Watch Out, World--Rosy Cole is Going Green


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Rosy Cole is thrilled when Mrs. Oliphant selects her idea, "Nature's Gifts," as one of the themes for the school's fall fair. Rosy's team will be gathering rocks, shells, and sea-glass, and with a little bit of paint, they'll turn natural history into works of art. Now that's what Rosy calls imagination! But Rosy's imagination gets the better of her when she decides to babysit a friend' composting worms. With thousands of wigglers to take care of, things get more than a little messy. How will Rosy ever get out of this one? Watch Out, World--Rosy Cole is Going Green is a 2011 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.




Give Us a Great Big Smile, Rosy Cole


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Uncle Ralph's books about Rosy's two older sisters, a dancer and an equestrian, made them famous. Now it is untalented, 10-year-old Rosy's turn, and when Uncle Ralph gets out his camera determined to make Rosy and her violin his next book, Rosy's troubles begin.




Give Us a Great Big Smile, Rosy Cole


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For most kids, ten is a big birthday. For Rosy, it's a disaster.




Children's Catalog


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Children's Books and Their Creators


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Unique in its coverage of contemporary American children's literature, this timely, single-volume reference covers the books our children are--or should be--reading now, from board books to young adult novels. Enriched with dozens of color illustrations and the voices of authors and illustrators themselves, it is a cornucopia of delight. 23 color, 153 b&w illustrations.




What Else Should I Read?


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In answer to the perennial question "What else should I read?", these innovative resources go beyond linear listings of suggestions to help students find books through a variety of directions, including subject, author, and genre. Each guide contains approximately 30 displayable bookwebs that can be used as posters, with reproducible bookmarks that list related titles and fit into pockets on the posters. Each web leads users to 8 to 14 related topics that have lists of relevant books with their authors and brief LC descriptions. Detailed author, title, and subject indexes make further exploration easy. Hundreds of the best fiction books for young readers, titles commonly found in school library collections, are covered in the webs. The visual, nonlinear features of these books make them unique and user-friendly tools for educators and students alike. Perfect for the bulletin board, the bookwebs are a great way to stimulate reading!




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The Best in Children's Books


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Designed to aid adults—parents, teachers, librarians—in selecting from the best of recent children's literature, this guide provides 1,400 reviews of books published between 1979 and 1984. This volume carries on the tradition established by Zena Sutherland's two earlier collections covering the periods from 1966 to 1972 and 1973 to 1978. Her 1973 edition of The Best in Children's Books was cited by the American School Board Journal as one of the outstanding books of the year in education.