Recently added articles from The Horn Book Guide to Children's and Young Adult Books:
PRESCHOOL
Apr 01, 2008; Anonymous ... Andersen, R. P. Curious George at the Aquarium 24 pp. Houghton ISBN 978-0-618-80067-4 $12.95 PE ISBN 978-0-618-80068-1 $3.95 (5) Illustrated by Anna Grossnickle Hines. The man with the yellow hat takes Curious George on a trip to the aquarium. As with George's other "new adventures," the ...
PICTURE BOOKS
Apr 01, 2008; Anonymous ... * Ada, Alma Flor Extra! Extra!: Fairy-Tale News from Hidden Forest 32 pp. Atheneum ISBN 978-0-689-82582-8 $16.99 (2) Illustrated by Leslie Tryon. Unlike the other Hidden Forest books, this installment forgoes letter-writing, instead presenting the Hidden Forest News. The newspaper covers ...
EASY READERS
Apr 01, 2008; Anonymous ... Arnold, Caroline Wiggle and Waggle 48 pp. Charlesbridge ISBN 978-1-58089-306-0 $12.95 (3) Illustrated by Mary Peterson. Five short chapters depict the daily lives of a pair of earthworm best friends. Wiggle and Waggle exercise teamwork and sing a song as they loosen the earth in a ...
YOUNGER FICTION
Apr 01, 2008; Anonymous ... Adler, David A. Cam Jansen and the Mystery Writer Mystery 58 pp. Viking ISBN 978-0-670-06199-0 $13.99 (4) Illustrated by Joy Allen. Cam Jansen Adventure series. When two cars are stolen from the school parking lot during the book fair, Cam's favorite author takes a break from signing ...
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
Apr 01, 2008; Anonymous ... Oxlade, Chris My First Computer Guide 32 pp. Heinemann LE ISBN 978-1-4329-0018-2 $25.36 Oxlade, Chris My First E-Mail Guide 32 pp. Heinemann LE ISBN 978-1-4329-0017-5 $25.36 Oxlade, Chris My First Internet Guide 32 pp. Heinemann LE ISBN 978-1-4329-0019-9 $25.36 (5) K-3 My ...
INTERMEDIATE FICTION
Apr 01, 2008; Anonymous ... * Alexander, Lloyd The Golden Dream of Carlo Chuchio 306 pp. Holt ISBN 978-0-8050-8333-0 $18.95 (1) Carlo's adventures begin when he's given a version of The Arabian Nights and finds a treasure map tucked inside. He launches a quest across the desert, accompanied by "malingering faker" ...
OLDER FICTION
Apr 01, 2008; Anonymous ... Ábalos, Rafael Grimpow: The Invisible Road 493 pp. Delacorte ISBN 978-0-385-73374-8 $17.99 LE ISBN 978-0-385-90389-9 $20.99 (4) Translated by Noël Baca Castex. After inheriting the powerful philosopher's stone from a mysterious dead knight, young Grimpow leaves his isolated forest home ...
PSYCHOLOGY
Apr 01, 2008; Anonymous ... GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY Jones, Jen Cliques 32 pp. Capstone LE ISBN 978-1-4296-0128-3 $25.26 (4) 4-6 10 Things You Need to Know About series. In this critical but not scolding look at cliques, Jones devotes each double-page spread to a relevant theme (e.g., "Cliques have both good and ...
RELIGION
Apr 01, 2008; Anonymous ... GENERAL RELIGION Cohen, Deborah Bodin Papa Jethro 32 pp. Kar-Ben ISBN 978-1-58013-250-3 $17.95 PE ISBN 978-1-58013-252-7 $7.95 (4) K-3 Illustrated by Jane Dippold. A gentile grandfather tells his Jewish granddaughter the story of Jethro (Moses's Midianite father-in-law) and his ...
SOCIAL SCIENCES
Apr 01, 2008; Anonymous ... Families and Sexuality ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .....112 Adolescence ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .....112 Immigration ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .....112 Occupations and Careers ...
FOLKTALES AND NURSERY RHYMES
Apr 01, 2008; Anonymous ... Folktales, Myths, and Legends ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .....122 Nursery Rhymes ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...125 FOLKTALES, MYTHS, AND LEGENDS Andrews, Jan Stories at the Door 80 pp. Tundra ISBN 978-0-88776-811-8 $18.95 (3) K-3 ...
LANGUAGE
Apr 01, 2008; Anonymous ... GENERAL LANGUAGE Barretta, Gene Dear Deer: A Book of Homophones 40 pp. Holt ISBN 978-0-8050-8104-6 $16.95 (4) K-3 Aunt Ant moves to the zoo and writes to her "Dear Deer" about the goofy animal life she observes there-a moose eating mousse, a hoarse horse, etc. Though the wordplay ...
SCIENCE
Apr 01, 2008; Anonymous ... General Science and Experiments ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...130 Mathematics ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ....131 Astronomy ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ....132 Physics and ...
TECHNOLOGY
Apr 01, 2008; Anonymous ... Medicine, Human Body, and Diseases ... ... ... ... ... .....147 Machines and Technology ... ... ... ... ... .....150 Space ... ... ... ... ... .....152 Farm Life, Husbandry, and Gardening ... ... ... ... ... .....152 Cookery and Nutrition ... ... ... ... ... .....153 Life ...
THE ARTS
Apr 01, 2008; Anonymous ... Handicrafts and Hobbies ... ... ... ... ... .....155 Visual Arts ... ... ... ... ... .....156 Music ... ... ... ... ... .....158 Performing Arts ... ... ... ... ... .....159 Games, Magic, and Riddles ... ... ... ... ... .....159 HANDICRAFTS AND HOBBIES Boekhoff, P. M. Nifty ...
SPORTS
Apr 01, 2008; Anonymous ... Abrams, Dennis Ty CoVb 129 pp. Chelsea LE ISBN 978-0-7910-9439-6 $30.00 Friedman, Nick Mike Piazza 129 pp. Chelsea LE ISBN 978-0-7910-9493-8 $30.00 Koestler-Grack, Rachel A. Kirby Puckett 121 pp. Chelsea LE ISBN 978-0-7910-9497-6 $30.00 Mills, Clifford W. Bernie Williams ...
LITERATURE
Apr 01, 2008; Anonymous ... GENERAL LITERATURE Click 217 pp. Scholastic/Levine ISBN 978-0-439-41138-7 $16.99 (2) 4-6 Ten authors join forces to tell, serially, about globetrotting photojournalist "Gee" Keane. Linda Sue Park sets it up neatly with a number of "jump objects" from which her cohorts take off ....
BIOGRAPHIES
Apr 01, 2008; Anonymous ... Individual Biographies ... ... ... ... ... ....170 Collective Biographies ... ... ... ... ... ....177 INDIVIDUAL BIOGRAPHIES Abrams, Dennis Beastie Boys 103 pp. Chelsea LE ISBN 978-0-7910-9480-8 $30.00 Abrams, Dennis Eminent 102 pp. Chelsea LE ISBN 978-0-7910-9479-2 ...
HISTORY
Apr 01, 2008; Anonymous ... Geography and Exploration ... ... ... ... ... .....178 General and World History ... ... ... ... ... .....179 Ancient and Medieval History ... ... ... ... ... .....180 Modern History ... ... ... ... ... .....181 Europe ... ... ... ... ... .....182 Middle East and ...