Children's Bookwatch articles from March 2005

Children's Bookwatch archives from March 2005

The Great North American Prairie.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
March 1, 2005... The Great North American Prairie Sara St. Antoine, editor Milkweed Editions 1011 Washington Avenue South, #300, Minneapolis, MN 55415-1246 www.milkweed.org 1571316450 $10.95 1-800-520-6455 Expertly compiled, organized...

Debra Doesn't Take the Dare.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
March 1, 2005... Debra Doesn't Take The Dare Lawrence E. Shapiro & Steve Harpster CTC Publishing 10400 Eaton Pl., #140, Fairfax, VA 22030 www.couragetochange.com 0974778931 $17.95 1-800-440-4003 One of the "The Emotional Literacy...

Remember.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
March 1, 2005... Remember Toni Morrison Houghton Mifflin 222 Berkeley St., Boston, MA 02116 061839740X $18.00 www.hmco.com On May 17, 1954 the US Supreme Court declared segregated schools unconstitutional, sending the nation on a path of...

Finding Courage.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
March 1, 2005... Finding Courage J. M. Bedell Beyond Words Publishing 20827 NW Cornell Road, Suite 500, Hillsboro, Oregon 97124 1582701105 $9.95 1-503-531-8700 Finding Courage: History's Young Heroes And Their Amazing Deeds is an...

The New Big Book of U.S. Presidents.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
March 1, 2005... The New Big Book Of U.S. Presidents Marc Frey & Todd Davis Courage Books/Running Press 125 S. 22nd St., Philadelphia, PA 19103 076242029-4 $9.98 perseusbooks.com President's Day is the annual holiday in which we honor all...

The Usborne Introduction to Archaeology: Internet-Linked.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
March 1, 2005... The Usborne Introduction To Archaeology: Internet-Linked Abigail Wheatley & Struan Reid Usborne/EDC Publishing PO Box 470663, Tulsa, OK 470663 www.edcpub.com 0794508065 $19.95 1-800-475-4522 Expertly edited by Jane...

Wicked Poems.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
March 1, 2005... Wicked Poems Roger McGough, editor Bloomsbury UK/Trafalgar Square PO Box 257, Howe Hill Road, North Pomfret, VT 05053-0257 www.trafalgarsquarebooks.com 0747561958 $15.00 1-800-423-4525 Simply dreadful poems by poets...

What Julianna Could See.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
March 1, 2005... What Julianna Could See Paul Margulies & Famke Zonneveld Bell Pond Books/Steiner Books One Union Square West, Suite 201, New York, NY 10003-3303 www.steinerbooks.org 0880105151 $11.95 1-800-856-8664 What Julianna...

Lilies on the Moon.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
March 1, 2005... Lilies On The Moon Robert W. Kurkela & Cassidy S. Kurkela Kidzpoetz Publishing PO Box 621, New City, NY 10956 0976022001 $16.95 www.kidzpoetz.com Although written from a child's perspective, the poetry is by Robert W....

Benchmark Books/Marshall Cavendish.(Bibliography)
March 1, 2005... Benchmark Books/Marshall Cavendish 99 White Plains Rd, Tarrytown NY 10591 1-800-831-9881 marshallcavendish.com Two excellent new series collections are highly recommended picks for elementary-level libraries, promising steady and...

World Almanac Library.(Brief Article)(Bibliography)
March 1, 2005... World Almanac Library 330 West Olive St., Milwaukee, WI 53212 www.garethestevens.com The strong atlas-based "Atlas of Earth and Its Resources" series provides recommended reference picks for elementary-level libraries, each...

Saturn.(Children's Review)(Book Review)(Brief Review)
March 1, 2005... Saturn Ron Miller 21st Century Books 2 Old New Milford Road, Brookfield, CT 06824 www.millbrookpress.com 0761323600 $27.90 1-800-462-4703 Joining other astronomy titles in the 21st Century Books 'Worlds Beyond'...

Gareth Stevens.(Brief Article)(Bibliography)
March 1, 2005... Gareth Stevens 330 W. Olive St. #100, Milwaukee, WI 53212 www.garethstevens.com The 'Native American Peoples' series ($18.50 each) also will reach grades 2-4, each also with a little over thirty pages of facts supplemented by...

Stargazer Books.(Brief Article)(Bibliography)
March 1, 2005... Stargazer Books c/o The Creative Company PO Box 227, Mankato, MN 56002 $162.60 set 1-800-445-6209 Natural disasters are often in the news with the latest examples being California landslides and a South Pacific tsunamis. The...

Enslow Publishers.(Brief Article)(Bibliography)
March 1, 2005... Enslow Publishers PO Box 398, Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922 1-800-398-2504 www.enslow.com "Nobel Prize-Winning Scientists" is a six volume series of biographies showcasing notable men and women whose professional achievements in...

Thomson Gale/Gale San Diego.(Brief Article)(Bibliography)
March 1, 2005... Thomson Gale/Gale San Diego 10911 Technology Place, San Diego, CA 92127 1-800-231-5163 www.gale.com Joining others in the 'Revolutionary War' series is Scott Ingram's focus Paul Revere (1567117805, $27.45), which reads like...

Raintree Publishers.(Brief Article)(Bibliography)
March 1, 2005... Raintree Publishers 100 N. Lasalle, #300, Chicago, IL 60602 $29.99 Each www.raintreelibrary.com Two new, bright 'Art and Culture' titles from Raintree Publishers for grades 6-8 are lovely picks for any seeking bright introductions...

The Oglin.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
March 1, 2005... The Oglin Dick Richardson & Rio de la Vista Savanna Press PO Box 777, Monte Vista, CO 81144 0975944037 $24.95 www.Oglin.com Enhanced with original pen and ink illustrations by Cathy Feek, The Oglin: A Hero's Journey...

Tess and the Star Traveller.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
March 1, 2005... Tess And The Star Traveller Jane McKay Fremantle Arts Centre Press/ISBS, dist. 920 Northeast 58th Avenue, Suite 300, Portland, OR 97213 www.isbscatalog.com 1920731431 $8.95 1-800-944-6190 Tess And The Star Traveller...

Rappin', Clappin', Singing 'Bout Art.(Sound Recording Review)
March 1, 2005... Rappin', Clappin', Singing 'Bout Art Mrs. Hues School Art Theatre Productions c/o Crystal Productions Box 2159, Glenview, IL 60025-6159 www.crystalproductions.com CD2685-W $19.95 1-800-255-8629 Helping children...

A Touch of Passover.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
March 1, 2005... A Touch Of Passover Ari Sollish & Boruch Becker Merkos Publications 291 Kingston Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11213 0826600212 $8.00 www.kehotonline.com Merkos Publications has just released a delightful new board book in their "A...

Random House/Knopf.(Brief Article)(Bibliography)
March 1, 2005... Random House/Knopf 1745 Broadway, New York, NY 10019 1-800-726-0600 randomhouse.com/kids Two excellent collections are recommended picks for parents seeking read-aloud choices the entire family can enjoy. The Helen Oxenbury...

Watch Me Grow: Bear.(Children's Review)(Book Review)(Brief Review)
March 1, 2005... Watch Me Grow: Bear Lisa Magloff DK Publishing 375 Hudson, New York NY 10014 0756601940 $7.99 www.dk.com For a very simple, fun and informative picturebook introduction to bears for children grades 1-2, choose Lisa...

QEB Publishing.(Brief Article)(Bibliography)
March 1, 2005... QEB Publishing 23062 La Cadena Drive, Irving Hills, CA 92653 Very young would-be pet owners are often unable to decipher the more in-depth approach of titles for older readers: enter QEB's 'You and Your Pet' series, focusing on the...

Seahorses.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
March 1, 2005... Seahorses Twig C. George Millbrook Press 2 Old New Milford Rd., Brookfield, CT 06804 0761328696 $24.90 1-800-462-4703 Seahorses are usually thrown into more general sea life books for kids and only rarely do they receive...

The Lerner Publishing Group.(Brief Article)(Bibliography)
March 1, 2005... The Lerner Publishing Group 241 First Avenue, Minneapolis MN 55401 1-800-328-4929 lernerbooks.com The "Early Bird Nature Books" series published by Lerner is now up to 54 titles. These 48-page pets and wildlife books for young...

Boyds Mills Press.(Brief Article)(Bibliography)
March 1, 2005... Boyds Mills Press 815 Church St., Honesdale, PA 18431 www.boydsmillspress.com Meryl Henderson's realistic bat drawings are an integral part of Laurence Pringle's coverage Bats! Strange And Wonderful (1563973278, $15.95): pages are...

Those Funny Flamingos.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
March 1, 2005... Those Funny Flamingos Jan Lee Wicker & Steve Weaver Pineapple Press PO Box 3889, Sarasota, FL 34230 www.pineapplepress.com 1561642959 $8.95 1-800-746-3275 With lively cartoon-style illustrations by Steve Weaver and...

Kidhaven Press.(Brief Article)(Bibliography)
March 1, 2005... Kidhaven Press c/o Thomson/Gale Group 27500 Drake Road, Farmington Hills, MI 48331-3535 www.gale.com These wonderful new picturebooks are highly recommended library additions for the very young, with their eye-catching covers...

Read, Stick & Learn about Animals.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
March 1, 2005... Read, Stick & Learn about Animals Andre Boos, illustrator Teora 2 Wisconsin Circle, Suite 870, Chevy Chase, MD 20815 KSB Promotions (publicity) 159496002X $6.99 1-800-431-1579 Read, Stick & Learn About Animals is an...

Crabtree Publishing Company.(Brief Article)(Bibliography)
March 1, 2005... Crabtree Publishing Company 350 Fifth Avenue, #308, NY, NY 10118 1-800-387-7650 www.crabtreebooks.com The collaborative effort of Kelley MacAulay and Bobbie Kalman, "Pet Care" is a new four title series from Crabtree Publishing...

Frog Hunt.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
March 1, 2005... Frog Hunt Sandra Jordan Roaring Brook Press 2 Old New Milford Rd., Brookfield, CT 06804 0761315926 $15.95 1-800-462-4703 Very, very simple for very, very basic beginning readers, Sandra Jordan's Frog Hunt is a...

Raptor!(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
March 1, 2005... Raptor! Christyna M. Laubach, Rene Laubach & Charles W.G. Smith Storey 210 MassMoca Way, N. Adams, MA 02147 1580174450 $14.95 storeykids.com Here young readers will be vry nicely introduced to raptors: the hawks, eagles,...

Let's Sail Away.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
March 1, 2005... Let's Sail Away September McGee Wings Publishing 30802 South Coast Highway, #K10, Laguna Beach, CA 92651 0975491407 $19.99 www.amazon.com Deftly written and very nicely illustrated by September McGee, Let's Sail Away is...

Ruby Lee the Bumble Bee.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
March 1, 2005... Ruby Lee The Bumble Bee Dawn Matheson & Pamela Barcita Bumble Bee Publishing Box 1757, Chesapeake, VA 23327-1757 www.bumblebeepublishing.com 0975434209 $17.95 www.amazon.com Dawn Matheson's Ruby Lee The Bumble Bee: A...

Simon & Schuster.(Brief Article)(Bibliography)
March 1, 2005... Simon & Schuster 1230 Ave. of the Americas, NY NY 10020 1-800-223-2336 simonsayskids.com Phil Bildner's picturebook story Twenty-One Elephants (0689870116, $16.95) receivces LeUyen Pham's engaging drawings as it tells of Hannah, a...

The Crazy Adventure of Nicholas Mouse.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
March 1, 2005... The Crazy Adventure Of Nicholas Mouse Mary J. Jeswald & Anne M. Trimble OrangeFoot Publishing Company PO Box 3694, Pittsburgh, PA 15230-3694 http://orangefootpublishing.com 097606510X $14.99 www.amazon.com The Crazy...

Cranky Pants.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
March 1, 2005... Cranky Pants Stephen Sanzo & Matt Whitlock Cranky Pants Publishing PO Box 1091, 2 Upland Road West, Arlington, MA 02474-0020 www.crankypantspublishing.com 0975962701 $16.95 www.amazon.com Cranky Pants is a simple and...

Scholastic Inc.(Bibliography)
March 1, 2005... Scholastic Inc. 557 Broadway, New York NY 10012 www.scholastic.com Scholastic Press is always a best bet for lasting fiction, and their last set of publications holds some particularly choice leisure reads. Advanced young adults...

Time of the Eagle.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
March 1, 2005... Time Of The Eagle Stephanie Golightly Lowden Blue Horse Books c/o Midwest Traditions, Inc. 3147 South Pennsylvania Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53207 1883953340 $12.00 bluehorsebooks.org Set in the late 1700s, Time Of The...

Secret of Abbot's Cave.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
March 1, 2005... Secret Of Abbot's Cave Max Elliot Anderson Baker Trittin Press PO Box 277, Winona Lake, IN 46590 0975288008 $10.95 gospelstoryteller.com The latest title in Max Elliot Anderson's "Tweener Press Adventure Series", Secret...

It's Great to Be A Ghost!(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
March 1, 2005... It's Great To Be A Ghost! Lynn B. Schiffhorst Trafford Publishing 2333 Government Street, Suite 6E, Victoria, BC, Canada, V8T 4P4 www.trafford.com 1412039991 $13.00 1-888-232-4444 Giggle is a nine-year-old ghost who...

African Princess.(Children's Review)(Book Review)(Brief Review)
March 1, 2005... African Princess Joyce Hansen Hyperion Books 114-5th Ave., NY, NY 10111-5640 www.jumpatthesun.com 0786851163 $16.99 1-800-759-0190 From a female pharaoh in ancient Egypt to an African princess of her people who...

Mitchell Lane Publishers.(Brief Article)(Bibliography)
March 1, 2005... Mitchell Lane Publishers PO Box 196, Hockessin, DE 19707 www.mitchelllane.com Mitchell Lane's biographies for elementary school students provide an excellent blend of lasting profiles and enough material to make good report fodder...

Morgan Reynolds Publishing.(Brief Article)(Bibliography)
March 1, 2005... Morgan Reynolds Publishing 620 S. Elm Street, Greensboro, NC 27406 $24.95 Each www.morganreynolds.com Two excellent biographies are recommended picks for grades 4-6, providing kids with 160 pages packed with facts and history....

George W. Bush.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
March 1, 2005... George W. Bush Tom Lansford & Robert P. Watson, Eds. Greenhaven Press/Gale San Diego 10911 Technology Place, San Diego, CA 92127 www.gale.com/greenhaven 0737725974 $34.95 1-800-231-5163 Kids in grades 5-10 will find a...

Clarion Books.(Brief Article)(Bibliography)
March 1, 2005... Clarion Books 215 Park Avenue South, NY, NY 10003 www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com Marian Anderson loved to sing: by the mid-1930s she was famous throughout Europe, had been welcomed at the White House, and yet was denied the...

Roald Dahl.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
March 1, 2005... Roald Dahl Charles J. Shields Chelsea House Publishers 1974 Sproul Road, Suite 400, Broomall, PA 19008-0914 www.chelseahouse.com 079106722X $22.95 1-800-848-2665 Roald Dahl's books are of high appeal to kids, with...

Hear That Train Whistle Blow!(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
March 1, 2005... Hear That Train Whistle Blow! Milton Meltzer Random House 1745 Broadway, New York, NY 10019 www.randomhouse.com/kids 0375815635 $18.95 1-800-726-0600 There are plenty of train histories written for adults, and many a...