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    • Circus Caravan [drama review]

    • Circus Caravan [drama review]

    • Drama--Reviews; Circus--Juvenile drama;

    • Abela, Donna. Circus Caravan. 25 pp. A 1-9 When Adele’s mother passes away, her father, hoping to lift Adele from her subsequent depression, arranges for her to spend the summer with her Aunt Marichka, a traveling circus performer. Adele tells...
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • Handel: Who Knew What He Liked [book review]

    • Handel: Who Knew What He Liked [book review]

    • Books--Reviews; Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759--Messiah--Juvenile fiction; Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759--Juvenile fiction; Composers--Juvenile fiction; Determination (Personality trait) in children--Juvenile fiction; Obstinacy--Juvenile...

    • Anderson, M.T. Handel: Who Knew What He Liked. Illustrated by Kevin Hawkes. Candlewick Press, 2001. ISBN 0763610461. $16.99. 48 pp. * K-3 PB NF Reviewed by Donna Cardon This biography is a witty and whimsical look at the life and personality of...
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • Elliot Digs for Treasure [book review]

    • Elliot Digs for Treasure [book review]

    • Books--Reviews; Moose--Juvenile fiction; Friendship--Juvenile fiction; Treasure-trove--Juvenile fiction; Lost articles--Juvenile fiction;

    • Beck, Andrea. Elliot Digs for Treasure. Illustrated by Andrea Beck. Kids Can, 2001. ISBN 1550748068. $12.95. 30 pp. * K-2 FI PB Reviewed by Susie Quarterly Elliot and his friends enjoy an afternoon of excitement as they dig for buried treasure. The...
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • Paddington Bear Goes to the Hospital [book review]

    • Paddington Bear Goes to the Hospital [book review]

    • Books--Reviews; Paddington Bear (Fictitious character)--Juvenile fiction; Hospitals--Juvenile fiction; Teddy bears--Juvenile fiction;

    • Bond, Michael and Karen Jankel. Paddington Bear Goes to the Hospital. Illustrated by R.W. Alley. HarperCollins, 2001. ISBN 0694015636. $12.95. 31 pp. A Baby-PreS FI PB Reviewed by Susie Quartey Paddington is taken to the hospital. A series of tests...
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • The Circus Alphabet [book review]

    • The Circus Alphabet [book review]

    • Books--Reviews; Circus--Juvenile literature; English language--Alphabet--Juvenile literature;

    • Bronson, Linda. The Circus Alphabet. Henry Holt, 2001. ISBN 0805062947. $15.95. 40 pp. A PreK-2 PB Reviewed by Annette Van Wagenen Come see the “Greatest Show on Earth” starring the most stupendous performers in town. This clever alphabet book...
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • Skeleton Man [book review]

    • Skeleton Man [book review]

    • Books--Reviews; Psychopaths--Juvenile fiction; Kidnapping--Juvenile fiction; Dreams--Juvenile fiction; Determination (Personality trait) in children--Juvenile fiction; Mohawk Indians--Juvenile fiction; Indians of North America--New York...

    • Bruchac, Joseph. Skeleton Man. HarperCollins, 2001. ISBN 0060290765. $15.89. 114 pp. A 6-8 FI Reviewed by Laura Wadley Molly, a young Mohawk girl, finds herself in a terrifying position when her parents fail to return home one night. She is left to...
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • Forbidden Forest : The Story of Little John and Robin Hood [book review]

    • Forbidden Forest : The Story of Little John and Robin Hood [book review]

    • Books--Reviews; Little John (Legendary character)--Juvenile fiction; Great Britain--History--Richard I, 1189-1199--Juvenile fiction; Middle Ages--Juvenile fiction; Robin Hood (Legendary character)--Juvenile fiction;

    • Cadnum, Michael. Forbidden Forest: The Story of Little John and Robin Hood. Orchard, 2002. ISBN 0439317746. $17.95. 224 pp. A 7-12 FI Reviewed by Robert L. Maxwell Forbidden Forest tells the tale of Little John, including how he came to join Robin...
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • Shadow Night [book review]

    • Shadow Night [book review]

    • Books--Reviews; Shades and shadows--Juvenile fiction; Shadow-pictures--Juvenile fiction; Shadow puppets--Juvenile fiction; Shadow shows--Juvenile fiction; Bedtime--Juvenile fiction; Fear of the dark--Juvenile fiction; Fear in children--Juvenile...

    • Chorao, Kay. Shadow Night. Dutton, 2001. ISBN 0525466851. $15.99. A PreK-2 PB Reviewed Annette Van Wagenen What does a poor child do when it’s bedtime and there seem to be monsters in the room? Scream for Mama and Daddy! This is just what James...
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • Woolly Mammoth: Life, Death, and Recovery [book review]

    • Woolly Mammoth: Life, Death, and Recovery [book review]

    • Books--Reviews; Woolly mammoth--Russia (Federation)--Taymyr Peninsula--Juvenile literature; Buigues, Bernard--Juvenile literature; Prehistoric animals--Juvenile literature; Paleontology--Juvenile literature;

    • Chorlton, Windsor. Woolly Mammoth: Life, Death, and Recovery. Scholastic, 2001. ISBN 0-439-24134-0. $15.95. 40 pp. * 4-8 NF Reviewed by Sharon Kuttler In 1997, nomadic reindeer herders in Siberia discovered a pair of woolly mammoth tusks buried in...
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • Night Train [book review]

    • Night Train [book review]

    • Books--Reviews; Emotional problems of children--Juvenile fiction; Family--Australia--Juvenile fiction; Teenagers--Juvenile fiction; Anxiety--Juvenile fiction; High school students--Juvenile fiction; Australia--Juvenile fiction;

    • Clarke, Judith. Night Train. Henry Holt, 2000. ISBN 0-8050-6151-7. $16.95. 198 pp. B 10-12 FI Reviewed by Janet Francis Luke is the oldest child in his dysfunctional family. His writing instructor thinks his poetry is brilliant, but Luke is unable...
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • Larky Mavis [book review]

    • Larky Mavis [book review]

    • Books--Reviews; Infants--Juvenile fiction; Bullying--Juvenile fiction; Individuality--Juvenile fiction; Determination (Personality trait)--Juvenile fiction;

    • Cole, Brock. Larky Mavis. Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2001. ISBN 0-374-34365-9. $16.00. 32 pp. B 4-8 FI Reviewed by Jena M. Green When Larky Mavis discovers three peanuts, her life changes forever. She eats the first, which tastes like liver and...
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • Just Imagine [book review]

    • Just Imagine [book review]

    • Books--Reviews; Astral projection--Juvenile fiction; Family--Juvenile fiction; Depressions--1929--Juvenile fiction;

    • Collins, Pat Lowery. Just Imagine. Houghton Mifflin, 2001. ISBN 0-618-05603-3. $15.00. 216 pp. B 5-9 FI Reviewed by Janet Francis Leland can sing and dance and is his mother’s hope. She stays in California with him to make sure he is discovered...
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • Ted [book review]

    • Ted [book review]

    • Books--Reviews; Imaginary playmates--Juvenile fiction; Fathers and sons--Juvenile fiction;

    • DiTerlizzi, Tony. Ted. Illustrated by Tony DiTerlizzi. Simon & Schuster, 2001. ISBN 0-689-83235-4. $23.50. 40 pp. A Pre+ F Reviewed by Vicky M. Turner A father and son are having trouble communicating, understanding one another, and even getting...
    • Children's Book and Play Review
    • Skin and Bones [drama review]

    • Skin and Bones [drama review]

    • Drama--Reviews; Toleration--Juvenile drama;

    • Duffield, Neil. Skin and Bones. 25 pp. A- 3-9 This play takes place in “a jungle of the imagination,” a world ruled by brutality and bigotry. Its two prominent residents are Jackal and Tiger, who each spend their time trying to get the better...
    • Children's Book and Play Review

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