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*NEW* The Name Game: A Look Behind the Labels
by Donna M. Jackson • illustrated by Ted Stearn
A GROUP (GRADES 3–5) • Reviews: BCCB, K
“We all have names, whether we like them or not,
but have you ever stopped to think about where
names come from, and just how important they
are?” This illustrated investigation looks at how
people get their names in various cultures and at
what some of those names mean. It also discusses
unusual names, nicknames, the names of pets,
companies, and hurricanes, and much more. Further
reading. Glossary. Sources. Index. Black-and-white
illustrations.
Isbn: 9780670011971 • Dewey: 929.9/7 • 7" x 9" • 48 pp
aR level: 7.1 • aR Points: 2 • sRC level: 10.5 • sRC Points: 5 • lexile: nC1150l
JLG: $13.25 • Viking: $16.99 • JlG Month: MaY 2009
Name That Style: All about Isms in Art
by Bob Raczka
NE GROUP (GRADES 2–6) • Reviews: BL, CL, HG, WC
Name That Style introduces readers to fourteen
different schools of painting, from Mannerism to
Romanticism to Surrealism. Each section includes
a reproduction of a painting that embodies that
school’s most important characteristics, as well as an
explanation of which elements in the painting are
paradigmatic. Readers learn where and when the
school was popular, who painted the most famous
examples, and, in some cases, which techniques
were used to attain the style’s particular effects.
Introduction. Full-color reproductions of paintings.
Isbn: 9780822575863 • Dewey: 709 • 8" x 10" • 32 pp
aR level: 5.7 • aR Points: 1 • sRC level: 7.6 • sRC Points: 4 • lexile: 1020l
JLG: $9.00 • Millbrook: $25.26 • JlG Month: Jan 2009
Nancy Drew, Girl Detective:
Graphic Novel #13, “Doggone Town”
by Stefan Petrucha and Sarah Kinney • illustrated by Sho Murase
ME GROUP (GRADES 2–6)
When a lost dog finds its way to Nancy Drew’s
house, the girl detective resolves to return the pup
to its rightful owner. Nancy’s good intentions aren’t
easily carried out, however. She and her boyfriend,
Ned, drive to the town named on the dog’s tags only
to find a seemingly deserted hamlet. Thankfully,
though, the dog’s owner is at home. But something
fishy is going on. The woman who “owns” the dog
doesn’t even know its name! Presented in full-color
graphic-novel format.
Isbn: 9781597070997 • Dewey: f • 5" x 7 1/2" • 112 pp
aR level: 3.2 • aR Points: 1
JLG: $9.00 • Papercutz: $12.95 • JlG Month: aUG 2008
Nancy Drew, Girl Detective:
Graphic Novel #14, “Sleight of Dan”
by Stefan Petrucha and Sarah Kinney • illustrated by Sho Murase
ME GROUP (GRADES 2–6)
When Nancy Drew and her best friends Bess and
George attend Dan Deville’s magic show, Nancy is
bored, because she knows the secrets behind most
magic tricks. The show does hold one surprise,
though: Dan makes his assistant and fiancée, Tina,
disappear, but he never makes her reappear. The
girls—and some reporters—question Dan about
this unusual occurrence, and he claims it’s all a
publicity stunt. Nancy, however, suspects that Dan
is lying—and that he is desperate to discover Tina’s
whereabouts. Graphic-novel format. Full-color
illustrations.
Isbn: 9781597071420 • Dewey: f • 5" x 7 1/2" • 112 pp
aR level: 3.3 • aR Points: 1
JLG: $9.00 • Papercutz: $12.95 • JlG Month: MaR 2009
*NEW* Nic Bishop Butterflies and Moths
written and photographed by Nic Bishop
I GROUP (GRADES 2–4) • Reviews: BCCB, BLH,CL, SLJH
“There is no mistaking a butterfly. Its colorful
wings skip in the air. . . .” Did you know that the
world’s largest butterfly and largest moth both have
wingspans of almost a foot? Or that one type of moth
feeds on the tears of sleeping animals, while others
eat nothing at all? (The luna moth doesn’t even have
a mouth!) Butterflies visit dozens of flowers a day,
and some fly hundreds of miles to migrate. Clear
text and bold, full-color photographs combine for a
lively portrait of some amazing insects. Author’s note.
Glossary. Index. Gatefold.
Isbn: 9780439877572 • Dewey: 595.78/9 • 8" x 11" • 48 pp
aR level: 5.4 • aR Points: 1 • sRC level: 4.7 • sRC Points: 3 • lexile: nC890l
JLG: $13.25 • scholastic: $17.99 • JlG Month: JUn 2009
Nic Bishop Frogs u
written and photographed by Nic Bishop
I GROUP (GRADES 2–4) • Reviews: BL, HGs, KH, SLJH
Did you know that the world’s biggest frog, the
Goliath frog, is as heavy as a newborn baby? Or that
nearly half of a frog’s 159 bones are in its feet? And
that the African bullfrog will try to scare people and
even lions away from its eggs and tadpoles? With
informative text and bold, full-color photographs
of the amphibians gliding, sitting, swimming,
and leaping across the page, the author takes an
up-close look at frogs big and small—and in a whole
rainbow of colors. Includes an author’s note, index,
and glossary. A 2008 Boston Globe–Horn Book
Honor Book. Winner of the 2009 Gryphon Award.
Isbn: 9780439877558 • Dewey: 597.8/9 • 8” x 11” • 48 pp
aR level: 4.8 • aR Points: 0.5 • sRC level: 5.7 • sRC Points: 3 • lexile: 890l
JLG: $9.00 • scholastic: $17.99 • JlG Month: MaR 2008
Nikki and Deja: Birthday Blues
by Karen English • illustrated by Laura Freeman
I GROUP (GRADES 2–4) • Reviews: BCCB, K, SLJ, WC
Third-grader Deja has been talking about her eighth
birthday for weeks and planning all the details for
her party with her best friend, Nikki. Then Deja’s
class rival, Antonia, hands out invitations for her
“Just Because” party—to be held on the very same
day as Deja’s. Suddenly all the girls in class are talking
nonstop about Antonia’s party and acting as if
Deja hadn’t even given out invitations of her own!
Black-and-white digital illustrations.
Isbn: 9780618977871 • Dewey: f • 5 1/2" x 8 1/4" • 80 pp
aR level: 4.3 • aR Points: 2 • sRC level: 4.3 • sRC Points: 5 • lexile: 700l
JLG: $9.00 • Clarion: $15.00 • JlG Month: feb 2009