Hi Gang,
The next book I picked up to review was too good -I have to share it too.
It's BONES by Steve Jenkins (this guy does everything well)
If I showed you a picture of a bone, do you think you could tell me who it belonged
to and where exactly it would fit into the whole skeleton? You just might be able
to do that after taking a look at and a read through this brilliantly organized and
illustrated book on bones. The skull on the cover will attract a certain sort of
reader but just as all of our bones fit together nicely, this book unfolds
figuratively and literally, to show us how some bones support others and then how
they fit together to protect us and help us move about. Using dark backgrounds to
help the beige bones stand out clearly, you get a chance to compare our arm bone
with that of a turtle or a spider monkey or maybe a gray whale. You get the scale
of the bones too so you know that the thigh bone you are looking at is four times
that size in real life. It ends with "some assembly required" displaying all 206
of the bones in a human body laid out as though it's a model waiting for you to put
the pieces where they belong. It's fun and imaginative and beautifully displayed
with several gatefolds promising wonderful surprises. By the way, what do the
Eiffel Tower and a human bone have in common? 48 pages Ages 7-12
Best,
Barb
Back to work on abookandahug.com!
Barb Langridge
Children's Services
Howard County Central Library
10375 Little Patuxent Parkway
Columbia, MD 21045
410 313-7880
barb.langridge@hclibrary.org
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Date: Friday, August 6 2010 1:59 PM
Subject: Two book recommendations one ELEM and one HS
Hi Friends,
I just found two really good ones. The first looks like a great first day or first
week of school book for 4-7 year olds.
It's called How Rocket Learned to Read and it's by Tad Hills Schwartz & Wade, 40
pages July 27, 2010
I have a feeling that hundreds if not thousands of first grade classes across
America are about to adopt a dog and his name is Rocket. Rocket is living a full
life when first we meet, chasing and chewing and napping. But, on this fall
morning, he's about to meet a little yellow bird who will change his life. She is
his self-appointed teacher and she has come into his life to celebrate the
"gorgeous alphabet." If you look closely, you'll see Rocket's tail sticking out
from behind the bush where he has gone to hide from this bird and her books. But,
as she reads the "Buster" story, Rocket finds himself having fun and more
importantly, wanting to know how the story ends. This is the beginning of a
beautiful friendship between Rocket and the alphabet. He learns his letters and
then the wonder of building words out of them. When the bird flies south for the
winter, Rocket keeps practicing. Pretty soon he's spelling everything in sight!
This quick-paced testimonial to the wonder of reading is a great first day of
school book for the kids and for the teacher librarian! 40 pages Ages 4-7
The second book is for High School:
FOLLY by Marthe Jocelyn
Victorian London can be an unforgiving place of hardship for those without a home
and family. Mary Finn finds herself dismissed from her own family when her father
remarries and sends her off to work outside the home. Ending up as a maid and
sharing a bed with the other maid, Eliza, who has eyes for her co-worker, Mr.
Bates, Mary's character is being assessed closely. Does she have eyes for Mr.
Bates? Would she be willing to disappear into the linen closet with him for a
quick "count of the sheets?" In another world across the city blocks lives James
Nelligan. James was raised by a foster mother who loved him dearly but at age five
he had to come back to the Foundling Home where he has been tossed into a
stratified world of boys and their pranks and power. Head shaved and shoes too
tight, James will quickly figure out how to survive. Told in alternating voices,
the grit and the folly of these two lost humans who are determined to make the best
of their lot in life, get into your skin. Masterful wordsmithing and brilliant
characters make this a real jewel of a read. 250 pages Ages 14 and up
Join me on abookandahug.com!
On to the next book,
Barb
Barb Langridge
Children's Services
Howard County Central Library
10375 Little Patuxent Parkway
Columbia, MD 21045
410 313-7880
barb.langridge@hclibrary.org
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From: Mary Ludwick <ludwick@SWBELL.NET>
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Date: Friday, August 6 2010 1:14 PM
Subject: Aldi's Grocery promotes Libraries
We purchased some Raisin Bran cereal (the Millville brand) at Aldi's grocery
store. The entire back of the cereal box was about all the services you could
find at the public library. The brand is the private label for that grocery
store. The information stated that there was more to the library than
books....and proceeded to list some of the many services to be found at the
public library.
I thought it was a good idea--especially for those who read the back of cereal
boxes.
Mary Croix Ludwick
ludwick@swbell.net (home)
Dallas, Texas
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