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Darfur : African genocide /

Xavier, John.


Multicultural Review, December 2007. Presents an overview of the crisis in Darfur and the systematic slaughter of the people by the Sudanese army and militia bands called the janjaweed; and examines the causes of the conflicts and efforts by the international community to bring the violence to an end.
Date Published:2008

Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury tales


Title from Web page (viewed on Dec. 10, 2008). Discusses the characters, plot and writing of Chaucer's classic group portrait of twenty-nine characters of medieval society on the pilgrimage from Southwark to Canterbury. Includes critical essays on the novel and a brief biography of the author.
Date Published:2008

Stink and the ultimate thumb-wrestling smackdown

McDonald, Megan


Stink, who is a second-grader, gets a "U" in physical education and takes up thumb-wrestling.
Date Published:2011

The Alamo : the battle for Texas /

Mountjoy, Shane, 1967-


Title from Web page (viewed on April 28, 2009). Describes the events surrounding the famous battle of the Alamo; the war for Texan independence.
Date Published:2009

Stink and the incredible super-galactic jawbreaker

McDonald, Megan


Includes a list of idioms used in the story. Book Links (A.L.A.), September 2006. Booklist, April 2006. Horn Book, October 2006. Kirkus Review, April 2006. Library Media Connection, October 2010. School Library Journal, July 2006. Teacher Librarian, October 2006. Spurred by a newfound awareness of false advertising, Stink Moody becomes the proverbial kid in a candy store as his letter-writing campaign yields him heaps of free rewards.
Date Published:2013

Includes a list of idioms used in the story. Book Links (A.L.A.), September 2006. Booklist, April 2006. Horn Book, October 2006. Kirkus Review, April 2006. Library Media Connection, October 2010. School Library Journal, July 2006. Teacher Librarian, October 2006. Spurred by a newfound awareness of false advertising, Stink Moody becomes the proverbial kid in a candy store as his letter-writing campaign yields him heaps of free rewards.

Date Published:2013

Lemony Snicket : the unauthorized autobiography.

Snicket, Lemony.


Includes index. Wilson's Children, October 2010. School Library Journal, July 2002. Publisher's Weekly, May 2002. Booklist, June 2002. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), July 2002. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), October 2002. Riverbank Review, September 2002. Christian Library, February 2003. Fictional author Lemony Snicket, a character created by Brett Helquist to write "A Series of Unfortunate Events," provides a glimpse into his mysterious and sometimes confusing life, using fanciful letters, diary entries, and other miscellaneous documents as well as photographs and illustrations.
Date Published:2002

Includes index. Wilson's Children, October 2010. School Library Journal, July 2002. Publisher's Weekly, May 2002. Booklist, June 2002. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), July 2002. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), October 2002. Riverbank Review, September 2002. Christian Library, February 2003. Fictional author Lemony Snicket, a character created by Brett Helquist to write "A Series of Unfortunate Events," provides a glimpse into his mysterious and sometimes confusing life, using fanciful letters, diary entries, and other miscellaneous documents as well as photographs and illustrations.

Date Published:2002

The Roman Republic

Nardo, Don, 1947-


Presents an introduction to the history and culture of the Roman Republic, in simple text with illustrations, describing the Roman oligarchy, the conquest of Italy and the provinces, Roman politics, and the rise of military dynasties.
Date Published:2006

Mister Rogers :good neighbor to America's children.

DiFranco, JoAnn


A biography of the Presbyterian minister who devoted himself to serving children and families through the mass media and whose well-known program "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" has been the longest running children's show on public television.
Date Published:1983

Sam & Dave dig a hole

Barnett, Mac.


School Library Journal, October 2014. Horn Book Starred, November 2014. Library Media Connection starred, March 2015. Pub Weekly, August 2014. Kirkus Starred, August 2014. Booklist, September 2014. New York Times, September 2014. Horn Book, April 2015. "Sam and Dave are digging a hole and they will not stop until they find something spectacular"--Dust jacket.
Date Published:2014

The U.S. Navy

Doeden, Matt


Presents an introduction to the U.S. Navy, looking at the work sailors do, and the ships, vehicles, weapons, and other equipment they use.
Date Published:2005

Bambi


Bambi grows up - Bambi falls in love - The new prince of the forest. This book is a retelling of "Bambi" with actual scenes from the movie.
Date Published:2005

Deer

McGill, Jordan.


Meet the deer - Family - Big antlers - Tough teeth - What he smells - What he sees - Strong legs - Where he lives - Safety. Simple text and photographs tell about deer, including physical characteristics and habitat.
Date Published:2012

The U.S. Army

Doeden, Matt


Includes index. Includes glossary. This book describes members of the Army, the Army's vehicles, and the missions the Army performs.
Date Published:2005

Pandemics


School Library Journal, April 2008. Kliatt, November 2007. A collection of eleven controversial essays that debate issues associated with the threat of infectious diseases such as AIDS and the Avian Flu.
Date Published:2007

Over the moon

Lloyd, Natalie.,


To save her younger brother from being forced to work in the mines, twelve-year-old Mallie pretends to be a boy and learns to ride and train flying horses.
Date Published:2019

Living in the Sahara

Barber, Nicola.


Who are the Tuareg? -- The Sahara Desert -- Working in the desert -- Desert homes -- Tuareg life -- Food and eating -- Clothes -- School and learning -- Leisure and crafts -- Music and poetry -- Celebrations and ceremonies -- Desert facts -- Could you live like a Tuareg?. Horn Book, October 2008. Library Media Connection, February 2008. Introduces students to the many ways the Tuareg people have adapted to the arid climate of the Sahara desert where they live, describing the food they eat, the clothes they wear, their daily lives, and other related topics.
Date Published:2008

Who are the Tuareg? -- The Sahara Desert -- Working in the desert -- Desert homes -- Tuareg life -- Food and eating -- Clothes -- School and learning -- Leisure and crafts -- Music and poetry -- Celebrations and ceremonies -- Desert facts -- Could you live like a Tuareg?. Horn Book, October 2008. Library Media Connection, February 2008. Introduces students to the many ways the Tuareg people have adapted to the arid climate of the Sahara desert where they live, describing the food they eat, the clothes they wear, their daily lives, and other related topics.

Date Published:2008

Drug legalization

Parks, Peggy J.


How serious of a problem are illegal drugs? -- Would legalization increase crime and drug use -- Should marijuana be legalized? -- Are the drug laws effective?. Provides an overview of issues associated with drug legalization and contains primary source quotes and statistics on related topics, including if legalizing drugs would decrease crime, the war on drugs, and others.
Date Published:2008

My life as a joke

Tashjian, Janet


"Christy Ottaviano Books.". Includes an excerpt of My Life as a Gamer. Includes questions for the author. Derek Fallon discovers all the angst that comes with being twelve--he just wants to feel grown up, but life gets in the way with a series of mishaps that make him look like a baby. Why isn t being in middle school as great as Derek imagined? Thankfully, with a little help from his friends--and a Toys for Tots fundraiser--things seem like they could start shaping up at last.
Date Published:2014

"Christy Ottaviano Books.". Includes an excerpt of My Life as a Gamer. Includes questions for the author. Derek Fallon discovers all the angst that comes with being twelve--he just wants to feel grown up, but life gets in the way with a series of mishaps that make him look like a baby. Why isn t being in middle school as great as Derek imagined? Thankfully, with a little help from his friends--and a Toys for Tots fundraiser--things seem like they could start shaping up at last.

Date Published:2014

Out of wonder : poems celebrating poets /

Alexander, Kwame.


Out of gratitude for the poet s art form, Newbery Award winning author and poet Kwame Alexander, along with Chris Colderley and Marjory Wentworth, present original poems that pay homage to twenty famed poets who have made the authors hearts sing and their minds wonder.
Date Published:2017

Happy narwhalidays

Clanton, Ben, 1988-


Publishers Weekly, September 2020. Horn Book, November 2020. Kirkus Review, September 2020. Narwhal and Jelly celebrate their favorite time of the year.
Date Published:2020