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2008

THE TALE OF PALE MALE: A TRUE STORY

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Winter
Author's First Name: 
Jeanette
Publisher: 
Harcourt
Publication Date: 
2007

When two red-tailed hawks build a nest atop a New York City apartment building, they enrapture bird lovers but enrage residents. Winter’s pastel acrylics and simple shapes give this true story a timeless character.

A CROOKED KIND OF PERFECT

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Urban
Author's First Name: 
Linda
Publisher: 
Harcourt
Publication Date: 
2007

Zoe wants to play at Carnegie Hall, but first she must convince her parents to provide both piano and lessons. The would-be prodigy faces multiple surprises in this warm, funny chapter book.

HOW TO PAINT THE PORTRAIT OF A BIRD

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Jacques Prévert
Author's First Name: 
Jacques
Illustrator's First Name: 
Mordicai
Illustrator's Last Name: 
Gerstein
Publisher: 
Roaring Brook
Publication Date: 
2007

A mystical text tells a young artist how to attract a bird using only his paintbrush and patience. Pale illustrations gradually accumulate color and texture as he succeeds.

LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Pinkney
Author's First Name: 
Jerry
Publisher: 
Little, Brown
Publication Date: 
2007

Both traditional and fresh, lively and literary, this retelling features a brown-skinned child who travels through the winter woods to visit her ailing grandmother. Gorgeously detailed illustrations on oversized double-paged spreads are full of touches that extend the familiar story.

THE TALENTED CLEMENTINE

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Pennypacker
Author's First Name: 
Sara
Illustrator's First Name: 
Marla
Illustrator's Last Name: 
Frazee
Publisher: 
Hyperion
Publication Date: 
2007

With the talent show looming and the class brimming over with ideas, Clementine struggles to find her own hidden gifts. Loosely limned line drawings add the perfect comic touch to this second story about the irrepressible imp.

17 THINGS I'M NOT ALLOWED TO DO ANYMORE

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Offill
Author's First Name: 
Jenny
Illustrator's First Name: 
Nancy
Illustrator's Last Name: 
Carpenter
Publisher: 
Schwartz & Wade
Publication Date: 
2007

The exploits of an incorrigible little girl create an entertaining list of rule-breaking antics brought to life through playful and inventive mixed-media illustrations.

HENRY'S FREEDOM BOX: A TRUE STORY FROM THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Levine
Author's First Name: 
Ellen
Illustrator's First Name: 
Kadir
Illustrator's Last Name: 
Nelson
Publisher: 
Scholastic
Publication Date: 
2007

Rich with the interplay of light and shadow, dramatic oil paintings enhance the true story of Henry “Box” Brown and his successful attempt to mail himself from slavery in the South to freedom in the North.

TODAY AND TODAY: HAIKU BY KOBAYASHI ISSA

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Kobayashi
Author's First Name: 
Issa
Illustrator's First Name: 
G. Brian
Illustrator's Last Name: 
Karas
Publisher: 
Scholastic
Publication Date: 
2007

Sixteen poems reflect the progression of the seasons and illustrate a year in the life of a family including the death of a beloved grandfather. Gentle, textured illustrations evoke the natural world from which haiku comes.

WIND FLYERS

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Johnson
Author's First Name: 
Angela
Illustrator's First Name: 
Loren
Illustrator's Last Name: 
Long
Publisher: 
Simon & Schuster
Publication Date: 
2007

Vivid oil pastels paint a bright sky-filled world and tell the story of one boy’s uncle, a former Tuskeegee airman, who misses the days he spent soaring above the earth.

DOGS AND CATS

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Jenkins
Author's First Name: 
Steve
Publisher: 
Houghton Mifflin
Publication Date: 
2007

Read one half of the book about dogs, then turn it upside down and learn about cats. Careful placement of the tactile paper collages draws attention to biology, evolution, and behavior.

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