CHILDREN'S
Released: Feb. 28, 2012
"Sure to become a standard go-to for elementary teachers and gardeners alike, this is bound to spark some backyard explorations. (Informational picture book. 4-9)"
Zoehfeld's latest is a wonderfully informative and enjoyable journey through one family's backyard garden, from spring planting to fall harvest.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Jan. 3, 2012
"Still, what baseball fan won't thrill at this game that included the likes of the Brown Bomber, Willie "the Devil" Wells and the Tan Cheetah? (Historical fiction. 8-12)"
Some of the best-ever baseball players face off in 1934 at the second annual Negro League All-Star game in Chicago.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Jan. 1, 2012
"Caveat emptor. (bibliography, websites, index [not seen]) (Nonfiction. 8-12)"
The title says it all,
almost, about "The Golden State," from early history to the near-present.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Dec. 1, 2011
"Humor and information combine in appealing nonfiction for middle-grade and middle-school readers. (further reading, bibliography, index) (Nonfiction. 9-13)"
A lighthearted look at the history of everyone's favorite pants couched as a detention report written by a couple of middle-school pranksters.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Dec. 1, 2011
"A solid yet playful tour of the huckster's world. (Nonfiction. 9-13)"
Schroeder unfurls eight stellar scams--perpetrated from the Philippines to your Phillips radio--that shook the gullible for all they were worth.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Dec. 1, 2011
"Informative and affecting. (Picture book. 5-10)"
