May 2010 New Children Books

New Children Books @ Southern Peaks Public Library
May 2010

Girl Genius Volume 1: Agatha Heterodyne and the Bettleburg Clank SC (Color Edition)

Contributor(s): Foglio, Phil (Author); Foglio, Kaja (Author)

Adventure, Romance, Mad Science! Meet Agatha Clay, Transylvania Polygnostic University student with the drive to create and the worst luck in the world! This collection reprints the first volume of the Hugo Award-winning series, now in full color to match the rest of the collection.

BISAC Categories: Comics & Graphic Novels | Science Fiction; Comics & Graphic Novels | Manga | General; Comics & Graphic Novels | Fantasy

As Easy as Falling Off the Face of the Earth

Contributor(s): Perkins, Lynne Rae (Author)

In this new novel by a Newbery Medalist ("Criss Cross"), 16-year-old Ry completely redefines summer vacation. Illustrated with the author's line art and comics throughout.

BISAC Categories: Juvenile Fiction | General

At the Edge of the World

Contributor(s): Avi (Author) BISAC Categories: Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure

Back to Bed, Ed

Contributor(s): Braun, Sebastien (Author); Braun, Sebastien (Illustrator)

When its bedtime, Ed plays games with Dad, splashes in the bath, and reads stories with Mom. Yes, Ed loves going to bed, but he hates staying in bed! Night after night, he tiptoes down the hall and climbs into his parents bed. Something has to be done, but how to get Ed back to bedand get him to stay there?

BISAC Categories: Juvenile Fiction | General

Bad to the Bone

Contributor(s): Nolan, Lucy (Author); Reed, Mike (Illustrator)

Two canines have a ball trying to train their masters

Beautiful Creatures

Contributor(s): Garcia, Kami (Author); Stohl, Margaret (Author)

Lena Duchannes is unlike anyone the small Southern town of Gatlin has ever seen, and she's struggling to conceal her power and a curse that has haunted her family for generations. But even within the crumbling graveyards of the forgotten South, a secret cannot stay hidden forever--and one secret could change everything.

BISAC Categories: Juvenile Fiction | Mysteries, Espionage, & Detective Stories; Juvenile Fiction | Love & Romance; Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic

Benny and Penny in the Toy Breaker

Contributor(s): Hayes, Geoffrey (Author); Hayes, Geoffrey (Illustrator)

Why can't he ever play nice? Benny and Penny hide every toy and tell Cousin Bo he can't play with them. Will the three mice find a way to play without something getting torn, ripped, or snatched away? Bestselling author Geoffrey Hayes thrills us with this hilarious tale of tiny cousins who discover a game that can't ever be ruined.

BISAC Categories: Juvenile Fiction | Readers | Beginner; Juvenile Fiction | Comics & Graphic Novels | General

Borrowed Names: Poems about Laura Ingalls Wilder, Madam C.J. Walker, Marie Curie, and Their Daughters

Contributor(s): Atkins, Jeannine (Author)

Told in vivid, compelling poems, this is the story of three daughters and their remarkable mothers whose work in literature, business, and science changed the world.

Chavela and the Magic Bubble

Contributor(s): Brown, Monica (Author); Morales, Magaly (Illustrator)

Chavela loves chomping chicle"--chewing gum. And she loves blowing bubbles even more. This whimsical story connects bubble gum, the rainforest, and a little girl's Latin-American heritage. Full color.

Cinco de Mouse-O!

Contributor(s): Cox, Judy (Author); Ebbeler, Jeffrey (Illustrator) BISAC Categories: Juvenile Fiction | General

City of Spies

Contributor(s): Kim, Susan (Author); Klavan, Laurence (Author); Dizin, Pascal (Illustrator); Sycamore, Hilary (Contribution by)

Evelyn typically satisfies her longing for adventure with the help of a pencil and a sheet of paper. But when she makes a new friend, Tony, she's happy to abandon her art for a real-life search for spies. Young adult.

Publisher: First Second BISAC Categories: Juvenile Fiction | Comics & Graphic Novels | Superheroes; Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure; Juvenile Fiction | Mysteries, Espionage, & Detective Stories

Countdown

Contributor(s): Wiles, Deborah (Author)

It's 1962, and it seems everyone is living in fear. Twelve-year-old Franny Chapman lives with her family in Washington, DC, during the days surrounding the Cuban Missile Crisis. Amidst the pervasive threat of nuclear war, Franny must face the tension between herself and her younger brother, figure out where she fits in with her family, and look beyond outward appearances. For Franny, as for all Americans, it's going to be a formative year.

BISAC Categories: Juvenile Fiction | Family | General; Juvenile Fiction | Historical | United States - 20th Century

The Dangerous Book of Heroes

Contributor(s): Iggulden, Conn (Author); Iggulden, David (Author)

From George Washington to the crew of "Apollo 11," discover great true stories of courage and adventure in this next installment of the blockbuster Dangerous Book for Boys series.

BISAC Categories: History | World | General; Biography & Autobiography | Historical | General

Danny Is Done with Diapers: A Potty ABC

Contributor(s): O'Connell, Rebecca (Author); Gulliver, Amanda (Illustrator)

This alphabet book celebrates the accomplishments of children, from Adam to Zach, as each learns to use the toilet for him or herself. Full color.

BISAC Categories: Juvenile Fiction | Health & Daily Living | Toilet Training; Juvenile Fiction | Concepts | Alphabet

Dragonbreath

Contributor(s): Vernon, Ursula (Author); Vernon, Ursula (Illustrator)

Danny Dragonbreath knows girls are trouble, but the new foreign exchange student, Suki the Salamander, is beyond trouble. Not only has she reduced his best friend, Wendell, to a blithering lovesick tadpole, but she's also the object of an elaborate ninja frog kidnapping plot.

Dragonbreath: Attack of the Ninja Frogs

Contributor(s): Vernon, Ursula (Author)

Emily's Fortune

Contributor(s): Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds (Author) BISAC Categories: Juvenile Fiction | Social Issues | Friendship

Fancy Nancy: Explorer Extraordinaire!

Contributor(s): O'Connor, Jane (Author); Glasser, Robin Preiss (Illustrator)

For the fanciest girl around, the outdoors are out of this world! Fancy Nancy and her best friend, Bree, set out to explore the fascinating world of wildflowers, trees, leaves, birds, and, of course, butterflies in their exclusively glamorous Explorers' Club. With recipes for pinecone bird feeders and extra-fancy lemonade, an official club bird, and an exclusive map of the territory, Fancy Nancy is one Explorer Extraordinaire! Take a look at Nancy's very own enlightening discoveries and find out just how fancy the outdoors can be!

BISAC Categories: Juvenile Fiction | Nature & the Natural World | General

The Fathers Are Coming Home

Contributor(s): Brown, Margaret Wise (Author); Savage, Stephen (Illustrator)

A never-before-published work from one of children's literature's greatest writers and masterfully illustrated by a "New York Times"-bestselling artist, this lyrical tribute to fathers concludes with a young boy whose father is a sailor coming home from the sea to his son. Full color.

Foiled

Contributor(s): Yolen, Jane (Author); Cavallaro, Mike (Illustrator)

Aliera Carstairs just doesn't fit in. She's always front and center at the fencing studio, but at school she's invisible. And she's fine with that . . . until Avery Castle walks into her first period biology class.

BISAC Categories: Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic; Juvenile Fiction | Comics & Graphic Novels | General; Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure

Freefall

Contributor(s): Gordon, Roderick (Author); Williams, Brian (Author)

In the follow-up to "Deeper," Will and Chester are tumbling through the subterranean Pore with the evil Rebecca twins in hot pursuit, both toting phials of the lethal Dominion virus. When, where, will they ever land?! Illustrations.

BISAC Categories: Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic; Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure

Garbage Helps Our Garden Grow: A Compost Story

Contributor(s): Glaser, Linda (Author); Rotner, Shelley (Photographer)

What can you do to help the environment? Make less garbage. How can you do that? Compost! Composting is an easy way to turn food scraps and yard waste into rich, useful soil. Follow one family through the year as they tend to the compost bin in their backyard and use the newly created soil in their garden.

BISAC Categories: Gardening | General

A Golden Web

Contributor(s): Quick, Barbara (Author)

Set in 14th-century Bologna, this moving, romantic historical novel is based on the life of the first female anatomist.

The Grand Mosque of Paris: A Story of How Muslims Saved Jews During the Holocaust

The Great Big Book of Mighty Machines

Contributor(s): Coppendale, Jean (Author); Graham, Ian (Author)

A richly illustrated book about the big machines kids love.

BISAC Categories: Juvenile Nonfiction | Transportation | Cars & Trucks; Juvenile Nonfiction | Transportation | Railroads & Trains

Hamster and Cheese

Contributor(s): Venable, Colleen AF (Author); Yue, Stephanie (Illustrator)

Sasspants, reluctant Guinea Pig P.I., solves the case of the missing sandwiches with the help of her sidekick, Hamisher the Hamster, and a menagerie of suspects.

BISAC Categories: Juvenile Fiction | Comics & Graphic Novels | General

The Hound of the Baskervilles: A Sherlock Holmes Graphic Novel

Contributor(s): Doyle, Arthur Conan (Author); Culbard, I N J (Illustrator); Edginton, Ian (Adapted by)

After the success of their "Illustrated Classics" version of "The Picture of Dorian Gray," Ian Edginton and I.N.J. Culbard have teamed up again to create a visually compelling graphic novel adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle's masterpiece. And the superb writing and beautiful art takes Conan Doyle's supernatural tale to new heights. All the elements are here for a thrilling tale: A gnarled walking stick, missing boot, neglected family portrait, convicted killer on the loose, and the ancestral curse of a phantom hound. The great detective himself, Sherlock Holmes--with the help of Dr. Watson has his work cut out for him in a dramatic mystery that will keep readers guessing until the very end.

BISAC Categories: Comics & Graphic Novels | Literary

How You Got So Smart

Contributor(s): Milgrim, David (Author); Milgrim, David (Illustrator)

This celebration of curiosity and creativity, with its funny, joyful illustrations full of kid-friendly details, makes a great gift to commemorate any milestone. Full color.

How to Train Your Dragon

Contributor(s): Cowell, Cressida (Author)

Packed with energetic black-and-white drawings and plenty of action, this book tells the boisterous tale of a young heir to a Viking chiefdom who must hunt down the fiercest dragon in the land, but ends up with the smallest, most ornery dragon.

BISAC Categories: Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories; Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic; Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Mythical

Into the Wild

Contributor(s): Korda, Lerryn (Author)

Imagination goes a long way when four friends play together--even when they stay close to home--in a fresh, enticing story for preschoolers. Full color.

Julie of the Wolves

Contributor(s): George, Jean Craighead (Author); Schoenherr, John (Illustrator)

While running away from home and an unwanted marriage, a thirteen-year-old Eskimo girl becomes lost on the North Slope of Alaska and is befriended by a wolf pack.

Just Grace and the Snack Attack

Contributor(s): Harper, Charise Mericle (Author); Harper, Charise Mericle (Illustrator)

Grace has to do a school project about potato chips and once again learns some important lessons about friendship. Illustrations.

The Kane Chronicles, The, Book One: Red Pyramid

Contributor(s): Riordan, Rick (Author)

To stop Egyptian god Set from going after their father, siblings Carter and Sadie embark on a dangerous journey across the globe--a quest which brings them ever closer to the truth about their family, and their links to a secret order that has existed since the time of the pharaohs.

BISAC Categories: Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure

Lord Sunday

Contributor(s): Nix, Garth (Author)

In this thrilling conclusion to Garth Nix's Keys to the Kingdom series, Arthur Penhaligon must complete his quest to save the Kingdom he is heir to . . . and Arthur's world.

BISAC Categories: Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic; Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure

Mama, Is It Summer Yet?

Contributor(s): McClure, Nikki (Author)

Following the success of "All in a Day," McClure once again uses her unique paper cutouts to showcase wonderful images of nature and the joys of family and the outdoors. Printed on recycled paper. Full color.

BISAC Categories: Juvenile Fiction | General

Miss Brooks Loves Books! (and I Don't)

Contributor(s): Bottner, Barbara (Author); Emberley, Michael (Illustrator)

Bottner and Emberley pay playful homage to the diverse tastes of child readers and the valiant librarians who are determined to put just the right book in each child's hands. Full color.

BISAC Categories: Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories; Juvenile Fiction | Social Issues | General; Juvenile Fiction | School & Education

The Monster at the End of This Book

Contributor(s): Stone, Jon (Author); Smollin, Michael (Illustrator)

Many, many adults name this book as their favorite Little Golden Book. Generations of kids have interacted with lovable, furry old Grover as he begs the reader not to turn the page--for fear of a monster at the end of the book. Full color.

BISAC Categories: Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories; Juvenile Fiction | Toys, Dolls, & Puppets

Mysterious Predictions

Contributor(s): Walker, Kathryn (Author)

A popular story tells of President Lincoln predicting his own assassination, but not knowing where or when it would take place. This intriguing new title from Crabtree examines real-life cases where dreams appear to have been predictions of events yet to happen. Scientists and believers in this phenomena explore whether we really can see into the future, or if these happenings are just coincidences.

BISAC Categories: Juvenile Nonfiction | Curiosities & Wonders

No Moon

Contributor(s): Watts, Irene N (Author) BISAC Categories: Juvenile Fiction | Historical | General; Juvenile Fiction | Girls & Women; Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure

North of Beautiful

Contributor(s): Headley, Justina Chen (Author)

From the author of "Nothing But the Truth" comes a powerful novel about a fractured family, falling in love, travel, and the true meaning of beauty.

Pandora Gets Jealous

Contributor(s): Hennesy, Carolyn (Author)

13-year-old Pandora Atheneus Andromaeche Helena (or Pandy, for short) has no idea what she'll bring for her school project. By accident she discovers a simple box, said to contain something so terrifying and horrible that no one must ever, ever touch it for fear of inflicting all of mankind with the wrath of the Gods and Goddesses. This, of course, makes the box the perfect thing for Pandora to bring for her school project. Unfortunately, things don't go "quite "the way she was hoping, and the box "accidentally "gets opened, unleashing all kinds of evil and misery into the world. Hauled before Zeus, Hera and the rest of immortals, Pandy's given the task of collecting all the evils within a year's time.

BISAC Categories: Juvenile Fiction | General

Passover: Celebrating Now, Remembering Then

Contributor(s): Ziefert, Harriet (Author); Gudeon, Karla (Illustrator)

The National Jewish Book Award finalists for "Hanukkah Haiku" return with this celebration of Passover's past and present, its meanings, its history, and its traditions. Full color.

BISAC Categories: Juvenile Nonfiction | Religion | Judaism

Perfectly Prima

Contributor(s): Goldberg, Whoopi (Author); Roos, Maryn (Illustrator); Underwood, Deborah (With)

Perfectionistic Jerzey Mae desperately wants to be a ballet dancer. But she's frustrated by her own lack of talent--and by her friends' jokes about her terrible dancing. Things get even worse when her little brother Mason attends her ballet class, totally embarrassing Jerzey in front of her prima ballerina idol, Miss Camilla Freeman. When Jerzey learns that Miss Camilla will be attending their recital, she's determined not to make a fool of herself again. But her efforts to learn her dance are continually thwarted--until she finds help in a very unexpected place.

BISAC Categories: Juvenile Fiction | General

The Pirate Cruncher

Contributor(s): Duddle, Jonny (Author)

A hilarious picture book debut has a scurvy crew setting off for an island of gold, where an unexpected development awaits under the final flap. I was sailing along and what did I see? An island of GOLD in the scurvy sea! But there's one small thing I forgot to share -- there's also a MONSTER waiting there. A mysterious old pirate tells a tavern of salty seadogs about an island bursting with hidden treasure. But once they set sail, he also mentions that it is guarded by the terrible Pirate Cruncher. When the pirates' greed gets the better of their fear, there's a big surprise in store!

BISAC Categories: Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure; Juvenile Fiction | Fairy Tales & Folklore | General; Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories

Pop!: The Invention of Bubble Gum

Contributor(s): McCarthy, Meghan (Author); McCarthy, Meghan (Illustrator)

Gum has been around for centuries. The ancient Greeks chewed sap from mastic trees. The American Indians chewed spruce resin. Men in top hats and women in puffy dresses chewed gum to cure things like stomachaches. Gum wasn't that exciting. But what if gum chewers could blow bubbles while chewing it? In the late 1920s a factory in Philadelphia was working on a top secret project. Month after month the workers experimented with different ingredients and formulas. And month after month all they had to show for their hard work was a big sticky mess. Would there be no bubble gum? Sometimes the best inventions come from the most unexpected places... Full of fun historical facts, "Pop!" is the true story of how bubble gum was invented.

BISAC Categories: Juvenile Nonfiction | Cooking & Food

The Red Scarf

Contributor(s): Villeneuve, Anne (Author)

Amazing stories can be told with almost no words, as Anne Villeneuve demonstrates in The Red Scarf, originally published in French as L'echarpe rouge. One day, a taxi driver finds a red scarf left behind in his cab by a customer. Determined to find the scarf's owner, the cabbie unknowingly walks into a world filled with strange characters: a friendly lizard, a mischievous bear, a fearsome lion and his tamer, a daredevil, and a mysterious magician. Before he knows it, the cabbie becomes part of the show. Young readers will relish this almost wordless picture book about a seemingly ordinary day, which quickly turns into an extraordinary adventure.

BISAC Categories: Juvenile Fiction | Social Issues | New Experience; Juvenile Fiction | Animals | General

Resistance: Book 1

Contributor(s): Jablonski, Carla (Author); Purvis, Leland (Illustrator); Sycamore, Hilary (Illustrator)

Paul and Marie's bucolic French town is almost untouched by the ravages of WWII. When the parents of their friend Henri disappear, and Henri goes into hiding, Paul and Marie realize they must take a stand. Young adult.

Romeo and Juliet the Graphic Novel: Original Text

Contributor(s): Bryant, Clive (Editor); Volley, Will (Illustrator); Devlin, Jim (Illustrator); McDonald, John (Adapted by) BISAC Categories: Fiction | Literary

Season of Water and Ice

Contributor(s): Lystra, Donald (Author)

Lystra's coming-of-age tale set in rural northern Michigan tells the story of a teenage boy who lives alone with his father and befirends a troubled pregant teenage girl.

BISAC Categories: Fiction | Coming of Age

Shades of People

Contributor(s): Rotner, Shelley (Author); Kelly, Sheila M (Author); Rotner, Shelley (Photographer)

People come in lots of shades, even in the same family. This exploration of one of the most noticeable physical traits in humans uses vibrant photographs of children and short text to inspire young readers to look beyond the obvious. Full color.

BISAC Categories: Juvenile Fiction | General

Shark vs. Train

Contributor(s): Barton, Chris (Author); Lichtenheld, Tom (Illustrator)

In this imaginative picture book, Shark and Train face off in one competition after another, including a burping contest, bowling, Ping Pong, piano playing, and more. Full color.

Ship Breaker

Contributor(s): Bacigalupi, Paolo (Author)

A Nebula and Hugo Award-nominated author delivers a fast-paced dystopian adventure that is sure to appeal to fans of "Little Brother" and "The Hunger Games."

BISAC Categories: Juvenile Fiction | Nature & the Natural World | Environment; Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic

The Shortest Day: Celebrating the Winter Solstice

Contributor(s): Pfeffer, Wendy (Author); Reisch, Jesse (Illustrator)

The beginning of winter is marked by the solstice, the shortest day of the year. Long ago, people grew afraid when each day had fewer hours of sunshine than the day before. Over time, they realized that one day each year the sun started moving toward them again. In lyrical prose and cozy illustrations, this book explains what the winter solstice is and how it has been observed by various cultures throughout history. Many contemporary holiday traditions were borrowed from ancient solstice celebrations. Simple science activities, ideas for celebrating the day in school and at home, and a further-reading list are included. Illustrated by Jesse Reisch.

BISAC Categories: Juvenile Nonfiction | Holidays & Celebrations | Other, Nonreligious; Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | Earth Sciences

Sisters of the Sword

Contributor(s): Snow, Maya (Author)

Set against the lush backdrop of ancient Japan, this tale of revenge, love, heartbreak, and swordplay is the first in Snow's exciting series in which two aristocratic sisters disguise themselves as boys and take refuge at a training school for samurai.

So Many Days

Contributor(s): McGhee, Alison (Author); Yoo, Taeeun (Illustrator)

From the author of the "New York Times" bestseller "Someday" comes a celebration of the choices children make along the way, and the bravery it takes for them to decide exactly who they want to be. An ideal gift for graduations, weddings, new babies, or difficult transitions. Full color.

BISAC Categories: Juvenile Fiction | Social Issues | General; Juvenile Fiction | Family | General

Split

Contributor(s): Avasthi, Swati (Author)

Sixteen-year-old Jace arrives at the doorstep of his estranged brother with a re-landscaped face (courtesy of his father's fist), $3.84, and a secret. Jace tries to move on, but all his changes can't make him forget what he's left behind. Running is easy, but true escape is near impossible.

BISAC Categories: Juvenile Fiction | Social Issues | Physical & Emotional Abuse; Juvenile Fiction | Family | General

Summer Birds: The Butterflies of Maria Merian

Contributor(s): Engle, Margarita (Author); Paschkis, Julie (Illustrator)

In the Middle Ages, people believed that insects were evil, born from mud in a process called spontaneous generation. Maria Merian was only a child, but she disagreed. She watched carefully as caterpillars spun themselves cocoons, which opened to reveal summer birds, or butterflies and moths. Maria studied the whole life cycle of the summer birds, and documented what she learned in vibrant paintings. This is the story of one young girl who took the time to observe and learn, and in so doing disproved a theory that went all the way back to ancient Greece.

BISAC Categories: Science | Life Sciences | Zoology - Entomology

Time for T-Ball (Original)

Contributor(s): Heller, Alyson (Author); Bjorkman, Steve (Illustrator)

The kids in the After-School Sports Club learn all about T-ball--and the game brings out a competitive side in Caleb. Can he learn to be a good sport and team player? Full color.

Toot Toot Beep Beep

Contributor(s): Garcia, Emma (Author)

In this follow-up to "Tip Tip Dig Dig," Garcia invites little ones on an entertaining trip where colorful cars beep-beep, toot-toot, and vroom-vroom across colorful collage-like pages. Full color.

BISAC Categories: Juvenile Fiction | Transportation | Cars & Trucks; Juvenile Fiction | Concepts | Sounds

Treasure Island

Contributor(s): Stevenson, Robert Louis (Author); Chauvel, David (Adapted by); Simon, Fred (Adapted by); Simon, Jean-Luc (Adapted by) BISAC Categories: Juvenile Fiction | Comics & Graphic Novels | General; Juvenile Fiction | Classics

Twilight: The Graphic Novel, Vol. 1

Contributor(s): Meyer, Stephenie (Author); Kim, Young (Illustrator); Kim, Young (Adapted by)

When Isabella Swan moves to the gloomy town of Forks and meets the mysterious, alluring Edward Cullen, her life takes a thrilling and terrifying turn. With his porcelain skin, golden eyes, mesmerizing voice, and supernatural gifts, Edward is both irresistible and impenetrable. Up until now, he has managed to keep his true identity hidden, but Bella is determined to uncover his dark secret... Beautifully rendered, this first installment of "Twilight: The Graphic Novel "is a must-have for any collector's library.

BISAC Categories: Juvenile Fiction | Comics & Graphic Novels | Media Tie in; Juvenile Fiction | Love & Romance; Juvenile Fiction | Horror & Ghost Stories

Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art

Contributor(s): McCloud, Scott (Author)

This detail-packed book includes a history of comics that reaches back to pre-Columbian picture manuscripts and Egyptian monuments and a running analysis of comics as art, literature, and communication.

Warriors in the Crossfire

Contributor(s): Flood, Nancy Bo (Author)

On the island of Saipan, in the South Pacific, the Second World War is a distant idea. The Japanese have governed the island for twenty-five years, and they mix regularly with the native islanders. Though no on questions who holds power, the two people coexist peacefully.

BISAC Categories: Juvenile Fiction | Historical | Military & Wars

Watch This Space: Designing, Defending and Sharing Public Spaces

Contributor(s): Dyer, Hadley (Author); Ngui, Marc (Illustrator)

This groundbreaking book examines public space -- what it is, why it's important, how to protect and expand it, and much more.

BISAC Categories: Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places | Other

We Hear the Dead

Contributor(s): Salerni, Dianne K (Author)

Based on actual events and meticulously researched by the author, "We Hear the Dead" reveals the secret of how in the 19th century the Fox sisters faked rapping sounds and their motives for inventing the sance and founding spiritualism.

BISAC Categories: Juvenile Fiction | Horror & Ghost Stories; Juvenile Fiction | Love & Romance; Juvenile Fiction | Historical | United States - 19th Century

Wolf Wanted

Contributor(s): Machado, Ana Maria (Author); Cardon, Laurent (Illustrator); Amado, Elisa (Translator)

When Manny Wolf sees an ad in the paper announcing "Wolf Wanted" he responds right away, only to realize the company is looking for a real wolf. Luckily for Manny, so many wolves respond to the ad that he is hired to answer all the letters. As Manny reads between the lines of the wolves' letters, with their glowing descriptions of themselves, he realizes that all the applicants are famous fictional wolves! Finding no suitable candidates, Manny finally rewrites the ad, clarifying that a real wolf is needed so that a documentary can be made to show people what real wolves are like and how different they are from their big, bad fictional counterparts. Mixing fantasy and reality with zany illustrations, this hilarious story highlights the very serious risk of the extinction of wolves worldwide.

BISAC Categories: Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Wolves

Yummy Yucky

Contributor(s): Patricelli, Leslie (Author); Patricelli, Leslie (Illustrator)

Amiably illustrated in a bright, graphic style, Patricelli's spirited board books star an obliging, bald, and very expressive toddler who acts out each pair of opposites with comically dramatic effect. Full color.

BISAC Categories: Juvenile Fiction | Concepts | Senses & Sensation

Zeus: King of the Gods

Contributor(s): O'Connor, George (Author)

George O'Connor is a Greek mythology buff and a classic superhero comics fan, and he's out to remind us how much our pantheon of superheroes (Superman, Batman, the X-Men, etc) owes to mankind's ORIGINAL superheroes: the Greek pantheon. In OLYMPIANS, O'Connor draws from primary documents to reconstruct and retell classic Greek myths. But these stories aren't sedate, scholarly works. They're action-packed, fast-paced, high-drama adventures, with monsters, romance, and not a few huge explosions. O'Connor's vibrant, kinetic art brings ancient tales to undeniable life, in a perfect fusion of super-hero aesthetics and ancient Greek mythology. Volume 1 of OLYMPIANS, ZEUS: King OF THE GODS, introduces readers to the ruler of the Olympian Pantheon, telling his story from his boyhood to his ascendance to supreme power.

Zig and Wikki in Something Ate My Homework

Contributor(s): Spiegelman, Nadja (Author); Loeffler, Trade (Illustrator)

Can Zig and Wikki catch a pet before they become a snack? Zig and Wikki land on a planet full of strange creatures like flies, frogs, and raccoons. They have to capture one for a school assignment, but the animals aren't ready for class - on this new planet, it seems to be lunchtime!

BISAC Categories: Juvenile Fiction | Readers | Beginner

New Children Books @ Southern Peaks Public Library May 2010

New Children Books @ Southern Peaks Public Library
May 2010