Raising La Belle by Mark G. Mitchell (Eakin, 2002). From the catalog copy: “Under the mud below twelve feet of water lay La Belle, the prized ship of famous French explorer Robert Cavelier de La Salle. In 1995 the ship was discovered by the Texas Historical Commission. For the next year, archeologists labored to extract the ship and her amazing cargo.
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Way Up High in a Tall Green Tree by Jan Peck, illustrated by Valeria Petrone (Simon & Schuster, 2005). Ages 3-up. See an excerpt.
What was your inspiration for creating this book?
In Girl Scout camp, I always loved the ballads and chants we sang. I noticed they all had the same elements of a good story: They start with a goal;
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When we last visited with author Alex Sanchez, he was the debut author of Rainbow Boys (Simon & Schuster, 2001)(read an excerpt). The book was a big hit– selected as a: Best Book for Young Adults by the American Library Association; Blue Ribbon Dissent by the Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books;
My Friend The Enemy by J.B. Cheaney (Knopf, 2005). From the catalog copy: “Hating the Japanese was simple before she met Sogoji. Pearl Harbor was bombed on Hazel Anderson’s birthday and she’s been on the lookout for enemies ever since. She scours the skies above Mount Hood with her binoculars, hoping to make some crucial observation,
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Is your school a must-see school? Oliver’s Must-do List (Boyds Mills, 2005) is a new picture book by Susan Taylor Brown. To celebrate this new book, the author is offering Oliver to come visit your school for free.
“It’s a win-win situation,” says Brown. “I work a full-time job. I get time off for visits but I am limited to the amount of travel I can do.
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Monsterology: Fabulous Lives of the Creepy, the Revolting, and the Undead by Arthur Slade, illustrated by Derek Mah (Tundra, 2005). From the catalog copy: “Governor General’s Award-winner Arthur Slade has gathered together fifteen scary critters, ranging from Dracula to Golem, from Frankenstein to Baba Yaga and even a zombie. He provides facts, real history,
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Phoebe Clappsaddle and the Tumbleweed Gang by Melanie Chrismer, illustrated by Virginia Marsh Roeder (Pelican, 2004). From the catalog copy: “Young Phoebe is raised as a Southwestern belle, which made her a genteel gal who was also a great rider and roper. One day she enters the territory rodeo to compete against the ill-mannered Tumbleweed Gang and their reign as champions is over.
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Airball: My Life In Briefs by L.D. Harkrader (Roaring Brook, 2005). From the catalog copy: “Kirby Nickel loves basketball. He loves watching basketball. He loves talking about basketball. The only problem is he can’t play basketball. But coach has a plan for Kirby and the supremely untalented seventh-grade team. It involves the guys playing nearly naked —
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Spy Mice: The Black Paw by Heather Vogel Frederick, illustrated by Sally Wern Comport (Simon & Schuster, 2005). From the catalog copy: ” At the Spy Museum, creatures of all sizes are stirring twenty-four hours a day. Join skateboarding Private Eye Glory Mouse and double-o-detective a.k.a. Oz Levinson in an undercover tail. It’s mice vs.
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How Many Kisses Do You Want Tonight? by Varsha Bajaj, illustrated by Ivan Bates (Little Brown, 2004). From the catalog copy: “As the day comes to an end, each precious little animal nestles into its cozy place and waits to be tucked in by its parent. Bears, horses, bunnies, ducks and even snakes request the required number of goodnight kisses to get them to drift off to sleep.
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