New Elementary TitlesGraham, Bob, 1942-. Max. 1st U.S. ed. Cambridge, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2000. Max, the young son of superheroes, is a late bloomer when it comes to flying, until he is inspired by the plight of a falling baby bird. Marzollo, Jean. I spy lightning in the sky. New York : Scholastic, c2005. Rhyming verses ask readers to find hidden objects in the photographs. Evento, Susan. The world's deadliest creatures. 1st ed. Des Moines, Iowa : Meredith Books, c2007. Briefly introduces animals known for their powerful or poisonous attacks, providing information on their physical dimensions, speed, and habitat, and how they attack or kill other creatures. 25/11/2013 Introducing. . .New Middle School and Beyond TitlesCammuso, Frank. Knights of the lunch table. 1st ed. New York : Graphix, 2008. Artie King's hopes for easing into life at Camelot Middle School are dashed when he opens mysterious locker filled with useful, wonderful items and is pulled into a do-or-die dodgeball game that pits Artie and his friends against the school's toughest kids. Le Goff, Jacques, 1924-. A Idade Média. 2. ed. Rio de Janeiro : Nova Fronteira, 2012. Histórias de honra, guerras, donzelas... a Idade Média fascina pessoas de todas as idades. Nesta obra são analisados e trabalhados os dois principais problemas em relação a esta época: sua duração e seu significado. De difícil definição e grande importância histórica, a Idade Média é aqui explicada didaticamente. Martin, Peggy J. AP world history, 2008-2009. New York : McGraw-Hill, c2008. Presents study tools for the Advanced Placement World History exam in a five-step plan, providing a diagnostic exam, subject reviews and exercises, tips and strategies, and sample tests with explained answers. 18/11/2013 Nuevo, Novo --New!New Elementary TitlesHaston, Meg. The Thanksgiving gift. New York : HarperFestival, c2007. Kimono and the other ponies have a special picnic to celebrate Thanksgiving. Osborne, Mary Pope. Monday with a mad genius. 1st ed. New York : Random House, c2007. Jack and Annie travel 500 years back in time to Florence, Italy, and spend a day helping Leonardo da Vinci in the hope of learning another secret of happiness. Machado, Angelo. Dente. Rio de Janeiro : Nova Fronteira, 2004. Nesta Coleção Gente Tem, Bicho Também, o escritor Angelo Machado, ex-professor de anatomia, hoje professor de zoologia da UFMG, em parceria com os ilustradores Lor e Thalma, mostra como pode ser fácil e divertido entender o corpo, de gente e de bicho. Gente tem: dente, língua, garganta, nariz, olho. Mas para quê? Como funcionam? E será que os bichos também têm, ou eles são completamente diferentes de gente? Se galinha não tem dente, como é que ela come milho? Tromba de elefante é nariz? Vamos saber disso e muito mais com um avô que sabe muitas coisas e sua neta curiosa Alice, acompanhados da cachorra Brisa Augusta, do papagaio Aníbal e do peixinho Leo. Mas tem uma coisa que nem o avô soube explicar: Por que Einstein pôs a língua para fora?. 18/11/2013 Recent ArrivalsBeil, Michael D. The ring of Rocamadour. 1st ed. New York : Alfred A. Knopf, c2009. Catholic-schooled seventh-graders Sophie, Margaret, Rebecca, and Leigh Ann help an elderly neighbor solve a puzzle her father left for her estranged daughter twenty years ago. Clark, Mary Higgins. The shadow of your smile. 1st Pocket Books pbk. ed. New York : Pocket Books, 2011, c2010. Eighty-two-year-old Olivia Morrow, in failing health, struggles to decide whether to reveal a secret that will surely destroy the reputation of her deceased cousin Catherine, a nun being considered for beatification, and deprive the profligate nephews of world-famous doctor Alex Gannon of their inheritance. Yeats, W. B. (William Butler), 1865-1939. The Collected Plays of W. B. Yeats. New York : The Macmillan company, 1992. The countess Cathleen.--The land of the heart's desire.--Cathleen Ni Houlihan.--The pot of Broth.--The king's threshold.--The shadowy waters.--Dierdre.--At the hawk´s well.--The green helmet.--On Baile's strand.--The only jealously of Emer.--The hour-glass.--The unicorn from the stars.--The player queen.--The dreaming of the bones.--Calvary.--The cat and the moon.--Sophocles' Oedipus at Colonus.--The Resurrection.--The words upon my window-pane.--A full moon in March.--The king of the great clock tower.--The herne´s egg.--Purgatory.--The death of Cuchulain. As founder and director of Dublin's Irish National Theatre - now the world-famous Abbey Theatre - Yeats played a vital role in the modern revival of Irish drama throughout his life. He is said to have considered himself first and foremost a playwright. His own plays, rich in the originality and imaginative power characteristic of all his writing, leave no doubt as to Yeats's standing in the front rank of Irish dramatists. Dramer, Kim. Kublai Khan. New York : Chelsea House, c1990. A biography of the founder of the Mongol Dynasty in China. 11/11/2013 Cool!New Elementary TitlesEgan, Kate. Pony party. [New York] : HarperFestival, c2004. On the day of the big costume party Pinkie Pie dresses up as a beautiful unicorn; but when she gets to the party, everything seems to go wrong. Sharmat, Marjorie Weinman. Nate the Great, San Francisco detective. New York : Dell Yearling, c2000. Nate the Great goes to San Francisco to solve a mystery with his cousin, Olivia Sharp, who is also a detective. Pereira, André. A proclamação da república. Rio de Janeiro : Ao Livro Técnico, 2000. Os fatos da História do Brasil entre o último baile da Ilha Fiscal e a partida de D.Pedro II para Portugal. Às vésperas da Proclamação da República, o baile da Ilha Fiscal mostra toda pompa da monarquia antes de ser destronada. Um dos acontecimentos mais conhecidos do processo de organização do regime republicano no Brasil, apresentado em texto acessível, com artigos de jornais e mensagens de cartas adaptadas à linguagem atual. 5/11/2013 Look What's HereNew Middle School and Beyond TitlesDiaz, José M. AP Spanish : preparing for the language examination. 3. ed. New Jersey : Pearson, 2007. AP Spanish: Preparing for the Language Examination is designed for students at the upper levels of Spanish and specifically for those students who wish to take the Advanced Placement Language Examination in Spanish. It is also a fine complement for any advanced course in Spanish. Each unit focuses on language skills and testing formats utilized in the Advanced Placement Examination. The exercises have been designed not only to review and reinforce students' knowledge, but also to sharpen all language skills. Students become familiar with the actual directions from the test as well as the different types of exercises that appear in it. Care has been given to provide sufficient practice so that when students take the test, they can do it with ease and confidence. Coope, Katy. How to draw more manga. New York : Tangerine Press, c2003. Provides step-by-step instructions for drawing more detailed Japanese manga characters. Brocklehurst, Ruth. The Usborne book of famous artists. London : Usborne ;, 2012, c2011. Introduces the lives and works of thirty-five famous artists, illustrated with reproductions of the artists' works, with timelines that provide the key dates in each artist's life. 5/11/2013 Top Secret (Well, not really)New Elementary TitlesPalmer, Tom. Football academy : free kick. London : Puffin, 2009. James has been a junior player at United for a long time. Everyone expects him to follow in his father's footsteps and play for England one day. But James isn't sure. There is something he wants to do even more than football – but he doesn't want to let his dad down. James has a difficult choice to make – will he remain on side or kick the ball into touch for good? STAY ON THE BALL THIS SEASON – don't miss any of the Academy action!. Webb, Holly. Harry : the homeless puppy. New York : Scholastic, 2009. Grace can't have a puppy of her own, but she loves walking the dogs at the local animal shelter; her favourite is Harry, a lively Jack Russell puppy. Harry loves going for walks with Grace, and soon the two are best friends. But then Harry is re-homed and Grace is heartbroken. Grace knows she should be pleased that Harry has a home of his own, but she misses him terribly ...and poor Harry doesn't understand at all - where has his beloved Grace gone?. Capalija, Ann Marie. Butterfly hunt. New York : HarperFestival, [2005]. Serendipity and Sparkleworks set off on a butterfly hunt and make a host of new friends who take them on a grand flying adventure. |
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