New Elementary Titles

May 26th - May 30th, 2014

Anderson, Dean. Guarding the tablets of stone. San Diego, CA: : Legacy, 2009.

Introducing Guarding the Tablets of Stone, the second book in the Bill the Warthog Mysteries series. Join in on the action as Bill solves such cases as the vanishing "Big Green Slime Time" video game, and even uses "Slugtop", the cosmic comic superhero, to put the Ten Commandments under the magnifying glass for Nick and his friends. Bill the Warthog Mysteries: Guarding the Tablets of Stone will bring laughter and learning to preteens, and kids of all ages!.

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DiCamillo, Kate. Because of Winn-Dixie. New York, N.Y. : Scholastic, 2000.

Ten-year-old India Opal Buloni's mother walked out on her seven years ago, and she's been asking about her ever since — so that she won't forget her mom. But when she moves to Naomi, Florida, and befriends a lively stray dog, the canine helps her meet some unusual characters who teach her about love, life, and forgiveness.

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Grogan, John, 1957-. Marley : a dog like no other. 1st pbk. ed. New York : Collins, 2008, c2007.

A special adaptation of the author's book "Marley & Me" for young readers, in which he shares the story of his golden retriever Marley, and tells of the love his family has for the dog.

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Norby, Lisa. Treasure Island. New York : Random House, 2004.

An innkeeper's son finds a treasure map that leads him to a pirate's fortune.

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Stine, R. L. Lose, team, lose! New York : Scholastic, c2005.

Bernie Bridges and his teammates need to find a way to get Jennifer off the all-boys football team before they are forced to play the National Champion Bone-Breakers.

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Alberto, Daisy. Swiss family Robinson. 1st ed. New York : Random House, c2006.

An adaptation of Johann Wyss's novel about an imaginative family that survives and prospers after being shipwrecked on a deserted island where they live over ten years before the chance of rescue arrives.

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Schuh, Mari C., 1975-. Earthquakes. Mankato, Minn. : Pebble Plus Books, c2010.

''Describes earthquakes, how they occur and the damage they cause''--Provided by publisher.

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Belli, Roberto Carlos. O elefante que queria tudo : um conto sobre egoísmo. Blumenau, SC : Todolivro, 2004.

Ilustrado, este livro contém breves contos que, revelando situações e peripécias de seus personagens, incentivam a criança a desenvolver sentimentos de nobreza moral.

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Savaget, Luciana. Não gosto, não quero : a história da menina que descobriu o esconderijo das cores. Rio de Janeiro : Nova Fronteira, 2011.

Quem não conhece aquela menina que - mal humorada - vive resmungando e acaba se esquecendo como se faz para sorrir? Em Não gosto, não quero, Luciana Savaget deixa bem claro que tristeza não nos leva a lugar nenhum e que o mundo fica muito melhor se deixarmos espaço para a alegria.

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Brenman, Ilan. O pó do crescimento : e outros contos. São Paulo : Martins Fontes, 2003.

Em todas as ruas de todas as infâncias acontecem histórias fantásticas. A coleção Contos da Minha Rua reúne autores que souberam imaginar histórias que poderiam ter acontecido nas ruas da nossa fantasia e contá-las de maneira simples e maravilhosa. Cada livrinho trará sempre um ou mais contos, ricos de fantasia e de linguagem, para entretenimento dos pequenos leitores e para o prazer daqueles que têm o raro privilégio de viver o momento mágico de ler para uma criança.

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