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Introduces basic rules and tips for healthy eating and exercise habits. Covers the five food groups and meal and snack…
recommendations. Explains the importance of sleep and the healthy body and mind connection. Lists fun ways to be active. For grades 2-4. 2006Princess Academy (Princess Academy #1)
By Shannon Hale. 2005
When it is decreed that Prince Steffan of Danland will choose a bride from remote Mount Eskel, Miri and all…
the village girls--including newly arrived Britta--attend a princess academy to prepare them for the potential honor. For grades 5-8. Newbery Honor Book. 2005Caddy ever after
By Hilary McKay. 2006
Casson siblings Rose, Indigo, Saffy, and Caddy present individual accounts of events leading up to Caddy's wedding, including a helium…
balloon stalking and a Ghost Club accident. Rose, upset that the groom is not darling Michael, intervenes. Sequel to Permanent Rose (DB 61209, BR 16274). For grades 4-7. 2006The higher power of Lucky
By Susan Patron, Matt Phelan. 2006
Hard Pan, California: population forty-three. Convinced that her guardian, Brigitte, wants to return to France, ten-year-old Lucky Trimble runs away…
during a sandstorm with her dog, HMS Beagle. Lucky encounters her five-year-old neighbor Miles, and the three of them have an adventure. For grades 4-7. Newbery Medal. 2006The skeleton in the Smithsonian (Capital Mysteries)
By Ron Roy. 2003
Washington, D.C. When Leonard Fisher claims to be the long-lost heir to the Smithsonian fortune, KC and Marshall set out…
to prove that he is a phony. For grades 2-4. 2003Profiles in sports courage
By Ken Rappoport. 2006
Presents twelve outstanding athletes of the twentieth century who persevered against racism, sexism, illness, or other obstacles. These men and…
women include boxer Muhammad Ali, gymnast Kerri Strug, cyclist Lance Armstrong, one-handed baseball pitcher Jim Abbott, and figure skater Ekaterina Gordeeva. Uncontracted braille. For grades 4-7 and older readers. 2006The counterfeit princess
By Jane Resh Thomas. 2005
England. Vowing revenge when her parents are executed in 1553 by the duke of Northumberland, teenaged Iris becomes a messenger,…
a spy, and a stand-in for Princess Elizabeth during the volatile political events surrounding young King Edward VI's death. For grades 6-9. 2005When Shlemiel went to Warsaw and other stories: and Other Stories (Sunburst Ser.)
By Isaac Bashevis Singer, Margot Zemach. 1968
Eight tales based on traditional Jewish themes from Eastern Europe and filled with fools and wise men, witches, demons, and…
devils. In the title story, Shlemiel is so stubborn that he won't believe his own eyes. For grades 4-7 and older readers. Newbery Honor Book. 1968Treasury of some three hundred nursery rhymes including "Mary Had a Little Lamb," "London Bridge Is Broken Down," "Sing a…
Song of Sixpence," "Three Little Kittens," "Simple Simon Met a Pieman," "Old Mother Hubbard," and "Who Killed Cock Robin?" For grades K-3. 1986Paddington at large
By Michael Bond. 1990
Paddington, the beloved bear from darkest Peru, always has good intentions that somehow go awry. Here he tries to make…
toffee, takes a ride on the neighbor's lawn mower, and does his part for a Christmas play. For grades 3-6. 1962The hero project: 2 teens, 1 notebook, 13 extraordinary interviews
By Robert Hatch. 2006
The Hatch brothers present thirteen interviews with their personal heroes, conducted over the course of twelve years. Pete Seeger, Madeleine…
L'Engle, Jimmy Carter, Yo-Yo Ma, Elouise Cobell, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Lance Armstrong, and others discuss their motivation, inspiration, hopes, and goals. For grades 6-9. 2006Long ball: the legend and lore of the home run (Spectacular Sports Ser.)
By Mark Stewart, Mike Kennedy. 2006
Examines the history of the home run, profiles baseball players from Babe Ruth to Barry Bonds who have made it…
their specialty, and recaps records set in hitting the long ball. Includes a brief discussion of steroid use. For grades 4-7. 2006The happiness of Kati
By Jane Vejjajiva. 2003
Thailand. After living for several years with her grandparents, nine-year-old Kati spends some precious time with her mother, who is…
dying from Lou Gehrig's disease. One of the mother's last gifts to Kati allows her to make an important decision for herself. For grades 3-6. 2003Kidnapped at the Capital (Capital Mysteries)
By Ron Roy. 2003
While KC and her best friend, Marshall, attend the Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, D.C., KC's mother and the president…
of the United States are kidnapped. And the ransom demanded is the International Space Station! For grades 2-4. 2002Mary Engelbreit's Mother Goose: one hundred best-loved verses
By Mary Engelbreit. 2005
Presents traditional nursery rhymes passed down through generations. Includes "Thirty days hath September..." and "Monday's child," which teach lessons; "Jack…
and Jill" and "Humpty Dumpty," which show disasters; and "There was a little girl...," "Old King Cole," and "Bobby Shafto," which portray typical people. For preschool-grade 2. 2005Fooled you!: fakes and hoaxes through the years
By Elaine Pascoe. 2005
Presents the facts behind eleven famous hoaxes. Includes an 1844 newspaper report of balloonists crossing the Atlantic, the 1869 "discovery"…
of a stone giant, 1917 alleged photographs of fairies, accounts of crop circles in 1980 England, and a 2001 e-mail about a giant mutant cat. For grades 4-7. 2005Emil and Karl
By Jacob Glatstein. 2006
Vienna, Austria; 1940. Two nine-year-old boys, one Jewish and one not, remain best friends despite the Nazi occupation's policy of…
racial hatred. After being orphaned, they rely on each other and the help of strangers while trying to escape the city. For grades 4-7 and older readers. 1940Freeglader
By Paul Stewart. 2004
In this conclusion of the Edge Chronicles, Rook Barkwater and the librarian knights and Felix Lodd and his banderbear friends…
must lead the escaping population from the ruins of New Undertown to a new life in the Free Glades. Sequel to Vox (BR 16565). For grades 6-9. 2004Peter Pan in scarlet
By Scott M. Fischer, Geraldine McCaughrean. 2006
England, 1926. A now-grown-up Mrs. Wendy realizes that dreams are leaking out of Neverland. Fearing for Peter Pan's life, Wendy…
and the Lost Boys return to Neverland with fairy Fireflyer's assistance. Authorized sequel to Peter Pan (RC 59430)--the boy who never grows up. For grades 5-8. 2006Figgs & phantoms (Puffin Newbery library)
By Ellen Raskin. 1992
Chronicles the fantastic adventures of the Figg family after they leave show business and settle in the town of Pineapple.…
Young Mona's favorite relative is her Uncle Florence, a book dealer who is leaving soon for mysterious Capri. For grades 5-8. Newbery Honor Book. 1974