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Ten Rubber Duckies.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)

Aug 01, 2008 ... Ten Rubber Duckies Dawn Bentley Random House 9780373840432, $10.99, www.randomhouse.com/kids What's better than one rubber duckie? Ten! A fun counting rhyme accompanies ten ...

Abrams Books.(pop-up books)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)

Aug 01, 2008 ... Abrams Books 115 West 18th Street, New York NY 10011 www.abramsyoungreaders.com From lionfish to devil rays and tiger sharks, POP-UP SEA CREATURES (0810958775, $14.95) provides an excellent survey of deep sea animals from giant squid to viperfish and ...

The Sneakiest Pirates.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)

Aug 01, 2008 ... The Sneakiest Pirates Dalton James Outskirts Press, Inc. 10940 South Parker Road, #515, Parker, CO 80134 102 Danbury Lane, Oak Ridge, TN 37830 9781432724771, $10.95, www.outskirtspress.com, 1-888-672-6657 What makes "The ...

I'm Thankful.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)

Aug 01, 2008 ... I'm Thankful Sue Lundquist Halo Publishing International MEX 39026, PO Box 025385, Miami, FL 33102-5385 9780979742958, $17.95, www.halopublishing.com Being thankful for what one has is an invaluable virtue. "I'm Thankful: A ...

Crissy The Cow Pot.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)

Aug 01, 2008 ... Crissy The Cow Pot Nina Anderson & Scott Johnstone Safe Goods Publishing 561 Shunpike Road, Sheffield, MA 01257 1884820891, $9.95, safe@bcn.net A delightful little story for young readers, "Crissy The Cow Pot" is an engaging and ...

Eye Witness: Rise of the Apostle.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)

Aug 01, 2008 ... Eye Witness: Rise of the Apostle Robert James Luedke Head Press Publishing 2201 Long Prairie Road, Suite 107-770, Flower Mound, TX 75022 9780975892435, $13.99 www.headpress.info The third book of the "Eye Witness Tetralogy" by ...

Two Miserable Presidents.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)

Aug 01, 2008 ... Two Miserable Presidents Steve Sheinkin Roaring Brook Press 33 Irving Place, New York, NY 10003 9781596433205, $19.95, llwohl@aol.com The American Civil War was a huge conflict that is quite well documented in history textbooks. But ...

Fairy Foals.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)

Aug 01, 2008 ... Fairy Foals Suzanah Sourcebooks Jabberwocky c/o Sourcebooks Inc. 1935 Brookdale Road, #139, Naperville, IL 60563 9781402211669, $19.95 www.sourcebooks.com 1-800-432-7444 Though at first glance Fairy Foals: The Journal of a ...

Monsterology.(Brief article)(Book review)

Aug 01, 2008 ... Monsterology Dugald A. Steer, editor Candlewick Press 99 Dover Street, Somerville, MA 02144 9780763639402, $19.99 www.candlewick.com 1-800-526-0275 The latest in the popular "ology" series, Monsterology: The Complete Book of ...

Fun, Fitness, and Skills.(Brief article)(Book review)

Aug 01, 2008 ... Fun, Fitness, and Skills Howie Weiss Human Kinetics PO Box 5076, Champaign, IL 61825-5076 9780736068291, $20.00, www.humankinetics.com With today's rising rates of obesity, good fitness ethics have to be instilled at a young age ....

Grammar Wars.(Brief article)(Book review)

Aug 01, 2008 ... Grammar Wars Tom Ready Meriweather Publishing 885 Elkton Drive, Colorado Springs, CO 80907-3557 1566080630, $16.95, www.meriweather.com In today's world of text communication and the internet, good grammar is a sign of education and ...

The Cave Book.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)

Aug 01, 2008 ... The Cave Book Emil Silvestru Master Books PO Box 726, Green Forest, AR 72638 9780890514962, $15.99, www.masterbooks.net Many children are enthralled by the existence of caves. "The Cave Book" is an educational book for young people ...

A Little Bit of Faith.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)

Aug 01, 2008 ... A Little Bit of Faith Cindy Kenny Precious Moments 2850 West Golf Road, Suite 250, Rolling Meadows, IL 60008 BSM Media (publicity) 1904 Schulle Avenue, Austin, TX 78703 9780981715902, $6.99, www.preciousgirlsclub.com ...

Marry a Pregnant Virgin.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)

Aug 01, 2008 ... Marry a Pregnant Virgin Frank G. Honeycutt Augsburg Books PO Box 59304, Minneapolis, MN 55459-0304 9780806680361, $15.99, www.augsburgbooks.com The idea of a "pregnant virgin" is just one of the unusual tales found in the Holy Bible ....

Chloe's Prayer.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)

Aug 01, 2008 ... Chloe's Prayer Leasa Brouillard, author Tyrrie Solheim, illustrator AuthorHouse 1663 Liberty Drive, Bloomington, IN 47403 9781434364210, $12.99, www.authorhouse.com Children have a tough time interpreting God, and don't ...

Floating Zoo and the Whale Motel.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)

Aug 01, 2008 ... Floating Zoo and the Whale Motel Danice E. Sweet Pearson Publishing Company 555 S. Shoreline Blvd. Suite 104, Corpus Christi, TX 78401 0976808382, $26.95, www.pearsonpub.us Two charming children's picturebooks for the price of ...

The Capitol Mystery Ghost.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)

Aug 01, 2008 ... The Capitol Mystery Ghost Michelle M. Barone Purple Sky Publishing PO Box 12013, Parkville, MO 64152 9780976901778, $16.95, www.purpleskypublishing.com Everyone has fantasized about being a detective at one time or another; "The ...

The Explorer's Bible Volume 2.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)

Aug 01, 2008 ... The Explorer's Bible Volume 2 Scott E. Blumenthal Behrman House Publishers 11 Edison Place, Springfield, NJ 07081 0874417937, $12.95, www.behrmanhouse.com A helpful introduction to the Old Testament, "The Explorer's Bible Volume 2: ...

Roots for Kids, second edition.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)

Aug 01, 2008 ... Roots for Kids, second edition Susan Provost Beller Genealogical Publishing Company 3600 Clipper Mill Rd., Suite 260, Baltimore, MD 21211-19453 9780806317779, $19.95 Where do we come from? The answer is more than a story about birds ...

Aesop's Fables.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)

Aug 01, 2008 ... Aesop's Fables Chandra Dorai, author Vignesh, illustrator Ram Publications 105, North Hall Drive, Sugar Land, TX, 77478 9788190587969, $7.00, ramstechnologies@gmail.com "Aesop's Fables" are simple stories with important ...