Children's Bookwatch articles from June 2008

Children's Bookwatch archives from June 2008

We're Going on a Book Hunt.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
June 1, 2008... We're Going on a Book Hunt Pat Miller, author Nadine Bernard Westcott, illustrator Upstart Books c/o Highsmith Inc. PO Box 800, Fort Atkinson, WI 53538-0800 9781602130340, $17.95 www.upstartbooks.com 1-800-448-4887...

Hidden Treasures: Frog Fun.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
June 1, 2008... Hidden Treasures: Frog Fun Liz Ball Hidden Pictures 11936 Frost Road, Tipp City, OH 45371 9780967815985, $6.95 www.hiddenpicturepuzzles.com The eighth and newest title in Liz Ball's 'Hidden Treasures' series of activity...

Scratch and Sketch: Jurassic & Beyond.('Scratch and Sketch, Jurassic and Beyond: An Art Activity Book')(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
June 1, 2008... Scratch and Sketch: Jurassic & Beyond Tom Nemmers Peter Pauper Press, Inc. 202 Mamaroneck Avenue, White Plains, NY 10601 9781593598044, $12.99 www.peterpauper.com Part of the delightful "Scratch and Sketch" series of...

Life to the Max.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
June 1, 2008... Life to the Max Robin Reynolds Nice Creative 4645 South Lakeshore Drive, Suite 16, Tempe, AZ 85282 9780979529405, $24.95 www.lifetomax.com Presented in the style of a children's picturebook, Life to the Max: Maxims for a...

I before E (Except after C).(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
June 1, 2008... TI Before E (Except After C) Judy Parkinson Reader's Digest Association Adult Trade Publishing, Reader's Digest Road, Pleasantville, NY 10570-7000 The Rosen Group (publicity) 30 West 26 Street, Third Floor, New York, New...

Rising Above Global Warming.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
June 1, 2008... Rising Above Global Warming BJ DeFrancesco A-Argus Better Book Publishers, LLC PO Box 914, Kernersville, NC 27284 9780980155501, $19.95, www.a-argusbooks.com Explaining something as complex as global warming to children is...

Enslow Publishers.(Secret of the Sleepless Whales--and More! Secret of the Sleepless Whales;The Harlem Renaissance: An Explosion of African-American Culture)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
June 1, 2008... Enslow Publishers Box 398, Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922-0398 www.enslow.com Ana Maria Rodriguez's SECRET OF THE SLEEPLESS WHALES AND MORE (0766029573, $23.95) provides 48 pages of details on scientists research aquatic animals. From...

John Deere Heaven Part 1.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
June 1, 2008... John Deere Heaven Part 1 James Coffey, singer & songwriter TM Books & Video PO Box 279, New Buffalo, MI 49117 9781932291162, $14.95 www.tmbv.com 1-800-892-2822 John Deere Heaven Part 1 is a DVD in which stop-motion...

20th Century Fox/Hit Entertainment.('Hi! I'm Riff,' 'Summertime Fun,' and 'The Three Musketrucks')(Brief article)(Children's review)(Video recording review)
June 1, 2008... 20th Century Fox/Hit Entertainment c/o Andrea Blain Public Relations, Inc. 9750 Crawford Avenue, Skokie, IL 60076 $14.98 each www.hitentertainment.com www.barney.com www.bobthebuilder.com Three kids' DVDs from Hit...

Thomas & Friends: Henry and the Elephant.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
June 1, 2008... Thomas & Friends: Henry and the Elephant George Carlin, narrator Anchor Bay Entertainment/Hit Entertainment 1699 Stutz Drive, Troy, MI 48084 Sayles & Winnikoff Communications (publicity) alan@sayleswinnikoff.com ...

Hip Hop for Kids: School House Hop!(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
June 1, 2008... Hip Hop For Kids: School House Hop! Roger G. Jumping Fish Productions 66 Compo Mill Cove, Westport, CT 06880 Andrea Blain Public Relations, Inc. (publicity) 9750 Crawford Avenue, Skokie, IL 60076 0964982854, $19.50,...

Daisy and Her Garden: A Dance Fantasy.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Video recording review)
June 1, 2008... Daisy and Her Garden: A Dance Fantasy V.I.E.W. Video 34 East 23rd Street, New York, NY 10010 DVD, $19.98, www.view.com A DVD production from the award-winning Children's Cultural Collection, Daisy and Her Garden: A Dance...

The Saving Light.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
June 1, 2008... The Saving Light Thomas J. Prestopnik 18 W. Monroe Street, Little Falls, NY 13365-1200 (author) Infinity Publishing.com c/o Buy Books On The Web 1094 New Dehaven Street, #100, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2713 ...

The Candy Shop War.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
June 1, 2008... The Candy Shop War Brandon Mull Shadow Mountain c/o MaryAnn Jones (publicity) maryann.jones@shadowmountain.com 9781590387832, $17.95 The Candy Shop War is an exemplary fantasy novel for young adults. When two...

Light for the Sacra Vellum.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
June 1, 2008... Light for Sacra Vellum Cathy O. Idowu Ritequest info@ritequest.com 9780980148404, $19.99, www.ritequest.com A book to live by--but no one is allowed to read it? "Light for the Sacra Vellum: The Graceville Chronicles"...

Norman & The Stinking Space Goo.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
June 1, 2008... Norman & The Stinking Space Goo Michael Wilhelm Privately Published 1112 Louisedale Drive, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46808 978065151410, $8.50, skunkguy75@yahoo.com Accidentally lawn mowing himself into a strange orb from outer...

Orchard Books/Scholastic.('Moon & Sun: The Ruby Key,' 'Medusa Jones,' and 'Day of the Djinn Warriors')(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
June 1, 2008... Orchard Books/Scholastic 557 Broadway, New York NY 10012 0545000122, $16.99, www.scholastic.com Holly Lisle's Moon & Sun: The Ruby Key tells of Gemma and her brother Dan, who encounter a nightling slave in an old forest who...

Delacorte Press.('Pirates of the Retail Wasteland' and 'Roots and Wings')(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
June 1, 2008... Delacorte Press c/o Random House Children's Books 1745 Broadway, 10-1, New York, NY 10019 www.randomhouse.com 1-800-726-0600 Adam Selzer's PIRATES OF THE RETAIL WASTELAND (9780385734820, $15.99) tells of a favorite coffee shop...

The Mystery of the Burmese Bandicoot.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
June 1, 2008... The Mystery of the Burmese Bandicoot Judy Cox Marshall Cavendish 99 White Plains Road, Tarrytown, NY 10591 9780761453765, $16.99, www.marshallcavendish.us/kids Kids ages 10 and older will appreciate a mystery revolving...

Death in the Air.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
June 1, 2008... Death in the Air Shane Peacock Tundra Books Box 1030, Plattsburgh, NY 12901 9780887748314, $21.99, www.tundrabooks.com Young Sherlock Holmes commits himself to fighting crime early on and finds himself in another...

The One Right Thing.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
June 1, 2008... The One Right Thing Bruce Coville NESFA Press Box 809, Framingham, MA 01701 9781886778726, $25.00, www.nesfapress.com Heroes come in many forms and THE ONE RIGHT THING surveys these forms, from heroic trolls and humans to...

Trouble on the St. Johns.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
June 1, 2008... Trouble on the St. Johns Jane R. Wood Florida Kids Press 11802 Magnolia Falls Drive, Jacksonville FL 32258 9780979230448, $8.99, www.janewoodbooks.com A pond swamped with disgusting green muck and most of the fish are...

Experience Pipeline.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
June 1, 2008... Experience Pipeline Quinn Harber Casagrande Press 524-L Via de la Valle, Solana Beach, CA 92075 9780976951636, $14.95, www.cadagrandepress.com The final heat of the Pipeline surfing contest--"Experience Pipeline" is a...

A Cord of Three Strands.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
June 1, 2008... A Cord of Three Strands Holly Moulder White Pelican Press 132 Marcella Avenue, Sharpsburg, Georgia, 30277 97809790405111, $8.95, No Web Address Given An outcast on the trail of tears, a runaway slave, and pre-presidential...

Anna Begins.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
June 1, 2008... Anna Begins Jennifer Davenport Black Heron Press PO Box 13396, Mill Creek, WA 98082 978093077383, $21.95, www.blackheronpress.com Teenager--the period where one is no longer a child, yet still is not yet an adult, and in...

Fran, the Second Time Around.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
June 1, 2008... Fran, The Second Time Around Amy L. Bernstein Publish America P.O. Box 151, Frederick, MD 21705 160474880X, $16.95, www.publishamerica.com The harsh start all school age students fear--being a new nobody. "Fran, The...

The Youngest Spy.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
June 1, 2008... The Youngest Spy Barry McDivitt Thistledown Press 633 Main Street, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, S7H 0J8 9781897235171, $10.95, www.thistledownpress.com The American Civil War didn't affect just Americans--"The...

Wombat Smith: Beijing Breakaway!(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
June 1, 2008... Wombat Smith: Beijing Breakaway! Anne Sautel Lobster Press 1620 Sherbrooke Street, West, Montreal, Quebec, H3H 1C9, Canada 9782922435122, $8.95 www.lobsterpress.com The second volume in the delightful "Wombat Smith" series...

The Child's World Encyclopedia of the NFL.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
June 1, 2008... The Child's World Encyclopedia of the NFL The Child's World, Inc. 1980 Lookout Drive, Mankato, MN 56003 www.childsworld.com 9781592967636, $189.00 (4 vol. set), 1-800-599-7323 Written to appeal to young football lovers in...

Global Warming Alert!(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
June 1, 2008... Global Warming Alert! Dr. Richard Cheel Crabtree Publishing Company 350 Fifth Avenue, Suite 3308, New York, NY 10118 9780778715870, $25.20 www.crabtreebooks.com 1-800-387-7650 Global Warming Alert! is a timely title in the...

Crabtree Publishing.(children's books)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
June 1, 2008... Crabtree Publishing 350-5th Avenue Suite 3308, New York NY 10118 www.crabtreebooks.com Two new sets for intercultural studies, CHINA and RUSSIA, come from Bobbie Kalman (18.95 each) and pack in a little over thirty pages each with...

The Creative Company.('The Postage Stamp' and 'The Atomic Bomb')(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
June 1, 2008... The Creative Company 123 South Broad Street, Mankato, MN 56001 www.amazon.com 1-800-445-6209 Author Jennifer Fandel presents two more volumes in the educational "What in the World?" series for inquisitive young minds. Full-color...

Weigl Publishers Inc.('Learning to Write' series)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
June 1, 2008... Weigl Publishers Inc. Suite 3304, PMB 6G, 350 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10118-0069 www.weigl.com 1-866-649-3445 9781590367858 $24.45 hc / $6.95 pbk / $97.80 4-vol. set "Learning to Write" is an educational series designed to...

Pomegranate Communications, Inc.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
June 1, 2008... Pomegranate Communications, Inc. Box 808022, Petaluma, CA 94975 www.pomegranate.com 1-800-227-1428 The "Women Who Dare" series honors women throughout history whose determination, talent, hard work, and courage, have made a...

Knopf.('Dragon Pizzeria,' 'Veronica on Petunia's Farm,' 'Everybody Bonjours!')(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
June 1, 2008... Knopf c/o Random House Children's Books 1745 Broadway, 10-1, New York, NY 10019 www.randomhouse.com 1-800-726-0600 Mary Morgan's DRAGON PIZZERIA (9780375823091, $16.99) tells of two dragon friends who decide to open a pizza...

Marshall Cavendish.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
June 1, 2008... Marshall Cavendish 99 White Plains Road, Tarrytown, NY 10591 www.marshallcavendish.us/kids Barbara Diamond Goldin's THE BEST HANUKKAH EVER (0761453555, $16.99) will reach ages 5-8 with a fine story illustrated by Avi Katz and...

The Big Tidy-Up.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
June 1, 2008... The Big Tidy-Up Norah Smaridge Golden Books c/o Random House Children's Books 1540 Broadway, New York, NY 10036 9780375848216, $8.99, www.goldenbooks.com 1-800-726-0600 The classic Golden Book story is back in print...

Angelina Ballerina.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
June 1, 2008... Angelina Ballerina Katharine Holabird Viking c/o Penguin Publishing Group 345 Hudson Street, New York NY 10014 9780670060269, $13.99, www.penguin.com/youngreaders Angelina is a pretty mouse who just wants to be a...

The House That Max Built.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
June 1, 2008... The House That Max Built Maxwell Newhouse Tundra Books Box 1030, Plattsburgh, NY 12901 9780887767756, $18.95, www.tundrabooks.com From drawing the plans to excavating the site, Maxwell Newhouse spent years working in...

Someday When My Cat Can Talk.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
June 1, 2008... Someday When My Cat Can Talk Caroline Lazo and Krysten Brooker Schwartz & Wade c/o Random House Children's Books 1745 Broadway, 10-1, New York, NY 10019 www.randomhouse.com/kids 9780375837548, $16.99, 1-800-726-0600...

Scholastic Press.(What To Do About Alice?: How Alice Roosevelt Broke the Rules, Charmed the World, and Drove Her Father Teddy Crazy!)(Sipping Spiders Through a Straw: Campfire Songs for Monsters)(No More Yawning!)(You Were Loved Before You Were Born)(Otto Runs for President)(Letters from the Campaign Trail: LaRue for Mayor)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
June 1, 2008... Scholastic Press 557 Broadway, New York NY 10012 www.scholastic.com Barbara Kerley's WHAT TO DO ABOUT ALICE? (0439922313, $16.99) receives Edwin Fotheringham's fun and large drawings as it tells of Theodore Roosevelt's child...

Little Vampire.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
June 1, 2008... Little Vampire Joann Sfar First Second 175-5th Avenue, New York NY 10010 1596432330, $13.95, www.firstsecondbooks.com This paperback vampire story is actually three stories in one--and is presented in full-color, graphic...

The Curious Child.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
June 1, 2008... The Curious Child Donni Floyd, author Grethel Peralta, illustrator Outskirts Press, Inc. 10940 South Parker Road, #515, Parker, CO 80134 9781598000467, $11.95 www.outskirtspress.com 1-888-672-6657 The Curious Child is...

The Dump Man's Treasures.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
June 1, 2008... The Dump Man's Treasures Lynn Plourde, author Mary Beth Owens, illustrator Down East Books PO Box 679, Camden, ME 04843 9780892727254, $15.95 www.downeastbooks.com 1-800-685-7962 Award-winning children's book author...

Too Many Zucchini for Zachary Beany.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
June 1, 2008... Too Many Zucchini for Zachary Beany Tina Dozauer-Ray, author Bonnie Lemaire, illustrator Lifevest Publishing 4901 E. Dry Creek Rd., #170, Centennial, CO 80122 978159879566X, $17.99 www.lifevestpublishing.com Too Many...

Mermaid Sister.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
June 1, 2008... Mermaid Sister Mary Ann Fraser Walker & Company 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010 9780802797469, $15.95 www.walkerbooks.com 1-800-289-2553 Mermaid Sister is a delightful children's picturebook about Shelly, a young...

Rules are Rules.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
June 1, 2008... Rules are Rules Julie Scandora Book Publishers Network PO Box 2256, Bothell, WA 98041 9781887542647, $17.95 Rules are Rules is a children's picturebook about a young girl who is frustrated by rules--such as the family...

The Magic Flute.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
June 1, 2008... The Magic Flute Mozart, author Kyra Teis, adaptor Star Bright Books The Star Building, 30-19 48th Avenue, Long Island City, NY 11101 9781595720580, $17.95 www.starbrightbooks.com 1-800-788-4439 The Magic Flute is a...

Garmann's Summer.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
June 1, 2008... Garmann's Summer Stian Hole Eerdmans Books for Young Readers c/o Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company 2140 Oak Industrial Drive, NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49505 9780802853394, $17.50 www.eerdmans.com/youngreaders 1-800-253-7521...

The House That Max Built.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
June 1, 2008... The House That Max Built Maxwell Newhouse Tundra Books 75 Sherbourne Street, 5th floor, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5A 2P9 9780887767746, $22.99 www.tundrabooks.com 1-800-788-1074 The House That Max Built is a children's...

Rabbit and the Well.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
June 1, 2008... Rabbit and the Well Deborah L. Duvall, author Murv Jacob, illustrator University of New Mexico Press MSC04 2820, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001 9780826343314, $18.95 www.unmpress.com 1-800-249-7737...

Little Zizi.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
June 1, 2008... Little Zizi Thierry Lenain, author Sephane Poulin, illustrator Daniel Zolinsky, translator Cinco Puntos Press 701 Texas, El Paso, Texas 79901 9781933693057, $16.95 www.cincopuntos.com 1-800-566-9072 Little Zizi...

Little Red Bird.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
June 1, 2008... Little Red Bird Nick Bruel Roaring Brook Press 33 Irving Place, New York, NY 10003 9781596433397, $16.95 www.roaringbookrpress.com 1-800-462-4703 Little Red Bird is a rhyming children's picturebook about a caged red bird...

The Red Shoes.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
June 1, 2008... The Red Shoes Eleri Glass, author Ashley Spires, illustrator Simply Read Books 74 Pease Avenue, Verona, NJ 07044 Publishers Group West (distribution) 1700 Fourth Street, Berkeley, CA 94710 9781894965781, $16.95...

Nana Star and the Moonman.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
June 1, 2008... Nana Star and the Moonman Elizabeth Sills and Elena Patrice, authors Linda Saker, illustrator EE Publishing & Productions PO Box 7006, Fairfax Station, VA 22039 9780975384367, $15.95 www.eeppcompany.com www.NanaStar.com...

Bilby and the Bushfire.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
June 1, 2008... Bilby and the Bushfire Joanne Crawford, author Grace Fielding, illustrator Magabala Books c/o International Specialized Book Services 920 Northeast 58th Avenue, Suite 300, Portland, OR 97213 9781921248306, $17.00...

A Visitor for Bear.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
June 1, 2008... A Visitor for Bear Bonny Becker, author Kady MacDonald Denton, illustrator Candlewick Press 99 Dover Street, Somerville, MA 02144 9780763628079, $16.99 www.candlewick.com 1-800-526-0275 A Visitor for Bear is a...

Mary Had a Little Lamp.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
June 1, 2008... Mary Had a Little Lamp Jack Lechner, author Bob Staake, illustrator Bloomsbury Children's Books 104 Fifth Avenue, 8th floor, New York, NY 10011 9781599901695, $15.95 www.bloomsburyusa.com 1-800-289-2553 Mary Had a...

I Don't Want to Go.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
June 1, 2008... I Don't Want to Go Addie Meyer Sanders, author Andrew Rowland, illustrator Lobster Press 1620 Sherbrooke Street, West, Montreal, Quebec, H3H 1C9, Canada 9781897073803, $16.95 www.lobsterpress.com I Don't Want to Go is...

Loving Marley.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
June 1, 2008... Loving Marley Donald & Sara Hassler, authors Carol Newson, illustrator PugTale Publishing 1601 West Main Street, Suite 90, #403, Willimantic, CT 06226 9780976639077, $14.99, www.puttaleadventures.com Children and...

In Grandpa's Hands.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
June 1, 2008... In Grandpa's Hands Marlena E. Uhrik White Stag Press c/o Publishers Design Group PO Box 37, Roseville, CA 95678 9780979258350, $13.95, www.publishersdesign.com The relationship with ones Grandparents--a child's link...

Norman The Little Red Sedan.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
June 1, 2008... Norman The Little Red Sedan Richard A. Levesque No Waste Publishing 1568 Fencorp Drive, Fenton, MO 63026 9781605852768, $TBA, www.levesque-art.com The torment and pain of every day life is so often under rated by so many....

Angels at My Door.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
June 1, 2008... Angels at My Door Deborah Jung Shafer Communications kelly@shafercommunications.com 9781606431221, $12.95, www.shafercommuncations.com HIV and AIDs have affected the lives of millions of children--not because some have...

Circle of Three.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
June 1, 2008... Circle of Three Elizabeth Brokamp Magination Press American Psychological Association, 750 First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002 9781433803215, $8.95, www.maginationpress.com The more the merrier, right? Then why is the...

Lucius and the Storm.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
June 1, 2008... Lucius and the Storm Kent Knowles Red Cygnet Press 11858 Stoney Peak Drive, #525, San Diego, CA 92128 9781601080059, $15.95 www.redcygnet.com Lucius and the Storm is a rhyming children's picturebook about a young boy who...

Medical Imaging.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
June 1, 2008... Medical Imaging Victoria Sherrow Marshall Cavendish 99 White Plains Road, Tarrytown, NY 10591 0761422315, $27.95 www.marshallcavendish.us While this addition to the 'Great Inventions' series is intended for middle to high...

HIV/AIDS Treatment Drugs.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
June 1, 2008... HIV/AIDS Treatment Drugs Brigid M. Kane, editor David J. Triggle, Ph.D., consulting editor Chelsea House Publishers c/o Infobase Publishing 132 West 31st Street, 17th Floor, New York, NY 10001 9780791085523, $30.00...

Brain Boogie Boosters.(Sound recording review)(Brief article)
June 1, 2008... Brain Boogie Boosters Becky Bailey The Learning Station 3950 Bristol Court, Melbourne, FL 32904 www.learningstationmusic.com LS-1700CD, $15.00, 1-800-789-9990 Combining music with motion is one of the most effective...

Tabby Road.(Sound recording review)(Brief article)(Children's review)
June 1, 2008... Tabby Road Recess Monkey c/o Waldmania! 130 Maywood Drive, San Francisco, CA 94127 RM005, $15.00, www.recessmonkeytown.com Recess Monkey is a successful and independent recording group that has been entertaining children...

The Red Necklace.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
June 1, 2008... The Red Necklace Carrington MacDuffie, narrator Sally Gardner, author Listening Library, Inc. 1745 Broadway, New York, NY 10019 9780739356487, $50.00 www.listeninglibrary.com 1-800-726-0600 The Red Necklace is an...

A Caribbean Journey from A to Y.(A Caribbean Journey from A to Y: Read and Discover What Happened to the Z)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
June 1, 2008... A Caribbean Journey from A to Y Mario Picayo, author Earleen Griswold, illustrator Campanita Books c/o Editorial Campana 19 West 85th Street, Suite A, New York, NY 10024 9780972561181, $19.95 www.campanitabooks.com...

My Up & Down & All Around Book.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
June 1, 2008... My Up & Down & All Around Book Marjorie W. Pitzer, author & photographer Woodbine House 6510 Bells Mill Road, Bethesda, MD 20817 www.woodbinehouse.com 9781890627904, $10.95 1-800-843-7323 My Up & Down & All Around...

God's Promise.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
June 1, 2008... God's Promise Maureen Moss, author Gerald Purnell, illustrator Illumination Arts Publishing PO Box 1865, Bellevue, WA 98009 9780974019079, $15.95 www.illumin.com 1-888-210-8216 Intended for readers age four to adult,...

Light for the Sacra Vellum.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
June 1, 2008... Light for the Sacra Vellum Cathy O. Idowu, author Lisa Wright, illustrator RiteQuest info@ritequest.com 9780980148404, $19.99 www.ritequest.com Book One of The Graceville Chronicles, Light for the Sacra Vellum is a...

Buffalo Song.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
June 1, 2008... Buffalo Song Joseph Bruchac, author Bill Farnsworth, illustrator Lee & Low Books 95 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016 9781584302803, $17.95 www.leeandlow.com Buffalo Song is a children's picturebook based on the...

Fifth House Publishers.('We Feel Good Out Here', 'The Delta is My Home')(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
June 1, 2008... Fifth House Publishers 1511-1800 4 Street SW, Calgary, AB Canada c/o Fitzhenry & Whiteside 311 Washington Street, Brighton, MA 02135-3303 www.fitzhenry.ca 1-800-387-9776 "This Land is Our Storybook" series introduces young...

Norwood House Press.(The History Zone: Jokes, Riddles, Tongue Twisters and ''Daffynitions'')(The Animal Zone: Jokes, Riddles, Tongue Twisters and ''Daffynitions'')(The Sports Zone: Jokes, Riddles, Tongue Twisters and ''Daffynitions'')(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
June 1, 2008... Norwood House Press PO Box 316598, Chicago, IL 60631 www.norwoodhousepress.com 1-866-565-2900 The "Funny Zone" series are a set of books filled cover to cover with hilarious jokes sure to appeal to young readers in second through...

EZ Comics.('Benjamin Franklin', 'The Civil War', 'Martin Luther King, Jr.')(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
June 1, 2008... EZ Comics 12 Pine Top Road, Barrington, RI 02806 www.ezcomics.com "Education Made Easy" EZ Comics teaches young readers about American history in an engaging and readily accessible format. Three color graphic novels offer a brief...

Paco and the Giant Chile Plant.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
June 1, 2008... Paco and the Giant Chile Plant Keith Polette, author Elizabeth O. Dulemba, illustrator Raven Tree Press c/o Delta Publishing Company 1400 Miller Parkway, Mc Henry IL 60050 9780977090624, $16.95 www.raventreepress.com...

Marshall Cavendish.(children's fiction)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
June 1, 2008... Marshall Cavendish 99 White Plains Road, Tarrytown, NY 10591 www.marshallcavendish.us/kids Stephanie Greene's MOOSE AND HILDY: THE SHOW-OFF (9780761453741, $14.99) blends black and white illustrations by Joe Mathieu with the zany...

The Red Ghost.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
June 1, 2008... The Red Ghost Marian Dane Bauer Random House 1745 Broadway, New York NY 10019 9780375840814, $11.99, www.randomhouse.com/kids Peter Fergusen provides the fine drawings for this easy reader ghost story revolving around...

Scholastic Inc.(children's literature)(Children's review)(Book review)
June 1, 2008... Scholastic Inc. 557 Broadway, New York NY 10012 www.scholastic.com Tedd Arnold's FLY HIGH, FLY GUY! (9545997224, $5.99) tells of a boy with a fly friend and the adventures they have together. More than a very simple chapter book...

Scholastic Inc. 557 Broadway, New York, NY 10012.('Farm Animals' and 'Frogs')(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
June 1, 2008... Scholastic Inc. 557 Broadway, New York, NY 10012 www.scholastic.com Wade Cooper's FARM ANIMALS (054500216, $3.99) provides Level 2 survey using simple words and sentences to explore farm animals for new learners. Quizzes, a sample...

Tundra Books.('Creatures Yesterday and Today' and 'Alien Invaders: Species That Threaten Our World')(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
June 1, 2008... Tundra Books Box 1030, Plattsburgh, NY 12901 www.tundrabooks.com Jane Drake and Ann Love's ALIEN INVADERS: SPECIES THAT THREATEN OUR WORLD (9780887767987, $19.95) discusses invasive species, from killer toads to brown tree snakes,...