Transcript Having moved to Montana from Tennessee in the 1830s, fearless

At night, a host of
woodland creatures
plays with a child's
red sled.
Neighbors
gather on the
roof after the
power goes out
on a hot night
in the city and
start having so
much fun not
everyone is
happy when
the lights go
back on.
Pen pals Elliott and
Kailash discover that
even though they live in
different countries-America and India--they
both love to climb trees,
own pets, and ride
school buses.
When Sylvie the pink
flamingo learns her color
comes from the little
pink shrimp she eats,
she decides to expand
her choices, trying
everything under the sun
and, unfortunately,
overdoing it.
A first-grade girl--who
does not like to read-stubbornly resists her
school librarian's efforts
to convince her to love
books until she finds
one that might change
her mind.
A child explores the
ordinary life of his
extraordinary
great-grandfather,
as expressed in his
topiary garden.
"A book about
nothing!";"Christy
Ottaviano Books."
Zero believes that
he is a hero, but
the counting
numbers think he is
worthless until they
get into trouble with
some Roman
numerals, and only
Zero can help.
While newer, fancier
robots are quickly
purchased, Clink, an
old-fashioned robot
who can only make
toast and music,
gathers dust and
feels downhearted
until a young boy
enters the shop
looking for something
special.
A circus ship has an
accident off the coast
of Maine which
leaves the animals
stranded, but they
are soon taken in by
the citizens of a
small island who
grow fond of the new
residents and fight to
protect them.
Morris Lessmore loves
words, stories and
books, and after a
tornado carries him to
another land, dreary
and colorless, he finds
a single book in color
that leads him to an
amazing library where,
he learns, the books
need him as much as
he needs them.
A poor boy
named Jack
struggles to
deliver a
birthday
present worthy
of the princess.
Agnes Morley describes
growing up on her
family's ranch in New
Mexico, attending
school at Stanford
University, and
participating in the first
basketball game played
between two women's
college teams on April
4, 1896.
Inspired by a teacher
who believes each of
them is a genius, a
class of special-needs
students invents
something that could
convince the whole
school they are
justifiably proud to be
"Junkyard Wonders."
At the end of the Civil
War, young Gabe meets
many other former
slaves getting a feel for
freedom whose
kindness helps him in
his quest to find his
mother, who was sold
away.
When Mai feeds the
caged birds at a
Buddhist temple in
Vietnam, her simple act
of kindness starts a
chain of thoughtful acts
that ultimately comes
back to her. Includes
author's note explaining
the Buddhist concepts of
karma and samsara, or
the wheel of life.
When a new baby
princess
accidentally
changes places with
a piglet, both of their
lives are forever
changed.
Young Elsie
must find a way
to adapt to her
new home on
the Nebraska
prairie after she
and her father
leave their
comfortable
city life in
Boston.
When haughty
King Hugo
tangles with a
sorceress, she
causes him to
see himself in a
more realistic
light.
An illustrated
introduction to the
life and
accomplishments
of professional
boxer Joe Louis.
Having moved to
Montana from
Tennessee in the
1830s, fearless
Angelica
Longrider--also
known as Swamp
Angel--changes the
state's landscape,
tames a wild horse,
and captures some
desperadoes.
Includes bibliographical
references. Verse and
narrative describe the
ecological and social
transformation resulting
from the work of Dr. Gordon
Sato, a Japanese American
cell biologist who made
saltwater and desert land
productive through the
planting of mangrove trees
in the tiny African country of
Eritrea. Includes afterword,
photographs, glossary, and
author's sources.