By Richard Michelson
J 296 MIC
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"This illustrated alphabet book is for a general audience covering many important people, rituals, and traditions such as Bar and Bat Mitzvah, King David, Israel, Klezmer Music, Passover, Tikkun Olam, and many more. Text from A to Z includes simple poetry for younger readers and detailed expository text for older readers"--Provided by publisher.
By Marcia Williams
J 398.20932 WIL
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The stories of the Egyptian pharaohs and their gods beginning with Ra rising from the waters of the Nile to create the gods of earth, sky, and rain. In this retelling of nine tales, Marcia Williams uses her signature comic-strip style to capture the rich mythology and early history of this great civilization.
By Nina Crews
J 398.20942 CRE
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Photo-collage illustrations and updated text provide a new look at the traditional tale of a boy who plants magic beans, climbs the beanstalk, and is captured by a giant and his wife.
By Shirley Raye Redmond
J 398.234 RED
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Discusses stories of cities of gold in Latin America, the expeditions that have searched for them, from sixteenth century Spaniards to contemporary treasure hunters and scholars, and whether or not they actually exist.
By Peggy MacNamara
J 595.709773 MAC
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Illinois Insects and Spiders encourages readers to explore the biodiversity at their feet-in the shiny beetles on the ground-and in the air-in the glint of a lightning bug in summer. More than a traditional field guide, Illinois Insects and Spiders is the rare book that combines lush artwork with the science of natural history, bringing both closer to the general reader.
By Carol Watterson
J 630 WAT
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This entertaining survey of modern farming provides a wealth of farm facts and farm lore.
By Jim Ottaviani
J 741.5 OTT
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The whole world followed the countdown to sending the first men to the moon. This is the story of the people who made it happen, both in the rockets and behind the scenes.
By Duncan Tonatiuh
J 759.972 Rivera
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By James L. Swanson
J 973.7092 SWA
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By Kristen Balouch
JP Balouch, Kristen
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A little girl with a very loud voice has trouble finding a jungle friend to play with, until at last, she meets the one jungle animal whose roar is louder than hers!
By Susan Campbell Bartoletti
JP Bartoletti, Susan
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Naamah is the wife of Noah, and her name means great singer. For 40 days and 40 nights, as the Ark tosses on the storm-wracked seas, Naamah sings to the animals.
By David Biedrzycki
JP Biedrzycki, David
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A child tells all the reasons a small, fire-breathing dragon would make an excellent pet, and the ways to take proper care of it.
By Phillis Gershator
JP Gershator, Phillis
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Through rhyming text, farm animals are asked if they have items needed to prepare for a snack and bedtime, such as wool for a blanket, down for a pillow, and milk to drink.
By George Hallowell
JP Hallowell, George
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Compares the experiences of Jenny Johnson and Katie Miller as their families move from Missouri to Oregon, one in 1846 and one in 2011.
By Jonathan London
JP London, Jonathan
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In Antarctica, Little Emperor grows from a hatchling who depends on his parents for food and warmth, to an adult, ready to live in the sea on his own.
By Christine McDonnell
JP McDonnell, Christine
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An understanding cat helps a young Korean girl adjust to her new home in America.
By Audrey Penn
JP Penn, Audrey
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A family in the Old Country hopes to recreate the miracle of the first Hanukkah by making a small jar of cooking oil last long enough to make a treat for each of the eight nights.
By Philip C. Stead
JP Stead, Philip
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When Jonathan's parents decide that he has gotten too old to have a stuffed animal, they trade his favorite bear, Frederick, for a toaster, so he sets off aboard a boat, looking for Frederick.
By Rotraut Susanne Berner
J Berner, Rotraut Susanne
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Harley Hare and Hugo Hound are classmates. But they never talk to each other because their families can't stand one another. At a race event Harley and Hugo find themselves running neck and neck. But a thunderstorm stops the race and brings results that make the two heroes.
By Nathan Bransford
J Bransford, Nathan
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When sixth-grade classroom terror Jacob Wonderbar and his friends Sarah and Dexter find a spaceship crashed in the woods near their suburban neighborhood, their discovery leads them to a series of adventures including space travel, substitute teachers, kidnapping, and more.
By Andrew Clements
J Clements, Andrew
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When his older brother gets in serious trouble, sixth-grader Clay decides to change his own mischief-making ways, but he cannot seem to shake his reputation as a troublemaker.
By Audrey Couloumbis
J Couloumbis, Audrey
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When ten-year-old Lexie goes with her father to the beach for a week, she is surprised to find that he has invited his girlfriend and her two sons to join them for the entire week.
By Cynthia DeFelice
J Middle School DeFelice, Cynthia
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When twelve-year-old Eric's parents are deployed to Iraq, he goes to live with grandparents he hardly knows in small-town North Dakota, but his grandfather's hostility and the threat of losing the dog he has rescued are too much and Eric runs away.
