Friday, November 5, 2010

New Children's Books

Mr. Putney's Quacking Dog - Jon Agee
Mr. Putney has all sorts of animal friends with unusual names.

Terrier in the Tinsel - Ben M. Baglio
While helping to set up a Santaland outside Walton Cottage Hospital, Mandy and James spot a stray Jack Russell terrier. They also befriend Charlie, a young patient, who desperately wants a dog for Christmas. Can they bring the two together?

Puppies in the Pantry - Ben M. Baglio
At Animal Ark, Mandy Hope helps her parents treat animals of all shapes and sizes. Even outside the clinic, Mandy can't resist helping any animal in need.

The Invisible Dog - Dick King-Smith
Events conspire to turn Janie's imaginary harlequin Great Dane into a real dog.

Genetics: From DNA to Designer Dogs - Kathleen Simpson
Authoritative texts that include interviews with experts, useful time lines, diagrams, glossaries, and more bring readers up to date on the latest findings of specific scientific issues and discoveries in the field of genetics, from the Human Genome Project to stem cell research to the National Geographic's own Genographic Project.

Thomas Jefferson: The Freedom of America - Rebecca Bjornstad
A short biography of the third President.

Fancy Nancy and the Fabulous Fashion Boutique - Jane O'Connor
Nancy sets up a fabulous fashion boutique to earn money to buy herself a beautiful fuschia fan, and the items she was selling come in handy when her sister's birthday party goes awry.

Old Jake's Skirts - A. Anne Scott
A reclusive pumpkin farmer finds an abandoned steamer trunk filled with cotton calico skirts which he eventually uses around the house in ways which seem to bring him luck.

Oh, Ducky!: A Chocolate Calamity - David Slonim

Johnny, who works at a chocolate factory, loses his beloved rubber ducky in the chocolate machine, but with help from a music-loving taste tester and an odd inventor, everything comes out just fine.

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