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2011

THE FANTASTIC SECRET OF OWEN JESTER

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
O'Connor
Author's First Name: 
Barbara
Publisher: 
Frances Foster
Publication Month: 
August
Publication Date: 
2010

Third-grader Owen and his nosy friend Viola have two problems during their hot Georgia summer: what to do with a sick giant bullfrog and how to move the amazing submersible that fell off a passing train to nearby Graham Pond for launching.

DAVE THE POTTER: ARTIST, POET, SLAVE

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Hill
Author's First Name: 
Laban Carrick
Illustrator's First Name: 
Bryan
Illustrator's Last Name: 
Collier
Publisher: 
Little, Brown
Publication Month: 
September
Publication Date: 
2010

Dave, a nineteenth-century slave, made beautiful clay pots, on which he often inscribed poems.  The simple prose and earth-toned watercolor and collage illustrations lovingly evoke his strong hands, his care, his craft, and some hidden secrets for readers to discover.

KAKAPO RESCUE: SAVING THE WORLD'S STRANGEST PARROT

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Montgomery
Author's First Name: 
Sy
Illustrator's First Name: 
Nic
Illustrator's Last Name: 
Bishop
Publisher: 
Houghton Mifflin
Publication Date: 
2010

The flightless kakapo, which weighs up to nine pounds, faces extinction on its remote New Zealand island. Stunning photographs and an informal narrative introduce the world’s rarest and heaviest parrot as well as the scientists who are trying to save it.

NIC BISHOP LIZARDS

Nic Bishop Lizards
Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Bishop
Author's First Name: 
Nic
Publisher: 
Scholastic
Publication Month: 
October
Publication Date: 
2010

Astonishing photographs from around the world and text on two levels capture the secret lives of lizards.  Bishop’s lively afterword describing his methods will surely ignite curiosity and sharpen the eyes of young scientists.

SIT-IN: HOW FOUR FRIENDS STOOD UP BY SITTING DOWN

Sit-in: How Four Friends Stood Up By Sitting Down
Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Pinkney
Author's First Name: 
Andrea Davis
Illustrator's First Name: 
Brian
Illustrator's Last Name: 
Pinkney
Publisher: 
Little, Brown
Publication Date: 
2010

Bright watercolors punctuated with jaunty black lines and quotations from Dr. Martin Luther King depict the growth and success of the movement to end racial segregation in public places that four African-American college students in Greensboro, NC, sparked by staging the first restaurant sit-in.

AMY & ROGER'S EPIC DETOUR

AMY & ROGER'S EPIC DETOUR
Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Matson
Author's First Name: 
Morgan
Publisher: 
Simon & Schuster BFYR
Publication Month: 
May
Publication Date: 
2010

Two teens begin an adventure during which they find mutual understanding and romance. Evocative settings, strong characterization, and sparkling writing make this road-trip debut stand out.

THE WAR TO END ALL WARS: WORLD WAR I

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Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Freedman
Author's First Name: 
Russell
Publisher: 
Clarion
Publication Date: 
2010

Historical photographs and vignettes of German and Allied soldiers with excerpts from their letters and diaries unflinchingly and elegantly portray the senseless waste and horror of war in the first global conflict to use modern weapons.

HOW ROCKET LEARNED TO READ

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Hills
Author's First Name: 
Tad
Publisher: 
Schwartz & Wade
Publication Month: 
July
Publication Date: 
2010

Captivated by an unfinished story, Rocket the dog is introduced to the “wondrous, mighty, gorgeous alphabet” by a little yellow bird. Young children will identify with Rocket's initial reluctance to learn as well as his eventual love of books.

ART & MAX

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Wiesner
Author's First Name: 
David
Publisher: 
Clarion
Publication Date: 
2010

In this exploration of creativity, Wiesner deconstructs art itself—layer by layer and line by line—with the help of two lizards, a fan, a vacuum cleaner, and a whole lot of havoc.

STOLEN

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Christopher
Author's First Name: 
Lucy
Publisher: 
Chicken House
Publication Date: 
2010

Gemma’s letter to her handsome kidnapper, Ty, relates her feelings after being abducted from the Bangkok airport, her surprise that he has stalked her since childhood, and her growing acceptance of him and the harsh Australian outback where he has imprisoned her.

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