BAES Library Media Newsletter
Fall 2015
New Arrivals in Nonfiction!
Hello from 2030
From Library Media Connection - This title gives readers an overview of trends and possibilities in home design, technology, natural resources, energy extraction, food production, and robotics. It will enhance science discussions and independent research.
Tree of Wonder
by Kate Messner
From School Library Journal - This enlightening picture book introduces readers to the almendro tree, a native of the rain forest in Latin America and host to more than a thousand organisms
Dia de los Muertos
From School Library Journal - A festive and colorful celebration of the Mexican and Latin American holiday. Thong's rhyming narrative introduces the traditions from the sugary, skull-shaped candies (calaveras) to decorating tombstones and picnics at the cemetery.
Additional new nonfiction titles:
Girls Rock! Amazing Tales of Women in Music by Shelley Tougas
Mesmerized: How Ben Franklin Solved a Mystery that Baffled All of France by Mara Rockliff
Math at the Art Museum by Yun-ju Kim
Star Stuff: Carl Sagan and the Mysteries of the Cosmos by Stephanie Sisson
New Arrivals in Fiction!
Extraordinary
by Miriam Spitzer Franklin From School Library Journal - Pansy's best friend, Anna, had an accident that left her brain damaged. Although the doctors say that the damage is permanent, Pansy believes that an upcoming surgery will bring back her best friend. In the meantime, Pansy plans to become a new and better person for Anna. (Gr 4 & up)
Baba Yaga's Assistant
by Marika McCoola From Booklist - Masha was raised by her grandmother, who regaled her with wry stories about outwitting Baba Yaga, but now her grandmother’s dead, her insensitive father is getting remarried, and Masha doesn’t feel welcome at home anymore. Luckily, she spots Baba Yaga’s newspaper ad for an assistant, so she packs up a few enchanted items and sets off to find the witch. (Graphic Novel, Gr 4 & up)
Mousetropolis
by R. Gregory Christie From School Library Journal - A retelling of Aesop's "The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse." After a letter arrives from his country cousin, City Mouse, unwilling to tolerate the noise emanating from a neighboring apartment in Mousetropolis, decides to vacation in the country. There are humorous touches in the brief text, but it is the illustrations, executed in acrylic gouache, that make this version a delight. (K-2)
Additional New Fiction Titles:
Stay! A Top Dog Story by Alex Latimer (K-2)
Click, Clack, Peep by Doreen Cronin (K-2)
My Humongous Hamster Goes to School by Lorna Freitag (K-2)