Recently added articles from The Horn Book Guide to Children's and Young Adult Books:
PRESCHOOL
Oct 01, 2008; ... Alberts, Nancy Markham Just One More? 24 pp. Handprint ISBN 978-1-59354-195-8 $14.95 (4) Illustrated by John Butler. Published fall 2007. One evening, Mama leniently grants all her cub's bedtime requests because, unbeknownst to him, the bears are about to begin their winter hibernation ....
EASY READERS
Oct 01, 2008; ... Ada, Alma Flor Daniel's Pet / Daniel y su mascota 32 pp. Harcourt/Green Light ISBN 978-0-15-206237-8 $12.95 PE ISBN 978-0-15-206243-9 $3.95 (4) Illustrated by G. Brian Karas. Colección Luz Verde series. In this very simple story, Daniel takes care of his pet, a baby chick. Warm ...
PICTURE BOOKS
Oct 01, 2008; ... Ackerley, Sarah Patrick the Somnambulist 32 pp. Blooming ISBN 978-1-933831-07-7 $14.95 (3) Late at night, six-year-old penguin Patrick's parents find him with a plunger on his head, outside in the mailbox, etc. A doctor determines that he's normal: he's just a sleepwalker. The diagnosis ...
YOUNGER FICTION
Oct 01, 2008; ... Asch, Frank Time Twister: Journal #3 of a Cardboard Genius 144 pp. Kids Can ISBN 978-1-55453-230-8 $14.95 PE ISBN 978-1-55453-231-5 $5.95 (3) Alex is a genius when it comes to building with cardboard. He's made a time machine, but it doesn't work quite as expected, and Alex's little ...
INTERMEDIATE FICTION
Oct 01, 2008; ... Abbott, Tony The Postcard 359 pp. Little ISBN 978-0-316-01172-3 $15.99 (4) Before his grandmother's funeral, Jason finds a postcard whose clues lead him to chapters of a pulp mystery stashed at local Florida landmarks. The mystery's similarities to his grandmother's life make Jason ...
OLDER FICTION
Oct 01, 2008; ... Adlington, L. J. Cherry Heaven 458 pp. Greenwillow ISBN 978-0-06-143180-7 $16.99 LE ISBN 978-0-06-143181-4 $17.89 (2) In the distant future, Luka has escaped from the Blue Mountain water factory. Brainy Kat and beautiful Tanka have just landed on the Frontier, an Edenic continent. Their ...
RELIGION
Oct 01, 2008; ... General Religion ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .....387 Religious Holidays ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ....388 GENERAL RELIGION Bergren, Lisa Tawn How Big Is God? 32 pp. HarperCollins ISBN 978-0-06-113174-5 $10.99 (4) ...
PSYCHOLOGY
Oct 01, 2008; ... General Psychology ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...385 Parapsychology ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ....385 Philosophy and Ethics ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .....386 GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY Hyde, ...
FOLKTALES AND NURSERY RHYMES
Oct 01, 2008; ... Folktales, Myths, and Legends ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .....400 Nursery Rhymes ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...404 FOLKTALES, MYTHS, AND LEGENDS Cech, John, Reteller Jack and the Beanstalk 32 pp. Sterling ISBN 978-1-4027-3064-1 ...
SOCIAL SCIENCES
Oct 01, 2008; ... Families, Children, and Sexuality ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ....389 Adolescence ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .....390 Immigration ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ....390 Occupations and Careers ...
LANGUAGE
Oct 01, 2008; ... GENERAL LANGUAGE Cleary, Brian P. The Laugh Stand: Adventures in Humor 48 pp. Millbrook LE ISBN 978-0-8225-7849-9 $16.95 (4) 4-6 Illustrated by J. P. Sandy. Cleary presents a wide variety of language humor, ranging from anagrams and Tom Swifties to cartoons and mathematical ...
TECHNOLOGY
Oct 01, 2008; ... Medicine, Human Body, and Diseases ... ... ... ... ... ... ....425 Machines and Technology ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ....428 Space ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .....429 Farm Life and Husbandry ...
SCIENCE
Oct 01, 2008; ... General Science and Experiments ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...409 Mathematics ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ....410 Astronomy ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ....411 Physics and ...
THE ARTS
Oct 01, 2008; ... Handicrafts and Hobbies ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...433 Visual Arts ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ....434 Music ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .....436 Games and Riddles ...
SPORTS
Oct 01, 2008; ... Allyson, Jackie Antonio "the Magician" Esfandiari 64 pp. Mason Crest LE ISBN 978-1-4222-0217-3 $22.95 Allyson, Jackie Howard "the Professor" Lederer 64 pp. Mason Crest LE ISBN 978-1-4222-0223-4 $22.95 Roycroft, Mitch Chris Moneymaker 64 pp. Mason Crest LE ISBN 978-1-4222-0225-8 ...
LITERATURE
Oct 01, 2008; ... General Literature ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...443 Poetry Collections ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ....445 Poetry ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .....445 GENERAL ...
BIOGRAPHIES
Oct 01, 2008; ... Individual Biographies ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ....449 Collective Biographies ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ....457 INDIVIDUAL BIOGRAPHIES Abrams, Dennis Gail Carson Levine 120 pp. Chelsea LE ISBN 978-0-7910-8970-5 $30.00 Published fall ...
HISTORY
Oct 01, 2008; ... Geography and Exploration ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ....459 General and World History ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...460 Ancient and Medieval History ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .....460 Modern History ...