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Balls!
by Michael J. Rosen • illustrated by John Margeson
SE GROUP (GRADES 2–6) • Reviews: BCCB, BL, WC
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Why does a golf ball have dimples? How many little
bumps are on a basketball? How did the football end
up with that funny shape? Turns out that behind
every ball is a great story. Discover the history, trivia,
and technology of eight of the most commonly used
balls on the playing field today. Photographs and fullcolor
illustrations. Suggestions for further reading.
Isbn: 9781581960303 • Dewey: 796.3 • 9 3/8" x 11" • 72 pp
aR level: 6.9 • aR Points: 3 • sRC level: 7.0 • sRC Points: 6 • lexile: 1100l
JLG: $9.00 • Darby Creek: $18.95 • JlG Month: JUn 2006
Balls! Round 2
by Michael J. Rosen • illustrated by John Margeson
SE GROUP (GRADES 2–6) • Reviews: CL, HG, SLJ
Early baseballs were called “lemon-peel balls”;
bowling was such a popular diversion among
fourteenth-century English soldiers that King Edward
III outlawed it; billiard balls made in the 1800s
sometimes exploded on contact. This book combines
the often humorous and strange history of balls used
in popular sports with facts and figures about how
those balls are made and used today. Includes quizzes
and activities. Photographs and full-color illustrations.
Isbn: 9781581960662 • Dewey: 796.3 • 9 3/8" x 11" • 40 pp
aR level: 7.1 • aR Points: 4 • sRC level: 7.2 • sRC Points: 7 • lexile: 1130l
JLG: $9.00 • Darby Creek: $18.95 • JlG Month: aPR 2008
Baron von Baddie and the Ice Ray Incident
written and illustrated by George McClements
K GROUP (GRADES PreK–K) • Reviews: BCCB, BL, HG, K, SLJ
After Baron von Baddie traps his nemesis, Captain
Kapow, in ice, the evil genius can do whatever he
wants. He can eat tons of doughnuts! He can build
huge robots! He can carry out fiendish plans, all
without worrying about going to jail! Unfortunately,
some of the Baron’s favorite plans involve escaping
from jail. Full-color mixed-media collage.
Isbn: 9780152061388 • Dewey: e • 8 1/2" x 11" • 40 pp
aR level: 2.2 • aR Points: 0.5 • sRC level: 1.4 • sRC Points: 1 • lexile: aD320l
JLG: $9.00 • Harcourt: $16.00 • JlG Month: seP 2008
Basketball Bats: Gym Shorts
by Betty Hicks • illustrated by Adam McCauley
SE GROUP (GRADES 2–6) • Reviews: BL, H, HGs, SLJ, WC
“Henry felt lucky. He had four friends. Exactly
enough to make a basketball team.” When Henry
and his friends from Rockford Road play basketball
on his driveway, they’re unstoppable. Then a group
of intimidating kids who call themselves the Tigers
challenge them to a game on “Tiger Turf.” Without
cool team T-shirts or even a name, how can the kids
from Rockford Road hope to beat the Tigers, who
play at the YMCA and have a player old enough to
shave? Black-and-white illustrations.
Isbn: 9781596432437 • Dewey: f • 5 7/8" x 7 1/4" • 64 pp
aR level: 2.6 • aR Points: 1 • sRC level: 2.2 • sRC Points: 4 • lexile: 340l
JLG: $9.00 • Roaring brook: $14.95 • JlG Month: JUl 2008
*NEW* Bean Soup: A Cooking Poem /
Sopa de frijoles: Un poema para cocinar
by Jorge Argueta • pictures by Rafael Yockteng
PS GROUP (GRADES K–3) • Reviews: BL, SLJ, WC
Is it a story, a poem, or a recipe? In the case of Bean
Soup: A Cooking Poem / Sopa de frijoles: Un poema
para cocinar the answer is “yes” to all three. The
bilingual picture book offers free-verse instructions
for the ingredients and the methods to make “the
lovely bean soup.” A note in the front of the book
explains that parts of the recipe requiring adult
participation or supervision are marked with an
asterisk (*). Full-color illustrations.
Isbn: 9780888998811 • Dewey: 861.64 • 6 1/4" x 9 1/4" • 32 pp
sRC level: 1.5 • sRC Points: 1
JLG: $13.25 • Groundwood: $18.95 • JlG Month: JUl 2009
Bed, Bats, & Beyond
by Joan Holub • illustrated by Mernie Gallagher-Cole
E GROUP (GRADES 1–3) • Reviews: CJ, HG, K, SLJ, WC
The sun is rising and it’s time for bed, but a bat
named Fink can’t sleep. “I know something that’ll
put you right to sleep,” says his brother Fang, “a scary
story.” For some reason Fang’s tale about a swamp
owl who gobbles up bats doesn’t make Fink at all
sleepy. And their brother Batrick’s story about bat
pirates who find a yummy treasure is so exciting,
Fink is sure he’ll never get any rest. What about their
sister Batsy’s love story—will that help him drift off?
Black-and-white illustrations.
Isbn: 9781581960778 • Dewey: e • 6 1/2" x 8" • 64 pp
aR level: 3.1 • aR Points: 0.5 • sRC level: 2.7 • sRC Points: 3 • lexile: 500l
JLG: $9.00 • Darby Creek: $14.95 • JlG Month: feb 2009
Before John Was a Jazz Giant:
A Song of John Coltrane u
by Carole Boston Weatherford • illustrated by Sean Qualls
E GROUP (GRADES 1–3)
Reviews: BCCB, BL, H, HGs, KH, SLJ
“Before John was a jazz giant, he heard hambones
knocking in Grandma’s pots, Daddy strumming
the ukulele, and Mama cranking the phonograph.”
Young John Coltrane was all ears. And there was a
lot for him to listen to. The everyday sounds of his
North Carolina childhood—from whistling steam
engines and warbling birds to Grandpa’s Sunday
sermons—greatly influenced Coltrane and later
informed his music. Author’s note. Selected listening
list. Further reading suggestions. Full-color acrylic,
collage, and pencil illustrations. A 2009 Coretta Scott
King Honor Book.
Isbn: 9780805079944 • Dewey: 788.7/165092 b • 8" x 10" • 32 pp
aR level: 3.8 • aR Points: 0.5 • sRC level: 10.3 • sRC Points: 1 • lexile: aD1090l
JLG: $9.00 • Holt: $16.95 • JlG Month: JUn 2008
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