New Books
September, 2009
Picture Books
Hopkinson, Deborah. Abe Lincoln Crosses a Creek. A tall, thin tale
about the frontier days of Abe Lincoln and a friend who rescues him.
DiCamillo, Kate. Louise : the Adventures of a Chicken. Lush
illustrations follow the travels of an action-seeking chicken, Louise, to
a pirate ship, a circus and a “fabulous bazaar”.
Sendak, Maurice. Where the Wild Things Are. Revisit this classic
picture book before seeing the new movie this winter.
Early Elementary Chapter Books
Maddox, Jake. Back on the Beam. Nadia missed practice all summer
long with an ankle injury, and now she needs to get her balance beam
confidence back.
McDonald, Megan. Judy Moody & Stink --the mad, mad, mad, mad
treasure hunt. Time for the Pirate Island Treasure Hunt, where Judy
and Stink work together to solve the rhyming riddles that lead to silver
coins.
Grimes, Nikki. Make Way for Dyamonde Daniel. Meet plucky
Dyamonde as she explores people and possibilities with a new friend
she finally makes at her new school in the city.
Roy, Ron. The Secret at Jefferson’s Mansion. KC and Marshall
explore Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello home as they try to solve the
mystery of his missing toy horses.
Cox, Judy. Weird Stories from the Lonesome Café. Uncle Clem
and Sam move to a quiet roadside café in rural Nevada, where they
have a series of quite colorful visitors.
Older Elementary Chapter Books
Tocher, Timothy. Bill Pennant, Babe Ruth and me. Its 1920, and
Hank gets a job with the Yankees, taking care of their new mascot, a
Mexican wildcat named Bill Pennant.
Hahn, Mary Downing. Closed for the Season. The Magic Forest used
to be a theme park, but now is part of a sinister unsolved murder that
13-year-old newcomer Logan tries to solve.
Knudsen, Michelle. The Dragon of Trelian. Princess Meglynne has a
secret that she shares with a new friend, Calen, the mage’s
apprentice. Together, they learn about life, magic, and friendship as
they tend to Meg’s baby dragon.
Clements, Andrew. Extra Credit. When Abby takes on an Afghan pen
pal as an extra credit project, she gets more than simple
correspondence.
Lin, Grace. Where the Mountains Meet the Moon. Join Minli as she
leaves her desperately poor home in the mountains in search of a
fortune, and finds excitement, danger, humor, magic and wisdom, and
befriends a flightless dragon and a talking fish.
Nonfiction Books
Botzakis, Stergios. What’s your source? : Questioning the news.
This book helps readers learn how to recognize biases in the media
and ask questions that will help understand the real truth behind news
stories.
Scott, Elaine. When is a planet not a planet? : the story of Pluto.
How did early astronomers decide which space discoveries were
planets, and which were asteroids, and how has new information
changed their conclusions?
Laubach, Christyna. Raptor! : a kid's guide to birds of prey. This
book introduces vultures, hawks, falcons, barn owls, and true owls. It
has information on the characteristics and behavior of birds of prey,
along with advice on bird watching, raptor centers, and projects to do.
Robbins, Ken. Food for thought: the stories behind the things we
eat. This beautifully illustrated book examines facts and stories about
many varieties of fruits and vegetables.
O’Brien, Eileen. The Usborne book of origami. In this book, kids
can find step by step instructions for folding paper into toys,
decorations, animals and flowers.
Waldman, Stuart. Magellan’s World. This book uses beautiful maps
to look at the story of Magellan’s successes and failures during the first
circumnavigation of the world.