4 BOOKS FRee! - Junior Library Guild
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Julia Morgan Built a Castle u<br />
by Celeste Mannis • illustrated by Miles Hyman<br />
NE GROUP (GRADES 2–6) • Reviews: BCCB, HG, SLJ<br />
Julia Morgan was the first woman to receive an<br />
architecture degree from the prestigious École des<br />
Beaux-Arts in France. She had completed over 450<br />
projects in her own practice in San Francisco by the<br />
time William Randolph Hearst walked into her office<br />
in 1919. “Miss Morgan,” the famous newspaper<br />
publisher said, “I would like to build a little<br />
something.” His magnificent estate in the hills of San<br />
Simeon would take the architect twenty-eight years to<br />
complete. Full-color art. Author’s note.<br />
Isbn: 9780670059645 • Dewey: 720 • 9 3/4" x 11" • 40 pp<br />
aR level: 5.6 • aR Points: 0.5 • sRC level: 5.6 • sRC Points: 3 • lexile: 930l<br />
JLG: $9.00 • Viking: $17.99 • JlG Month: feb 2007<br />
*NEW* Just the Right Size:<br />
Why Big Animals Are Big and Little Animals Are Little<br />
by Nicola Davies • illustrated by Neal Layton<br />
A GROUP (GRADES 3–5) • Reviews: K, PW<br />
Why aren’t insects the size of dogs? Why are ants<br />
stronger than humans? Why couldn’t Superman<br />
really exist? It all comes down to a rule of geometry:<br />
“If you double the length of something, its surface<br />
area and cross section go up four times, while its<br />
volume and weight go up eight times!” Fascinating<br />
examples and funny illustrations demonstrate how<br />
this rule governs the size of every creature on Earth.<br />
Index. Glossary. Full-color art.<br />
Isbn: 9780763639242 • 9 7/16" x 5 7/8" • 64 pp<br />
JLG: $13.25 • Candlewick: $14.99 • JlG Month: seP 2009<br />
Now I can stop wondering why I<br />
can’t have superpowers! The answers<br />
are all here and presented in a<br />
funny and appealing way.<br />
—Susan, JLG Editorial Director<br />
Katie Loves the Kittens u<br />
written and illustrated by John Himmelman<br />
K GROUP (GRADES PreK–K) • Reviews: BL, HG, SLJ, WC<br />
“AROOOOO! AROOOOO!” A dog named Katie<br />
is very excited when Sara Ann brings home three<br />
adorable little kittens. She loves them so much that<br />
she howls with happiness—and scares the kittens.<br />
“No, no, no, Katie,” says Sara Ann. “You stay away<br />
from them until they get used to you.” Katie tries.<br />
She REALLY tries, but she just makes one mistake<br />
after another. Katie is so sad that she retreats to her<br />
bed and eventually falls asleep. When she wakes up<br />
she is not alone—can she contain herself this time?<br />
Full-color pencil and watercolor illustrations.<br />
Isbn: 9780805086829 • Dewey: e • 8" x 9" • 32 pp<br />
aR level: 2.2 • aR Points: 0.5 • sRC level: 1.2 • sRC Points: 1 • lexile: aD330l<br />
JLG: $9.00 • Holt: $16.95 • JlG Month: noV 2008<br />
Keena Ford and the Second Grade Mix-Up<br />
by Melissa Thomson • illustrated by Frank Morrison<br />
I GROUP (GRADES 2–4) • Reviews: BCCB, HG, SLJ<br />
Keena thinks she’s going to hate second grade: she and<br />
her best friend, Eric, are in different classes. But, it<br />
turns out, Keena loves it! Her teacher, Ms. Campbell,<br />
is so cool! One of the first projects is to decorate a<br />
paper birthday cake. Keena mistakenly writes her<br />
birthday as 9/2 instead of 2/9, making Ms. Campbell<br />
think that Keena’s birthday is the next day. Keena<br />
means to correct her teacher, she really does, but she’s<br />
so excited about the birthday crown, and she loves<br />
chocolate cake. . . . Black-and-white illustrations.<br />
Isbn: 9780803732636 • Dewey: f • 5" x 7" • 112 pp<br />
aR level: 4.0 • aR Points: 1 • sRC level: 3.5 • sRC Points: 5 • lexile: 620l<br />
JLG: $9.00 • Dial: $14.99 • JlG Month: aUG 2008<br />
Keep Your Eye on the Kid:<br />
The Early Years of Buster Keaton u<br />
written and illustrated by Catherine Brighton<br />
NE GROUP (GRADES 2–6)<br />
Reviews: BCCB, BL, HGs, KH, PWH, SLJ<br />
“On the night I broke into the act, Dad threw me<br />
across the stage shouting, ‘Keep your eye on the kid!’<br />
and the crowd went crazy.” From the age of three, Joe<br />
“Buster” Keaton traveled the country as a vaudeville<br />
performer. He didn’t attend school, but learned from<br />
the comedians, musicians, and dancers around him.<br />
When movies became popular, many vaudevillians<br />
feared that their way of life was threatened by the<br />
new medium, but Buster Keaton was fascinated by<br />
the moving images. . . . Author’s note. Bibliography.<br />
Filmography. Full-color illustrations.<br />
Isbn: 9781596431584 • Dewey: 791.4302/8092 b • 9 3/4" x 9 3/4" • 32 pp<br />
aR level: 4.0 • aR Points: 0.5 • lexile: 560l<br />
JLG: $9.00 • Roaring brook: $16.95 • JlG Month: MaY 2008<br />
Keeping Score<br />
by Linda Sue Park<br />
SE GROUP (GRADES 2–6)<br />
Reviews: BL, HGs, KH, KL, PWH, SLJ<br />
Nine-year-old Maggie becomes fast friends with a<br />
firefighter named Jim when he teaches her how to<br />
keep score during baseball games. The system for<br />
tracking plays may be complicated, but Maggie loves<br />
how it succinctly captures her favorite sport. Then Jim<br />
is suddenly shipped off to the Korean War. The letters<br />
they send to each other help Maggie understand the<br />
unfamiliar, faraway life her friend now leads. When a<br />
tragic accident gives Jim severe depression, though, his<br />
letters stop coming. Maggie wonders if she can help<br />
Jim, though he seems so distant.<br />
Isbn: 9780618927999 • Dewey: f • 5 1/2" x 8 1/4" • 208 pp<br />
aR level: 5.4 • aR Points: 7 • sRC level: 4.7 • sRC Points: 12 • lexile: 770l<br />
JLG: $9.00 • Clarion: $16.00 • JlG Month: MaY 2008<br />
See pages 119–125 for our<br />
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