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If The World Were A Village: A Book About The World’S People, Bailey Ondricek Dec 2018

If The World Were A Village: A Book About The World’S People, Bailey Ondricek

Children's Book and Media Review

This text provides statistics as to the characteristics of the population of the world represented as a village of one hundred people. The book notes important data concerning the population growth of the village, natural resources available to different groups of people, distribution of wealth and food, languages spoken, and so forth. A wonderful teaching tool, the statistics are thought-provoking, and the vibrant chalk illustrations help to make tangible what exactly this village might look like.

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Sarah, Plain And Tall, Bailey Ondricek Dec 2018

Sarah, Plain And Tall, Bailey Ondricek

Children's Book and Media Review

Anna’s mother died the day after giving birth to Caleb. It has been years now since that day, but Caleb, Anna, and Papa have missed her dearly and are looking for a new mother to come to their home. Sarah, who describes herself as 'plain and tall,' replies back to Papa’s letter inquiring as to whether she might consider moving to the prairie to marry him. She is excited to meet the small family and see if she fits in. Caleb and Anna wonder about Sarah and worry with every event whether she will choose to stay or return back …

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I Want A Monster!, Bailey Ondricek Dec 2018

I Want A Monster!, Bailey Ondricek

Children's Book and Media Review

Winnie wants her very own pet monster. While her father is concerned about the level of responsibility this poses, Winnie reassures him book-in-hand that she has done the research and is prepared to take care of the monster. The resulting adventures in monster misbehavior have Winnie running back to her book to know just what to do next.

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Runny Babbit Returns, Kylee Hackney Dec 2018

Runny Babbit Returns, Kylee Hackney

Children's Book and Media Review

Runny Babbit and his friends Toe Jurtle, Skertie Gunk, Rirty Dat, Dungry Hog, and Snerry Jake have a unique way of speaking where they switch beginning letter sounds around. Shel Silverstien tells their stories in this unique way, including the time Runny Babbit snoes gorkeling or the time he goes to the founty cair. Runny and his friends have all sorts of stories to share and Silverstien does a wonderful job of telling them exactly how the characters would.

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Willow And The Wedding, Bailey Ondricek Dec 2018

Willow And The Wedding, Bailey Ondricek

Children's Book and Media Review

Uncle Ash used to be a magnificent dancer, but he hasn’t danced since he was a teenager. After being made fun of for his dancing in the school play, he has resigned himself to foot-tapping on the sidelines. His niece Willow is determined to remind him how wonderful it was to dance so he can be ready when the music starts at his upcoming wedding to David.

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If You Take A Mouse To The Movies, Bailey Ondricek Dec 2018

If You Take A Mouse To The Movies, Bailey Ondricek

Children's Book and Media Review

This book is a reliable addition to the If You Give a Pig a Pancake, Mouse a Cookie, etc. legacy, but with a charming holiday twist. In the story the mouse convinces the little boy to bring him to the movies, the movie popcorn includes string to make a garland, and it’s all winter fun from there. The boy and mouse go on to build snowmen, decorate a Christmas tree, and so forth, following a sequence of traditional, North American Christmas activities. The illustrations support the storytelling by hinting at the next event to occur in the text in a …

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Orphan Train Girl, Cynthia Frazier Dec 2018

Orphan Train Girl, Cynthia Frazier

Children's Book and Media Review

What does a twelve-year-old Penobscot Indian have in common with a wealthy ninety-one-year-old woman? At first it seems that they are worlds apart. Molly Ayer, through assigned community service hours, helps Vivian Daly clean out her attic. The upper story of the big house is full of junk and Vivian doesn’t want to throw anything away. Instead stories of her childhood unfold as she discovers forgotten mementos long packed away in boxes. Molly finds that Vivian became an orphan too not long after emigrating from Ireland. Vivian had been assigned to a train filled with orphans that traveled to homes …

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The Atlas Of Cursed Places: Deadman Anchor, Bailey Ondricek Dec 2018

The Atlas Of Cursed Places: Deadman Anchor, Bailey Ondricek

Children's Book and Media Review

Kendal’s strict father spends so much time away on military assignments that he hardly knows her anymore, but he’s planned a trip to climb the dangerous Mount Hood as an opportunity for the two of them to spend quality time together. Mount Hood has suffered one catastrophe after another, and everything from the weather to the locals seems to warn that this trip is a terrible idea. After training, Kendal and her father climb to the top of the mountain, only for a tragic storm to hit on the way down. Kendal is miraculously able to use the little training …

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The Day The World Went Nuclear, Cynthia Frazier Dec 2018

The Day The World Went Nuclear, Cynthia Frazier

Children's Book and Media Review

The bombing of Pearl Harbor by the Japanese got the United States involved in World War II. President Truman repeatedly warned Japan to surrender or he would unleash a terrible bomb on Japan. Emperor Hirohito refused to act but finally surrendered only after the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were annihilated by atomic bombs. This book documents the major players involved with developing the atomic bomb, the heads of state most concerned with this time in history, and the military leaders involved in war decisions on the ground, air and sea. This book shows and tells the how and why …

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Calling My Name, Bailey Ondricek Dec 2018

Calling My Name, Bailey Ondricek

Children's Book and Media Review

Taja is a young girl growing into herself. This story chronicles the thoughts and feelings of the middle schooler as she contemplates themes of love, religion, education, and friendship up until her high school years and acceptance to university. The author’s final acknowledgement at the end of the book effectively summarizes the heartfelt theme, “And to every young person who’s ever struggled with departing from your family’s or community’s teachings: it’s OKAY to follow the voice inside.” Indeed, Taja’s raw exploration of God and sin model a form of questioning and discovery that validate the very natural questions common to …

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The Last Place On Earth, Melissa Heaton Dec 2018

The Last Place On Earth, Melissa Heaton

Children's Book and Media Review

Henry Hawking is missing, and Daisy Cruz seems to be the only one who is concerned. Daisy breaks into the Hawking’s house where she discovers a cryptic note left by Henry. This leads Daisy on a desperate search to find her best friend. Another strange text from Henry leads Daisy to the mountains of Southern California where Henry’s family and other doomsday preppers have gone into hiding, terrified of the recent outbreak of the Madagascar Plague. After enduring a week of quarantine and not being allowed to go back to her family, Daisy is forced to call the strange community …

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Neversink, Chris Bernier Dec 2018

Neversink, Chris Bernier

Children's Book and Media Review

A puffin named Lockley and his wife Lucy live on the frozen island of Neversink. To the southeast of them on the island of Tytonia lives a parliament of owls. Rozbell, a power hungry owl, kills the long-term king and rules in wickedness. A sickness has come upon the forest creatures of Tytonia which threatens the food supply of the owls, so Rozbell decides to put a fish tax on the puffins. One day, Lockley has had enough of the tax and pushes a large pile of fish back into the sea, which angers the sea goddess Sedna. Sedna removes …

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The Parker Inheritance, Taylor Harris Dec 2018

The Parker Inheritance, Taylor Harris

Children's Book and Media Review

Living in her grandma’s old house, Candice stumbles upon an old letter full of clues that promise a large sum of money. Intrigued, Candice and her new friend, Brandon, begin the hunt. Diving into the past to figure out what the clues could mean, they discover some of the troubled history of their town, Lambert. Eventually, they find out that the person who had created this treasure hunt was a young black man who left Lambert out of necessity and ended up passing as a white man. Because of his new identity, he was able to create a much better …

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The Secret Kingdom: Nek Chand, A Changing India, And A Hidden World Of Art, Jamie Greenwood Dec 2018

The Secret Kingdom: Nek Chand, A Changing India, And A Hidden World Of Art, Jamie Greenwood

Children's Book and Media Review

Nek Chand Saini was born and raised in a Punjabi village near the Himalayas. When the Punjab region splits into Pakistan and India, Nek has to leave his home, now in Pakistan, and flee to the new country of India. Once there, Nek finds work building the roads of Chandigarh, India’s first modern city, but he longs for the culture and traditions of home. He finds bits of pottery, broken glass, bangles, bicycle tires and more remnants of his old world and fashions his very own “secret kingdom” over the course of seven years. When government officials discover his work, …

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Freedom Song: The Story Of Henry “Box” Brown, Jamie Greenwood Dec 2018

Freedom Song: The Story Of Henry “Box” Brown, Jamie Greenwood

Children's Book and Media Review

Henry “Box” Brown has grown up with his family in Virginia, where they are all slaves on a large plantation and sing while they work. At night he thinks of his “Freedom Song,” a song in his head about a free land where he can be with his family in peace. When he grows older, he is sent to work in a tobacco factory where he meets his wife, Nancy. They marry, have children, and sing together the song of family. But one day, Nancy’s master sells Nancy and the children to another master far away. Henry knows that if …

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Just Like Us! Ants, Haley Cook Dec 2018

Just Like Us! Ants, Haley Cook

Children's Book and Media Review

Ants are more like us than we sometimes imagine. They work together as a community, each with their own role, to survive. They have occupations, including farmers, babysitters, leaders, trash collectors, and foragers. They care for their young and keep them well fed, hoping they will grow up strong in order for ant community to expand. They have defense mechanisms in place to help protect the community against predators, and even have soldiers who fight, just as humans do. They grow their own fungus and keep it fed with bits of chewed leaves, while the trash collectors pull unwanted materials …

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Yoga Bunny, Haley Cook Dec 2018

Yoga Bunny, Haley Cook

Children's Book and Media Review

Bunny starts his morning with a yoga sequence. As he does downward dog, forward fold, and tree pose, many of his friends run by. Bunny invites each of them to come and join him in the routine, but they all have excuses. Lizard is too angry, Fox thinks it’s silly, and Bird is too busy trying to cure his hiccups to stop. Bunny is discouraged, but continues to practice, deciding that practicing yoga is better alone than not at all. Eventually, a few friends join Bunny and they are able to practice yoga together.

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Jigsaw Jones: The Case Of The Bicycle Bandit, Haley Cook Dec 2018

Jigsaw Jones: The Case Of The Bicycle Bandit, Haley Cook

Children's Book and Media Review

Jigsaw Jones has a new mystery to solve. Ralphie cannot find Old Rusty, his beat-up, hand-me-down bike. While looking at books in the library, it was taken from the bike rack. It’s up to Jigsaw to piece together the clues and find the bike. All Jigsaw knows is that his own bike, a nice new one, was not stolen, even though their bikes were locked up with the same lock. There were also three suspicious skateboarders in the area during the time of the theft, but no one knows who they are. Jigsaw, along with the help of Mila, is …

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Monster Hunters: Hunt The Ozark Howler, Haley Cook Dec 2018

Monster Hunters: Hunt The Ozark Howler, Haley Cook

Children's Book and Media Review

Gabe Brown and his friends work as the camera crew for Gabe's older brother Ben’s internet show. They investigate accounts of cryptids, mythical creatures whose existence has not been proven. These boys travel around following leads, investigating the reality of these animals. Ben’s camera crew was recently hired by a competitor, Ace Rollin. Ace makes money by exaggerating accounts of these animals, instead of reporting the truth. The newest cryptid rumor is about a scary horned cat called the Ozark Howler. The boys must discover the secret behind the Howler before Ace has a chance to exploit it for his …

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My Big Fat Zombie Goldfish: The Seaquel, Kaley Durney Dec 2018

My Big Fat Zombie Goldfish: The Seaquel, Kaley Durney

Children's Book and Media Review

This book has two stories. In the first, Tom’s dad takes Tom, his brother Mark, his friend Pradeep, and Pradeep's family to go Eel Bay. While staying at a lighthouse, Mark has an evil plan to capture an eel and turn it into a zombie. Mark;s plan sort of works when lightning strikes the lighthouse and turns it into an electric eel. In the end, Tom and Pradeep save the eel and help turn him from evil. The second story is about Tom and Pradeep auditioning for the school play. Pradeep gets the main lead and Tom gets a supporting …

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Charlotte The Scientist Is Squished, Kaley Durney Dec 2018

Charlotte The Scientist Is Squished, Kaley Durney

Children's Book and Media Review

Charlotte has everything she needs to be a scientist, except for space. Charlotte's family makes her feel squished and that is a problem. Luckily Charlotte knows the scientific method. The steps to the scientific method are ask a question, form a hypothesis, experiment, make and record observations, and form a conclusion. Charlotte takes each step very carefully and find out that the only way to get space is to go live in space. Charlotte makes a carrot shaped rocket ship and flies out to space! In the beginning Charlotte loves it—she can be a scientist and can have her own …

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Ninja Claus, Kaley Durney Dec 2018

Ninja Claus, Kaley Durney

Children's Book and Media Review

This year is going to be different, because last year, Maxwell forgot to stay up to see Santa. This year though, he has set up many traps for Santa in hopes to catch him. Maxwell and his family leave out the milk and cookies, and go to bed. Maxwell starts to hear noises, and he knows it must be Santa! Only, it was Brutus his dog. Then one of his traps goes off, this time Maxwell knows it must be Santa! Well, it wasn’t Santa but his Dad was sitting in the chair eating one of Santa’s cookies! Mom reminds …

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This Book Just Ate My Dog, Ellen Mccarty Dec 2018

This Book Just Ate My Dog, Ellen Mccarty

Children's Book and Media Review

Bella is taking her dog for a stroll across the page when he is swallowed up in the crack between the pages of this book! A friend comes to her aid and rescue crews zoom in, but they disappear as well. Bella soon tackles the book and meets the same fate. In a last effort, Bella sends back a note detailing how they can be rescued. With assistance from the reader, they all return in good order, well almost.

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Louise And Andie The Art Of Friendship, Kaley Durney Dec 2018

Louise And Andie The Art Of Friendship, Kaley Durney

Children's Book and Media Review

Louise is just so excited to have a new neighbor! She takes her brother to go over to meet them, and Andie answers the door. Andie invites them in and they start to get to know each. Soon Andie and Louise find out that they both like to draw! To Louise this really is the best day

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Cold Awakening: Frozen, Kenzie Pierce Dec 2018

Cold Awakening: Frozen, Kenzie Pierce

Children's Book and Media Review

After her body is crushed beyond repair in a freak car accident, it is a miracle when Lia Kahn opens her eyes and finds herself inside a new, perfect body. Lia’s wealthy father paid for her to undergo “The Download,” which involves taking a person’s brain and transferring its human memories into a mechanical body. This procedure is miraculous, but Lia wishes more than anything that her parents would have let her die. They won’t touch her, she can’t eat or sleep, and her boyfriend won’t even look at her. Though she was once the most popular girl in school, …

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The Great Leopard Rescue: Saving The Amur Leopards, Kati Penovich Dec 2018

The Great Leopard Rescue: Saving The Amur Leopards, Kati Penovich

Children's Book and Media Review

With only fifty of their species currently living in the wild, Amur leopards are the rarest big cats on Earth. Amur leopards once roamed Russia, China, North Korea, and South Korea, but now the big cats’ habitat is limited to one small area about the size of the state of Rhode Island. In recent years, a reintroduction program was launched to bring a second group of Amur leopards to the wild and thus prevent the Amur leopard’s extinction by disease or other catastrophic event. The Great Leopard Rescue focuses on the success that has been made so far in saving …

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Writing Radar: Using Your Journal To Snoop Out And Craft Great Stories, Emilee Bell Dec 2018

Writing Radar: Using Your Journal To Snoop Out And Craft Great Stories, Emilee Bell

Children's Book and Media Review

Jack Gantos unlocks the secret of becoming a writer within the pages of this book. Instead of insisting that young authors have formal instruction in story construction, Gantos opens the eyes of the reader to the stories that surround us in our everyday life. As we observe what happens around us and write everything down that we think is interesting in a journal, Gantos promises we’ll have plenty of fodder for an action-packed, emotion-based story of a lifetime. Other tools such as mapping, drafting, and editing are discussed, but the book clearly emphasizes honoring self, keeping promises, trying, working hard, …

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Why Did You Choose Me?, Beverly Jones Dec 2018

Why Did You Choose Me?, Beverly Jones

Children's Book and Media Review

Why Did You Choose Me? is a sweet children’s book to help adoptive and foster children adjust to being in a new family. The catchy rhymes and colorful illustrations are comforting for young children who may be confused and struggling to find answers to questions about their new lives. Adoption is such a precious gift and this book makes it possible for children to gain a better understanding of a sometimes difficult situation.

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Why Am I Me?, Makayla Anderson Dec 2018

Why Am I Me?, Makayla Anderson

Children's Book and Media Review

Looking around at all of the diversity that surrounds us each day we are bound to ask, ‘Why am I me?’ Following the perspective of two little children who are very different from each other, the book explores this question. The reader is taken on a journey through their city which will cause them to also wonder, ‘What makes me unique?’ This thought-provoking book will cause you to reflect on the differences and similarities between those you meet.

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Waiting, Acacia Haws Dec 2018

Waiting, Acacia Haws

Children's Book and Media Review

Five toys sit on a windowsill together, each waiting for different things. A dog on a sled is waiting for the snow. A teddy bear is waiting for the wind so he can fly his kite. When the things they’re waiting for happen, the toys are happy. The rabbit toy isn’t waiting for anything in particular but just enjoys waiting and watching the world with the others. They watch the seasons change and the celebration of holidays, like fireworks on the Fourth of July. They see storms and rainbows. New toys join them. One of the toys falls off and …

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