New Elementary Titles

November 17th-19th, 2014

Averill, Esther Holden. The fire cat. New York : HarperCollins, c1988.


Pickles, a handsome young cat with yellow fur with black spots, goes to work at the fire department and becomes a famous fire cat.

---

Man-Kong, Mary. Barbie as The princess and the pauper.


Barbie stars in a double role as Princess Anneliese and the poor seamstress Erika in Barbie as The Princess and the Pauper. The girls come from different worlds, but they have one thing in common—they look exactly the same. When the two friends switch places, their adventure begins in this full-color storybook based on the exciting new video!.

---

Butterworth, Nick. After the storm.


A storm is raging outside and Percy the park keeper is having a sleepless night. When he gets up the following morning, Percy finds that the old oak tree has been blown down. It is a disaster for his animal friends who live there, but Percy is soon devising a plan to help his little friends find new homes in the best tree house they have ever seen. This title includes a wonderful fold-out poster.

---

Buzzeo, Toni. The great Dewey hunt. Janesville, WI : Upstart Books, c2009.


Twins Hugh and Louis Abernathy try to cheer up Carmen Rosa Peńa, who is unhappy because she cannot locate a book in the library and her younger sister is going to be in the same classroom, while taking part in Mrs. Skorupski's Great Dewey Hunt.

---

Colorful days. 1st American ed. London ; : DK Pub., 2003.


Explores a variety of colors seen in the different seasons from winter through spring and summer to fall.

---

Edwards, Julie, 1935-. Dumpy at school. 1st ed.


Charlie, who is nervous about his first day of school, and Dumpy the Dumptruck, who is nervous about his first construction job, gradually adjust to their new settings after making new friends.

---

Kaiser, Cecily. If you're angry and you know it! New York : Scholastic, 2005.


Introduces the concept of anger to children, in simple text with illustrations, as different children recognize and deal with anger in healthy ways.

---

Kaiser, Cecily. If you're angry and you know it! New York : Scholastic, 2005.


Introduces the concept of anger to children, in simple text with illustrations, as different children recognize and deal with anger in healthy ways.

---

Cleary, Brian P., 1959-. Do you know Dewey? : exploring the Dewey decimal system. Minneapolis, MN : Millbrook Press, c2013.


Introduces readers to the Dewey decimal system.

---

The Usborne book of everyday words in French.


A brightly illustrated French wordfinder containing over 500 simple words for children who are just beginning to read.

---

Hawkes, Nigel, 1943-. Planes and other aircraft.


Explains the basic science of flight, the problems of getting vehicles into the air, different types of engines, and aircraft design. Includes instructions for making aircraft models.

---

Carpenter, Eric. Young Christopher Columbus : discoverer of new worlds.
An easy-to-read biography of the famous explorer who became one of the first people to sail to America.

---

Care for your goldfish. Rev.ed.


n the 150th anniversary year of the royal patronage of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, the publishers are re-launching a revised and enlarged edition of 10 of the titles in this family-oriented pet care series.

---

Sisson, Kathryn Cleven, 1904-. Eddie Rickenbacker : boy pilot and racer. Carmel, IN : Patria Press, c2003.

A biography of an automobile racer and pilot who contributed a great deal towards the growth of military and commercial aviation in the United States.

---

David, Juliet, author. Please. First edition.


A bedtime prayer in which a child asks God to watch over people.

---

Wax, Wendy (Wendy Anne). Dora's summer parade. 1st ed. New York : Simon Spotlight/Nick Jr., c2008.


Dora and Boots prepare to be in the summer parade.

---