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  • Preschool to Grade 4
    07/01/2009
    Fiction ADLER, Victoria . All of Baby Nose to Toes illus. by Hiroe Nakata. unpaged. Dial 2009. RTE $14.99. ISBN 978-0-803-73217-9 . LC number unavailable. PreS–Through bouncy verses, children follow a toddler’s antics as her grandparents, parents, a brother, and a pet dog celebrate everything about her, from her eyes to her tummy to her toes. More
  • Grades 5 & Up
    07/01/2009
    Fiction BARNES, John . Tales of the Madman Underground: (An Historical Romance 1973) 532p. Viking 2009. Tr $18.99. ISBN 978-0-670-06081-8 . LC number unavailable. Gr 9 Up–Karl Shoemaker, in group therapy at school since fourth grade, turns a new leaf on the first day of senior year, 1973. His goal is to be normal and avoid therapy while still keeping his friends, who are all part of t... More
  • Adult Books for High School Students
    Chaired by Francisca Goldsmith, Halifax Public Libraries, Nova Scotia - 07/01/2009
    Fiction BAKKER, Gerbrand . The Twin . tr. from Dutch by David Colmer. 250p. Archipelago . 2009. Tr $25. ISBN 978-0-9800330-2-1 . LC 2008045725. Adult/High School—Henk was more popular and athletic than Helmer, his identical twin, while growing up on a small rural Netherlands farm. Henk was their father's favorite son. More
  • Professional Reading
    07/01/2009
    LOW, Elizabeth Cothen , comp. Big Book of Animal Rhymes, Fingerplays, and Songs . 324p. illus. bibliog. index. score. Web sites. CIP. Libraries Unlimited . 2009. pap. $40. ISBN 978-1-59158-630-2 . LC 2008032664. Low has compiled more 650 rhymes, fingerplays, poems, and songs. Her introduction supports new storytime planners as well as veterans who might need an additional song or poem for a pr... More
  • Multimedia Review
    07/01/2009
    Video/DVD Art Instruction Making Books . video or DVD. 24:50 min. Crystal Prods. 2009. video: ISBN 978-1-56290-620-7 , DVD: ISBN 978-1-56290-619-1 . $29.95. Gr 7 Up—Artist Peggy Flores provides step-by-step demonstrations of the basics of making books with different binding materials and techniques. More
  • Graphic Novels
    07/01/2009
    Elementary and Middle School DUMAS, Alexandre . The Three Musketeers . vol. 1. ISBN 978-1-59961-594-3 . DUMAS, Alexandre . High Treason . vol. 2. ISBN 978-1-59961-595-0 . DUMAS, Alexandre . The Iron Mask . vol 3. ISBN 978-1-59961-596-7 . DUMAS, Alexandre . The Man In the Iron Mask . vol. 4. ISBN 978-1-59961-597-4 . More
  • Never Too Young to Cite
    By Shonda Brisco - 07/01/2009
    You've got to be kidding! Teach first graders how to do research? Teach second graders how to cite their sources? If it seems that teaching information literacy skills to elementary students is a little overwhelming (or even impossible), think again. Capstone has created an innovative new database designed for K-2 students that will make teaching kindergarten students how to perform library re... More
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Folktales from Around the World: The Bear Prince. DVD. 11:56 min. with tchr’s. guide. Prod. by Colman Communications. Dist. by 100% Educational Media (schoolvideos.com). 2008. $39.95.

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