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Title *
Peter, the Knight With Asthma
Author *
Janna Matthies
Illustrator, Editor, Translator, Etc.
Anthony Lewis
ISBN
9780807365179
Publication Date
September, 2009
Price $15.99
Interest Level
4 - 8
Grade/Reading Level (Fry Scale)
2.5
Review *

Preschool-elementary
Peter, The Knight With Asthma by Janna Matthiesis a very cute story about a child who has asthma attacks while playing and sees a doctor to learn how to manage his disease. Matthies has done an escellent job od showing a norman little boy fighting imaginary dragons, who happens to have a health problem. It is treated as an ordinary occurrance, no one babieshis and the doctor's visit enables his to get his problem under control. Children with asthma and their parents will appreciate the author's insight into an increasing health issue. The bvook is fun and the illustrations are colorful and engaging.

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Title *
Itty Bitty
Author *
CeceBell
ISBN
ISBN-13: 978-0-7636-3616-
Publication Date
ISBN-13: 978-0-7636-3616-
Price $850.00
Interest Level
k-3
Grade/Reading Level (Fry Scale)
1-4
Review *

When Itty Bitty, "a very, very tiny dog," finds a "very, very enormous bone," he turns it into his new home. The house feels empty, however, so he goes out to buy some furniture, driving to the store in his walnut-shell vehicle. Everything Itty Bitty sees there is huge, and he worries that he won't find anything suitable until he notices a sign pointing to the "Teeny-Weeny Department." He returns home with his tiny car loaded to the brim with everything he needs to make his new dwelling cozy. simple story about finding a place for oneself. colorful illustrations, done in acrylic with ink, The text is simple enough for beginning readers
 

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Title *
The Dragon Diary
Author *
Dugald Steer
Illustrator, Editor, Translator, Etc.
Douglas Carrel
ISBN
0-7636-3425-5
Publication Date
2009
Price $16.99
Interest Level
3-6
Grade/Reading Level (Fry Scale)
6.6
Review *
E.S-M.S. The Dragon Diary is book two in the Dragonology Chronicles by Dugald Steer. Daniel and his sister, Beatrice, are once again called upon to help save the fate of the dragons. This time a mysterious illness is spreading to all dragons across the globe. In addition, Daniel and Beatrice's parents have disappeared as well as their replacement, Noah Hayes. In this adventure, Beatrice, Daniel and Nia, Noah Hayes' daughter, are charged with finding the Liber Draconis, a dragon diary that may hold the cure that could save the dragons. Recommended for your dragon enthusiasts.
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Recommended

 

Title *
Messing around on the monkey bars: and other school poems for two voices
Author *
Betsy Franko
Illustrator, Editor, Translator, Etc.
Jessy Hartlend
ISBN
0-7636-3174-4
Publication Date
2009
Price $16.14
Interest Level
2-4
Grade/Reading Level (Fry Scale)
2
Review *

E.S. Messing Around on the Monkey Bars: and other school poems for two voices contains, as the title suggests, 19 poems about school. Some lines are in regular font while others are bolded so that the poems can be read by two people, two groups or one person and a group. Of course one can simply enjoy them alone as they all relate to the familiar subject of school. A few sample titles include Wild Bus Ride, Jenny's Pencil, Weird Stuff in the Lost and Found, and Homework Blues. An author's note explains the differences in typography and Adventurous Ways to Read the Poems at the end of the book gives various suggestions for 7 of the poems.

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Recommended

 

Title *
Rain Forest Romp
Author *
Tony Mitton
Illustrator, Editor, Translator, Etc.
Ant Parker
ISBN
0-7534-6298-2
Publication Date
2009
Price $9.99
Interest Level
K-2
Grade/Reading Level (Fry Scale)
2.4
Review *
ES Rain Forest Romp is a fun rhyming book featuring several animals found in the South American rain forest. Very short simple characteristics about each one is presented: The tapir is a mammal./it's hoofed and rather stout./It sniffs for tasty plant life/with its clever, stretchy snout. The ink and water color illustrations by Ant Parker are bright and colorful. At the end, there are nine additional animals to find hidden throughout the book. Though one or two of the rhymes may not be perfect, the book is a fun introduction to the rain forest for a younger audience.
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Recommended

 

 

Title *
Rain Forest Romp
Author *
Tony Mitton
Illustrator, Editor, Translator, Etc.
Ant Parker
ISBN
0-7534-6298-2
Publication Date
2009
Price $9.99
Interest Level
K-2
Grade/Reading Level (Fry Scale)
2.4
Review *
ES Rain Forest Romp is a fun rhyming book featuring several animals found in the South American rain forest. Very short simple characteristics about each one is presented: The tapir is a mammal./it's hoofed and rather stout./It sniffs for tasty plant life/with its clever, stretchy snout. The ink and water color illustrations by Ant Parker are bright and colorful. At the end, there are nine additional animals to find hidden throughout the book. Though one or two of the rhymes may not be perfect, the book is a fun introduction to the rain forest for a younger audience.
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Title *
Honest Abe Lincoln: easy-to-read stories about Abraham Lincoln
Author *
David A. Adler
Illustrator, Editor, Translator, Etc.
John Wallner
ISBN
0-8234-2057-4
Publication Date
2009
Price $14.36
Interest Level
K-3
Grade/Reading Level (Fry Scale)
2.1
Review *

ES Honest Abe Lincoln: Easy- to- read stories about Abraham Lincoln is a Holiday House Reader, level 2 ,by David Adler. It contains 7 short stories: Abe Lincoln, Honest Abe Lincoln, Post Office In A Hat, Stuck in Mud, A Talent for Hunting, Why Abraham Lincoln Grew A Beard, and President Abraham Lincoln. In Post Office In A Hat, we learn that in 1833 Abraham Lincoln was made post master of New Salem, Illinois. Lincoln did not like sitting in his office all day waiting for people to come collect their mail. Many days he would put the mail inside his hat and go out looking for people he knew. If he found them, he would take off his hat and give them their mail. Complete with table of contents, important dates, sources and notes, this will be a welcome addition for early readers.

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DOWN DOWN DOWN: A JOURNEY TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA
Author *
JENKINS, Steve
Illustrator, Editor, Translator, Etc.
the author
ISBN
9780618966363
Publication Date
2009
Price $17.00
Interest Level
K - 3 ???? 2 -5
Grade/Reading Level (Fry Scale)
5.6
Review *

E.S.
+ BOOKLIST (4/1/09) "a most welcome introduction... to marine biology"
*** HORN BOOK (July 09) "excellent details..."
+ KIRKUS REVIEW (4/15/09) "intriguing introduction..."
SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL (4/1/09) positive

Interesting book about the marine world of the deep. As the book moves down through the depths, as bar on the right side of the 2-page-spread displays the level down into the ocean. The information is introductory but there is an additional paragraph at the end of the book which discusses each animal and gives its relative size to a hand or grown person. There is no contents or index but a brief introduction sets the stage for the trip into the depths. The age level is a bit of a question but I think the right reader will be happy when they find the book. Recommended as needed.

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