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Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type
Doreen Cronin (2000) , 32 pages
Audience:
Primary (K-3rd grade)
Category:
Animals
Award Books
Farms
Humor
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Clever cows find a way to communicate with the farmer& through a typewriter! When the farmer refuses the cows some electric blankets, then he doesn't get any milk. AND the cows want blankets for the chickens too!
Librarian review
written by Emily W
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The Polar Express
Chris Van Allsberg (1985) , 32 pages
Audience:
Primary (K-3rd grade)
Category:
Award Books
Things That Go (Cars, Trucks, Planes)
Winter Holidays
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This is one of the most fasinating and interesting books for both childrten and adults. This wonderful story by Chris Van Allsberg tells about a boy who goes to the North Pole with many others on the Polar Express. When they gather at the town center, they see Santa Claus and his elves and is rewarded the first gift of Christmas. What he wants more than ever is a silver bell from Santa's reindeer. To see what happens next, you'll have to read THE POLAR EXPRESS!
Kid review
written by Sarah, Age 5
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The Midwife's Apprentice
Karen Cushman (1995) , 122 pages
Audience:
Intermediate (4th-6th grade)
Category:
Award Books
Historical
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It was very thoughtful, and well written. It teaches you a lot about life in the 1500's. It was a bit sad in some parts, but very happy in the end. I really enjoyed it. A young homeless girl who is called Brat, is found in a dung heap by Jane the midwife. Brat (who is now called Beetle) is tormented and teased, and decides to run away from the unhappy village, along with her cat, Purr. They soon find a new home, and meet new friends there. They have many adventures, and soon find the true meaning of courage.
Kid review
written by Kate, Age 9
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The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle
Avi (1990) , 215 pages
Audience:
Intermediate (4th-6th grade)
Category:
Adventure
Award Books
Historical
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This is NOT a girly book! It is really about a thirteen year old becoming a sailor! Charlotte has to take a trip across the Atlantic Ocean, and since this is the 1800s, the only way is by boat. Charlotte finds out she is the only passenger on the ship. But when the crew mutinies, Charlotte must prove to them that she is useful so she does not get thrown overboard!
Librarian review
written by Emily W.
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Brendan Buckley's Universe and Everything In It
Sundee T. Frazier (2007) , 198 pages
Audience:
Intermediate (4th-6th grade)
Category:
African-American
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Diversity
Families
Multicultural
Multigenerational
New Books
Realistic Fiction
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Eleven-year-old Brendan Buckley is a lot of things: an aspiring scientist, a tae kwon do warrior, and the child of a biracial marriage. He had a great relationship with his father's dad, but he's never even met his mother's father, and he's not sure why. When they accidentally meet up at a rock show, Brendan decides he needs to apply the scientific method to the mystery of his family. In the process, he learns about racism, integrity, and what it takes to bring a family back together.
Librarian review
written by Becker
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Strawberry Girl
Lois Lenski (1945) , 193 pages
Audience:
Intermediate (4th-6th grade)
Category:
Award Books
Families
Farms
Historical
Neighborhoods / Communities
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I absolutely loved it. I mean the author must have been a genius.
Kid review
written by Stacy, Age 9
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Sky Blue Accident = Accidente celeste
Jorge Luj???án (2007) , 32 pages
Audience:
Preschool
Primary (K-3rd grade)
Category:
Art
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Bilingual/Bilingue
Fantasy
Multicultural
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A little boy crashes into the sky! He picks up the broken pieces and takes them to school. When his teacher is given one as a present, she grows wings and flies out the window! This gorgeously illustrated book with fun, poetic lyrics is a must read.
Librarian review
written by Emily W.
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Reaching for Sun
Tracie Vaughn Zimmer (2007) , 181 pages
Audience:
Intermediate (4th-6th grade)
Category:
Award Books
Disability/Special Needs
Diversity
Families
Feelings
Friendship
Poetry
Realistic Fiction
Self-Esteem
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Josie Wyatt is a smart girl with cerebral palsy. She lives with her Gran and Mom on a patchwork farm and describes what she feels with free-verse poems, which is like creating a painting with words. Even though it is hard to make friends, Josie learns how when she meets Jordan. This book won the Schneider Family Book Award for a Book that Embodies an Artistic Expression of the Disability Experience for Child and Adolescent Audiences in 2008.
Librarian review
written by Loretta Ann
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My Name is Gabito
Monica Brown (2007) , 32 pages
Audience:
Intermediate (4th-6th grade)
Category:
Award Books
Bilingual/Bilingue
Biographies
Multicultural
Nonfiction
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This is a rich and vibrant picture-book biography about the life of author Gabriel García Márquez. Monica Brown captures the life of this famous Nobel Prize winning author from his childhood in northern Columbia to his adult life as he metamorphoses from a dreamer into a professional storyteller. The illustrations by the Pura Belpré illustrator award-winner Raúl Colón, are as imaginative as García Márquez' stories and add fluidity to the already beautifully-written text. The book is a welcomed addition to the multicultural literary community.
Librarian review
written by Emilia
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Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village
Laura Amy Schlitz (2007) , 85 pages
Audience:
Intermediate (4th-6th grade)
Category:
Award Books
Historical
Neighborhoods / Communities
New Books
Nonfiction
Poetry
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Nelly is a sniggler. Do you know what a sniggler is? It's a person who catches eels! In medieval times children did all sorts of jobs called very different things than they are today. Learn about tanners, villeins, and varlets. See how people lived in all different classes of medieval society and who could be friends with whom. Told in monologues from the children's perspectives, this is a really unique look at medieval times. The detailed illustrations are in the style of illuminated manuscripts.
Librarian review
written by Gwen
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