Children's Bookwatch articles from March 2006

Children's Bookwatch archives from March 2006

Alone in the World.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
March 1, 2006... Alone In The World Catherine Reef Clarion Books 215 Park Avenue South, NY, NY 10003 www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com 0618356703 $18.00 www.amazon.com What was it like to grow up in an orphanage? Where did kids sleep, and...

Scholastic Inc.(The First Americans)(Egypt in Spectacular Cross-Section)(Built to Last: Building America's Amazing Bridges, Dams, Tunnels, and Skyscrapers)(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
March 1, 2006... Scholastic Inc. 557 Broadway, New York NY 10012 www.scholastic.com Anthony Aveni's The First Americans: The Story Of Where They Came From And Who They Became (0439551447, $18.99) will reach grades 3-5 with its survey of the very...

Seven Wonders of the Modern World.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
March 1, 2006... Seven Wonders Of The Modern World Doreen Gonzales Enslow Publishers PO Box 398, Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922 www.myreportlinks.com 0766052923 $20.00 www.enslow.com From the Panama Canal to the CN Tower and the Empire...

A Child of God.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
March 1, 2006... A Child Of God Michael J. Caduto, author Adelaide Murphy Tyrol, illustrator Paulist Press 997 MacArthur Blvd, Mahwah, NJ 07430 www.paulistpress.com 0809167263 $16.95 1-800-218-1903 A Child Of God: Stories Of...

Thomson-Gale.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
March 1, 2006... Thomson-Gale 2700 Drake Road, Farmington Hills, MI 48331-3535 www.gale.com Two new to the 'American History by Decade' titles ($23.70 each) are fine recommendations for grades 3-5: Deanne Durrett's The 1910s (0737717467) presents...

Crabtree Publishing.(Christopher Columbus: Sailing to a New World)(Lewis and Clark: Opening the American West)(Henry Hudson: Seeking the Northwest Passage)(Francisco Pizarro: Journeys Through Peru and South America)(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
March 1, 2006... Crabtree Publishing 350-5th Avenue, #3308, NY, NY 10118 $23.92 each www.crabtreebooks.com Four excellent new explorers' titles are highly recommended picks for elementary grades. Each provide 32 pages of detail including a...

Gareth Stevens.(Little Beavers)(Little Dolphins)(Little Hippopotamuses)(Little Lions)(Little Penguins)(Little Polar Bears)(Little Whales)(Little Zebras)(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
March 1, 2006... Gareth Stevens 330 W. Olive St., Milwaukee, WI 53212 $22.00 each www.garethstevens.com Each 24-page focus on baby animals in the 'Born to Be Wild' series will appeal to leisure browsers who enjoy bright, vivid color on every page...

Smart Apple Media.(Dangerous Creatures by Helen Bateman and Jayne Denshire)(Book review)
March 1, 2006... Smart Apple Media 2140 Howard Drive West, North Mankato, MN 56003 1-800-445-6209 Co-authored by Helen Bateman and Jayne Denshire, "Dangerous Creatures" is a series showcasing some of the lethal wildlife to be found in Earth's six...

Lerner Publications.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
March 1, 2006... Lerner Publications 241 1st Avenue North, Minneapolis, MN 55401 $25.26 each www.lernerbooks.com Lerner's 'Animal Scavengers' series by Sandra Markle is outstanding, packing in brilliant and dramatic color photo covers to captivate...

Schlessinger Media.(Video Recording Review)(Children's Review)
March 1, 2006... Schlessinger Media 7 East Wynnewood Road, Wynnewood PA, 19096-0580 $29.95 each schlessinger.com In the "Wonders Of The Ancient World" series, viewers will find an array of wonders such as the Pyramids, the Acropolis, and the Taj...

Careers in Interior Design.(Video Recording Review)(Young Adult Review)
March 1, 2006... Careers In Interior Design Learning Zone Xpress PO Box 1022, Owatonna, MN 55060, www.learningzonexpress.com 1571750770 $79.95 1-888-455-7003 Careers In Interior Design: The Business Of Structure & Style is a video guide to the...

Families of Canada.(Video Recording Review)
March 1, 2006... Families Of Canada Master Communications, Inc. 4480 Lake Forest Drive, Suite 302, Cincinnati, OH 45242 188819412X $29.95 master-comm.com A welcome contribution to the "Families of the World" educational DVD series, Families Of...

Crystal Productions.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Video Recording Review)
March 1, 2006... Crystal Productions PO Box 2159, Glenview, IL 60025-6159 1-800-255-8629 crystalproductions.com Three latest installments of the Learn Art Styles with Lisa series of videos, produced with the aid of leading artists, offer viewers in...

Antarctica: The Heart of the World.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
March 1, 2006... Antarctica: The Heart Of The World Coral Tulloch Enchanted Lion Books 45 Main St., #519, Brooklyn, NY 11201 1592700543 $17.95 1-888-330-8477 Antarctica: The Heart Of The World is more than a picturebook; it's filled cover...

Chatterbox.(Chatterbox: The Bird Who Wore Glasses)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
March 1, 2006... Chatterbox Michael E. Uslan & John Steven Gurney EE Publishing & Productions 5221 Cather Road, Springfield, VA 22151 0975384325 $17.99 www.eeppinc.com Chatterbox: The Bird Who Wore Glasses is a heartwarming picturebook,...

Cowboy Slim.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
March 1, 2006... Cowboy Slim Julie Danneberg & Margrot Apple Charlesberg Publishing 85 Main Street, Watertown, MA 02472 1580890458 $15.95 charlesbridge.com With Julie Danneberg's writing, and Margot Apple's illustrations, Cowboy Slim is a...

Three French Hens.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
March 1, 2006... Three French Hens Margie Palatini & Richard Egielski Hyperion Books 114-5th Avenue, NY, NY 10011-5690 www.hyperionbooksforchildren.com 0786851678 $15.99 www.amazon.com On the third day of Christmas a mademoiselle from...

The Littlest Tugboat.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
March 1, 2006... The Littlest Tugboat Sarah Sherman McGrail, author James A. Taliana, illustrator Cozy Harbor Press PO Box 385, Southport, ME 04576 0965592529 $19.95 www.amazon.com The Littlest Tugboat is a cheerful children's book...

Nutmeg and Barley.(Nutmeg and Barley: A Budding Friendship)(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
March 1, 2006... Nutmeg And Barley Janie Bynum Candlewick Press 2067 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02140 0763623822 $15.99 candlewick.com Nutmeg And Barley: A Budding Friendship is a sweet, gentle story of two very different...

Little Bunny Kung Fu.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
March 1, 2006... Little Bunny Kung Fu Regan Johnson Blooming Tree Press PO Box 140934, Austin, TX 78714-0934 www.bloomingtreepress.com 0976941783 $16.95 www.amazon.com Little Bunny Kung Fu is a rhyming children's picturebook with an...

We're Having a Tuesday.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
March 1, 2006... We're Having A Tuesday DK Simoneau & Brad Cornelius AC Publications Group, LLC PO Box 260543, Lakewood, CO 80226 1933302135 $16.95 www.amazon.com We're Having A Tuesday is a children's picturebook about the difficulties a...

Creatures of the Night.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
March 1, 2006... Creatures Of The Night Stephen Brooks & Rodger Wilson Purple Sky Publishing PO Box 12013, Parkville, MO 64152 www.purpleskypublishing.com 0976901714 $16.95 www.amazon.com Creatures Of The Night is a children's...

Pink Magic.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
March 1, 2006... Pink Magic Donna Jo Napoli Clarion Books 215 Park Avenue South, NY, NY 10003 0618159851 $15.00 hmco.com/trade Nick's sister gets lots of great cards on her birthday but there's nothing in the mail pouch for Nick--so she...

Gumfounded.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
March 1, 2006... Gumfounded Sherry B. Garr & Kirk Werner Gumfounded PO Box 911659, St. George, Utah 84791 0975986600 $13.95 gumfounded.com Gumfounded is a children's picturebook about the importance of recycling one's trash and not...

Brendon Mouse's Big Idea to Save the Big Bird Bunch.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
March 1, 2006... Brendon Mouse's Big Idea To Save The Big Bird Bunch Greg Watkins Cute and Cuddly Books 4401 Shallowford Rd., Ste. 162, Roswell, GA 30075 www.cuteandcuddlybooks.net 0976131803 $14.95 The sequel to "A Big Beaked, Big...

House for a Mouse.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
March 1, 2006... House For A Mouse Jean-Come Nogues & Anne Velghe North-South Books 350 Seventh Ave., #1400, NY, NY 10001 0735820171 $15.95 1-800-722-6657 When Little Mouse sets out to find a home of her own, her mother gave her a...

Beasts in the Closet.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
March 1, 2006... Beasts In The Closet Jeff Snow Snowbound Press PO Box 698, Littleton, CO 80160-0698 1932362118 $17.95 www.amazon.com Walt Disney Animation and Dreamworks SKG feature film artist Jeff Snow presents Beasts In The Closet, a...

Riley's Bow-Wow Blast.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
March 1, 2006... Riley's Bow-Wow Blast Animal Gambill, author T. B. Jackson-Williams, illustrator Boss Paws Publishing PO Box 17124, Louisville, KY 40217 0976905809 $12.95 animalgambill.org Licensed Clinical Social Worker, child...

The Tree Farmer.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
March 1, 2006... The Tree Farmer Chuck Leavell & Nicholas Cravotta Rebecca Bleau VSP Books 7402-G Lockport Pl., Lorton, VA 22079 1893622169 $16.95 www.amazon.com Based on Charlane Plantation, a historic 2,200-acre tree farm in...

Phoebe and Chub.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
March 1, 2006... Phoebe And Chub Matthew Henry Hall, author Sheila Aldridge, illustrator Rising Moon c/o Northland Publishing PO Box 1389, Flagstaff, AZ 86002 www.risingmoonbooks.com 0873588797 $15.95 1-800-346-3257 Phoebe...

Marcello the Movie Mouse.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
March 1, 2006... Marcello The Movie Mouse Liz Hockinson & Kathryn Otoshi KO Kids Books 502 Browning Ct, Mill Valley, CA 94941 0972394621 $16.95 kokidsbooks.com Marcello The Movie Mouse is a colorful picturebook about a young mouse who...

Simon & Schuster/Atheneum.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
March 1, 2006... Simon & Schuster/Atheneum 1230 Avenue of Americas, NY, NY 10020 www.simonsayskids.com Jenny's favorite uncle is getting married and everyone's happy--except Jenny--in Lenore Look's Uncle Peter's Amazing Chiense Wedding...

The Year of the Dog.(The Year of the Dog: Tales from the Chinese Zodiac)(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
March 1, 2006... The Year Of The Dog Oliver Chin & Miah Alcorn Immedium PO Box 31846, San Francisco, CA 94131 1597020028 $15.95 immedium.com The Year Of The Dog: Tales From The Chinese Zodiac is a picturebook about a puppy born on New...

Loon Chase.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
March 1, 2006... Loon Chase Jean Heilprin Diehl & Kathryn Freeman Sylvan Dell Publishing 976 Houston Northcutt Blvd., Suite 3, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464 www.SylvanDellPublishing.com 0976494388 $15.95 Loon Chase is a children's...

Next Week When I'm Big.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
March 1, 2006... Next Week When I'm Big Janet Guggenheim & Suana Verelst Azro Press 1704 Llano Street, Santa Fe, NM 87505 192911513X $19.95 www.azropress.com Next Week When I'm Big is an easy-reader picturebook about a little girl who...

Itty and Bitty.(Itty and Bitty: Two Miniature Horses)(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
March 1, 2006... Itty & Bitty Nancy Carpenter Czerw, author Dana Bauer, illustrator McWitty Press 110 Riverside Drive-1A, NY, NY 10024 0975561820 $15.95 mcwittypress.com Written in rhyming verse, Itty & Bitty: Two Miniature Horses is...

I Grew Up on a Farm.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
March 1, 2006... I Grew Up On A Farm Alan K. Lewis & Bob Fletcher Moo Press c/o Keene Publishing 6 High Street, 2nd Fl, Warwick, NY 10990 0976680521 $19.95 www.MooPress.com I Grew Up On A Farm is a picturebook recounting of the...

The Numbers Dance.(The Numbers Dance: A Counting Comedy)(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
March 1, 2006... The Numbers Dance Josephine Nobisso & Dasha Ziborova Gingerbread House 602 Montauk Highway, Westhampton Beach, NY 11978 www.gingerbreadbooks.com 0940112116 $16.95 www.amazon.com The Numbers Dance: A Counting Comedy is...

Zee Adventure One: Borrowing China.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
March 1, 2006... Zee Adventure One: Borrowing China Marcie Gilbert & Patricia Krebs Librujas 4335 Van Nuys Boulevard, Suite 117, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403 0977156605 $16.99 www.amazon.com An original story by Marcie Gilbert and Jamie Green,...

'Cuz That's Just My Way.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
March 1, 2006... 'Cuz That's Just My Way Raz, author Janet Hall Kerchner, illustrator B2Z Publishing, Inc. PO Box 307, Severna Park, MD 21146 0971207046 $15.95 1-401-431-8890 'Cuz That's Just My Way is a rhyming picturebook about...

Tilly ... A Deer's Tale.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
March 1, 2006... Tilly... A Deer's Tale Lee Manning-Vogelstein, et al. Stone Hill Publishing 1 E End Ave, Fl. 10, NY, NY 10021-1102 097653570X $19.95 tillyadeerstale.com Based on a true story, Tilly... A Deer's Tale by Lee...

Of Corn Silk and Black Braids.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
March 1, 2006... Corn Silk And Black Braids Vincent L. Johnson, M.D., author Linda Crockett, illustrator Marzetta Books PO Box 274, Lombard, IL 60148 0965703320 $17.95 www.amazon.com Corn Silk And Black Braids is a gentle story about...

Finding Utopia.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
March 1, 2006... Finding Utopia Paul H. Sutherland, author Timothy M. Gibbons, illustrator Utopia Press 111 Cass Street, Traverse City, MI 49684 0966106040 $20.00 www.amazon.com Finding Utopia is a children's picturebook about...

How Much Wood Could a Woodchuck Chuck?(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
March 1, 2006... How Much Wood Could A Woodchuck Chuck? Danny Adlerman and friends Jim Babjak, music Cooperfly Books, Inc. 3148 Plainfield N.E., PMB 248, Grand Rapids, MI 49525 0970577346 $18.95 dannyandkim.com Illustrated by twelve...

The Life All around Me by Ellen Foster.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
March 1, 2006... The Life All Around Me By Ellen Foster Kaye Gibbons Harcourt 0151012040 $23.00 harcourtbooks.com It's been twenty years since Gibbons' first novel Ellen Foster was published to acclaim as a classic coming of age story: The...

Delacorte Press/Random House.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
March 1, 2006... Delacorte Press/Random House 1745 Broadway, New York NY 10019 www.randomhouse.com/kids Two wonderful reads come from talented writers who will delight teens seeking quality leisure reading. Louis Sachar's Small Steps (0385733143,...

Random House/Knopf/Delacorte.(Monkey by Jeff Stone)(Book review)(Children's review)(Brief article)
March 1, 2006... Random House/Knopf/Delacorte 1745 Broadway, New York NY 10019 www.randomhouse.com/kids Book 2 of Jeff Stone's 'Five Ancestors' series, Monkey (0375830731, $15.95) really deserves a reading of Book 1 for a smooth transition--and be...

First Picture Nursery Rhymes.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
March 1, 2006... First Picture Nursery Rhymes J. Litchfield Usborne/EDC Publishing PO Box 470663, Tulsa, OK 74147-0663 www.edcpub.com 0794510140 $11.95 1-8700-475-4522 Usborne's First Picture Nursery Rhymes is a 16-page, colorfully...

The Child's World.(children's book)
March 1, 2006... The Child's World PO Box 326, Chanhassen, MN 55317 1-800-599-7323 www.childsworld.com From the celebrations of the Chinese new year to the romance of Valentine's Day, Ann Heinrichs has written and illustrated a simply wonderful...

The Creative Company.(My Feelings)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
March 1, 2006... The Creative Company 123 South Broad St, Mankato, MN 56001 1-800-445-6209 $15.95(each) $91.20(set) Authored by Lenore Franzen, "My Feelings" is an explorative series of four common place emotions: Anger (1583413-189), Fear...

Marshall Cavendish.(Drugs and Society)(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
March 1, 2006... Marshall Cavendish 99 White Plains Rd, Tarrytown NY 10591 0761475974 $249.95 1-800-831-9881 The encyclopedic "Drugs And Society" series is intended for high school students through young adults, and highly recommended to community...

Stargazer Books.(Let's Talk About)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
March 1, 2006... Stargazer Books c/o The Creative Company 123 So. Broad St, Mankato, MN 56001 1-800-445-6209 "Let's Talk About" is a new five volume series from Stargazer Books that provides young readers with an informative and illustrated...

Tibetan Tales for Little Buddhas.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
March 1, 2006... Tibetan Tales For Little Buddhas Naomi C. Rose Clear Light Publishing 823 Don Diego, Santa Fe, NM 87505 1574160818 $16.95 clearlightbooks.com In Tibetan Tales For Little Buddhas, author Naomi Rose gracefully retells three...

How the Moon Regained Her Shape.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
March 1, 2006... How The Moon Regained Her Shape Janet Ruth Heller & Ben Hodson Sylvan Dell Publishing 976 Houston Northcutt Blvd., Suite 3, Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464 www.SylvanDellPublishing.com 0976494345 $15.95 www.amazon.com How The...

Flashback.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
March 1, 2006... Flashback Gillian Rubinstein Bolinda Publishing 2 Trap Falls Road, Suite 113, Shelton CT 06484 www.bolinda.com 1-888-235-2019 1740936892 $24.00 (per 2 disc set) Flashback by Gilian Rubinstein is a thrilling epic of a...

Create Your Own Candles.(Create Your Own Candles: 30 Easy-to-Make Designs)(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
March 1, 2006... Create Your Own Candles Laura Check Williamson Books c/o Guideposts 535 Metroplex Drive, Suite 250, Nashville, Tennessee 37211 0824986636 $8.95 1-800-586-2572 The latest in the Quick Starts for Kids series, Create...