New Fantastic, Fun & Intriguing Books at our Library!
Compost Stew: An A to Z Recipe for the Earth by Mary McKenna Siddals, Illustrated by Ashley Wolff.
A rhyming recipe explains how to make the dark, crumbly, rich
Earth-friendly food called compost. Vibrant paper collage illustrations highlight the process. Storybook.
The Music Fairies: Ellie the Guitar Fairy by Daisy Meadows.
Jack Frost and his goblins have stolen the Music Fairies magical instruments. Music everywhere is out of tune. Now the goblins plan to play the instruments in a TV talent contest. Can Rachel, Kirsty and Ellie outsmart the guitar star?
Early chapter book.
The Boy Who Cried Wolf retold by Mary Berendes, Illustrated by Nancy Harrison.
A boy tending sheep on a lonely mountainside thinks it’s a fine joke to cry “wolf’ and watch the people come running, until the day a wolf is really there and no one answers his call.
Early-reader Fable.
Interrupting Chicken by David Ezra Stein.
A little chicken wants Papa to read her a bedtime story, but interrupts him almost as soon as he begins each tale. Classic fairy tales take on new life as the interrupting chicken jumps in to save the characters and end the story early.
2011 Chickadee Award booklist storybook
Hot Rod Hamster by Cynthia Lord, illustrated by Derek Anderson.
Maine author Cynthia Lord puts kids in the driver’s seat of this rollicking rhyming racecar adventure. Who will drive away the winner? Storybook
Turtle Splash: Countdown at the Pond by Cathryn Falwell.
As they are startled by the activities of other nearby creatures, the number of turtles on a log in a pond decreases from ten to one. Storybook
Down East in the Ocean: A Maine Counting Book by Peter and Connie Roop, Illustrated by Nicole Fazio.
This clever counting book combines rhyme with fun exploration of Maine sea life. Storybook
Backyard Life: Chipmunks by Derek Zobel.
Introduces facts about chipmunks to young readers through leveled text and related photos. Blast-off Readers Level 1
Learn to Draw: Animals by Walter Foster Publishing, Illustrated by Diana Fisher.
Learn to draw and color 26 wild creatures from aardvark to zebra! Fun facts about each creature accompany drawing instructions. Non-fiction
Bones: Skeletons and How They Work by Steve Jenkins.
Bones come in all shapes and sizes. They grow and support. They can even repair themselves when they break. Explore the difference between human and animal bones, many of them shown actual size. Non-fiction.
My Community: Road Signs by JoAnn Early Macken.
Describes common road signs you might see around town and describes what they mean. Includes visual literacy activity.
Non-fiction
Smart About Sports: Meet the Red Sox by Mike Kennedy with Mark Stewart.
An introductory look at the Boston Red Sox team. Includes a brief history, facts, photos, records, glossary and fun activities. Non-Fiction
Bugs and Bugsicles:Insects in the Winter by Amy S Hansen, Illustrations by Robert C Kray.
Every fall, insects disappear….Where do they go?
Dragonflies die, Monarch butterflies sail the air to Mexico. And the Arctic Wooly Bear Caterpillar becomes a “bugsicle”, freezing solid, then thawing out to live another day. Find out how insects use awe-inspiring tricks to outwit the killing frosts of winter.
Non-Fiction
Exploring Space: Space Stations by Colleen Sexton.
Introductory text and full-color images explore the history and function of space stations.
Blast-off Readers Level 3
Benjamin Pratt and the Keepers of the School: Fear Itself by Andrew Clements
In this second installment of the Keepers of the School series, Benjamin Pratt and his friend Jill make new contacts and uncover more clues in their effort to save their historic New England school from amusement-park developers. As the plot unrolls, the villain, a school janitor who actually works for the developers, is revealed to be even more unsavory than the kids initially suspected, and Benjamin becomes friends with another, retired janitor, who turns out to be a valuable source of information.
2nd in Series, be sure to read We the Children, a 2011-12 KVBA selection first! Mystery Fiction
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