Monthly Archives: April 2014
Shiva’s Fire
Title: Shiva’s Fire Author(s): Suzanne Fisher Staples Cover Art: Hala Wittwer Publisher and Year: Harper Collins, 2000 Number of pages: 276 Genre: Fiction, Fable. Descriptive Annotation: Shiva’s Fire is about a girl named Parvati who is born to dance. … Continue reading
Captain Underpants and the Invasion of the Incredible Naughty Cafeteria Ladies from Outer Space (and the Subsequent Assault of the Equally Evil Lunchroom Zombie Nerds)
Title: Captain Underpants and the Invasion of the Incredible Naughty Cafeteria Ladies from Outer Space (and the Subsequent Assault of the Equally Evil Lunchroom Zombie Nerds) Author: Dav Pilkey Illustrator: Dav Pilkey Publisher, Year: Scholastic, 1999 Number of pages: 144 … Continue reading
Music for Alice
Title: Music for Alice Author(s): Allen Say Illustrator/Photographer: Allen Say Publisher, Year: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2004 Number of pages: 32 Genre: Non-fiction, autobiography Descriptive Annotation: This is an autobiography of Alice. Alice loved to dance when she was a girl, … Continue reading
Camilla the Zebra
Title: Camilla the zebra Author: Marisa Nunez Illustrator: Oscar Villan Publisher and Year: Kalandraka, 2003 Number of pages: 32 Genre: Fiction Descriptive Annotation: Camilla the zebra lives in a place where the wind is very strong, so she needs … Continue reading
Two Eggs, Please
Title: Two eggs, please. Author: Sarah Weeks Illustrator: Betsy Lewin Publisher and Year: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2003 Number of pages: 32 Genre: Fiction, fable Descriptive Annotation: The book begins with a fox waitress asking a rhino what he … Continue reading
School For Bandits
Title: School for Bandits Author(s): Hannah Shaw Illustrator/Photographer: 32 Publisher and Year: Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2011 Number of pages: 32 Genre: Fiction, fable Descriptive Annotation: Ralph does not act like a normal raccoon; he brushes his teeth, vacuums … Continue reading
Would I Trade My Parents?
Title: Would I Trade My Parents? Author: Laura Numeroff Illustrator/Photographer: James Bernardin Publisher and Year: Abram Books for Young Readers, 2009 Number of pages: 32 Genre: Fiction Descriptive Annotation: The narrator thinks about five other kids and their parents. … Continue reading
Homeless Bird
Title: Homeless Bird Author: Gloria Whelan Illustrator/Photographer: Not Applicable Publisher, Year: HarperCollins Publisher, 2000 Number of pages: 182 Genre: Realistic fiction, historic fiction, fiction Descriptive Annotation: Koly is a thirteen-year-old girl who is growing up in modern India. Her parents … Continue reading
Inside Out and Back Again
Title: Inside Out and Back Again Author: Thanhha Lai Illustrator/ Photographer: N/A Publisher and Year: Harper Collins Books, 2011 Number of Pages: 272 Tags/ Themes: Family, Perseverance, Vietnam War, Growing Up, 5-7, Newbery Honor Book, National Book Award Winner Genre: Historical … Continue reading
Regarding the Fountain
Title: Regarding the Fountain Author: Kate Klise Illustrator/ Photographer: M. Sarah Klise Publisher and Year: Avon Books, 1998 Number of Pages: 138 Tags/ Themes: Fiction, Friendship, Letters, School Genre: Fiction Descriptive Annotation: This chapter book is about a school, Dry … Continue reading