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Welcome to Scare School : Scare School Diaries /

Lerner, Jarrett,


Bash is a young ghost who has never been good at scaring people is nervous about his first day at scare school, where he will learn to master the necessary skills to become a successful ghost.
Date Published:2024

There's no place like space

Rabe, Tish.


School Library Journal, March 2000. Dr. Seuss's Cat in the Hat introduces Sally and Dick to the planets, stars, and moons in our universe.
Date Published:1999

Measuring up

Lamotte, Lily.


School Library Journal, October 2020. Library Media Connection starred, November 2020. Booklist, October 2020. Horn Book, March 2021. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), October 2020. Publishers Weekly Annex, November 2020. "Having just moved to Seattle from Taiwan, twelve-year-old Cici enters a cooking competition to win the chance to see her grandmother again, but she only knows how to cook Taiwanese food"--OCLC.
Date Published:2020

School Library Journal, October 2020. Library Media Connection starred, November 2020. Booklist, October 2020. Horn Book, March 2021. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), October 2020. Publishers Weekly Annex, November 2020. "Having just moved to Seattle from Taiwan, twelve-year-old Cici enters a cooking competition to win the chance to see her grandmother again, but she only knows how to cook Taiwanese food"--OCLC.

Date Published:2020

I remember Somalia.

Matthews, Jo


Includes index. A 10-year-old boy talks about the history, geography, and culture of Somalia. He also explains why he had to leave his country.
Date Published:1995

Count your way through China

Haskins, James


AR. Presents the numbers one through ten in Chinese, using each number to introduce concepts about China and Chinese culture.
Date Published:1987

Red is a dragon : a book of colors /

Thong, Roseanne.


Wilson's Children, June 2003. School Library Journal, January 2002. Booklist, November 2001. Kirkus Review, September 2001. A Chinese American girl provides rhyming descriptions of the great variety of colors she sees around her, from the red of a dragon, firecrackers, and lychees to the brown of her teddy bear.
Date Published:2001

Vietnam : the land /

Kalman, Bobbie, 1947-


Includes index. Teacher Librarian, April 2003. Describes the geography, climate, history, cities, agriculture, transportation, business and trade, and wildlife of Vietnam.
Date Published:2002

Daisy-head Mayzie

Seuss, Dr


Young Mayzie McGrew becomes a worldwide sensation when a daisy grows out of the top of her head, and everyone attempts to get rid of it.
Date Published:1994

Calling Doctor Amelia Bedelia

Parish, Herman


School Library Journal, August 2002. Booklist, August 2002. Horn Book, November 2002. When the literal-minded Amelia Bedelia helps out at her doctor's office one busy day, nothing seems to go quite right until Amelia begins to treat the impatient patients.
Date Published:2002

Have fun, Molly Lou Melon

Lovell, Patty, 1964-


School Library Journal, December 2012. Booklist, November 2012. When Gertie moves in next door with fancy toys and a huge television set, Molly shares lessons she learned from her grandmother about home-made playthings and imagination.
Date Published:2012

Tigers

Squire, Ann


A tiger tale -- A deadly hunter -- Tiger territories -- Tigers in trouble. Science Books & Films (A.A.A.S.), July 2005. Describes tigers, where they live, how they hunt, and raise their cubs, and why they are endangered.
Date Published:2005

Chester Van Chime who forgot how to rhyme

Monsen, Avery.


Kirkus Reviews, January 2022. Publishers Weekly, January 2022. School Library Journal, February 2022. Chester van Chime is usually the BEST at rhyming. He can normally tell you all about cats wearing hats and snails delivering mail, but today, something has changed. Today there's no dog on a log. No duck in a truck. Just a Pomeranian on a sideways tree and a waterfowl in a full-size pickup. What's a kid to do?!
Date Published:2022

Kirkus Reviews, January 2022. Publishers Weekly, January 2022. School Library Journal, February 2022. Chester van Chime is usually the BEST at rhyming. He can normally tell you all about cats wearing hats and snails delivering mail, but today, something has changed. Today there's no dog on a log. No duck in a truck. Just a Pomeranian on a sideways tree and a waterfowl in a full-size pickup. What's a kid to do?!

Date Published:2022

Missed meal mayhem

Lerner, Jarrett.


School Library Journal, October 2021. "Meet the Hunger Heroes: Toots the Bean, Chip Ninja, Tammy the Tomato, and Leonard, a wedge of cheddar cheese, ready to save kids--even cranky, annoying ones--all over the world while flying around in their taco hovercraft! It's a typical Monday when the Hunger Heroes get the call: a kid in Mrs. Sternbladder's class missed breakfast and isn't allowed to have snacks! How will he pass his math test, study for spelling, or play soccer at recess if his stomach is growling out of control? Hunger Heroes to the rescue!"-- Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2021

School Library Journal, October 2021. "Meet the Hunger Heroes: Toots the Bean, Chip Ninja, Tammy the Tomato, and Leonard, a wedge of cheddar cheese, ready to save kids--even cranky, annoying ones--all over the world while flying around in their taco hovercraft! It's a typical Monday when the Hunger Heroes get the call: a kid in Mrs. Sternbladder's class missed breakfast and isn't allowed to have snacks! How will he pass his math test, study for spelling, or play soccer at recess if his stomach is growling out of control? Hunger Heroes to the rescue!"-- Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2021

The Navajo.

Osinski, Alice


A brief history of the Navajo Indians describing customs, interactions with white settlers, and changes in traditional ways of life brought on by modern civilization.
Date Published:1987

The true story of the 3 little pigs

Scieszka, Jon


Wilson's Children, October 2010. Elem. School Library Collection, June 2000. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.). Book Links (A.L.A.), March 2007. Publishers Weekly. Booklist. Horn Book. The wolf gives his own outlandish version of what really happened when he tangled with the three little pigs.
Date Published:1989

The Chippewa.

Osinski, Alice


Presents a brief history of the Chippewa Indians describing their customs and traditions and how they are maintained in the modern world.
Date Published:1987

The giant carrot

Peck, Jan


An adaptation of the Russian folktale, The turnip. Elem. School Library Collection, June 2000. School Library Journal starred, February 1998. Five Owls, November 1997. Publisher's Weekly, February 1998. Booklist, March 1998. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), March 1998. Kirkus Review, December 1997. L.A. Recommended Foreign Language, February 2000. Little Isabelle surprises her family with her unique way of helping a carrot seed grow and of getting the huge vegetable from the ground. Includes a recipe for carrot pudding.
Date Published:1998

An adaptation of the Russian folktale, The turnip. Elem. School Library Collection, June 2000. School Library Journal starred, February 1998. Five Owls, November 1997. Publisher's Weekly, February 1998. Booklist, March 1998. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), March 1998. Kirkus Review, December 1997. L.A. Recommended Foreign Language, February 2000. Little Isabelle surprises her family with her unique way of helping a carrot seed grow and of getting the huge vegetable from the ground. Includes a recipe for carrot pudding.

Date Published:1998

Treasure in the lake

Pamment, Jason.


School Library Journal, August 2021. Library Media Connection starred, August 2021. Booklist, July 2021. Kirkus Starred, August 2021. Horn Book, January 2022. Publishers Weekly Annex, August 2021. "Grand adventure stories often begin where you least expect, Iris knows this because she's read them all. However, as a thirteen-year-old stuck in the tiny country town of Bugden, real adventure seems a distant dream. That doesn't bother Sam, Iris' best friend. For him, catching bugs and swimming in the lake is exciting enough. But when Iris and Sam stumble upon an unusually dry river on the outskirts of town, they're led to a discovery beyond anything Iris has read about: a hidden city, lost in time and shrouded in mystery. As they explore this once flooded relic, the two unearth a forgotten tale of friendship and disaster that seems curiously familiar. Storm clouds gather as secrets begin to surface. Can Iris and Sam uncover the truth in time to keep their friendship afloat, or will history repeat and pull them apart forever?"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2021

School Library Journal, August 2021. Library Media Connection starred, August 2021. Booklist, July 2021. Kirkus Starred, August 2021. Horn Book, January 2022. Publishers Weekly Annex, August 2021. "Grand adventure stories often begin where you least expect, Iris knows this because she's read them all. However, as a thirteen-year-old stuck in the tiny country town of Bugden, real adventure seems a distant dream. That doesn't bother Sam, Iris' best friend. For him, catching bugs and swimming in the lake is exciting enough. But when Iris and Sam stumble upon an unusually dry river on the outskirts of town, they're led to a discovery beyond anything Iris has read about: a hidden city, lost in time and shrouded in mystery. As they explore this once flooded relic, the two unearth a forgotten tale of friendship and disaster that seems curiously familiar. Storm clouds gather as secrets begin to surface. Can Iris and Sam uncover the truth in time to keep their friendship afloat, or will history repeat and pull them apart forever?"--Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2021

Rumpelstiltskin

Zelinsky, Paul O.


Wilson's Children, June 2001. Elem. School Library Collection, March 1998. School Library Journal starred. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.). Book Links (A.L.A.), January 2004. Booklist. Horn Book. Kirkus Review. A strange little man helps the miller's daughter spin straw into gold for the king on the condition that she will give him her first-born child.
Date Published:1986

Monkey Mo goes to sea

Goode, Diane


RC. AR. A good deed justifies the presence of Bertie's monkey, Mo, on a boat.
Date Published:2002