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Children's Books Belitz, L. The Buffalo Hide Tipi Of the Sioux. Pine Hill Press: 2006 This book beautifully weaves together historical quotes, photos and illustrations of the dwellings of the Dakota Indians. This book examines the entire process of making and living in a buffalo hide tipi. Hardcover: 91 pages ISBN-10: 1575793385 Binkow, H. Howard B. Wigglebottom Learns to Listen. Thunderbolt Publishing: 2006 A book created to help children improve their listening skills and learn how to pay attention. Contains cute, colorful illustration of a mischievous rabbit.

Reading level: Ages 4-8 Hardcover: 32 pages ISBN: 0971539014 Bix, D., Buddy Unchained (Sit! Stay! Read!). The Gryphon Press: 2006 Contents thought provoking dialogue about responsible pet care. Winner of the ASPCA Henry Berich Children's Book Award. Reading level: Ages 4-8 Hardcover: 24 pages ISBN-10: 0940719010 Bone, E and L.Pratt. Recycling Things to Make and Do. Education Development Corporation: 2010 Twenty Earth friendly and next to nothing in cost projects using cardboard tubes, plastic bags and old magazines. Projects include making gift bags, dolls and beads Reading level: Ages 9-12 Paperback: 32 pages ISBN: 0794526756 Brett, J.

Berlioz the Bear. Scholastic: 1992 Berlioz the bear and his fellow musicians are due to play for the town ball when the mule pulling their bandwagon refuses to move. Beautifully illustrated. Reading level: Ages 4-8 Paperback: 30 pages Bruchac, J. And S.D. Nelson. Crazy Horse's Vision. Lee and Low Books: 2000 A story based on the life of the dedicated young Lakota boy who grew up to be one of the bravest defenders of his people. Reading level: Ages 4-8 Paperback: 40 pages ISBN: 1584302828 Buehner, C. It's a Spoon, Not a Shovel.

Dial Books for Young Readers: 1995 This book asks "Are your manners monstrous or marvelous?" And uses a quiz format to teach proper manners in an age appropriate way. Victor Vulture, Corcodila Jones and their friends demonstrate the right and wrong things to say and do in this humorous guide to proper manners. Reading level: Ages 4-8 Paperback: 32 pages ISBN: 0140564276 Capeci, A. The Magic School Bus Chapter Book #6: The Giant Germ. Scholastic Paperbacks: 2001 When Keesha discovers mold on her sandwich, the class goes on a trip to a mini microbe world.

Reading level: Ages 9-12 Paperback: 80 pages ISBN: 0439204200 Crimi, C. Henry & the Buccaneer Bunnies. (MA), Candlewick Press: 2005 Captain Barnacle Black Ear, boldest of the Buccaneer Bunnies, is ashamed of his book-loving son, Henry, until the day a great storm approaches. Reading level: Ages 4-8 Paperback: 40 pages ISBN: 0763645400 Crimi, C. Where's My Mummy? (MA), Candlewick Press: 2009 This book is a fun tale of bedtime procrastination with adorable illustrations. A gently spooky read aloud treat. Reading level: Ages 4-8 Hardcover: 32 pages ISBN-10: 0763643378 Farley, W. The Black Stallion's Ghost.

Random House: 2008 Alec Ramsay and the Black Stallion must learn to rely on each other as they attempt to solve a mystery in the Everglades. Part of a chapter book series. Reading level: Ages 9-12 Paperback: 208 pages ISBN: 0679869506 Giles Andreae, G. And G. Parker-Rees, Giraffes Can't Dance. Hodder Children's Division: 2002 A fabulous story about daring to be different and trying something new with bright, colorful illustrations Reading level: Ages 4-8 Paperback: 32 pages ISBN: 1841215651 Irving, W and R. Flint. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.

Ideals Children's Books: 2008 A beautifully illustrated version of the classic ghost story set in colonial America. Original story published in 1820. Reading level: 9-12 Hardcover: 32 pages ISBN: 97808024956035 Karlin, B. Cinderella. Little Brown and Company: 1992 Retelling of the classic story of Cinderella with bright, fun illustrations. Reading level: Ages 4-8 Paperback: 32 pages ISBN: 0316483036 Kessler, K. And P. Marin. When God Made the Dakotas. Eerdmans Young Reader: 2006 A creation story reminds readers to find beauty and joy in what surrounds them. A beautiful depiction of the Indian culture and environment.

Reading level: Ages 4-8 Hardcover: 32 pages ISBN-10: 0802852750 Kipling, R. And E. Gillooly. Poetry for Young People: Rudyard Kipling. Sterling Publishing Co.: 2010 A book of twenty-eight poems with a biography of Rudyard Kipling. Reading level: Ages 9-12 Paperback: 48 pages ISBN: 1402772939 Kreib, R. We're Off To Find The Witch's House. Dutton Children's Books: 2005 It's Halloween night, and as the moon rises, four children set off to find the witch's house and encounter a host of silly, spooky characters along the way. Illustrations capture the colors of Fall.

Reading level: Ages 4-8 Paperback: 32 pages ISBN: 0142408549 Lewis, J.P. Arithme-Tickle: An Even Number of Odd Riddle -- Rhymes. (FL) Harcourt Books: 2002 Rhyming text and illustrations present a variety of math problems. Reading level: Ages 4-8 Paperback: 32 pages ISBN: 015258486 Lewis, J.P. Blackbeard, The Pirate King. National Geographic Children's Books: 2006 A book of twelve poems and famous portraits of Blackbeard. Note: use with older children, the cover is a scary portrait of Blackbeard. Reading level: Ages 9-12 Hardcover: 32 pages ISBN: 0792255852 Lewis, J.P.

Freedom Like Sunlight / Praise songs for Black Americans. Creative Editions: 2000 Presents poems and brief biographical notes about well-known African-Americans, including Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth, Martin Luther King, Jr., Rosa Parks, Langston Hughes, Marian Anderson, Malcolm X and Billy Holiday. Reading level: Ages 9-12 Paperback: 40 pages ISBN: 1568461380 Lewis, J.P. Monumental Verses. National Geographic Children's Books: 2005 Poems about great monuments including the Angkor Wat, the Taj Mahal, the Great Pyramid of Cheops, the Great Wall of China, Mount Rushmore and the Guggenheim Museum. Beautiful photography.

Reading level: Ages 9-12 Hardcover: 32 pages ISBN: 0792271351 Lewis, J.P. Scien-Trickery: Riddles in Science. Sandpiper: 2007 A collection of poems that describe people, places and things associated with science including oxygen, the ocean and germs Reading level: Ages 4-8 Paperback: 32 pages ISBN: 0152058494 Lewis, J.P. Swan Song. Mankato, MN, Creative Editions: 2003 Contains poems about the world's extinct animals. Reading level: Ages 9-12 Hardcover: 32 pages ISBN: 1-56846-175-5 Lewis, J.P. A World of Wonders: Geographic Travels in Verse and Rhyme.

Dial Books for Young Readers: 2002 A book of poems, which explores the explorers, oddly named places, and geography facts. All presented in a silly and amusing manner. Reading level: Ages 4-8 Hardcover: 40 pages ISBN: 0803725795 Levy, D. Sunken Treasure. Kidhaven Press: 2004 Stories of sunken ships, and how the scientists, archaeologists and treasure hunters who discover the ships and their cargo. Reading level: Ages 9-12 Hardcover: 48 pages ISBN: 0737726466 Miller, M. And C. Nelson, The United States of America: State by State Guide.

Scholastic Reference: 2006 Presents information about the people, places, birds, insects, flowers and endangered species associated with each of the fifty states and the nation's capital. Reading level: Ages 9-12 Paperback: 64 pages ISBN: 0439827655 Morgan, S. And R.Harlow, Garbage and Recycling (Young Discoverers: Environmental Facts and Experiments). Kingfisher: 1995 Uses activities and projects to introduce the effects of various kinds of waste products on the environment and suggests ways to minimize the problem. Shows the cycle of packaging to garbage to recycled products. Reading level: Ages 4-8 Paperback: 32 pages ISBN: 1856976165 Morgan, S.

Bats. QED Publishing: 2009 Offers a fresh introduction to the world of bats, including its lifecycle, its habitat, and its routine for learning skills that help it survive and thrive. Amazing photography. Reading level: Ages 9-12 Paperback: 32 pages ISBN: 1595665358 Nelson, M. A Wreath For Emmett Till. (NY) Houghton Mifflin Company: 2005 A searing poetry collection about Till's brutal, racially motivated murder. Poems written in a fifteen poem cycle. Reading level: Young Adult Paperback: 48 pages ISBN: 0618397523 Petrini, C. Worlds of Wonder: Stonehenge.

Kidhaven Press: 2005 A grouping of massive stones rises from an English hillside, their origins, and purpose shrouded in mystery. Popular lore has linked Stonehenge to the wizard Merlin, dark Druid rituals and even flying saucers. Full of wonderful photographs. Reading level: Ages 9-12 Hardcover: 48 pages ISBN: 0737730730 Poitier, Anton. Once I Was a Cardboard Box - But Now I'm a Book About Polar Bears. Tony Potter Books: 2009 A story of polar bears an endangered species, and the environmental issues that affect them. Creatively links recycling to the environment.

Reading level: 9-12 Hardcover: 24 pages ISBN: 1906824339 Rawson, K. Daniel Radcliffe (Kid Stars!). (NY).