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Alligator, Bear, Crab
A sunny, appealing choice to practice the alphabet with the very young. Other books are better for identifying animals.
Camp Rolling Hills: First Base
A light summer read for the middle school set, especially those who enjoy summer camp stories with a touch of puppy love romance.
Inside This Book: (are three books)
Readers may well be empowered to write their very own stories or books.
Out of the Woods: A True Story of an Unforgettable Event
While this wonderful, somewhat complex selection will be useful for those looking to use literature as a jumping-off point for introducing history, as with Laura Ingalls Wilder's "Little House" books, the story itself may lack child appeal and its message of unity may be lost on the intended audience.—Ellie Lease, Harford County Public Library, MD
Bond relates a story from 1914 Ontario, during her grandfather’s childhood, when he lived at a lakeside hotel run by his mother. Art and text describe young Antonio wandering the hotel, intrigued both by the “travelers” and “outdoor sportsmen” and by the loud, lively “men who worked in the forest”
R Is for Robot: A Noisy Alphabet
PreS-Gr 1—Various robots are cleverly depicted in colorful drawings that will capture the imaginations of young children in read-aloud or lap-sit settings...
Bear's School Day
PreS-K—Big, friendly, cartoon bears experience a typical school day in this reassuring story...
Pete the Cat: Too Cool for School
K-Gr 2—Always a clotheshorse, Pete begins this easy-to-read story by asking, "What should I wear?" He is trying to look cool for school...
FETCH! with Ruff Ruffman: Show's Over
K-Gr 3—A "PBS KIDS" beginning chapter book with an engaging story told in four short chapters begins when the main character, Ruff Ruffman, game show host, receives an invitation from the crushworthy Charlene next door, to the Poodle Ball...
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