Daisy and The Trouble with Chocolate by Kes Gray (9 Mar 2017, ages 5-7)
Daisy is SO excited! She’s been picked to look after the class hamsters, Pickle and Pops, over the Easter holidays – AND her mum’s taking her to Chocolate Land!!!
Trouble is, the two things probably shouldn’t mix…
The totally troublesome and laugh-out-loud funny new tale from the bestselling Daisy series.
Women in Science: 50 Fearless Pioneers Who changed the World by Rachel Ignotofsky (9 Mar 2017, ages 8-12)
A gloriously illustrated celebration of trailblazing women. Women in Science highlights the contributions of fifty notable women to the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics, from both the ancient and modern worlds. The book also contains fascinating infographics and an illustrated scientific glossary. The extraordinary women profiled include well-known figures like the physicist and chemist Marie Curie, as well as lesser-known pioneers such as Katherine Johnson, the African-American mathematician who calculated the trajectory of the Apollo 11 mission to the moon. Women in Science celebrates the achievements of the intrepid women who have paved the way for the next generation of female engineers, biologists, mathematicians, doctors, astronauts, physicists and beyond …
The Metropolitans by Carol Goodman (15 Mar 2017, ages 10-13)
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler meets The Apothecary in this time-bending mystery from bestselling author Carol Goodman!
The day Japan bombs Pearl Harbor, four thirteen-year-olds converge at the Metropolitan Museum of Art where an eccentric curator is seeking four uncommonly brave souls to track down the hidden pages of the Kelmsbury Manuscript, an ancient book of Arthurian legends that lies scattered within the museum’s collection, and that holds the key to preventing a second attack on American soil. When Madge, Joe, Kiku, and Walt agree to help, they have no idea that the Kelmsbury is already working its magic on them. But they begin to develop extraordinary powers and experience the feelings of King Arthur, Queen Guinevere, Morgan le Fay, and Lancelot: courage, friendship, love…and betrayal. Are they playing out a legend that’s already been lived, over and over, across the ages? Or can the Metropolitans forge their own story?
My Little Cities: London by Jennifer Adams and Greg Pizzoli (11 Apr 2017, board book)
In this delightful series written by BabyLit author Jennifer Adams and illustrated by kidlit darling Greg Pizzoli, each book showcases a different city with lighthearted baby-appropriate text and ridiculously charming illustrations. Cross the pond and explore the city on the Thames: feed the pigeons in Trafalgar Square, watch the changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace, marvel at the spinning lights of the London Eye, and say good night to London’s landmark skyline.
Cat Up, Cat Down by Catherine Hnatov (15 Apr 2017, board book)
Bold and playful images engage young readers as they are introduced to the concept of opposites. Big and small. Back and front. Tall and short. Cat Up Cat Down’s simple text allows children and the adults reading with them to expand on the story, building language development.
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