The latest reviews of fiction and nonfiction titles-- including picture books, easy readers, early chapter books, and information books--for a preschool and elementary grade audience from School Library Journal.
Preschool to Grade 4 10/01/2008
Fiction ANDERSON, Brian . Nighty Night, Sleepy Sleeps . illus. by author. unpaged. CIP. Roaring Brook/A Neal Porter Bk. Oct. 2008. Tr $16.95. ISBN 978-1-59643-356-4 . LC 2008007505. PreS-K–The shenanigans from the comic strip "Dog Eat Doug" continue in Anderson's first book for children. Baby Sophie and her dog spend the entire story raising havoc and avoiding Mom until they finally fal...
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Preschool to Grade 4 09/01/2008
Fiction ADDASI, Maha . The White Nights of Ramadan . illus. by Ned Gannon. unpaged. glossary. Boyds Mills . 2008. RTE $16.95. ISBN 978-1-59078-523-2 . LC number unavailable. Gr 1–4—This story is centered around Girgian, a Muslim celebration observed mostly in the Arabian Gulf states during the middle of the month of Ramadan.
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Preschool to Grade 4 08/01/2008
Fiction ANDER . Me and My Bike . illus. by author. unpaged. Heryin . 2008. Tr $16.95. ISBN 978-0-9787-5502-7 . LC 2007005817. Gr 2–5—A boy in an unnamed Asian setting wishes for a new bicycle, but his family cannot afford one. He tries everything from magic wishes to riding double on a friend's bike, but finally reconciles himself to keeping his old clunker.
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Preschool to Grade 4 07/01/2008
Fiction ALTMAN, Alexandra Jessup . Waiting for Benjamin: A Story about Autism . illus. by Susan Keeter. unpaged. CIP. Albert Whitman . 2008. RTE $15.95. ISBN 978-0-8075-7364-8 . LC 2007024248. PreS-Gr 2—Alexander tells about his life with his two-year-old brother, who is not yet verbal and who won't play with him.
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Preschool to Grade 4 06/01/2008
Fiction AGEE, Jon . The Retired Kid . illus. by author. unpaged. Hyperion . June 2008. RTE $16.99. ISBN 978-1-4231-0314-1 . LC number unavailable. Gr 1–4—"It's hard work being a kid," what with school, and sports, and music lessons, and babysitting, and… and…. So Brian heads to Florida where he takes up residence at the Happy Sunset Retirement Community.
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Preschool to Grade 4 05/01/2008
Fiction ALBERTS, Nancy Markham . Just One More? illus. by John Butler. unpaged. Handprint . 2007. Tr $14.95. ISBN 978-1-59354-195-8 . LC number unavailable. PreS—Little Bear is resisting bedtime, while Mother Bear is allowing her cub to watch the sky turn "just one more" shade before insisting that they both retire to their cave.
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Preschool to Grade 4 By Staff - 04/01/2008
Fiction ADLER, David A. Bones and the Math Test Mystery . illus. by Barbara Johansen Newman. 32p. (Viking Easy-to-Read Series). CIP. Viking . 2008. RTE $13.99. ISBN 978-0-670-06262-1 . LC 2007017901. Gr 1–2—Detective Bones is back in his sixth beginning-reader mystery. He loves writing the letter "J" (his first name is Jeffrey) and he hates math tests.
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Podcasts are a great way to expand learning beyond the classroom or library. Here are more recommendations from Tech Chicks Anna Adam and Helen Mowers, following up their Dec. 2007 article Listen Up!
Gr 4-7–When their beloved Aunt Grace dies, Dan, 11, and Amy, 14–along with other Cahill descendants–are faced with an unusual choice: inherit one million dollars or participate in a perilous treasure hunt.
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