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November 24, 2009
Waiting For Winter
Waiting For Winter
By Sebastian Meschenmoser
Kane Miller, 2009
ISBN #978-1-935279-04-4
PB
"Winter is almost here," said Deer. "I think it's going to snow."
"Snow?" asked Squirrel.
"Snow," answered Deer. "White and wet and cold and soft."
This simple story tells of the wait by squirrel to see snow, and as he waits and tries to stay awake he awakens hedgehog. Hedgehog decides to join him and in order for them to stay awake, they sing sea shanties. In the process of singing, however, they awaken bear...
November 17, 2009
Life in the Boreal Forest
Life in the Boreal Forest
Brenda Z. Guiberson
Illustrations by Gennady Spirin
K-5th grades
NF PB
"Tika tika tika swee swee! A Tennessee warbler sings in a forest so huge that it covers one third of the earth's total forest area. It grows across Alaska, Canada, Scandinavia, and Russia. A swath of trees this big has many names, like taiga and boreal forest. Boreal means northern, fro Boreas, the Greek god of the north wind."
This gorgeous book...
November 10, 2009
The Ant's Nest
The Ant's Nest
A Huge, Underground City
Bearport Publishing, 2010
ISBN # 978-1-59716-868-7
NF grades 3-5
"Just as human cities are made up of many building, ant nests are made up of many chambers. In each changer, the insects perform a different task to meet the colony's needs."
One of six in the series Spectacular Animal Towns, The Ant's Nest details ant facts, from a spectacular mound found in England to a rare new species, with plenty of life cycle information packed in...
November 3, 2009
A Coral Reef Food Chain
A Coral Reef Food Chain : A Who-Eats-What Adventure in the Caribbean Sea
Follow That Food Chain series
by Rebecca Hogue Wojahn & Donald Wojahn
Lerner, 2010
ISBN # 0-8225-7611-2
Nonfiction, grades 3-6
"This coral reef lies hidden in the warm, shallow water just off the shore of a Caribbean island. From the beach, waves gently roll over calm water. But duck your head under the waves, and you'll see an underwater jungle full of life."
This new food chain book from the series Follow That Food Chain...
October 28, 2009
OPEN ME UP
Open Me Up
by Laura Buller, Julie Ferris, Niki Foreman, Fran Jones, Susan Kennedy, Ashwin Khurana, and Richard Walker; Editorial consultant Richard Walker
DK Publishing, 2009
Nonfiction, Multi-age
I have a deadline looming and will get the remainder of the information up later in the week.
October 21, 2009
The WEE Book of PEE
The Wee Book of Pee
The Amazingly Gross Human Body Series
By Kelly Regan Barnhill
Capstone, 2010 (Edge Books)
ISBN #1-4296-3357-3
Reading level grades 3-4
Interest level grades 3-9
"Pee isn't just some stinky yellow stuff people flush down the toilet. The body's cells are constantly making waste products while they work. Something has to clean out all the gunk. Luckily, we have an amazing system of organs that keep our bodies clean and healthy. Let's take a closer look at pee and how it's...
October 13, 2009
*What Darwin Saw
National Geographic Children's Books, 2009
ISBN #978-1426303968
Grades 3-6 and up
48 pages
Nonfiction PB
*Nominated for the Cybils award in the NF PB cagegory.
"Even though Darwin has never been much of a student, he is destined to become one of the greatest scientists in history. And why is that? It is because Darwin's astonishing discoveries will forever change the way people think about our planet and every single thing...
What Darwin Saw
National Geographic Children's Books, 2009
ISBN #978-1426303968
Grades 3-6 and up
48 pages
Nonfiction PB
"Even though Darwin has never been much of a student, he is destined to become one of the greatest scientists in history. And why is that? It is because Darwin's astonishing discoveries will forever change the way people think about our planet and every single thing that lives here."
"Darwin's great adventure will last four...
October 7, 2009
*The Frog Scientist
The Frog Scientist
Scientists in the Field Series
By Pamela Turner
Photos by Andy Comins
Houghton Mifflin, 2009
ISBN #978-0618717163
Nonfiction
Ages 9-12
64 pages
*The Frog Scientist is nominated for a Cybil award in middle grade/ YA nonfiction.
"Tyrone didn't worry about chemicals in the water when he was younger. He just liked to wade in it. 'My neighborhood was near a swamp full of frogs, snapping turtles, and snakes,' recalls Tyrone. 'My interest in them started when I was four or five. I tell...
*The Frog Scientist on Nonfiction Monday
The Frog Scientist
Scientists in the Field Series
By Pamela Turner
Photos by Andy Comins
Houghton Mifflin, 2009
ISBN #978-0618717163
Nonfiction
Ages 9-12
64 pages
*The Frog Scientist is nominated for a Cybil award in middle grade/ YA nonfiction.
"Tyrone didn't worry about chemicals in the water when he was younger. He just liked to wade in it. 'My neighborhood was near a swamp full of frogs, snapping turtles, and snakes,' recalls Tyrone. 'My interest in them started when I was four or five. I tell...
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