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LibraryThing- The Sleepwalkers by Viviane SchwarzCandlewick (2013), Paperback, 96 pages
- Giddy-Up, Daddy! by Troy CummingsRandom House Books for Young Readers (2013), Hardcover, 40 pages
- Calvin Coconut #9: Extra Famous by Graham SalisburyWendy Lamb Books (2013), Hardcover, 176 pages
- Spirit's Chosen (Princesses of Myth) by Esther FriesnerRandom House Books for Young Readers (2013), Hardcover, 496 pages
- Zigzag Zoom (Zigzag Kids) by Patricia Reilly GiffWendy Lamb Books (2013), Hardcover, 80 pages
- Nine Days by Fred HiattDelacorte Books for Young Readers (2013), Hardcover, 256 pages
- The Flame in the Mist by Kit GrindstaffDelacorte Books for Young Readers (2013), Hardcover, 464 pages
- Alvin Ho: Allergic to Babies, Burglars, and Other Bumps in the Night by Lenore LookSchwartz & Wade (2013), Hardcover, 192 pages
- Lunch Lady and the Video Game Villain: Lunch Lady #9 by Jarrett J. KrosoczkaKnopf Books for Young Readers (2013), Paperback, 96 pages
- Cowboy Up!: Ride the Navajo Rodeo by Nancy Bo FloodWordsong (2013), Edition: Ragbk, Hardcover, 48 pages
- The Sleepwalkers by Viviane Schwarz
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Category Archives: Nonfiction
Bats: Biggest! Littlest! by Sandra Markle,
Bats: Biggest! Littlest! – Sandra Markle, Boyds Mill, 2013 Rating: 5 Genre: Non-fiction 500s What did you like about the book? A better book about bats for this age group is hard to imagine. Markle’s photographs of the bats are … Continue reading
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Mountains Beyond Mountains, adapted for young people, by Michael French
Mountains Beyond Mountains, adapted for young people, by Michael French, original book by Tracy Kidder, Random House, 2013 Format: Hardcover, Non-fiction Rating: 5 Genre: Non-Fiction. What did you like about the book?This is a wonderful adaptation for young people of the … Continue reading
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Revolutionary Friends: General George Washington and the Marquis de Lafayettte, by Selene Castrovilla
Revolutionary Friends: General George Washington and the Marquis de Lafayettte, by Selene Castrovilla, illustrated by DrazenKozjan, Calkins Creek, 2013 Format: Picture Rating: 2 Genre: History What did you like about the book?This book gave an inside glimpse into the great friendship … Continue reading
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The Mystery of Darwin’s Frog, by Marty Crump
The Mystery of Darwin’s Frog, by Marty Crump,Boyds Mills Press, 2013 Format: Picture, Non-Fiction Rating: 4.5 Genre: Science What did you like about the book?This is a picture book which uses both illustrations and photographs to explain the behavior of the … Continue reading
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Face Bug – Poems by J. Patrick Lewis
Face Bug – Poems by J. Patrick Lewis, Photographs by Frederic B. Siskind, Illustrations by Kelly Murphy, WordSong, 2013. Format: Picture book with photographs Rating: 4 Genre: Non-fiction poetry/insects What did you like about the book? The microscopic close-up photographs of … Continue reading
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Can We Share the World With Tigers by Robert E. Wells
Can We Share the World With Tigers, Robert E. Wells, Albert Whitman & Company, 2012 Format: Picture Book Rating: 5 Genre: Nonfiction What did you like about the book? Wells has crafted a very informative book that explores the world … Continue reading
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Mary Walker wears the pants: the true story of the doctor,reformer, and civil war hero by Cheryl Harness
Mary Walker wears the pants: the true story of the doctor,reformer, and civil war hero – Cheryl Harness, illustrated by Carlo Molinari Format: Hardback Rating: 4.5 Genre: Picture book biography What did you like about the book? There are a number … Continue reading
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Ankylosaur Attack by Daniel Loxton
*Ankylosaur Attack by Daniel Loxton; Kids Can Press Ltd 2011* *Format*: Picture Book *Rating: 3* *Genre*: Non-Fiction, Dinosaurs *What did you like about the book?* *The illustrations are well-rendered. The dinosaur names are repeated and the facts are given in … Continue reading
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Hop, Skip, and Jump, Maisy! by Lucy Cousins
*Hop, Skip, and Jump, Maisy! by Lucy Cousins; Candlewick Press 2012* *Format*: Board book/pop-up book *Rating: 5* *Genre*: Life science *What did you like about the book?* *Great pop-ups, excellent comparisons, fun illustrations * *What didn´t you like about the … Continue reading
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All Kinds of Friends by Norma Simon
All Kinds of Friends by Norma Simon, Illustrated by Cherie Zamazing, Albert Whitman and Co, 2013 Format: Picture Rating: 5 Genre: Non-fiction What did you like about the book?This book about friendship is designed as a teaching tool for children to … Continue reading
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