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|  | | Don't Turn the Page!
A story-within-a-story bedtime book with a twist. Extraordinary pictures by award-winning illustrator Julie Downing.
span style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Like most children, Sami puts off going to bed for as long as possible. But reading a story about Little Bear's bedtime ritual inspires Sami, just as the young reader will be inspired by this soothing story and clever book-within-a-book concept. A bedtime book that both parent and child will relish reading one more time, /span>i style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Don't Turn the Page!/i>span style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font | |  | | Miss Crump's Funny Bone
Miss Crump is the grumpiest teacher in Lakeview Elementary School, and Frankie has the misfortune of being in her third grade class. Each day is a lesson in gloom until Frankie and two of his classmates—the reckless Jeffrey and competitive Olivia—bet on who can get "Grumpy Crumpy" to laugh. There's not much of a prize for winning, but there are serious consequences for losing. Will someone discover what tickles Miss Crump's funny bone? A humor chapter book for grades 2 to 5.
| |  | | Painting in the Dark: Esref Armagan, Blind Artist
In 1953, Esref Armagan was born completely blind to a poor family in Istanbul, Turkey. He received no formal education, and spent his childhood days in his father's shop where he developed the curiousity to create and draw. He experienced the world through touch, and learned to visually reproduce his surroundings, including color, shadows, and perspective, with his hands. The blind artist's story will be an inspiration to young artists of all abilities. The book will be available in blind accessible formats (audio and braille)
| |  | | The Tooth Fairy Trap
Bluma is a young tooth fairy who is allergic to her own fairy dust. She faces many problems during this night of tooth collecting, but her biggest challenge is Bradley's fairy trap. Bluma can succeed in collecting his tooth only with the help of the boy's grouchy hamster, and a few things she has collected through the night.
68 pages/illustrated paperback
| |  | | The Walking Fish
Middle Grade Science Adventure Novel (Winner of:
National Science Teachers Association/Children's Book Council, Outstanding Science Trade Book Award)
A humorous, exciting tale of an ordinary girl who makes an extraordinary scientific discovery—a blind fish that walks
When seventh-grader Alexis catches an unusual fish that looks like a living fossil, she sets off a frenzied scientific hunt for more of its kind. Alexis and her friend Darshan join the hunt, snorkeling, sounding the depths of Glacial Lake, even observing from a helicopter and exploring a cave. All the while, they fight to keep the selfish Dr. Mertz from claiming the discovery all for himself. When Alexis follows one final hunch, she risks her life and almost loses her friend. Walking Fish is a scientific adventure that provides a perfect combination of literacy and science.
Middle Grade Science Adventure Novel | |  | | Tree House in a Storm
Kenny climbed trees as soon as he could walk, and a few years later, with the help of his little sister Allison, builds a tree house where the two of them rule as king and queen. But their reign promises to be a short one. Located in New Orleans, Kenny and Allisons tree house stands directly in the path of Hurricane Betsy!
This touching tale about the devastation from severe weather events is sure to warm your heart. Learn with Kenny and Allison that even the worst storm can end with a rainbow.
i>span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; ">font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial, Verdana, sans-serif" size="3">span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;">Tree House in a Storm, /span>/font>/span>/i>span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; ">span style="font-family: Arial; ">(Stemmer House Publishers, 2009) is a picture book for ages 5-10. The story explores universal |
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