Friday, September 7, 2007

New Children's Books

Ten Worlds: Everything That Orbits the Sun - Ken Croswell
The solar system -- The sun -- Mercury -- Venus -- Earth -- Moon -- Mars -- Asteroids -- Jupiter -- Saturn -- Uranus -- Neptune -- Pluto -- The tenth planet -- Comets -- Meteors -- The solar system's birth -- The ten planets -- The seven big moons -- The first four asteroids -- Extreme planets

Pssst! - Adam Rex
The animals at the zoo have some unusual requests for a little girl who goes to visit.

Maya's Magic Carpet - Michelle Zellers
An illustrated verse tracing the adventures of a little girl and her friend while visiting famous landmarks in France.

How Do Dinosaurs Go to School? - Jane Yolen
Explains how young dinosaurs should behave during a typical school day.

Black Cat Bone - J. Patrick Lewis
Robert Johnson was born in rural Mississippi and died young, leaving little behind except blues like no one sung the blues before him. A legend says that Robert sold his soul to the devil in return for becoming King of the Delta Blues.

Tour America: A Journey Through Poems and Art - Diane Siebert
Poems and paintings describe our beautiful country.

Cornelius P. Mud, Are You Ready for School? - Barney Saltzberg
Cornelius the pig has his own style when preparing for school in the morning, but he does not really feel ready until he gets a kiss.

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