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August 2015 Kids Booktalks
Tickly Toes
Susan Hood, Author
Barroux, Illustrator
©2014 Kids Can Press
Ages: 1-3
Call Number: Juv BoardBk Hood
BoardBook: What makes baby laugh? Not stuffed animals, or a rattle, or a rubber duck. Take off those
booties with ribbons and bows and let baby find his toes. Barroux’s large colorful simple illustrations
paired with Hood’s rhyming text make Tickly Toes a perfect board book for baby and adult to share.
Snow Bow
Harriet Ziefert, Author
Yukiko Kido
© 2014 Blue Apple Books
Ages: 4-6
Call Number: Juv Primer Ziefert, Harriet
Primer: Kido’s colorful Japanese anime style illustrations enhance Ziefert’s innovative primer. Word
families (eet, ate and ow) are grouped in chapters. Cutouts at the bottom of the page allow a learning
reader to flip to a new opening sound combined with a known word family. Subsequent pages in each
chapter have simple phrases using the newly learned vocabulary with illustrations as hints to the
meaning of the phrase. I like this fresh new approach.
Rocket’s 100th Day of School
Tad Hills, Author and Illustrator
©2014 Schwartz & Wade Books
Ages: 5-7
Call Number: Juv Reader Hills, Tad
Reader: Rocket is collecting 100 special objects to celebrate the 100th day of school. Bella, the squirrel
lets him store the items in her hole in the tree. When the big day arrives, Rocket only has 95 items.
What has happened to his 5 acorns? We can all empathize with Bella when she finally admits that she
ate them. Hills adorable illustrations and large simple text are sure to make this a favorite with
beginning readers.
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August 2015 Kids Booktalks
Sick Simon
Dan Krall, Author and Illustrator
© 2015 Simon & Schuster
Ages: 4-8
Call Number: Juv PicBk Krall, Dan
Picture Book: Come along with Simon as he goes to his favorite place, school. However, Simon
has three germ friends: virus, diarrhea, and bacteria with him. During a typical school day,
Simon shows how easily germs can be passed on to his school friends and teacher. After his
germ friends tell him how people get sick, Simon decides to become a germ hero. Simon drinks
lots of fluids, covers his mouth when he sneezes or coughs, uses a tissue to blow his nose,
throws away used tissues in the trash can, washes his hands with soap and warm water in
addition to resting all weekend. No longer sick, Simon returns to school, his favorite place.
A New Friend, Series : The Adventures of Sophie Mouse, #1
Poppy Green, Author
Jennifer A. Bell, Illustrator
© 2015 Little Simon
Ages: 7 and up
Call Number: Juv Step-up Green, Poppy
Step-Up: The first book in The Adventures of Sophie Mouse series is a must read for back to school!
Sophie Mouse and her friends are excited to see each other when returning to school. To their surprise,
a new student arrives and everyone is afraid of him. Read to discover why the animals are afraid. You’ll
be amazed at the books’ ending!
Sacagawea
Kitson Jazynka, Author
©2014 National Geographic
Ages: 7-10
Call Number: Juv Bio S119j
Biography: This is a Level 3 National Geographic Kids book for the fluent reader who is ready for more
challenging vocabulary and varied sentence structure. It details the life of Shoshoni Indian Sacagawea,
born circa 1790. It discusses her kidnapping by another tribe and her marriage at 15 to Toussaint
Charbonneau, a Canadian fur trader. Her importance to the Lewis and Clark team is noted as well. The
book includes photographs of Indian artifacts. There is also a glossary of terms and a timeline of
Sacagawea’s life. The book ends with a quiz testing the reader’s recall of facts from the text.
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August 2015 Kids Booktalks
Dinosaurs From Head to Tail
Stacey Roderick, Author
Kwanchai Moriya, Illustrator
© 2015 Kids Can Press
Ages: 3-6
Call Number: Juv 567.9 R688d
Nonfiction: Can you guess which dinosaur it is by looking at a body part? Try it out in this bright and
colorful dinosaur guessing game book illustrated with digital collages. There are eight different dinosaur
parts to guess from the head to the tail and all the way down to the claws. The book includes a short
informative paragraph, including pronunciation, on each dinosaur and its body part that is highlighted.
There are also extra pages with information on seven more dinosaurs and interesting facts on their body
parts.
Fighting Sickness (series: Building Blocks of Science)
Joseph Midthun, Author
Samuel Hiti, Illustrator
© 2014 World Book, a Scott Fetzer Company
Ages: 7-11
Call Number: Juv 616.079 M629f
Nonfiction: Fighting Sickness presents an overview of the human body’s immune system in graphic
novel style. It allows readers to really visualize what is going on in the body, explaining the important
concepts and elements in a way that entertains as well as informs. White blood cells, the body’s organs,
bacteria, and viruses all become characters, and tell readers directly what they are doing to, for
example, cause infection or fight it. In such a story form, kids may be able to process the information
better and understand it in a way that helps them remember it easily. Readers will gain knowledge of
how germs (harmful bacteria and viruses) cause infection in the body, how white blood cells fight
infection, the difference between bacteria and viruses, and ways we as individuals can prevent
infections (washing hands, shielding one’s sneezes, eating healthily, and exercising regularly). Kid
readers will enjoy the elements of humor presented within the cartoons. When explaining that a runny
nose is part of the body’s immune response, a running nose is shown chasing a pair of lips, which says,
“It’s SNOT funny!” A sneeze is shown to release alien-looking microbes, who exclaim “YA-HOO!” and
“WHEEE!” as they make their way into another child’s mouth and nose. The white blood cells are
presented as real superheroes, sending out antibodies to “patrol” the body, always on alert, and ready
to combat harmful invaders at a moment’s notice. Fighting Sickness is one volume in a set of eight books
which present the different organ systems of the body; all are available to check out from our library
system.
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