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The invention of Hugo Cabret : a novel in words and pictures /

Selznick, Brian


Wilson's Children, October 2010. Wilson's Junior High School, January 2010. School Library Journal starred, March 2007. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 2008. Horn Book Starred, March 2007. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books starre, April 2007. Pub Weekly, January 2007. Booklist, January 2007. Kirkus Starred, January 2007. When twelve-year-old Hugo, an orphan living and repairing clocks within the walls of a Paris train station in 1931, meets a mysterious toyseller and his goddaughter, his undercover life and his biggest secret are jeopardized.
Date Published:2007

Wilson's Children, October 2010. Wilson's Junior High School, January 2010. School Library Journal starred, March 2007. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 2008. Horn Book Starred, March 2007. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books starre, April 2007. Pub Weekly, January 2007. Booklist, January 2007. Kirkus Starred, January 2007. When twelve-year-old Hugo, an orphan living and repairing clocks within the walls of a Paris train station in 1931, meets a mysterious toyseller and his goddaughter, his undercover life and his biggest secret are jeopardized.

Date Published:2007

Wonder

Palacio, R. J.


Wilson's Children, October 2012. Wilson's Junior High School, October 2012. School Library Journal starred, February 2012. Booklist starred, February 2012. Library Media Connection starred, March 2012. Kirkus Starred, December 2011. New York Times, April 2012. Horn Book, November 2012. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), March 2012. Publishers Weekly Annex, February 2012. Ten-year-old Auggie Pullman, who was born with extreme facial abnormalities and was not expected to survive, goes from being home-schooled to entering fifth grade at a private middle school in Manhattan, which entails enduring the taunts and fear of his classmates as he struggles to be seen as just another student.
Date Published:2012

Wilson's Children, October 2012. Wilson's Junior High School, October 2012. School Library Journal starred, February 2012. Booklist starred, February 2012. Library Media Connection starred, March 2012. Kirkus Starred, December 2011. New York Times, April 2012. Horn Book, November 2012. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), March 2012. Publishers Weekly Annex, February 2012. Ten-year-old Auggie Pullman, who was born with extreme facial abnormalities and was not expected to survive, goes from being home-schooled to entering fifth grade at a private middle school in Manhattan, which entails enduring the taunts and fear of his classmates as he struggles to be seen as just another student.

Date Published:2012

Carver, a life in poems

Nelson, Marilyn, 1946-


Includes index. Wilson's Senior High School, October 2011. Wilson's Junior High School, January 2010. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 2002. School Library Journal, July 2001. Book Links (A.L.A.), January 2009. Horn Book Starred, September 2001. Books for the Teen Age (NYPL), May 2004. New York Times, July 2001. A collection of poems that combine to provide a portrait of the life of nineteenth-century African-American botanist and inventor George Washington Carver.
Date Published:2001

Includes index. Wilson's Senior High School, October 2011. Wilson's Junior High School, January 2010. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 2002. School Library Journal, July 2001. Book Links (A.L.A.), January 2009. Horn Book Starred, September 2001. Books for the Teen Age (NYPL), May 2004. New York Times, July 2001. A collection of poems that combine to provide a portrait of the life of nineteenth-century African-American botanist and inventor George Washington Carver.

Date Published:2001

Sea horses

Herriges, Ann.


School Library Journal, February 2007. Library Media Connection, April 2007. Science Books & Films (A.A.A.S.), March 2007. Simple text and photographs introduce sea horse habitats, bodies, food, and movement.
Date Published:2007

Octopuses

Herriges, Ann.


School Library Journal, February 2007. Library Media Connection, April 2007. Science Books & Films (A.A.A.S.), March 2007. An introduction to octopuses, describing their physical characteristics, and discussing how they eat, and how they hide from enemies.
Date Published:2007

Jellyfish

Herriges, Ann.


School Library Journal, February 2007. Library Media Connection, April 2007. Science Books & Films (A.A.A.S.), March 2007. Simple text and photos introduce jellyfish habitats, bodies, food, and movement.
Date Published:2007

Inventions we use to go places

Bidder, Jane.


Describes the invention and development of familiar objects used to go places, including cars, airplanes, wheelchairs, roller skates, and others.
Date Published:2007

The golden compass

Pullman, Philip, 1946-


Originally published: Great Britain : Scholastic Children's Books, 1995 under the title: Northern lights. Wilson's Senior High School, November 2002. Wilson's Junior High School, November 2005. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), February 1997. School Library Journal, April 1996. Book Links (A.L.A.), April 2003. Library Journal Starred, February 1996. Booklist starred, March 1996. Horn Book Starred, September 1996. Pub Weekly, February 1996. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), April 1996. Accompanied by her daemon, Lyra Belacqua sets out to prevent her best friend and other kidnapped children from becoming the subject of gruesome experiments in the Far North.
Date Published:2002

Originally published: Great Britain : Scholastic Children's Books, 1995 under the title: Northern lights. Wilson's Senior High School, November 2002. Wilson's Junior High School, November 2005. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), February 1997. School Library Journal, April 1996. Book Links (A.L.A.), April 2003. Library Journal Starred, February 1996. Booklist starred, March 1996. Horn Book Starred, September 1996. Pub Weekly, February 1996. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), April 1996. Accompanied by her daemon, Lyra Belacqua sets out to prevent her best friend and other kidnapped children from becoming the subject of gruesome experiments in the Far North.

Date Published:2002

By plane

Mayer, Cassie.


Includes index. Getting around by plane -- What planes carry -- How planes fly -- Working on planes -- Where planes fly -- Plane vocabulary. Horn Book, April 2007. Photographs and simple text teach children how people get around by plane, describing how airplanes work, what they carry, and where they go.
Date Published:2006

Ransom my heart

Cabot, Meg.


Follows the adventures of damsel in distress Finnula, who kidnaps wealthy crusader Hugo in order to ease her financial troubles, a plot that goes awry when she falls in love with him.
Date Published:2009

Do ants get lost : learning about animal communication with the Garbage Gang /

Troupe, Thomas Kingsley.


A Capstone Interactive eBook. Humorous text and characters teach kids all about scent marking and animal communication.
Date Published:2015

The Battle of Bunker Hill : an interactive history adventure /

Burgan, Michael.


Provides readers with multiple perspectives on the Battle of Bunker Hill.
Date Published:2008

Tiger Woods

Roberts, Jeremy, 1956-


A brief biography of professional golfer Tiger Woods that discusses his childhood, family, and successful career. Includes a selected bibliography, resources, and a glossary.
Date Published:2008

Library Lil

Williams, Suzanne


A formidable librarian makes readers not only out of the once resistant residents of her small town, but out of a tough-talking, television-watching motorcycle gang as well.
Date Published:1997

The fire station

Hoena, B. A.


School Library Journal, October 2004. Library Media Connection, October 2004. Photographs and easy-to-follow text teach children about the people, equipment, and activities they might see at the fire station.
Date Published:2004

The Cherokee

De Capua, Sarah.


Who are the Cherokee people -- Life in the mountain -- Cherokee beliefs -- A changing world. Horn Book, October 2006. Describes the history, beliefs, and traditional and contemporary daily lives of the Cherokee people and includes a recipe, time line, glossary, and list of further resources.
Date Published:2006

Space rocks : the story of planetary geologist Adriana Ocampo /

Hopping, Lorraine Jean.


Los sueños (dreams) -- Here's a dangerous thought -- Welcome to NASA -- A genuine engineer -- Visions of Mars -- School of hard rocks -- Ring around the crater -- Heavy impact -- Space, revisited -- "I am from Earth!". Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), June 2006. Library Media Connection, March 2006. Presents a look at the life and career of planetary geologist Adriana Ocampo, providing information on her childhood, her education, and her work exploring the rocks from other planets that have fallen to earth.
Date Published:2005

Los sueños (dreams) -- Here's a dangerous thought -- Welcome to NASA -- A genuine engineer -- Visions of Mars -- School of hard rocks -- Ring around the crater -- Heavy impact -- Space, revisited -- "I am from Earth!". Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), June 2006. Library Media Connection, March 2006. Presents a look at the life and career of planetary geologist Adriana Ocampo, providing information on her childhood, her education, and her work exploring the rocks from other planets that have fallen to earth.

Date Published:2005

Earthquake alert!

Mehta-Jones, Shilpa.


Includes index. Science of earthquakes -- The science of boundaries and faults -- Types of/patterns of/life of -- Forecasting, predicting, measuring -- Path of destruction -- Famous disasters -- Safety/protecting yourself -- Social and environmental effects -- How nature knows -- Activity. School Library Journal, March 2005. Library Media Connection, January 2005. Resource Links, October 2004. Provides information about earthquakes, explaining what they are, why they occur, and how they behave; discussing advances in technology that have made earthquake prediction more accurate; and looking at the effects of earthquakes, and how to stay safe.
Date Published:2004

Includes index. Science of earthquakes -- The science of boundaries and faults -- Types of/patterns of/life of -- Forecasting, predicting, measuring -- Path of destruction -- Famous disasters -- Safety/protecting yourself -- Social and environmental effects -- How nature knows -- Activity. School Library Journal, March 2005. Library Media Connection, January 2005. Resource Links, October 2004. Provides information about earthquakes, explaining what they are, why they occur, and how they behave; discussing advances in technology that have made earthquake prediction more accurate; and looking at the effects of earthquakes, and how to stay safe.

Date Published:2004

Mozambique

King, David C


Geography -- History -- Government -- Economy -- Environment -- Mozabicans -- Lifestyle -- Religion -- Language -- Language -- Leisure -- Festivals -- Food. Wilson's Children, January 2009. Wilson's Junior High School, January 2010. Examines the geography, history, government, economy, environment, ethnic groups, culture, language, leisure, food, and festivals of Mozambique, a narrow country located along the southeast coast of Africa.
Date Published:2006

Geography -- History -- Government -- Economy -- Environment -- Mozabicans -- Lifestyle -- Religion -- Language -- Language -- Leisure -- Festivals -- Food. Wilson's Children, January 2009. Wilson's Junior High School, January 2010. Examines the geography, history, government, economy, environment, ethnic groups, culture, language, leisure, food, and festivals of Mozambique, a narrow country located along the southeast coast of Africa.

Date Published:2006

Australia

Hirsch, Rebecca E.


Includes index. Students learn about the continent of Australia, with a focus on its geography, animals and different people.
Date Published:2013