biographical, and pictorial...
Tall And Small.(Sound recording review)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... Tall And Small
Rebecca Frezza
Big Truck Music
c/o Waldmania!
130 Maywood Drive, San Francisco, CA 94127
CD $15.00 www.bigtruckmusic.com
Available online at amazon.com, cdbaby.com, barnesandnoble.com, as well as local...
Eat Every Bean And Pea On Your Plate.(Eat Every Bean and Pea On Your Plate)(Sound recording review)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... Eat Every Bean And Pea On Your Plate
Daddy A Go Go
Privately Produced
c/o Beth Blenz-Clucas
5505 SW Illinois St., Portland, OR 97221
#3669 $12.00 www.daddyagogo.com
Eat Every Bean And Pea On Your Plate from the...
Quiet Time.(Sound recording review)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... Quiet Time
Raffi
Rounder Records
One Camp Street, Cambridge, MA 02140
#1166181282 $11.99 www.rounder.com
Quiet Time is a collection of lullabies and soothing melodies from Raffi's extensive children's music collection....
Kimbo Educational.(Rockin' Reading Readiness)(Sound recording review)
July 1, 2006... Kimbo Educational
PO Box 477, Long Branch, NJ 07740
$14.95 each www.kimboed.com
Rockin' Reading Readiness (KIM-9179CD) from Pam Schiller, Beth DeVolder and Ronno, and starring Ronno is a spectacular collection of inspiring and...
Roundup At The Palace.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... Roundup At The Palace
Kathleen Cook Waldron
Red Deer Press
Mackimmie Library Tower, Room 812, 2500 University Drive, NW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2N
1N4
www.reddeerpress.com
0889953198 $17.95 1-800-663-5714
...
Prince Silencio.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... Prince Silencio
Anne Herbauts
Enchanted Lion Books
45 Main St., #519, Brooklyn, NY 11201
1592700551 $14.95 1-718-694-8305
Ably translated by Claudia Zoe Bedrick, Prince Silencio is charmingly written and brilliantly...
Chain Letter.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... Chain Letter
Lucille Lang Day
Heyday Books
PO Box 9145, Berkely, CA 94709
1597140112 $14.95 heydaybooks.com
Chain Letter, written by Lucille Lang Day and illustrated by Doug Dworkin is the fun story of a chain letter and...
Seeing Stars.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... Seeing Stars
Dandi Daley Mackall
Little Simon
1230 Ave of the Americas, NY, NY 10020
1416903615 $9.99 simonsayskids.com
With superbly drawn illustrations by Claudine Gevry, Seeing Stars by Dandi Daley Mackall is a...
Bored Bill.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... Bored Bill
Liz Pichon
Tiger Tales
202 Old Ridgefield Rd, Wilton, CT 06897
1589250532 $15.95 www.amazon.com
Imaginatively authored and charmingly illustrated by Liz Pichon, Bored Bill is the picturebook story Bill who...
Katherine Stinson Otero High Flyer.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... Katherine Stinson Otero High Flyer
Neila Skinner Petrick
Pelican Publishing Company
1000 Burmaster St., Grenta, LA 70053
158980368X $15.95 amazon.com
Katherine Stinson Otero High Flyer by Neila Skinner Petrick (with...
Crossing Bok Chitto.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... Crossing Bok Chitto
Tim Tingle
Cinco Puntos Press
701 Texas Ave, El Paso, TX 79901
0938317776 $17.95 cincopuntos.com
Crossing Bok Chitto: A Choctaw Tale Of Friendship And Freedom, by Tim Tingle and featuring illustrations...
Totem Tale.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... Totem Tale
Deb Vanasse
Paws IV/Sasquatch Books
119 South Main Street, Suite 400, Seattle, WA 98104
1570614393 $10.95 sasquatchbooks.com
Totem Tale: A Tall Story From Alaska by Deb Vanasse combines a lively and original...
Pirate Pete's Giant Adventure.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... Pirate Pete's Giant Adventure
Kim Kennedy
Amulet Books/Harry A. Abrams
115 W 18th Street, New York, NY 10011
0810959658 $15.95 www.hnabooks.com
Pirate Pete's Giant Adventure by Kim Kennedy and featuring the illustrations...
Your Special Gift.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... Your Special Gift
Maz Lucado
Crossway
1300 Crescent St, Wheaton, IL 60187
1581346980 $15.99 www.crossway.com
The sequel to You Are Special, Max Lucado's Your Special Gift features illustrations by David Wenzel and is a...
Don't Eat The Babysitter!(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... Don't Eat The Babysitter!
Nick Ward
David Fickling Books/Random House
1745 Broadway, New York, NY 10019
0385750625 $9.95 randomhouse.com
Cleverly authored and colorfully illustrated by Nick Ward, Don't Eat The Babysitter!...
Written Anything Good Lately?(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... Written Anything Good Lately?
Susan Allen & Jane Lindaman
Millbrook Press
241 1st Ave. N, Minneapolis, MN 55401
0761324267 $15.95 lernerbooks.com
Co-authored by Susan Allen and Jane Lindaman, Written Anything Good Lately?...
Lucy Goose Goes To Texas.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... Lucy Goose Goes To Texas
Holly Bea
Starseed Press/H.J. Kramer
PO Box 1082, Triburon, CA 94920
New World Library, dist.
14 Pamaron Way, Novato, CA 94949
1932073159 $15.95 newworldlibrary.com
A clever and original...
The Adventures Of Pelican Pete.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... The Adventures Of Pelican Pete
Frances Keiser
Sagaponack Books
7324 A1A South, St. Augustine, FL 32080
www.sagaponackbooks.com
096688454X $17.00 1-904-471-5376
With museum art gallery quality illustration artwork from...
Tapicero Tap Tap.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... Tapicero Tap Tap
Warabe Aska
Tundra Books
PO Box 1030, Plattsburgh, NY 12901
0887767605 $16.95 tundrabooks.com
Superbly illustrated and authored by Warabe Aska, Tapicero Tap Tap is the colorful tale told by grandfather...
The Outback.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... The Outback
Annaliese Porter
Magabala Books/ISBS, dist.
920 NE 58th Avenue, Suite 300, Portland, OR 97213-3786
1875641866 $20.95 www.magabala.com
The Outback by the eleven--year-old author Annaliese Porter is enhanced...
Little Sap And Monsieur Rodin.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... Little Sap And Monsieur Rodin
Michelle Lord
Lee & Low Books
95 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10016
1584302488 $16.95 www.leeandlow.com
Little Sap And Monsieur Rodin combines Michelle Lord's engaging text with impressive...
Piper's Great Adventures.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... Piper's Great Adventures
Mark Lowry
Howard Publishing Company
3117 N. 7th St., West Monroe, LA 71291
www.howardpublishing.com
1582294747 $11.99 www.amazon.com
Piper's Great Adventures combines under one cover four...
Thank You Aunt Tallulah!(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... Thank You Aunt Tallulah!
Carmela LaVigna Coyle
Rising Moon
PO Box 1389, Flagstaff, AZ 86002-1389
0873588916 $15.95 risingmoonbooks.com
Thank You Aunt Tallulah! featuring a "kid friendly" story by Carmela LaVigna Coyle,...
Sing Praise.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... Sing Praise
Rhonda Gowler Greene
Augsburg Fortress
PO Box 59304, Minneapolis, MN 55459
0806651202 $16.99 augsburgbooks.com
Rhonda Gowler Greene's thoroughly "kid friendly" text combines perfectly with the joyous...
Truman's Loose Tooth.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
July 1, 2006... Truman's Loose Tooth
Kristine Wurm
Spirited Publishing
PO Box 1796, Appleton, WI 54912-1796
www.spiritedpublishing.com
097685130X $16.95 crashbangboom.com
Cleverly authored by Kristine Wurm with creative illustrations...