Thursday, October 30, 2008

Fall 2008 Acquisitions



New Books - Fall, 2008

EASY READING/ PICTURE BOOKS

Would I Ever Lie to You? Buehner and Davis
The Great Fuzz Frenzy, Stevens and Crummel
One Little Chicken, Elliott and Long
What’s so Bad about Being an Only Child? Best and Blackall
Mr. Putter & Tabby Run the Race, Ryland and Howard
The Birthday Tree, Fleischman and Root
Snow Day! Laminack and Gustavson
Beauty and the Beaks, A Turkey’s Cautionary Tale, Auch
Night of the Moon, Khan and Paschkis
Thump, Quack, Moo, Cronin and Lewin
A Piece of Chalk, Ericsson and Shapiro
Elephants Never Forget, Ravishankar and Pieper
Monkey and Me, Gravett
Professor Bumble and the Monster of the Deep, Daniel Napp
Bravo, Tavo! Meunier and Edgerton
Library Lion, Knudsen and Hawkes
Wow! School! Neubecker
Olly and Me, Hughes

JUNIOR FICTION

The Battle of the Labyrinth, Riordan
Abracadabra! Magic with Mouse and Mole, Yee
Violet Bing and The Grand House, Paros
Birdbrain Amos, Mr. Fun, Delaney
Jungle Drums, Base
The Doll People (paperback), Martin, Godwin and Selznick
Piper Reed Navy Brat, Holt and Davenier
Being Teddy Roosevelt, Claudia Mills
Younguncle Comes to Town, Singh
Cowboy Octopus, Scieszka and Smith
Naming Liberty, Yolen and Burke
Rat Reap, Michael J. Daley
Igraine the Brave, Funke
Mogo, The Third Warthog, Napoli and Judge
On Christmas Eve, Martin

JUNIOR FICTION SERIES
Magical Kids, Sally Gardner
The Strongest Girl in the World*
The Invisible Boy*
*These books are in one volume that flips over.

Nancy Drew, Carolyn Keene
The Secret of the Old Clock

Barnstormers, Long and Bildner
Game 1, Porkopolis
Game 2, The River City

Dragon Slayers’ Academy, Mc Mullan and Basso
1 – The New Kid at School
2 – Revenge of the Dragon Lady
3 – Class Trip to the Cave of Doom
5 – Knight for a Day
6 – Sir Lancelot, Where Are You?
7 – Wheel of Misfortune
8 – Countdown to the Year 1000
9 – 97 Ways to Train a Dragon
10 – Help! It’s Parents Day at DSA
11 – Danger! Wizard at Work
12 – The Ghost of Sir Herbert Dungeonstone
13 – Beware! It’s Friday the 13th
14 – Pig Latin - Not Just for Pigs
15 – Double Dragon Trouble
16 – World’s Oldest Living Dragon
17 – Hail! Hail! Camp Dragononka!
18 – Never Trust a Troll!
19 – Little Giant – Big Trouble

Katie Kazoo, Switcheroo, Krulik and John & Wendy
Drat! You Copycat!
Major League Mess-Up

Mercy Watson Thinks Like a Pig, DiCamillo and Van Dusen


Elephant & Piggie Books, Willems
I Will Surprise My Friend!
I Am Invited to a Party!
I Love My New Toy!

Great Illustrated Classics
Treasure Island, Robert Louis Stevenson
The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, Daniel Defoe
The Swiss Family Robinson, Johann Wyss
Anne of Green Gables, L. M Montgomery
The Three Musketeers, Alexandre Dumas
Jane Eyre, Charlotte Bronte




NON-FICTION

Tap Dancing on the Roof (Sijo Poetry), Park (2 copies)
My Dog May Be a Genius (Poetry), Prelutsky and Stevenson
Welcome to Zanzibar Road, Daly
Mee-An and the Magic Serpent, Diakité
When is a Planet Not a Planet? The Story of Pluto, Scott
I, Matthew Henson, Polar Explorer, Weatherford and Valasquez
Gooney the Fabulous, Lowry and Thomas
Black and White Airmen, Their True History, Fleischman
Young Guinevere, San Souci and Henterly
Mee-An and the Magic Serpent, Diakité
Tap Dancing on the Roof (Sijo Poems), Park and Banyai
The Thomas Edison Book of Easy and Incredible Experiments

NON-FICTION SERIES

Cities, Checkerboard Geography Library
Beijing, Nancy Furstinger
New Orleans, Stephanie Hedlund
New York City, Joanne Mattern
Roanoke: The Lost Colony, Bob Italia

Cool Science Series, Checkerboard How-To Library
Cool Gravity Activities, Hopwood
Cool Spy Supplies, Beck
Cool Sensory Suspense, Beck
Cool Distance Assistants, Hopwood
Cool Odor Decoders, Beck
Cool Dry Ice Devices, Hopwood

Checkerboard Animal Series, Jill C. Wheeler
Goldendoodles
Yorkie-Poos
Cockapoos
Puggles
Schnoodles
Labradoodles

Cool Music, Checkerboard How-To Library,
Cool Latin Music, Mary Lindeen
Cool Country Music, Mary Lindeen
Cool Classical Music, Mary Lindeen
Cool Rock Music, Karen Latchana Kenney
Cool Reggae Music, Karen Latchana Kenney
Cool Hip-Hop Music, Karen Latchana Kenney

What’s It Like Out? Checkerboard Science Library, Kris Hirschmann
Forecasting!
Hurricane!
It’s Cloudy!
It’s Wet Out!
Twister!

Blastoff! Readers/ Extreme Weather
Blizzards, Manolis
Hurricanes, Manolis
Droughts, Wendorff
Ice Storms, Wendorff
Tsunamis, Wendorff
Tornadoes, Wendorff


Planets, Buddy Books, Howard
Jupiter
Neptune
Saturn
Mars
Venus
Earth
Mercury
Uranus

All Aboard America, Buddy Books, Sarah Tieck
Brooklyn Bridge
Empire State Building
Oregon Trail
Niagara Falls
Monticello
Jamestown

Science Rocks! Korb and Reibaling
Awesome Air
Wild Water Cycle
Groovy Gravity
Crazy About Clouds
Digging on Dirt
Radical Rocks

Eye on Energy, Checkerboard Science Library, Wheeler
Renewable Fuels
Nuclear Power,
Everyday Conservation
Nature Power
Alternative Cars
Fossil Fuels

3-D Shapes SandCastle, Hanson
What in the World is a Cone?
What in the World is a Cylinder?
What in the World is a Cube?
What in the World is a Pyramid?
What in the World is a Prism?
What in the World is a Sphere?

Underwater World, Buddy Books, Coldiron
Stingrays
Coral
Jelly Fish
Starfish
Anglerfish
Swordfish
Sea Sponges
Shrimp
Eels
Squid
Sea Horses
Octopuses

Blastoff! Readers/ Dog Breeds
German Shepherds, Schuh
Golden Retrievers, Schuh
Poodles, Schuh
Labrador Retrievers, Schuh
Beagles, Green
Dachshunds, Green

DK Readers, Debora Pearson
Polar Bear Alert!

DK, I Can Draw Series
I Can Draw Animals, Mack
I Can Draw Machines, Love
I Can Draw Magical Creatures. Love
I Can Draw Dinosaurs, Love

DK Watch Me Grow
Panda, Star and Mack
Kitten, Magloff
Puppy, Magloff
Penguin, Magloff
Koalas, Hanel

Living Wild
Koalas, Hanel
Dolphins, Skog
Tigers, Hanel
Lions, Hanel
Penguins, Hanel
Parrots, Hanel
Swans, Helget
Giraffes, Helget

BIOGRAPHIES
Stealing Home, - Jackie Robinson
Against the Odds, Burleigh and Wimmer
Campy, The Story of Roy Campanella, Adler and James

BIOGRAPHY SERIES
First Ladies, Checkerboard Biography Library
Laura Bush
Barbara Bush
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Grace Coolidge
Betty Ford
Lady Bird Johnson
Mary Todd Lincoln
Dolley Madison
Jacqueline Kennedy
Nancy Reagan
Eleanor Roosevelt
Martha Washington

All Star Players, PowerKids Press, Edwards
Meet Derek Jeter
Meet Tom Brady
Meet Albert Pujols
Meet Steve Nash
Meet Kevin Garnett
Meet Ladainian Tomlinson