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    • Emma and the night dogs [book review]

    • Emma and the night dogs [book review]

    • Books--Reviews; Dogs--Juvenile fiction; Rescue work--Juvenile fiction; Search dogs--Juvenile fiction; Missing children--Juvenile fiction;

    • Aller, Susan Bivin. Emma and the Night Dogs. Illustrated by Marni Backer. Albert Whitman, 1997. ISBN 0-8075-1993-6. $14.95. 32 pp. *1-4 PB Reviewed by Jeanne Gubler This story begins as a small boy goes into the woods with his family, and somehow...
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • The skull of truth [book review]

    • The skull of truth [book review]

    • Books--Reviews; Honesty--Juvenile fiction; Truthfulness and falsehood--Juvenile fiction; Family--Juvenile fiction; Schools--Juvenile fiction; Friendship--Juvenile fiction;

    • Coville, Bruce. The Skull of Truth. Illustrated by Gary A. Lippincott. Harcourt Brace, 1997. ISBN 0-15-275457-1. $17.00. 195 pp. A 5+ FI Reviewed by Wendy Bishop Absolutely brilliant! Bruce Coville keeps you turning pages as he unfolds a story of...
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • Our journey from Tibet : based on a true story [book review]

    • Our journey from Tibet : based on a true story [book review]

    • Books--Reviews; Tibet (China)--History 1951---Juvenile literature; Tibetans--India--Juvenile literature; Political refugees--India--Juvenile literature;

    • Dolphin, Laurie. Our Journey From Tibet. Photographs by Nancy Jo Johnson. Dutton, 1997. ISBN 0-525-45577-9. $15.99. 40 pp. A 4-6 NF PB Reviewed by Lanell Rabner Whenever I see the snowcapped mountains, I remember my family. It's been more than two...
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • Gallows Hill [book review]

    • Gallows Hill [book review]

    • Books--Reviews; Witchcraft--Juvenile fiction; Extrasensory perception--Juvenile fiction; Reincarnation--Juvenile fiction; Reincarnation therapy--Juvenile fiction; Children of single parents--Juvenile fiction; Children of single parents--Juvenile...

    • Duncan, Lois. Gallows Hill. Delacorte, 1997. ISBN 0-385-32331-X. $15.95. 229 pp. NR 7-9 FI Reviewed by Rachel L. Wadham Sarah Zoltanne's mother suddenly decides to move from their California home to the ultraconservative town of Pine Crest so she...
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • The Importance of Norman Rockwell [book review]

    • The Importance of Norman Rockwell [book review]

    • Books--Reviews; Rockwell, Norman, 1894-1978--Juvenile literature; Rockwell, Norman, 1894-1978--Juvenile literature;

    • Durrett, Deanne. The Importance of Norman Rockwell. Lucent, 1997. ISBN 1-56006-080-8. $21.19. 95 pp. *5-6 BI Reviewed by Janna Wise For the advanced juvenile reader, this book offers delightful insight into the life of a truly American artist....
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • Barefoot : escape on the underground railroad [book review]

    • Barefoot : escape on the underground railroad [book review]

    • Books--Reviews; Fugitive slaves--Juvenile fiction; African Americans--Juvenile fiction; Animals--Juvenile fiction; Helping behavior--Juvenile fiction;

    • Edward, Pamela Duncan. Barefoot: Escape on the Underground Railroad. Illustrated by Henry Cole. HarperCollins, 1997. ISBN 0-06-027138-8. $14.89. 32 pp. C 1-5 PB Reviewed by Helen Hoopes At first glance, this book had the look of something I thought...
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • Leah's pony [book review]

    • Leah's pony [book review]

    • Books--Reviews; Farm life--United States--History 1933-1945--Juvenile fiction; Depressions--1929--Juvenile fiction; Family--Juvenile fiction; Ponies--Juvenile fiction; Horses--Juvenile fiction; Helping behavior--Juvenile fiction; Selflessness...

    • Friedrich, Elizabeth. Leah's Pony. Illustrated by Michael Garland. Boyds Mills, 1996. ISBN 1-56397-189-5. $14.95. 32 pp. *1-6 PB Reviewed by Gabi Kupitz The daughter of a farmer, Leah becomes aware of the effect of the drought on her father's 1930s...
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • Desire lines [book review]

    • Desire lines [book review]

    • Books--Reviews; Lesbians--Juvenile fiction; Lesbians--Juvenile fiction; Homosexuality--Juvenile fiction; Prejudices--Juvenile fiction; Sexual ethics--Juvenile fiction; Swearing--Juvenile fiction; Bullying--Juvenile fiction; Peer pressure--Juvenile...

    • Gantos, Jack. Desire Lines. Farrar Straus Giroux, 1997. ISBN 0-374-31772-0. $16.00. 138 pp. B 7+ FI Reviewed by Wendy Bishop “In ancient city planning there was something called a desire line. This was a footpath created by people who wanted to...
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • Wish me luck [book review]

    • Wish me luck [book review]

    • Books--Reviews; Ships--Juvenile fiction; Voyages and travels--Juvenile fiction; Survival after airplane accidents, shipwrecks, etc.--Juvenile fiction; War--Juvenile fiction; Children and war--Juvenile fiction; World War, 1939-1945--Great...

    • Heneghan, James. Wish Me Luck. Farrar Straus Giroux, 1997. ISBN 0374384533. $16.00. 197 pp. A 4+ FI Reviewed by Kathe C. Homer Tom Bleeker, the “new kid in town,” is hard for Jamie to figure out because he always scowls and tries to prove...
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • Far North [book review]

    • Far North [book review]

    • Books--Reviews; Wilderness survival--Juvenile fiction; Wilderness survival--Juvenile fiction; Survival after airplane accidents, shipwrecks, etc.--Juvenile fiction; Old age--Juvenile fiction; Friendship--Juvenile fiction; Fathers and sons--Juvenile...

    • Hobbs, Will. Far North. Morrow, 1996. ISBN 0-688-14192-7. $15.00. 226 pp. *6+ FI Reviewed by Gabi Kupitz On the cusp of his sixteenth birthday, Gabe and two fellow passengers survive the floatplane crash that takes the life of their bush pilot....
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • Turkey pox [book review]

    • Turkey pox [book review]

    • Books--Reviews; Thanksgiving Day--Juvenile fiction; Chickenpox--Juvenile fiction; Family--Juvenile fiction; Grandmothers--Juvenile fiction; Aunts--Juvenile fiction; Cousins--Juvenile fiction; Snow--Juvenile fiction; Turkeys--Juvenile fiction; Snow...

    • Anderson, Laurie Halse. Turkey Pox. Illustrated by Dorothy Donohue. Albert Whitman, 1996. ISBN 0-8075-8127-5. $14.95. 32 pp. A Pre+ PB Reviewed by Gabi Kupitz What a nightmare! It's Thanksgiving Day and all the family members are scrambling to get...
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • The seven silly eaters [book review]

    • The seven silly eaters [book review]

    • Books--Reviews; Mothers--Juvenile fiction; Love, Maternal--Juvenile fiction; Mother and child--Juvenile fiction; Brothers and sisters--Juvenile fiction; Food habits--Juvenile fiction; Determination (Personality trait) in children--Juvenile fiction;...

    • Hoberman, Mary Ann. Seven Silly Eaters. Illustrated by Marla Frazee. Harcourt Brace, 1997. ISBN 0-14-200096-8. $15.00. 32 pp. A Pre+ PT/PB Reviewed by Vicky M. Turner The small Peters family (mother, father and son) begins this nutty story of food...
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • The bat poet [book review]

    • The bat poet [book review]

    • Books--Reviews; Bats--Juvenile fiction; Animals--Juvenile fiction; Sleep--Juvenile fiction; Self-acceptance--Juvenile fiction;

    • Jarrell, Randall. The Bat Poet. Illustrated by Maurice Sendak. HarperCollins, 1996. ISBN 0062050842. $11.95. 43 pp. *4+ PT Reviewed by Jan Staheli A little bat,”the color of coffee with cream in it,” begins waking up in the daytime and...
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • Home on the bayou : a cowboy's story [book review]

    • Home on the bayou : a cowboy's story [book review]

    • Books--Reviews; Cowboys--Juvenile fiction; Moving, Household--Juvenile fiction; Anger--Juvenile fiction; Mothers and sons--Juvenile fiction; Grandfathers--Juvenile fiction; First day of school--Juvenile fiction; Bullying--Juvenile fiction;...

    • Karas, G. Brian. Home on the Bayou. Illlustrated by G. Brian Karas. Simon & Schuster, 1996. ISBN 0-689-80156-4. $15.00. 32 pp. *K-3 PB Reviewed by Gabi Kupitz Ned, an elementary-school-age cowboy, is visibly and verbally upset when his...
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • Trouble [book review]

    • Trouble [book review]

    • Books--Reviews; Eritrea--Juvenile literature; Children--Eritrea--Juvenile literature;

    • Kurtz, Jane. Trouble. Illustrated by Durga Bernhard. Harcourt Brace, 1997. ISBN 0-15-200219-7. $15.00. 32 pp. A 1-4 PB Reviewed by Jeanne Gubler This book is about a traditional Eritrean boy. It takes the reader to a new land, where she sees a new...
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • Water dance [book review]

    • Water dance [book review]

    • Books--Reviews; Water--Juvenile literature; Hydrologic cycle--Juvenile literature;

    • Locker, Thomas. Water Dance. Illustrated by Thomas Locker. Harcourt Brace, 1997. ISBN 0-15-201284-2. $16.00. 32 pp. * Pre+ NF/PB Reviewed by Helen Hoopes This wonderful picture book is about the water cycle--starting with the rain, then moving...
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • Little Red Cowboy Hat [book review]

    • Little Red Cowboy Hat [book review]

    • Books--Reviews; West (U.S.)--Juvenile literature; Grandmothers--Juvenile literature; Wolves--Juvenile literature;

    • Lowell, Susan. Little Red Cowboy Hat. Illustrated by Randy Cecil. Henry Holt, 1997. ISBN 0-8050-3508-7. $14.95. 32 pp. A Pre+ PB Reviewed by Vicky M. Turner Once upon a ranch, out in the wilds of the West, lived Little Red Cowboy Hat. She had red...
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • No more nice [book review]

    • No more nice [book review]

    • Books--Reviews; Etiquette for children and teenagers--Juvenile fiction; Great-aunts--Juvenile fiction; Uncles--Juvenile fiction; Family--Juvenile fiction; Only child--Juvenile fiction; Individuality--Juvenile fiction;

    • MacDonald, Amy. No More Nice. Illustrated by Cat Bowman Smith. Orchard, 1996. ISBN 0-531-09542-8. $14.95. 123 pp. B 3+ FI Reviewed by Wendy Bishop Simon knows it's not polite to burp, to ask too many questions, to interrupt, or to speak to an adult...
    • Children's Book and Play Review

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