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El monstruo del Lago Ness:
Una misteriosa bestia en Escocia
(The Loch Ness Monster: Scotland’s Mystery Beast)
by Jack DeMolay
PS GROUP (GRADES K–3)
Legend has it that Loch Ness, Scotland, is home to
a strange beast—“una extraña bestia”—and over the
years, many people have claimed to have seen it.
Sightings from the sixth century through the 1930s
are depicted in colorful, graphic-novel format. This
book also considers various scientific explanations
for the phenomenon and describes expeditions
that have attempted to answer once and for all the
question of whether Nessie truly exists. Fun facts.
Glossary. Index. Web sites. Spanish text. Full-color
illustrations.
Isbn: 9781435825383 • Dewey: 001.944 • 6 1/2" x 10" • 24 pp
aR level: 4.0 • aR Points: 0.5
JLG: $9.00 • Rosen: $17.95 • JlG Month: noV 2008
Mouse Shapes u
written and illustrated by Ellen Stoll Walsh
K GROUP (GRADES PreK–K) • Reviews: BL, H, K, SLJ
Three mice named Violet, Martin, and Fred escape
from a big, scary cat by hiding in a pile of shapes.
“Look,” says Violet, once the coast is clear, “we can
make things with them.” The mice use the circles,
triangles, and squares to create all sorts of pictures: a
house, a tree, a book, and a fish. And then they begin
work on something that might just scare away the
cat. Full-color art.
Isbn: 9780152060916 • Dewey: e • 8 3/4" x 7 1/8" • 40 pp
aR level: 1.7 • aR Points: 0.5
JLG: $9.00 • Harcourt: $16.00 • JlG Month: JUl 2007
Mr. Karp’s Last Glass
by Cary Fagan • illustrated by Selçuk Demirel
A GROUP (GRADES 3–5) • Reviews: HG
Randoph’s father was fired from his job at a general
goods store for allegedly stealing a Barbie camper
van and five bags of red licorice, among other things.
While Randolph’s father fights the dismissal, the
family, short on money, takes in a tenant. Randolph
isn’t thrilled to have a stranger in the house, but
then he discovers that Mr. Karp is a collector,
too. Randolph collects beer bottle caps, writing
instruments, and words. Mr. Karp’s collection arrives
in wooden crates marked “fragile” and “perishable”—
words that make Randolph want to learn more.
Black-and-white art.
Isbn: 9780888997906 • Dewey: f • 5" x 7 1/2" • 96 pp
aR level: 4.9 • aR Points: 2 • lexile: 860l
JLG: $9.00 • Groundwood: $15.95 • JlG Month: JUl 2008
Mr. Putter & Tabby Run the Race
by Cynthia Rylant • illustrated by Arthur Howard
E GROUP (GRADES 1–3) • Reviews: BL, HG, SLJ
Mrs. Teaberry suggests that she and Mr. Putter run
a marathon, but it sounds like too much effort. Mr.
Putter does not want to work out—he wants to eat
muffins with his cat, Tabby. Then Mr. Putter learns
that second prize is a train set! Besides, Mrs. Teaberry
is busy getting in shape. “So Mr. Putter had to work
out, too. He decided he would touch his toes thirty
times every day to make up for the thirty years he’d
forgotten to run.” Full-color illustrations.
Isbn: 9780152060695 • Dewey: e • 6 1/4" x 8 3/4" • 44 pp
aR level: 2.7 • aR Points: 0.5 • sRC level: 3.4 • sRC Points: 1 • lexile: 620l
JLG: $9.00 • Harcourt: $14.00 • JlG Month: MaR 2008
Mr. Putter & Tabby Spin the Yarnu
by Cynthia Rylant • illustrated by Arthur Howard
E GROUP (GRADES 1–3) • Reviews: HG, SLJ
Mr. Putter is worried that he’s not a good neighbor.
“All I do is eat Mrs. Teaberry’s food,” he tells his
cat, Tabby. “I should do something nice for her.”
He decides to serve tea to her knitting club, but
sometimes even the best intentions go awry. Tabby
just can’t resist the sight of all that yarn. Then Mrs.
Teaberry’s dog, Zeke, goes after the plastic potato
on Gertrude’s hat, and things start to unravel very
quickly. Full-color art.
Isbn: 9780152050672 • Dewey: e • 6 1/4" x 8 3/4" • 44 pp
aR level: 3.0 • aR Points: 0.5 • sRC level: 3.0 • sRC Points: 1 • lexile: 580l
JLG: $9.00 • Harcourt: $14.00 • JlG Month: seP 2006
*NEW* Muktar and the Camels
by Janet Graber • illustrated by Scott Mack
I GROUP (GRADES 2–4) * Reviews: BL
“Muktar gazes out of the window, across the dusty
landscape, remembering a time before drought and
war engulfed his homeland. A time when his family
roamed Somalia, their worldly possessions strapped
to mighty camels.” Muktar should be learning the
new ways in his classroom at the orphanage, but
instead he daydreams about his old life. One day, a
visitor arrives with a small library. Muktar’s friend
Ismail is excited about the books, but Muktar is
excited about what carries the books—camels!
Author’s note. Full-color oil paintings.
Isbn: 9780805078343 • Dewey: f • 9" x 10" • 32 pp
JLG: $13.25 • Holt: $16.99 • JlG Month: seP 2009
The Mutiny on the Bounty u
written and illustrated by Patrick O’Brien
NE GROUP (GRADES 2–6) • Reviews: BL, H, HGs, K, SLJ
“Captain Bligh came on deck and gazed ahead. There
it was at last—Tahiti. The sailors had heard fantastic
stories about this island paradise on the far side of
the world, and they were eager to see if the tales were
true. Bligh had been there before, and he knew what
to expect. But there was trouble brewing below deck,
and what happened on the Bounty was something
Bligh never expected.” This fascinating historical
adventure is illustrated with full-color watercolors.
Includes a list of resources. A 2008 IRA Teachers’
Choices selection.
Isbn: 9780802795885 • Dewey: 910.4’5 • 8 1/2" x 11" • 40 pp
aR level: 5.6 • aR Points: 1 • lexile: aD930l
JLG: $9.00 • Walker: $18.85 • JlG Month: MaY 2007