It's back to school time, but that doesn't mean we still can't have fun with some of our favorite characters! Check out these wonderful adventures [and misadventures] for 3-5 graders from our Juvenile Fiction department!
Missy's Super Duper Royal Deluxe Field Trip
[Missy's Super Duper Royal Deluxe #4]
By: Susan Nees
It’s back-to-school time already! Missy is going on a field trip to the state capital. Missy’s favorite thing about a field trip is the gift shop! But she finds out that the capital doesn’t have a gift shop! What will Missy do? This wonderful series of early chapter books all deal with school related themes in a fun and bright way!
Suggested for early chapter book readers.
Click here to check out Missy’s website and information about the whole series!
[Missy's Super Duper Royal Deluxe #4]
By: Susan Nees
It’s back-to-school time already! Missy is going on a field trip to the state capital. Missy’s favorite thing about a field trip is the gift shop! But she finds out that the capital doesn’t have a gift shop! What will Missy do? This wonderful series of early chapter books all deal with school related themes in a fun and bright way!
Suggested for early chapter book readers.
Click here to check out Missy’s website and information about the whole series!
The Noisy Paint Box:
The Colors & Sounds of Kandinsky's Abstract Art
By: Barb Rosenstock & Mary Grandpre
Biography
This biography is perfect for young artists! In this exuberant celebration of creativity, Barb Rosenstock and Mary Grandpre tell the fascinating story of Vasily Kandinsky, one of the very first painters of abstract art. Throughout his life, Kandinsky experienced colors as sounds, and sounds as colors--and bold, groundbreaking works burst forth from his noisy paint box.
Bonus tip: The Noisy Paint Box is also a Caldecott Honor Book.
The Colors & Sounds of Kandinsky's Abstract Art
By: Barb Rosenstock & Mary Grandpre
Biography
This biography is perfect for young artists! In this exuberant celebration of creativity, Barb Rosenstock and Mary Grandpre tell the fascinating story of Vasily Kandinsky, one of the very first painters of abstract art. Throughout his life, Kandinsky experienced colors as sounds, and sounds as colors--and bold, groundbreaking works burst forth from his noisy paint box.
Bonus tip: The Noisy Paint Box is also a Caldecott Honor Book.
Check out this amazing book trailer
from the author! |
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Seeds of Freedom:
The Peaceful Imagination of Huntsville Alabama
By: Hester Bass
Illustrated By: E.B. Lewis
Non-Fiction: J 323.119
Mention the Civil Rights era in Alabama, and most people recall images of terrible violence. But something different was happening in Huntsville. For the citizens of that city, creativity, courage, and cooperation were the keys to working together to integrate their city and schools in peace. In an engaging celebration of this lesser-known chapter in American and African-American history, author Hester Bass and illustrator E. B. Lewis show children how racial discrimination, bullying, and unfairness can be faced successfully with perseverance and ingenuity.
The Peaceful Imagination of Huntsville Alabama
By: Hester Bass
Illustrated By: E.B. Lewis
Non-Fiction: J 323.119
Mention the Civil Rights era in Alabama, and most people recall images of terrible violence. But something different was happening in Huntsville. For the citizens of that city, creativity, courage, and cooperation were the keys to working together to integrate their city and schools in peace. In an engaging celebration of this lesser-known chapter in American and African-American history, author Hester Bass and illustrator E. B. Lewis show children how racial discrimination, bullying, and unfairness can be faced successfully with perseverance and ingenuity.
Amelia's School Survival Guide
[Amelia's Notebooks #13]
By: Marissa Moss [and fearless guide Amelia!]
Are you a fan of the epistolary novel genre? You know, books written like diaries? Then you are sure to love my friend Amelia! And Amelia has several school related books, including Amelia’s School Survival Guide! Here Amelia shares her strategies for getting through the school year, including how to cope with quizzes and homework, smelly cafeterias and the dreaded oral report!
Suggested for intermediate readers.
[Amelia's Notebooks #13]
By: Marissa Moss [and fearless guide Amelia!]
Are you a fan of the epistolary novel genre? You know, books written like diaries? Then you are sure to love my friend Amelia! And Amelia has several school related books, including Amelia’s School Survival Guide! Here Amelia shares her strategies for getting through the school year, including how to cope with quizzes and homework, smelly cafeterias and the dreaded oral report!
Suggested for intermediate readers.
*Meet the Author! Do you think you may want to be an author when you grow up?
Curious how Marissa Moss gets her ideas for her Amelia's Notebooks books?
Watch this video to find out how she started her writing career and even started her own publication press!
Curious how Marissa Moss gets her ideas for her Amelia's Notebooks books?
Watch this video to find out how she started her writing career and even started her own publication press!