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Celebrating Day of the Dead!
Marisa Orgullo · Powerkids Pr
Pages: 24
Format: Library Binding
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Day of the Dead is a very important holiday in Latin America. It is sometimes incorrectly thought of as a morbid holiday, or a Mexican version of Halloween. While the word "dead" or "muertos" is in the name, this holiday is the way that the people of Mexico honor the lives... |
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Race to Danger (Pokémon: Chapter Book)
TRACEY WEST · SCHOLASTIC (US)
Pages: 96
Format: Paperback
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The Pokémon hot air balloon race is on. And the prize is a rare Dratini. Windy could have won-but Team Rocket took the wind out of her sails!Can Ash and his Pokémon help Windy blow off the competition? Between hail storms, Beedrill swarms, Weezing's Smoke Screen and Arbok's balloon-tearing... |
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Fat Cat of Underwhere
Bruce Hale · HarperCollins
Pages: 176
Format: Hardcover
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Cats are not meant to save the world. Fitz the cat is supposed to be enjoying the normal activities savored by those of the feline persuasion—napping (a lot), nibbling on house plants, sharpening his claws on expensive furniture, and, most importantly, never, ever doing what a human... |
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The Great Rhino Rescue: Saving the Southern White Rhinos
Sandra Markle · Millbrook Pr
Pages: 48
Format: Library Binding
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Southern white rhinos are in trouble. For years, a rumor has been spreading that their horns can be used to cure cancer, and poachers have been targeting these gentle creatures. Sandra Markle takes readers behind the scenes to see how civilians, volunteer organizations, and African governments... |
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Trial by Fire
Jeff Probst · Puffin Books
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback
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Sequel to the New York Times bestseller STRANDED, seen The Today Show, Rachael Ray, and Kelly and Michael. From the multi-Emmy Award winning host of Survivor and the New York Times bestselling co-author of Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life comes a fantastic new middle grade series!... |
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Abraham Lincoln: The Making of America #3
Teri Kanefield · Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover
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The third installment of the Making of America series, Abraham Lincoln, tells of one of our most beloved presidents. Born in a cabin deep in the backwoods of Kentucky, growing up in a family considered "the poorest of the poor," Lincoln rose to become the sixteenth president of the United... |
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Touchdown Kid
TIM GREEN · HarperCollins
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
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From New York Times bestselling author and former NFL defensive end Tim Green comes a football story about a boy who is given a chance to prove that wealth and privilege don't matter on the football field, as long as he has the skills to compete. Perfect for fans of Mike Lupica! Cory... |
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Foods of Morocco
Barbara Sheen · Kidhaven Press
Format: Hardcover
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Studying world cultures has never tasted so good! A delectable blend of geography, history, health, daily life, celebrations and customs. A Taste of Culture offers a rich array of culinary and cultural elements. Specifically prepared for upper-elementary and lower-middle school students,... |
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Wild Man Island
Will Hobbs · HarperCollins; 1st edition
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover
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The land was slipping away,the wind was howling,and I was in a world of trouble.0n the last day of a sea kayak trip in southeast Alaska, fourteen-year-old Andy Galloway paddles away from the group. He's on a mission of the heart. His father, an archeologist, died only a few miles away.... |
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The Sisters Club: Rule of Three
Megan McDonald · Candlewick; 1 edition
Format: Book
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The play’s the thing when sibling rivalry takes center stage in a funny, spot-on, all-new Sisters Club story by the inimitable creator of Judy Moody.Alex has always been the Actor-with-a-capital-A in the Reel family, and middle-sister Stevie has always been content behind the scenes.... |
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A Girl Named Rosa: The True Story of Rosa Parks
Denise Lewis Patrick · Scholastic Inc.
Pages: 48
Format: Paperback
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The A Girl Named series tells the stories of how ordinary American girls grew up to be extraordinary American women. Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat to a white passenger in 1955, but how did she come to be so brave? A Girl Named Rosa describes the defining moments that made up her childhood... |
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