The Haunting of Granite Falls by Eva Ibbotson, illustrated by Kevin Hawkes, Dutton Children's Books, New York, NY 2004
When the castle in Scotland where twelve year old Alex lived and was raised by ghosts, is dismantled and moved to Texas by an American millionaire, the ghosts have a problem with the new location and some strange happenings involving Helen, the daughter of the new owner.
Days to Celebrate: A Full Year of Poetry, People, Holidays, History, Fascinating Facts, and More by Lee Bennett Hopkins, illustrated by Stephen Alcorn, Greenwillow Books, HarperCollins Publishers, New York, NY 2005
A collection of sixty poems by various famous poets like Walt Whitman and Langston Hughes and others lesser known, including Anonymous, with the common theme that they all relate to some calendar date or season.
Sabertooths and the Ice Age: A Nonfiction Companion to Sunset of the Sabertooth by Mary Pope Osborne and Natalie Pope Boyce, illustrated by Sal Murdocca, Random House Children's Books, New York, NY 2005
This book is a children's research guide to the Ice Age and not just about sabertooth tigers, since it includes the story of the early people who lived then as well as describing the variety of other animals that lived at that time. It includes reference sections that suggest videos, books, Internet sites and museum exhibits about the Ice Age to study further.
Karate Hour by Carol Nevius, illustrated by Bill Thomson, Marshall Cavendish, Tarrytown, NY 2004
This elegantly illustrated book tells the story of an hour of karate practice in rhyme and than follows up with a prose description of some of the rules and the various degree belts.
The Hidden Folk: Stories of Fairies, Dwarves, Selkies, and Other Secret Beings by Lise Lunge-Larsen, illustrated by Beth Krommes, Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, MA,2004
A book of stories drawn from folktales, traditional lore and legends about hidden folk who are never seen in ordinary circumstances.
Navajo Code Talkers by Andrew Santella, Compass Point Books, Minneapolis, MN, 2004
The true story of the Navajo troops that provided a means of secret communication for the US military forces during World War II by using their native language to send information over the field radios, since none of the Japanese troops could understand Navajo.
Mudball by Matt Tavares, Candlewick Press, Cambridge, MA, 2005
The fictional, or possibly even true, story of a Minneapolis Millers baseball game in 1903, when Andy Oyler, the shortest player in the league, became a hero by hitting the shortest, muddiest home run in history.
Lost in the Woods: A Photographic Fantasy by Carl R. Sams II and Jean Stoick, Carl R. Sams II Photography, Inc., Milford, MI, 2004
The other woodland creatures are concerned for the wellbeing of a newborn white-tailed fawn they believe is abandoned in the woods.
Amazing Whales by Sarah L. Thomson, photographs provided by the Wildlife Conservation Society, HarperCollins Publishers, New York, NY 2005
Information and photographs of a variety of whales in a format for beginning readers.
Moongobble and Me: The Weeping Werewolf by Bruce Coville, illustrated by Katherine Coville, Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers, New York, NY 2004
Can Edward and his pet dragon, Fireball, help the magician, Moongobble, collect a bottle of werewolf tears without being torn to shreds? You need to read the story in this Junior Library Guild Selection to find out.
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