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The future of the Web


"The articles in this book first appeared in the pages of Scientific American"--T.p verso. Offers a collection of seven essays that examines Internet trends in the early twenty-first century; including filtering, archiving, searching, Extensible Markup Language, and Internet-scale applications.
Date Published:2007

A super scary Narwhalloween

Clanton, Ben, 1988-


"Glow-in-the-dark cover!"--Front cover. Horn Book, September 2023. Kirkus Review, June 2023. "Narwhal loves Halloween--it's a great excuse to dress up in a spooky and silly costume, like a ghost, a mermaid, a banana, or maybe even Marlow the Mustachioed Moose. It's a skeleTON of fun! Jelly isn't dressing up, though--he's a little scared of this time of year, and would prefer to hunker down in a hidey-hole until Halloween is over. But when a scary sea monster makes an appearance and swallows Narwhal (gulp!), can Jelly, with the help of some super friends, pluck up the courage to save his best bud?"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2023

"Glow-in-the-dark cover!"--Front cover. Horn Book, September 2023. Kirkus Review, June 2023. "Narwhal loves Halloween--it's a great excuse to dress up in a spooky and silly costume, like a ghost, a mermaid, a banana, or maybe even Marlow the Mustachioed Moose. It's a skeleTON of fun! Jelly isn't dressing up, though--he's a little scared of this time of year, and would prefer to hunker down in a hidey-hole until Halloween is over. But when a scary sea monster makes an appearance and swallows Narwhal (gulp!), can Jelly, with the help of some super friends, pluck up the courage to save his best bud?"--Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2023

The world's greatest football players

Doeden, Matt


Horn Book, October 2010. Briefly describes the careers, lists the achievements, and provides the statistics of significant players in professional football, including LaDainian Tomlinson, Tom Brady, James Harrison, Peyton Manning, and others.
Date Published:2010

The lightning thief

Riordan, Rick.


Wilson's Junior High School, January 2010. School Library Journal starred, August 2005. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 2006. School Library Journal, June 2009. Book Links (A.L.A.), July 2008. Booklist starred, May 2009. Horn Book Starred, April 2006. Publishers Weekly, May 2009. Kirkus Starred, June 2005. Booklist, September 2005. Percy, expelled from six schools for being unable to control his temper, learns the truth from his mother that his father is the Greek god Poseidon, and is sent to Camp Half Blood where he is befriended by a satyr and the demigod daughter of Athena who join him in a journey to the Underworld to retrieve Zeus's lightning bolt and prevent a catastrophic war.
Date Published:2005

Wilson's Junior High School, January 2010. School Library Journal starred, August 2005. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 2006. School Library Journal, June 2009. Book Links (A.L.A.), July 2008. Booklist starred, May 2009. Horn Book Starred, April 2006. Publishers Weekly, May 2009. Kirkus Starred, June 2005. Booklist, September 2005. Percy, expelled from six schools for being unable to control his temper, learns the truth from his mother that his father is the Greek god Poseidon, and is sent to Camp Half Blood where he is befriended by a satyr and the demigod daughter of Athena who join him in a journey to the Underworld to retrieve Zeus's lightning bolt and prevent a catastrophic war.

Date Published:2005

ADHD

Trueit, Trudi Strain.


Wilson's Junior High School, November 2005. School Library Journal, July 2004. Library Media Connection, March 2004. Science Books & Films (A.A.A.S.), July 2004. Real-life situations and helpful resources explain how students suffering from ADHD can make positive changes and smart decisions in school and life.
Date Published:2004

Super Rabbit all-stars

Flintham, Thomas.


It's the All-Star Games Tournament! Heroes and villains far and wide have come to play. Hero Super Rabbit Boy wants to be the top player, but with old enemies, new friends, and lots of games to play, it won't be easy. Which all-star will be the winner?
Date Published:2019

Clementine

Pennypacker, Sara, 1951-


Wilson's Children, October 2010. School Library Journal starred, October 2006. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 2007. Book Links (A.L.A.), January 2009. Horn Book Starred, April 2007. Pub Weekly, August 2006. Kirkus Starred, July 2006. Booklist, October 2006. Horn Book, January 2007. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), November 2006. While sorting through difficulties in her friendship with her neighbor Margaret, eight-year-old Clementine gains several unique hairstyles while also helping her father in his efforts to banish pigeons from the front of their apartment building.
Date Published:2006

Wilson's Children, October 2010. School Library Journal starred, October 2006. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 2007. Book Links (A.L.A.), January 2009. Horn Book Starred, April 2007. Pub Weekly, August 2006. Kirkus Starred, July 2006. Booklist, October 2006. Horn Book, January 2007. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), November 2006. While sorting through difficulties in her friendship with her neighbor Margaret, eight-year-old Clementine gains several unique hairstyles while also helping her father in his efforts to banish pigeons from the front of their apartment building.

Date Published:2006

Cool careers without college for people who love Manga, comics, and animation

Glass, Sherri.


Comics -- Comic book script writer -- Penciller -- Inker -- Colorist -- Animation -- Creator of animated film or series -- Voice-over artist -- Animator -- Background artist -- Director of animated film or series -- Producer of animated film or series -- Manga -- Lettering and retouch artist -- Fan magazine editor in chief. Describes a number of careers for people without college who desire to work in the manga, comics, and animation field including,comic book scriptwriter, voice-over artist, director or producer of animated films, or retouch artist.
Date Published:2007

Comics -- Comic book script writer -- Penciller -- Inker -- Colorist -- Animation -- Creator of animated film or series -- Voice-over artist -- Animator -- Background artist -- Director of animated film or series -- Producer of animated film or series -- Manga -- Lettering and retouch artist -- Fan magazine editor in chief. Describes a number of careers for people without college who desire to work in the manga, comics, and animation field including,comic book scriptwriter, voice-over artist, director or producer of animated films, or retouch artist.

Date Published:2007

Safe at home : a Comeback Kids novel /

Lupica, Mike.


Playing baseball was the one thing that made twelve-year-old Nick Crandall feel at home until he found acceptance with adoptive parents, but he faces a new struggle to fit in when he becomes the first seventh-grader ever to make the varsity baseball team.
Date Published:2008

Tanks

Ellis, Catherine.


Includes index. Tanks -- Kinds of tanks -- What tanks do. Simple text and photos introduce the basic parts of a tank, different kinds of tanks, and the things they can do.
Date Published:2007

Nelly Gnu and Daddy too

Dewdney, Anna,


School Library Journal, November 2014. Publisher's Weekly, March 2014. Horn Book, October 2014. Kirkus Review, April 2014. Nelly Gnu spends a day building a play house with her father.
Date Published:2014

The birthday car

Hillert, Margaret


Library Journal. A little boy is delighted with his father's gift of a little red car.
Date Published:1966

My life as a Native American

Matzke, Ann H.


Includes glossary. Simple text and photographs introduce a Native American whose family is Lakota and describe that tribes of Native Americans carried on the traditions of their people.
Date Published:2013

Big bad Bruce

Peet, Bill


Bruce, a bear bully, never picks on anyone his own size until he is diminished in more ways than one by a small but very independent witch.
Date Published:1977

Elizabeth I, red rose of the House of Tudor

Lasky, Kathryn


"England, 1544"--Cover. "A Dear America book"--Spine. Wilson's Children, October 2006. Wilson's Junior High School, November 2005. Booklist, September 1999. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), December 1999. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), December 1999. Kliatt, September 1999. Christian Library Journal starred, September 2000. L.A. Recommended Foreign Language, February 2000. In a series of diary entries, Princess Elizabeth, the eleven-year-old daughter of King Henry VIII, celebrates holidays and birthdays, relives her mother's execution, revels in her studies, and agonizes over her father's health.
Date Published:1999

"England, 1544"--Cover. "A Dear America book"--Spine. Wilson's Children, October 2006. Wilson's Junior High School, November 2005. Booklist, September 1999. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), December 1999. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), December 1999. Kliatt, September 1999. Christian Library Journal starred, September 2000. L.A. Recommended Foreign Language, February 2000. In a series of diary entries, Princess Elizabeth, the eleven-year-old daughter of King Henry VIII, celebrates holidays and birthdays, relives her mother's execution, revels in her studies, and agonizes over her father's health.

Date Published:1999

When I grow up

Yankovic, Al, 1959-


Harper. An exuberant 8-year-old details, for his teacher and classmates, the astonishing variety of inventive careers he is thinking of pursuing when he grows up.
Date Published:2011

Around the park : a book about circles /

Jones, Christianne C.


This book introduces the shape of a circle in traffic lights, frisbees, and coins.
Date Published:2006

Way out in the desert

Marsh, T. J., 1960-


Elem. School Library Collection, June 2000. School Library Journal, June 1998. Book Links (A.L.A.), March 2000. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), May 1998. Kirkus Review, March 1998. Christian Library Journal starred, January 1999. L.A. Recommended Foreign Language, February 2000. A counting book in rhyme presents various desert animals and their children, from a mother horned toad and her little toadie one to a mom tarantula and her little spiders ten. Numerals are hidden in each illustration.
Date Published:1998

Elem. School Library Collection, June 2000. School Library Journal, June 1998. Book Links (A.L.A.), March 2000. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), May 1998. Kirkus Review, March 1998. Christian Library Journal starred, January 1999. L.A. Recommended Foreign Language, February 2000. A counting book in rhyme presents various desert animals and their children, from a mother horned toad and her little toadie one to a mom tarantula and her little spiders ten. Numerals are hidden in each illustration.

Date Published:1998

Roc and Roe's twelve days of Christmas

Cannon, Nick, 1980-,


"Nick Cannon and Mariah Carey's twins, Roc and Roe, decorate their Christmas tree with their 'pip' version of The Twelve Days of Christmas"--
Date Published:2014

Weird-but-true facts about U.S. presidents

Ringstad, Arnold.


Includes glossary. Presidential firsts - Presidential pastimes - Presidential talents - The White House - Further fascinating facts. This book presents astonishing facts about U.S. presidents, including presidential firsts, White House trivia, and presidential pastimes.
Date Published:2013