Children's Bookwatch articles from June 2005

Children's Bookwatch archives from June 2005

The Librarian of Basra.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
June 1, 2005... The Librarian Of Basra Jeanette Winter Harcourt Brace 525 'B' Street, San Diego, CA 92101 www.harcourtbooks.com 0152054456 $16.00 1-800-543-1918 Ali Muhammad Baker's the librarian in Basra, Iraq: for fourteen years...

Blue.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
June 1, 2005... Blue Philippe Dupasquier Andersen Press c/o Trafalgar Square Publishing PO Box 257, Howe Hill Road North Pomfret, VT 05053-0257 www.trafalgarsquarebooks.com 1842703234 $16.99 1-800-423-4525 Philippe...

Houghton Mifflin.(Gooney Bird And The Room Mother)(Eat Your Peas, Ivy Louse!)(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
June 1, 2005... Houghton Mifflin 222 Berkeley Street, Boston, MA 02116 www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com Advanced elementary to early middle school readers will relish Lois Lowry's Gooney Bird And The Room Mother (06-18532307, $15.00), telling of...

Dr. Welch and the Great Grape Story.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
June 1, 2005... Dr. Welch And The Great Grape Story Mary Lou Carney Boyds Mills Press 815 Church Street, Honesdale, PA 18431 www.boydsmillspress.com 1590780396 $16.95 1-877-512-8366 Sherry Meidell provides realistic and fun drawings...

Knopf/Random.(Adventures Of Patty And The Big Red Bus)(Mother, Mother, I Want Another)(Where Willy Went)(Look Who's Talking! On The Farm)(The Easter Rabbit's Parade)(A Fine St. Patrick's Day)(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
June 1, 2005... Knopf/Random www.randomhouse.com/kids Meghan McCarthy's Adventures Of Patty And The Big Red Bus (0375829393, $12.95) tells of Patty's visits to her big red bus, where her and her sister drive to far-off places--including the moon!...

Math Fables.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
June 1, 2005... Math Fables Greg Tang Scholastic Press 557 Broadway, New York NY 10012 0439453992 $16.95 www.scholastic.com Heather Cahoon provides the whimsical and fun illustrations to a collection of Greg Tang's math-based fables...

Candlewick Press.(Cornelius P. Mud, Are You Ready For Bed?)(Tumble Bunnies)(No Place Like Home)(Book Review)(Children's Review)
June 1, 2005... Candlewick Press 2067 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02140 Jonathan Emmett's No Place Like Home (076362554X, $15.99) receives Vanessa Cabban's warm drawings as it tells of Mole, who thinks his burrow too dark and small and...

What Does Bunny See?(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
June 1, 2005... What Does Bunny See? Linda Sue Park Clarion Books 215 Park Avenue South, NY, NY 10003 www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com 0618234853 $15.00 1-800-225-3362 Maggie Smith's very colorful and appealing drawings are the...

Mathability.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
June 1, 2005... Mathability Michael Cain & Mary Lou Johnson Prufrock Press PO Box 8813, Waco, TX 76714-8813 www.prufrock.com 1883055717 $12.95 1-800-998-2208 Expertly written by Michael Cain and quite nicely illustrated by Mary Lou...

Stories of Hope and Spirit.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
June 1, 2005... Stories Of Hope And Spirit Dan Keding August House Inc. PO Box 3223, Little Rock, AR 72203 www.augusthouse.com 0874837278 $18.95 1-800-284-8784 Compiled and edited by musician, storyteller, and recording artist Dan...

Merriam-Webster's Primary Dictionary.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
June 1, 2005... Merriam-Webster's Primary Dictionary Ruth Heller, illustrator Merriam-Webster Inc. PO Box 281, Springfield, MA 01102 0877791740 $16.95 www.m-w.com Merriam-Webster's Primary Dictionary is an illustrated dictionary for...

Horses.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2005... Horses Laura S. Jeffrey Enslow Publishers PO Box 398, Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922 www.enslow.com 0766025195 $23.93 1-800-398-2504 Choosing a pet's a complicated process; particularly when it's as large as a horse....

Thomson/Gale.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
June 1, 2005... Thomson/Gale PO Box 9081, Farmington Hills MI 48333 $21.20 Each www.gale.com/kidhaven Two new additions to Liza Jacobs' 'Wild Wild World' series from Thomson/Gale were specifically written for young picturebook readers to cover...

Flowers for Grandpa Dan.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
June 1, 2005... Flowers For Grandpa Dan Connie McIntyre & Louise McIntyre Thumbprint Press PO Box 11343, St. Louis, MO 63105 096776856X $17.95 thumbpress.com Gracefully, expertly written by Connie McIntyre, and gently, beautifully...

Eating Gluten-Free with Emily.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
June 1, 2005... Eating Gluten-Free With Emily Bonnie J. Kruszka & Richard S. Cihlar Woodbine House 6510 Bells Mill Rd, Bethesda, MD 20817 1890627623 $14.95 1-800-843-7323 Eating Gluten-Free With Emily: A Story for Children With Celiac...

Five Minute Bible Stories.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
June 1, 2005... Five Minute Bible Stories Lois Rock & Richard Johnson Augsburg Books PO Box 59304, Minneapolis, MN 55459 www.augsburgbooks.com 0806651253 $17.99 1-800-328-4648 Impressively enhanced throughout with the full color...

The Usborne Children's Cookbook.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
June 1, 2005... The Usborne Children's Cookbook Rebecca Gilpin EDC Publishing 10302 East 55th Place, Tulsa, OK 74146 0794508545 $18.95 www.edcpub.com The Usborne Children's Cookbooks is packed from cover to cover with wonderfully...

I Will Plant You a Lilac Tree.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
June 1, 2005... I Will Plant You A Lilac Tree Laura Hillman Atheneum 1230 Ave. of Americas, NY, NY 10020 www.simonsayskids.com 0689869800 $16.95 1-800-223-2336 Laura Hillman's memoir of a Schindler's list survivor takes the form of...

In the Promised Land.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
June 1, 2005... In The Promised Land Doreen Rappaport HarperCollins 1350 Ave. of Americas, NY, NY 10019 www.harperchildrens.com 0688171508 $15.99 1-800-242-7737 Here's a new approach to biography: a retelling of pivotal moments in...

Morgan Reynolds.(A Stranger In My Own House: The Story Of W.E.B. Di Bpod)(Roy Wilkins: Leader Of The NAACP)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2005... Morgan Reynolds 620 South Elm Street, #223, Greensboro, NC 27406 $24.95 Each www.morganreynolds.com Two new biogaphies for teen readers are highly recommended picks, standing out from the wealth of biographies about the same folks,...

Making It Home.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
June 1, 2005... Making It Home Lynn Westerhout Napoleon Publishing 178 Willowdale Avenue, Suite 201, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M2N 4Y8 www.napoleonpublishing.com 0929141903 $18.95 1-416-730-9052 A former elementary and special needs...

Lerner Publishing Group.(Alex Rodriguez)(Annika Sorenstam)(Carly Patterson)(Michael Phelps)(Sammy Sosa)(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
June 1, 2005... Lerner Publishing Group 1251 Washington Avenue North, Minneapolis, MN 55401-1036 1-800-328-4929 www.lernerbooks.com "Amazing Athletes" is an eighteen volume series of superbly illustrated and informative biographies showcasing men...

Makin' Lemonade.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
June 1, 2005... Makin' Lemonade Leonardo Biciunas DuneDisc PO Box 323 Beverly Shores, IN 46301 $12.99 www.LeonardoMusic.com The debut children's music CD by 15-year independent musician Leonardo Biciunas, Makin' Lemonade is a collection...

Letter Adventure & Other Snaily Songs.(Video Recording Review)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Letter Adventure & Other Snaily Songs Soaring Star Productions Andrea Blain Public Relations (publicity) PO Box 8538, Surprise, AZ 85374 DVD $15.95; VHS $12.95; CD $14.95 Part of the imaginatively produced and highly...

Chomp Chomp.(Brief Article)(Sound Recording Review)
June 1, 2005... Chomp Chomp Shad Weathersby Singing Rock Records c/o The Creative Service Company 4360 Emerald Drive, Colorado Springs, CO 80918 $14.59 www.shadweathersby.com Chomp Chomp is a music CD for young people, chock full of...

When Charlie McButton Lost Power.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
June 1, 2005... When Charlie McButton Lost Power Suzanne Collins & Mike Lester Putnam 345 Hudson St., New York NY 10014 www.penguin.com 0399240004 $15.99 1-800-847-5515 Charlie loves computer games so much, he never plays with...

A Home for Bilby.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
June 1, 2005... A Home For Bilby Joanne Crawford & Grace Fielding Magabala Books/ISBS, dist. 920 Northeast 58th Avenue, Suite 300, Portland, OR 97213-3786 www.isbs.com 1875641912 $17.00 1-800-944-6190 Written with true originality by...

That's What Friends Do.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
June 1, 2005... That's What Friends Do Kathryn Cave Hyperion Books 77 West 66th St., NY, NY 10023-6298 www.hyperionbooksforchildren.com 0786851651 $15.99 1-800-759-0190 Ages 2-6 will enjoy a celebration of friendship and fun with...

Fooling the Tooth Fairy.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
June 1, 2005... Fooling The Tooth Fairy Martin Nelson Burton & Clint Hansen London Town Press PO Box 585, Montrose, CA 91021 0966649028 $17.00 londontownpress.com When Marty tries to deceive the Tooth Fairy with a paper tooth, he learns...

The Mona Lisa Caper.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
June 1, 2005... The Mona Lisa Caper Rick Jacobson & Laura Fernandez Tundra Books PO Box 1030, Plattsburgh, NY 12901 www.tundrabooks.com 0887767265 $15.95 1-800-788-1074 The Mona Lisa Caper by Rick Jacobson is based on a real theft...

Mom Can I Have a Dragon?(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
June 1, 2005... Mom Can I Have A Dragon? T. E. Watson & Dave Patterson Paw Prints Press 2384 Tokay Court, Paradise, CA 95969 1584780207 $16.95 www.amazon.com When young Sam brings home a rather unusual pet, his parents are oblivious to...

Henry Holt.(Mummy Math: An Adventure In Geometry)(Brave Little Raccoon)(Misery Moo)(Meet Wild Boars)(Humphrey's Bear)(Brief Article)(Childrens' Review)(Book Review)
June 1, 2005... Henry Holt 115 W. 18th St., New York NY 10011 www.henryholt.com Henry Holt's spring picturebook list includes some wonderful and original titles certain to captivate young audiences! Cindy Neuschwander's Mummy Math: An Adventure...

Happy Skip Little Chick.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
June 1, 2005... Happy Skip Little Chick Jo Brown Tiger Tales 202 Old Ridgefield Rd, Wilton, CT 06897 1589250451 $15.95 1-203-834-0005 Gently written and colorfully illustrated by Jo Brown, Happy Skip Little Chick is the story of finding...

No Monsters Here.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
June 1, 2005... No Monsters Here Sharon Jennings & Ruth Ohi Fitzhenry & Whiteside 121 Harvard Ave., #2, Allston, MA 02134 1550417878 $14.95 www.fitzhenry.ca When it's his bedtime, a little boy is ready to say goodnight and climb the...

The Golden Circus.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
June 1, 2005... The Golden Circus Kathryn Jackson Golden Books/Random House 1745 Broadway, New York, NY 10019 www.goldenbooks.com 0375832157 $9.95 1-800-726-0600 Mr. Roly-Poly's big-top circus is filled with lions, bears, elephants...

This is the Matzah.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
June 1, 2005... This Is The Matzah Abby Levine & Paige Billin-Frye Albert Whitman 6340 Oakton St., Morton Grove, IL 60053 www.albertwhitman.com 0807578851 $15.95 1-800-255-7675 Another fine Passover title joins the surprisingly few...

No Small Change.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
June 1, 2005... No Small Change John Luksetich & Patti Kern Imagine Nation Press 6109 Peabody St, Long Beach, CA 90808 www.imaginenationpress.com 0940411016 $14.95 1-877-372-3629 Impressively illustrated with sixteen watercolor...

The Banjoman / El Hombre de Banjo.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
June 1, 2005... The Banjoman / El Hombre de Banjo Tyler Norman & Jose S. Perez, authors Jose S. Perez, illustrator The Overmountain Press PO Box 1261, Johnson City, TN 37605 1570722927 $12.95 1-800-992-2691 The collaborative work of...

Schlessinger Media.(Ancient Cities of the arab World, vol. 1, 2)(Ancient Trade Routes of the Arab World)(Art and Architecture of the Arab World, vol. 1, 2)(Video Recording Review)
June 1, 2005... Schlessinger Media 7 East Wynnewood Road, Wynnewood, PA 19096-0580 1-610-645-4000 www.schlessinger.com Available in both video and DVD formats, "The Arab World" series is a six volume series specifically designed for students grade...

Disney Presents Count on Math.(Video Recording Review)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Disney Presents Count On Math Disney Educational Productions 500 South Buena Vista Street, Burbank, CA 91521-6307 www.edustation.com 1932644679 $TBA 1-800-295-5010 Disney Presents Count On Math is an educational DVD for...

Thinkeroo.(Gallop, Hop and Stomp)(Pedal, Paddle And Twirl)(Video Recording Review)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Thinkeroo Andrea Blain Public Relations (publicity) PO Box 1831, Bristol, CT 06010 1-860-585-9060 www.thinkeroo.com Getting young children to physically exercise has never been so difficult with today's sedentary lifestyles....

Art on a Shoestring.(Video Recording Review)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Art On A Shoestring Cherie Lynn Vat19 c/o Crystal Productions PO Box 2159, Glenview, IL 60025-6159 www.crystalproductions.com $39.95 1-800-255-8629 Cherie Lynn, a professional and published art teacher for grades...

All About John Deere for Kids.(Video Recording Review)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... All About John Deere For Kids TM Books Video PO Box 279, New Buffalo, MI 49117 www.tmbooks-video.com 193229127X $14.95 1-219-879-2822 All About John Deere For Kids: Part 1 is the first of an all live-action DVD series...

Gareth Stevens.(The Writing Of The Star-spangled Banner)(The Salem Witch Trials)(The Oregon Trail)(The Seneca Falls Women's Rights Convention)(Atom Bomb Project )(The Oregon Trail)(Book Review)
June 1, 2005... Gareth Stevens 330 W. Olive #100, Milwaukee, WI 53212 $18.95 Each www.garethstevens.com Six new additions to Gareth Stevens 'Events That Shaped America' series each provide readers in grades 3-5 with 32 pages of facts and vintage...

Saying Goodbye to a Friend.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
June 1, 2005... Saying Goodbye To A Friend Chrysalis Education Smart Apple Media 1980 Lookout Dr, N. Mankato, MN 56003 1932333185 $27.10 www.amazon.com The Chrysalis Education 'Saying Goodbye to?' series should be a cornerstone of any...

Benchmark/Marshall Cavendish.(The Countryside)(The City)(Religion)(The Patricians)(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
June 1, 2005... Benchmark/Marshall Cavendish 99 White Plains Rd, Tarrytown NY 10591 1-800-831-9881 marshallcavendish.com Grades 4-6 will appreciate Kathryn Hinds' 'Life in the Roman Empire' series of a solid in-depth set of references suitable...

The Child's World.(Exploring Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Creatures)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2005... The Child's World PO Box 326, Chanhassen, MN 55317 1-800-599-7323 www.childsworld.com Children of all ages have a fascination with dinosaurs and prehistoric creatures that became extinct millions of years ago only to be discovered...

Crabtree Books.(Desert Food Chains)(Volcano Alert!)(Hurricane And Typhoon Alert!)(Earthquake Alert!)(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
June 1, 2005... Crabtree Books 350 5th Avenue, #3308, NY, NY 10118 www.crabtreebooks.com Adding to the 'food chains' series is Bobbie Kalman & Kelley MacAuley's Desert Food Chains (0778719448, $16.95), a colorful survey of desert food chains,...

Stargazer Books/Creative Company.(Playing The Trumpet And Brass)(Playing The Flute, Recorder And Other Woodwind)(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
June 1, 2005... Stargazer Books/Creative Company PO Box 227, Mankato, MN 56002 $27.10 Each 1-800-445-6209 Two new 'Young Musician' titles provide 'how to' theory to young picturebook readers, using plenty of photos and color illustration to...

Hattie Marshall and the Prowling Panther.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2005... Hattie Marshall And The Prowling Panther Debra Smith Pelican Publishing Company 1000 Burmaster Street, Gretna, LA 70053 www.pelicanpub.com 1565549401 $6.95 1-800-843-1724 Book 1 in the "Hattie Marshall Frontier...

Simon & Schuster.(How The Amazon Queen Fought The Price Of Egypt)(What Grandmas Can't Do)(Dragon Downstairs )(Brief Article)(Children's Review(Book Review)
June 1, 2005... Simon & Schuster 1230 Ave. of Americas, NY, NY 10020 www.simonsayskids.com Kids will find Tamara Bower's How The Amazon Queen Fought The Price Of Egypt (068-9844344, $16.95) tells the lovely story of a queen who leads a race of...

Orchard Books.(Maia Of Thebes)(Anaconda Golden Flower)(Bone story Out From Boneville)(Ghost Ship)(The Waterless Sea)(Cry Of The Icemark)(Candy)(Deliver Us From Normal)(Book Review)(Children's Review)
June 1, 2005... Orchard Books 557 Broadway, NY, NY 10012-3999 www.scholastic.com Ann Turner's Maia Of Thebes (043965-2235, $10.95) joins others in the 'Life and Times' historical novel series in exploring the daily life of Maia in 1463BC Egypt....

Catastrophe Cat.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2005... Catastrophe Cat Mary Small, author Chantal Stewart, illustrator Cygnet Books/ISBS, dist. 920 Northeast 58th Avenue, Suite 300, Portland, OR 97213-3786 www.isbscatalog.com 1920694374 $13.50 1-800-944-6190 ...