Calvin Trillin, illus. by Roz Chast. Orchard, $17.99 (40p) ISBN 978-0-545-82578-8
Rein in your expectations: this is a book of wonderful illustrations and lackluster rhymes. Many start with clever ideas about coping with an unfair world: “How Many Stuffed Animals?” introduces a kid who solves her fear of the dark by sleeping...
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Inc. Scholastic, Author , illus. by Jill McDonald. Scholastic/Cartwheel $6.99 (7p) ISBN 978-0-545-14874-0
This inviting board book is decorated like a Hanukkah present on the outside, with a sparkling silver ribbon and blue background with Hanukkah motifs. Inside, readers can learn about the simple joys of the holiday: they are invited to count how many
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Scholastic. Scholastic, $12.99 (26p) ISBN 978-0-545-41878-2
Every year on Star Wars Day (May 4), fans share the phrase “May the fourth be with you.” They’ll have even more reason to thanks to this counting book, which takes readers from the one and only Jedi Grand Master (Yoda) up through 100 imperial...
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Daniel Wallace, illus. by Chris Trevas and Chris Reiff. Scholastic, $19.99 (24p) ISBN 978-0-545-31215-8
Star Wars fans can witness the evolution of Anakin Skywalker into Darth Vader by turning die-cut cardboard pages to reveal the piece-by-piece construction of his iconic mask, suit, and cybernetic components. The format is akin to Star Wars:...
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Inc. Scholastic, Author Scholastic Paperbacks $3.99 (80p) ISBN 978-0-439-57390-0
Verses from antiquity to the present appear in the paperback The Best Love Poems Ever, edited by David Rohlfing. Featured poets rhapsodizing on love's virtue and influence include Sappho, Walt Whitman and Langston Hughes. In ""A Statue of Eros,""
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Inc. Scholastic, Author Tangerine Press $12.99 (64p) ISBN 978-0-439-54988-2
Kids can learn to read and write with hieroglyphs in the spiral-bound Write Like an Ancient Egyptian! with art from the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection. A hieroglyphic alphabet chart shows the symbols that correspond with each letter...
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Mona Chiang, Cody Crane, et al, Scholastic Paperbacks, $5.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-545-31776-4
On the heels of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in April, this exposé explores the consequences of the disaster and the ramifications of worldwide oil dependence. Profiles of individuals involved with the recovery process address pertinent questions:
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Edited by Sarah Wassner Flynn, Scholastic, $7.99 paper (128p) ISBN 978-0-545-20236-7
With contributions from writers and editors at Girls’ Life, this guide is filled with information and support for girls dealing with the changes that happen during puberty. Topics range from bras, periods, and mood swings to gaining confidence. The...
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Ryder Windham, illus. by Chris Trevas and Chris Reiff, Scholastic, $21.99 (24p) ISBN 978-0-545-21038-6
A 3-D cardboard construction of the Millennium Falcon emerges behind the die-cut cover of this oversize board book/mock owner's manual ("Congratulations on your purchase of a Corellian Engineering Corporation [CEC] YT-1300 light freighter!")....
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Nick Cannon. Scholastic, $14.99 (144p) ISBN 978-0-545-72281-0
Hip-hop artist and music producer Cannon presents a well-rounded collection of 61 poems that includes homages to Shel Silverstein (“When I was a kid, A Light in the Attic was the first book that I read on my own,” Cannon writes in his introduction)...
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Maggie Stiefvater. Scholastic Press, $18.99 (416p) ISBN 978-0-545-42492-9
By grounding this new series in what might be called everyday weirdness—a rich teenager’s obsession with legend and glory, a shabby household of female psychics with a pay-per-minute hotline—Stiefvater (The Scorpio Races) avoids the burden of...
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Maggie Stiefvater. Scholastic Press, $18.99 (368p) ISBN 978-0-545-65457-9
Stiefvater expands on her bestselling Wolves of Mercy Falls novels with a side story built around Cole St. Clair, werewolf front man of the defunct band Narkotika. Now sober, Cole attempts to resurrect his career and his dysfunctional love affair...
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Michael Northrop. Scholastic Press, $12.99 (208p) ISBN 978-0-545-72338-1
Northrop (Surrounded by Sharks) lays the groundwork for his five-book multiplatform TombQuest series, in which a 12-year-old boy and his know-it-all best friend fight immortal Egyptian menaces while readers participate via online games. Alex...
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David Baldacci. Scholastic Press, $17.99 (512p) ISBN 978-0-545-65220-9
Best known for his adult crime novels, Baldacci makes a detour into middle-grade with this wildly fanciful and darkly intriguing tale of a girl forced to fight for her life as she investigates the secrets of her tiny community. Fourteen-year-old...
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Inc. Scholastic, Author, Genevieve de La Bretesche, Author , illus. by various artists. Scholastic/Cartwheel $15.99 (96p) ISBN 978-0-545-13769-0
Here are a few encyclopedic books that will have kids flipping the pages instead of clicking the mouse.
Scholastic First Picture Dictionary
Geneviève de la Bretesche
, illus. by various artists. Scholastic/Cartwheel
, $15.99 (92p) ISBN 978-0-
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Inc. Scholastic, Author, Eva Moore, Author Scholastic Inc. $9.99 (0p) ISBN 978-0-545-05656-4
PreSchool-1-This padded, cardstock edition introduces children to eight classic stories from the Old and New Testaments. Each one is told over approximately four pages and is complemented by illustrations across the tops of the pages. The Creation,...
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