New Children's Books

All Stations! Distress!: April 15, 1912, The Day the Titanic Sank - Don Brown
Provides the captivating story of this amazing vessel, the people who built it, and its tragic demise during its maiden voyage across the Atlantic as told through first-hand accounts and detailed illustrations of the events as they happened.

Lincoln Shot: A President's Life Remembered - Barry Denenberg
Conceived as a one-year anniversary newspaper edition of Lincoln's assassination, this biographical portrait of Abraham Lincoln mimics 19th-century newsprint, combining pen and ink drawings with archival photography, and period typography with articles surveying Lincoln's life. (Shelved with Big Books)

Tsunami! - Kimiko Kajikawa
A wealthy man in a Japanese village, who everyone calls Ojiisan, which means grandfather, sets fire to his rice fields to warn the innocent people of an approaching tsunami.

How Tall, How Short, How Far Away - David A. Adler
Introduces several measuring systems such as the Egyptian system, the inch-pound system, and the metric system.

The Negro Speaks of Rivers - Langston Hughes
The famous poem, taken from The collected poems of Langston Hughes (c1994), illustrated with watercolors.

Endangered Frogs - Molly Aloian
Frogs have been living on Earth for millions of Years. These amazing amphibians live both in water and on land and require not one, but two, safe and healthy habitats in which to live and find food. Endangered Frogs informs children about how sensitive frogs are to changes in their environments and why people need to protect them. Children will learn: How frogs change from tadpoles to adults; Where frogs live and what they eat; The dangers of habitat destruction, pollution, and climate change; How people are helping frogs.

A Penguin Story - Antoinette Portis
Edna the penguin tries to find something in her surroundings that is not black, white, or blue.

The Cardboard Piano - Lynne Rae Perkins
When Debbie tries to interest Tina in playing the piano by creating a cardboard keyboard, they find not only does it not have the same appeal but also that they do not need to share everything to be best friends.

The Hinky-Pink - Megan McDonald
Summoned to the Great Castle of Firenze to create a special dress for Princess Isabella Caramella Gorgonzola, Anabel, a talented seamstress, is at first delighted but then increasingly despairing as time passes and her efforts are continually subverted by an unseen sprite.