Wild About Books by Judy Sierra, pictures by Marc Brown, Alfred A. Knopf, New York, NY 2004
When Librarian Molly McGrew drove her bookmobile into the zoo all the animals went wild about books. This story in rhyme is funny to read aloud and fun to look at.
Suddenly Alligator: An Adverbial Tale by Rick Walton, illustrated by Jim Bradshaw, Gibbs Smith Publisher, Layton, UT, 2004
While on his way to buy new socks to replace the ones he has been wearing for three months, this tale's hero runs into a hungry alligator in a swamp and finds that the old socks come in handy. This story also provides a painless lesson in the use of adverbs as well as the use for smelly socks
Why Do Snakes Hiss?: And Other Questions about Snakes, Lizards, and Turtles by Joan Holub, illustartions by Anna DiVito, Dial Books for Young Readers, , New York, NY 2004
An easy to read book with answers to many questions that children may have about various kinds of reptiles. It has color photographs of many snakes, lizards and turtles and some good advice about consulting an expert before getting one as a pet.
Merlin and the Making of the King retold by Margaret Hodges, illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman, Holiday House, New York, NY 2004
This is a retelling, for a young audience, of the three King Arthur legends; The Sword in the Stone, Excalibur, and The Lady of the Lake from the original Le Morte d'Arthur by Sir Thomas Mallory.
DaWild, DaCrazy, DaVinci by Jon Scieszka, illustrated by Adm McCauley, Viking, Penguin Young Readers, New York, NY, 2004
The thirteenth book in the Time Warp Trio series, this one finds Sam, Joe and Fred back in fifteenth century Italy at the time of Leonardo DaVinci where they have a wild and imaginative series of adventures based in part on the actual inventions of DaVinci.
Photography: Discover the evolving world of photography-from pinhole cameras to the digital age, by Alan Buckingham,A Dorling Kindersley Eyewitness Book, DK Publishing, Inc, New York, NY, 2004
This is a mini encyclopedia of photography, covering the history, technology and current trends, all well illustrated via sharp photographs of course. Don't miss the "Find out more" section with a list of "Useful Websites" and "Places to visit" as well as a very good glossary.
This Place in the Snow by Rebecca Bond, Dutton Children's Books, New York, NY 2004
A group of children awaken to discover that a blanket of snow has covered their town creating many posibilities for fun.
Pinduli by Janell Cannon, Harcourt, Inc., San Diego, CA 2004
A young hyena thinks she is the most beautiful hyena ever just as her mama says, but the Dog, Lion and Zebra disagree so she feels miserable until something happens that changes the way all the animals treat each other.
Alex and the Wednesday Chess Club by Janet S. Wong, illustrated by Stacey Schuett, Margaret K. McElderry Books, Simon and Schuster, New York, NY
Alex, who learned to play chess when he was four years old, quits playing chess after losing a game to Uncle Hooya, but when other activities fail to satisfy him, he gives his favorite game another try by joining the school chess club.
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