• Army Delta Force by Carlos Alvarez. Engaging information and amazing photography takes the 8-12 year old reader into the exciting actions of the Army Delta Force.
• Belly Up by Stuart Gibbs. Henry the Hippo, the beloved mascot of Fun Jungle, America’s newest theme park, has gone belly-up. The park claims he died of natural causes, but Teddy suspects foul play. When the police refuse to take him seriously, Teddy sets out to find the truth—and get more than he bargained for!
 • Teach Your Child to Swim by Susan Meredith. Beginning with bathing your baby, age and developmentally appropriate water-related lessons, games, and ideas that will keep all family members busy and safe. This is an excellent parent education book.
• Bones by Steve Jenkins. About skeletons and how they work, this book is filled with illustrations of human and animal bones, many at life size. Wonderful facts, such as the Eiffel Tower’s supporting arches were patterned after the arch of the thigh (leg) bone, are included throughout this fascinating, attractive book.
• Country Road ABC by Arthur Geisert. On today’s farm, B is for barn cats, E is for erosion, G is for grinding feed, and R is for rust. In these pages, readers can take a trip down a long country road to sightsee all twenty-six letters and much more.
• Face to Face With Sharks by David Doubilet. Taking the reader down into the dangerous realm of a variety of sharks, the author, an acclaimed underwater photographer, explores the complex nature of sharks and gets you close enough to look them in the eye!
• Graphic Classics: Louisa May Alcott by Tom Pomplun. An abridged version of Alcott’s Little Women plus some of her lesser-known short stories are contained in this beautifully edited and illustrated book written in graphic novel style to appeal to young teens.
• Growing Patterns: Fibonacci Numbers in Nature by Sarah Campbell. Precise explanations and eye-catching photographs illustrating math in nature draws the reader into the magic and mystery of the Fibonacci number sequence and other unique mathematical concepts.
• How to Draw Uglydoll by David Horvath and Sun-Min Kim. Kids can now make their drawings look uglier than ever before! No eraser needed because there are no mistakes when using the imagination. It’s fun to draw Uglydolls and this book will guide kids in that process, while encouraging them to use creativity to add something special to their work!
• Make It Wild by Fiona Danks and Jo Schofield. A 101 things to make and do outdoors! Children are shown how to use nature’s resources to make things together, problem solve, and track the process start to finish.
• Understanding Manga and Anime by Robin E. Brenner. Teens especially love both manga – the highly visual, emotionally charged, action-packed comics imported from Japan – and anime (Japanese animation). This book gives the novice the background information necessary to feel confident in selecting, working with, and advocating for manga and anime collections.
• What Do Roots Do? By Kathleen Kudlinski. A factual rhyming picture book which digs into the wonders of roots and the amazing things they do for trees, flowers, and all kinds of plants. |
• Peterson’s Guide to Four-year Colleges. College bound students and their parents will be able to research colleges and universities. Details cover setting, enrollment, entrance level, academic programs and degrees awarded, entrance requirements and application procedures, tuition, fees, and housing costs, students/faculty ratios and campus life, and contact information. 
