Joan Holub Books In Order

The Mummy’s Gold (By:Kate McMullan)

Beginning readers will find just the right amount of funny thrills and chills in this easy readers book featuring big type, simple sentences and full color illustrations. Jake knows his big brother, Henry, is up to something when he pays to take Jake to see a movie called The Mummy’s Gold. So when a mummy shows up and asks for all of Jake’s money, he’s sure it’s just one of Henry’s pranks or is it? Full color.

Dragon Breath (By:Jane O’Connor)

A week in the Welsh countryside is not exactly our hero’s idea of a great vacation. There’s not a single boy around to play with and the whole town smells like smoke. Could the fact that the town’s Welsh name means ‘in the shadow of the dragon’ have something to do with this? Our unsuspecting hero is about to find out, when his unexciting vacation reveals a surprise more monstrous than he’s ever imagined. Full color.

Tatiana Comes to America

Sisters Lila and Rose are spending the year with their eccentric grandmother, who runs a doll hospital. The girls are not pleased with the arrangement, but they begin to enjoy themselves when they learn their grandmother has a special power to ‘read’ the lives of the dolls she is working to restore. In each book, their grandmother tells he girls the story of a different doll. In this first book, we meet Tatiana, a Russian doll who travels to Ellis Island with her owner, a girl named Anya.

Goldie’s Fortune

In this book, we meet Goldie, the beloved doll of a girl named Eliza whose family loses their fortune during the Great Depression, and we see the ongoing story of Rose and Lila as they start school in their grandmother’s town.

Saving Marissa

Sisters Rose and Lila, ages 10 and 8, are spending the year with their grandmother who runs a doll hospital while their parents are working out of the country. Their grandmother has a special power to communicate with dolls, and to tell their stories. In this book, the girls find a damaged babydoll at the home of their babysitter, Jill, an older woman who lives in the neighborhood. Rose and Lila persuade Far Nana to restore the doll, and the girls learn its story. The doll, Marissa, belonged to Jill when she was a little girl. Marissa was a gift from Jill’s beloved aunt.

Danielle’s Dollhouse Wish

The fifth book in the Doll Hospital series tells the dual stories of a Parisian dollhouse family from the 1890s and modern day sisters Rose and Lila. Sisters Rose and Lila, ages 10 and 8, are spending the year with their grandmother who runs a doll hospital while their parents are working overseas. Their grandmother has a special power to communicate with dolls and to tell their stories. In this book, the girls’ grandmother is restoring a Parisian dollhouse from the 1890s which will be placed in a dollhouse museum. In the process of helping their grandmother with the restoration, Rose and Lila learn the story of the special relationship between the dollhouse people and a student at the boarding school where the house was kept.

Animals

With simple text and charming illustrations, emerging readers follow step by step directions to create their own pictures. With instructions for drawing everything from farm Animals to zoo Animals, everyone will be able to say, ‘I can draw!’

Cars and Trucks

With simple text and charming illustrations, emerging readers follow step by step directions to create their own pictures. With instructions for drawing everything from race cars to school buses, everyone will be able to say, ‘I can draw!’

Magical Creatures

Now even the youngest readers can learn to draw like the big kids! Following the simple text and charming illustrations, readers follow step by step directions to create their own pictures in ten steps or less. In Easy to Read! Easy to Draw! Magical Creatures, readers will learn how to draw fairy princesses in flowing gowns, noble dragons with fiery breath, and mischievous elves just like magic!

Good Luck!

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY.

Scaredy-Pants!

It’s Halloween, and the Ant Hill kids are all dressed in costume and visiting a spooky fun house! They see and hear all sorts of creepy things, but once they switch on their flashlight, the house turns out to be not so scary at all!

Big Heart!

The ants are hard at work in their classroom on a big Valentine’s Day card! They will add lace and glue and stars. But who will they send it to? The Ant Hill kids list all of the possibilities before settling on one lucky person: their teacher!

Spring Is Here!

April showers bring May flowers! That is what the Ant Hill kids learn when they plant a garden of their very own and watch it grow!

Picnic!

Summer is the perfect time for a picnic and everyone knows that ants love a good Picnic! Watermelon and corn on the cob yum! But when the sun starts to set, the ants must find their way home after a long afternoon in the park.

Snow Day!

It is wintertime and the Ant Hill kids are enjoying a Snow Day! They count snowflakes, throw snowballs and make snow ants! But most exciting of all, they plan to go sledding! How many ants can they fit on a sled? And just how fast will they go?

Elizabeth and the Royal Pony

Princess Elizabeth of England is trying to teach her golden pony to jump over a stone wall but no matter what she tries, he won’t budge! After seeking advice from people in the kingdom, the princess finally asks her father, King Henry VIII, for help. And what he says just might help her navigate more than a stone wall.

Isabel Saves the Prince

Young Isabel loves her peaceful life. But when the king summons her and her brother, Alfonso, to live with him, Isabel knows they have no choice but to go. She is worried because the king’s way of life is very different what if she and her brother don’t fit in? Then the king’s men accuse Alfonso of treason, and Isabel knows she must step up and do what’s right for her brother and for Spain.

Lydia and the Island Kingdom

Young Princess Lydia has always loved her Hawaiian customs. But asAmerican influences begin to take over, she realizes that her family’s old ways are disappearing. She wants to help but how? Lydia commits the grand old stories of her culture to paper so they will always be remembered. And she realizes the comfort they bring in a time of change.

Athena the Brain

ATHENA HAS ALWAYS BEEN ABOVE AVERAGE. She’s never quite fit in at Triton Junior High, but who would’ve guessed that Athena is actually a goddess? Principal Zeus’s daughter, to be exact. When she’s summoned to Mount Olympus Academy, Athena thinks she might actually fit in for the first time in her life. But in some ways, school on Mount Olympus is not that different from down on Earth, and Athena is going to have to deal with the baddest mean girl in history Medusa! Authors Joan Holub and Suzanne Williams put a modern spin on classic myths with the Goddess Girls series. Follow the ins and outs of divine social life at Mount Olympus Academy, where the most privileged godboys and goddessgirls in the Greek pantheon hone their mythical skills.

Persephone the Phony

AS PERSEPHONE’S MOTHER ENCOURAGES HER to do, she often ‘goes along to get along’ instead of doing what she really wants. But when she meets Mount Olympus Academy bad boy Hades, she finally feels she has found someone with whom she can be herself. He’s the first person who actually listens to her, and she finds herself liking him, despite the fact that the other goddessgirls think he’s bad news. But if he makes her feel so special and so comfortable can he really be all that bad? Authors Joan Holub and Suzanne Williams put a modern spin on classic myths with the Goddess Girls series. Follow the ins and outs of divine social life at Mount Olympus Academy, where the most privileged godboys and goddessgirls in the Greek pantheon hone their mythical skills.

Aphrodite the Beauty

The Goddess Girls by Joan Holub and Suzanne Williams put a modern spin on classic Greek myths!

Artemis the Brave

The Goddess Girls by Joan Holub and Suzanne Williams put a modern spin on classic Greek myths!

Athena the Wise

These classic myths from the Greek pantheon are given a modern twist that contemporary tweens can relate to, from dealing with bullies like Medusa to a first crush on an unlikely boy. Goddess Girls follows four goddesses in training Athena, Persephone, Aphrodite, and Artemis as they navigate the ins and outs of divine social life at Mount Olympus Academy, where the most priviledged gods and goddesses of the Greek pantheon hone their mythical skills. In book 6, an exchange student from Egypt, Isis, is encroaching on Aphrodite’s match making turf. Will she also edge Aphrodite out of her group of friends?

Aphrodite the Diva

These classic myths from the Greek pantheon are given a modern twist that contemporary tweens can relate to, from dealing with bullies like Medusa to a first crush on an unlikely boy. Goddess Girls follows four goddesses in training Athena, Persephone, Aphrodite, and Artemis as they navigate the ins and outs of divine social life at Mount Olympus Academy, where the most priviledged gods and goddesses of the Greek pantheon hone their mythical skills. In book 6, an exchange student from Egypt, Isis, is encroaching on Aphrodite’s match making turf. Will she also edge Aphrodite out of her group of friends?

Artemis the Loyal

It’s time for the annual Olympic Games, and the four goddessgirls are not happy! It’s boys only and the girls at MOA are not pleased. Led by Artemis, Athena, Persphone and Aphrodite, the ladies of Mount Olympus hatch a plan to get Zeus to open up the games to everyone. Will they succeed or end up watching from the sidelines again?These classic myths from the Greek pantheon are given a modern twist that contemporary tweens can relate to, from dealing with bullies like Medusa to a first crush on an unlikely boy. Goddess Girls follows four goddesses in training Athena, Persephone, Aphrodite, and Artemis as they navigate the ins and outs of divine social life at Mount Olympus Academy, where the most priviledged gods and goddesses of the Greek pantheon hone their mythical skills.

Ten Little Ballerinas: Jewel Sticker Stories

It’s almost time for the big ballet show. The musicians are tuning up their instruments, and the ten little ballerinas ths stars of the show are ready to dance. But they all need some help. One ballerina has lost her crown, another can’t decide which tutu to wear, and a lonely little ballerina wishes she could keep her teddy bear with her. Includes 25 full color, jewel like stickers in five different shapes.

Boo Who? A Spooky Lift-the-Flap Book

From a ghost that says Boo! to an owl that hoots Whooo? young children will love guessing what is beneath each over sized flap in this adorable novelty book. There’s a fun riddle to read and a flap to lift on every spread, plus a mylar mirror on the last page to provide hours of spooky fun for your favorite little monster!

Red, Yellow, Green: What Do Signs Mean?

The lighthearted text and cheery illustrations of this sticker activity book teach children about common signs including Stop, Don’t Walk, Detour, School Crossing, and many more. Includes 34 stickers. Full color Ages 4 7. Pub: 2/98. .

A Busy Guy

Verbs ending in ing and ed

Happy Monster Day!

Mother’s have Mother’s Day. Fathers have Father’s Day. Little monsters should have their day, too, says Max, and his parents agree, giving him a day full of surprises and clues that lead to a special gift.

Eek-a-boo

This young, humorously haunting exploration of the spooky creatures that romp on Halloween night, filled with excitingly eerie and frighteningly fun illustrations, invites the reader to lift 11 oversized flaps, revealing one spooky ghoul after another.

Light the Candles

Hanukkah is here! There are so many fun things to do light candles in the menorah, open presents, eat latkes and chocolate coins, play the dreidel game, and more. With the turn of each page, another candle is added to the menorah and another fun element of Hanukkah is depicted. Children can lift the flaps and see all the special ways there are to celebrate this joyful holiday.

The Pizza That We Made

Level 2. Suzanne, Max, and Jake are making a pizza. First they mix the dough. Then they add the toppings and cheese. Soon it’s ready. Yum!

Shadows Everywhere

Discusses what causes shadows, how they change depending on placement of the light source, and ways to have fun making shadows.

Hooray for St. Patrick’s Day!

It’s Saint Patrick’s Day, and time to join in the celebration. Children can lift the flaps for interactive fun as they see the children in this book make holiday crafts, taste traditional Irish food, perform a play about Saint Patrick, and even march in a Saint Patrick’s Day parade. As an added bonus, they can search for the hidden leprechaun on each spread. A great way for young readers to learn about and enjoy the holiday.

Company’s Coming

It’s Passover, and family and friends are coming over to celebrate. Young readers can lift the flaps and join the fun as the family in this lively story asks the Four Questions, samples the foods on the Seder plate, hunts for the Afikomen, and more. A great way to introduce the history and traditions of this important Jewish holiday to the very young.

Turkeys Never Gobble

Gather around the table!It’s Thanksgiving Day, and a group of very hungry animals are preparing for a feast. But don’t forget your manners, because these polite animals would never act like wild beasts! Or would they?

Kwanzaa Kids

Kwanzaa is here, and there are so many fun things to do! Each day the children light another candle on the Kinara. Then they celebrate the Kwanzaa principle of the day by working at Granny’s market stand, making gifts for family and friends, playing African games, and even having a feast! A perfect way to begin teaching young children about the meaning and traditions of this joyous holiday.

Somebunny Loves Me

‘You’re someone’s dandy, darling deer. You’re someone’s lamby pie. You’re someone’s monkey doodle face. You’re someone’s butterfly.’ A little bunny celebrates the love that parents and children share. Touch the soft fur on the lovable and adorable animals on each spread, and know that somebunny loves you, too!

Apples and Honey

Rosh Hashanah is here and it’s the beginning of a new year. There are so many exciting things to do! The children make New Year’s cards to send to family and friends, they go to temple and hear dad blow the shofar, and after a delicious dinner they dip apples in honey and hope for a sweet new year. This book provides a perfect way to begin teaching young readers about the meaning and traditions of this special holiday. Illustrated by Cary Pillo

Dragon Dance

It’s Chinese New Year and there are so many fun things to do! Shopping at the outdoor market for fresh flowers, eating New Year’s dinner with the whole family, receiving red envelopes from Grandma and Grandpa, and best of all watching the spectacular Chinese New Year’s parade! Introduce the customs of Chinese New Year to even the youngest readers with this festive new lift the flap book. Illustrated by Benrei Huang.

Five Spring Fairies

One by one, five fabulous fairies disappear and pop up on every spread. Counting down from five we see the fairies getting ready for spring. From setting the flowers to blossom to painting the rainbow, fairies appear and disappear with their tasks completed as spring arrives! A gatefold flap and sturdy pop up is included on each spread.

Apple Countdown

Field trip today to the apple farm! Count 20 name tags, 19 kids on the bus, 18 miles to the farm. There are 14 cows and 13 ducks 10 white and 3 black, and 12 rows of apple trees. Count the apples in your sack, count 3 pies to eat divided into 20 pieces, and all too soon it’s 2 o’clock, time to go! But wait Lee has a number 1 surprise. Joan Holub’s creative countdown, from 20 to 1, includes grouping and simple addition. Her multicultural students enjoy all that the apple farm has to offer, from counting the cows and ducks to picking different varieties of apples. The endpapers of this cheerful book are filled with apple facts.

What Does Cow Say?

These farm animals have big mouths! Board book with flaps is perfect for spring positioning.

When the sun came up, Duck went QUACK and woke up his neighbor…

Each subsequent animal awakens, and makes his signature sound. Kids will love lifting the large flap to open the animal’s mouth and to guess what they say!

The final spread shows a child waking up–and when her arms are opened, they show the final HOORAY! Welcome the day!

Bed, Bats, & Beyond

Fang, a bat, is having a tough time getting to sleep. His brother Fink decides he needs a story a scary story. Now Fan really can’t get to sleep. Next, brother Batrick thinks he has the answer an adventurous pirate story! Fang is so excited that he is even more wide awak. Then sister Batsy offers a dramatic romance story about Cleobatra. That’s even worse! How will Fang finally get to sleep? There’s one story yet to hear…
will it be the one that works?

Backwards Day

Everything in school is reversed on Backwards Day, from reading books back to front to saying ‘stop’ instead of ‘go.’

Pajama Party

When six friends get together for a Pajama Party, everybody has fun sharing pizza, ghost stories, and pillow fights. But will these giggling girls ever go to sleep? Full color.

Abby Cadabra, Super Speller

Abby Cadabra is the best speller at the Hoakus Croakus School that is until the arrival of a new student and equally talented speller, Wanda Cassandra. The competition between the two little witches is fierce, leading right up to the day of the big Spelling Bee. Not until then do they realize that F R I E N D S H I P is the best ‘spell’ of all. This easy to read Level 2 will please kids and teachers alike! A funny lesson about competition and teamwork from the author/artist of Pen Pals.

The Garden That We Grew

It’s fun to plant a garden! First the children plant seeds, then they water them. Soon the leaves and flowers start to grow, and before long, tiny pumpkins appear. After a few months they are ready to be picked. Then the children scoop out the pumpkins’ insides and make pumpkin pie, pumpkin cookies, and jack o lanterns. The charmingly illustrated, simple, rhyming text is perfect for beginning readers who may just feel inspired to plant pumpkin patches of their own!

Cinderdog and the Wicked Stepcat

Cinderdog’s life is purt near perfect at the Gitalong Ranch, until his best bud, Cowboy Carl, went and married Cactus Kate. Now Cinder has a brand spankin’ new stepmother, and a Stepcat to boot. Wicked is the cat’s name, and that’s what she is all right. While the lovestruck Carl is busy moonin’ and spoonin’, Cinder’s busy cleanin’ and sweepin’. And what’s Wicked doin’? Not a darn thing! Cinderdog is ready to pack his bags and get outta town. This cowboy tale will make a great read aloud for all young buckaroos, especially those with blended families.

Scat, Cats!

These cats are too playful, so they are sent outside. But the clever kitties find a way to sneak back into the house. They claw the chair and fly through the air, swing from the chandelier and raid the refrigerator making a big mess and a lot of noise. Finally the cats’ owners succeed in sending them away, and this time they stay away. Now the house is very quiet. It is too quiet. Will the cats ever come back? Lively art brim*ming with adorable, rambunctious cats and charming details perfectly complements the humorous, simple, rhyming text.

The Gingerbread Kid Goes to School

A silly twist on the classic tale. The school principal bakes a gingerbread cookie and brings it to school in his lunchbox. When the principal opens his lunchbox, the gingerbread kid winks and jumps off the desk. Where is he off to in such a hurry?

Riddle-Iculous Math

‘What’s the number of states in the U.S.A. minus the number of days in the month of May minus the number of paws on a grizzly bear minus the number of legs on the spider in your hair? Spider!?! Eeeek!’ The answer to this and other math questions can be found in this funny book of riddles and jokes. Children can learn basic math skills while reading about animal sleepover parties, cafeteria food fights, and a boy who made more than 5 million dollars in one month!

The Halloween Queen

It’s Halloween and time for trick or treating. But this is one little girl who is afraid to go near her neighbor’s house. However, The Halloween Queen has the best candy on the whole block, and hosts a fun party too.

Geogra-Fleas!

Answers to many geography questions can be found in this hilarious new riddle book. The silly jokes, riddles, and rhymes cover facts about continents, oceans, state capitals, and much more! While children are chuckling, they will be expanding their knowledge; soon they’ll be amazing their friends and family with their newfound geographical expertise.

The Man Who Named the Clouds

In 1782, when Luke Howard was ten, he began keeping a weather journal to describe what he saw in the sky he especially loved to watch the clouds. As an adult, Luke wanted to classify clouds, though many others had failed at this.

Shampoodle

Reading with help It’s picture day at the dog park. But before the first photo can be taken, an exuberant pack of pups needs a bit of grooming. So they re off to Shampoodle, the local pet salon, where the eager dogs simply cannot sit still. And when some curious cats stop by, things go from messy to mayhem. Shampoodle is perfect for animal lovers and children who are just starting to read on their own, taking their cues from lively art and bubbly, rhymed text.

Groundhog Weather School

The must have book for Groundhog Day and the rest of the year! With pop art illustrations, a tongue in cheek tone, and a riot of detail, kids learn all the important aspects of Groundhog Day. And where better to learn it than Groundhog Weather School! Professor Groundhog opens a school so groundhogs can learn to accurately forecast the weather each February. Following along with the amusing cast of students, kids are drawn in by the thoroughly engaging tale while they learn fun facts about different animals groundhogs in particular, seasons, weather, and predicting the weather. With funny asides and a comic style approach to the illustrations, this informational story presents a fresh look at Groundhog Day through the eyes of the animals who live it each year.

Zero the Hero

Zero. Zip. Zilch. Nada. That’s what all the other numbers think of Zero. He doesn t add anything in addition. He s of no use in division. And don t even ask what he does in multiplication. Hint: Poof! But Zero knows he s worth a lot, and when the other numbers get into trouble, he swoops in to prove that his talents are innumerable.

How to Find Lost Treasure in All 50 States and Canada, Too!

Have you ever hidden something, and then forgotten where it was? Imagine if you buried a treasure, but couldn’t find it when you went back to look. This has really happened! Here is information about real treasure lost in all fifty states, and even some in Canada! Read and be amazed. You know what? This book could make you the richest person in the world. AMAZING TRUE STORIES: Coins and bits of treasure wash up on Florida beaches more often than anywhere else in the United States. The Great Lakes are freshwater and are extremely cold. These water conditions help preserve sunken treasures better than warm saltwater oceans do. In the United States alone there is $300 billion’ worth of lost treasure waiting to be found!

The Haunted States of America

Planning a vacation? Want to find a haunted house in your own state? Want to get really scared? Here’s the definitive listing of spooky places in every single state and some Canadian provinces, too. Read these true ghost stories and find out some fascinating history but watch out, ghosts are everywhere! DID YOU KNOW…
About the Gold Rush ghost who still haunts Room 23 at the Golden North Hotel in Skagway, Alaska? About the Winchester mystery house in San Jose, California, with 13 bathrooms,13 steps on the grand staircase, and 13 palm trees lining the driveway? About Floyd Collins, who still yells out for help in Mammoth Caves in Kentucky after being buried alive in 1925?

Knuckleheads

From Handsel and Gretel nibbling on a house made of finger food to Handerella trying to win over the handsome Finger Prints, Knuckleheads is hands down fun! Earburt and Toeper give it two thumbs up! The combination of Joan Holub’s pun filled humor and Michael Slack’s on the nose pictures make this a must read for all ages.

My First Book of Sign Language

This beginner’s guide to fingerspelling and sign language contains the sign for each letter of the alphabet along with signs for words that begin with each letter.

Why Do Cats Meow?

Many children love cats, and there is so much to know about America’s most popular pet. Why do they meow, hiss, and purr? Why do they have whiskers, tails, and claws? Beginning readers can find out the answers to those questions and many more in this fun, fact packed book filled with colorful feline photos and drawings.

Why Do Dogs Bark?

There are many different kinds of dogs and so much to find out about them. Why Do Dogs Bark?, howl, and bury bones? Why do they like to lick and sniff people? Children can find the answers to these questions and many more in this fun to read, informative book illustrated with big, colorful canine photographs and humorous drawings.

Vincent Van Gogh

‘Brad’ explores the ups and downs of van Gogh’s life and art in this colorful report, featuring Brad’s funny cartoons alongside reproductions of classic paintings like Starry Night.

Why Do Rabbits Hop?

Many people love rabbits, hamsters, gerbils, and guinea pigs. These small animals make great pets. And there’s so much to know about all of them! Which rabbits have the longest ears? How are hamsters and gerbils different? Are guinea pigs pigs? Find out all the answers to these questions and more in this lively, kid friendly introduction to these fun, furry creatures. Filled with colorful illustrations and photographs, this is just right for any child curious about these very appealing small pets.

Why Do Horses Neigh?

Do you love horses? If you do, you’re not alone. There’s so much to know about these amazing animals. Why Do Horses Neigh?? What are baby and adult horses called? How do horses communicate? Beginning readers can find out the answers to these questions and many more in this lively, fact filled introduction to these popular animals. Filled with colorful illustrations and dynamic color photos of real horses, this is a perfect selection for any young horse lover. Illustrated by Anna DiVito.

Yankee Doodle Riddles

Dancing pilgrims, sneezing presidents, and hamsters in top hats all have one thing in common they star in this new riddle book with an American history focus! The silly jokes, riddles, and rhymes cover topics from the 1400’s to the present day. Learn something new about inventors, monuments, cowboys, and astronauts and have a good laugh, too.

Why Do Snakes Hiss?

Many people like snakes, lizards, and turtles, and there’s so much to find out about all of these scaly skinned animals. Are all snakes poisonous? Why do snakes shed their skin? What unusual things can lizards do? Do lizards ever lose their tails? Why do turtles have shells? Kids will find the answers and much more in this fun, fact filled introduction to reptiles. Filled with colorful photographs and illustrations, this is just right for any reptile lover.

Why Do Birds Sing?

Do you love birds? If you do, you re not alone! Birds are fun to watch and they make great pets. There is so much to know about birds. Why do they have feathers? Can parrots really talk? Why do birds build nests? Do birds like toys? Beginning readers will find the answers to these questions and many more in this lively, fact filled book. Filled with colorful illustrations and photographs of wild and domestic birds, this is a perfect selection for any young bird watcher or bird lover.

Who Was Johnny Appleseed?

The perfect biography to ‘bite into’ at the start of a new school year! Children are sure to be fascinated by the eccentric and legendary Johnny Appleseed, a man who is best known for bringing apple trees to the midwest. Over John Chapman’s lifetime, he saw the country grow and start to spread westward. Traveling alone in bare feet and sporting a pot on his head! Johnny left his own special mark planting orchards that helped nourish new communities. His journeys and adventures are illustrated in a hundred black and white illustrations.

Who Was Marco Polo?

Marco Polo was seventeen when he set out for China…
and forty one when he came back! More than seven hundred years ago, Marco Polo traveled from the medieval city of Venice to the fabled kingdom of the great Kublai Khan, seeing new sights and riches that no Westerner had ever before witnessed. But did Marco Polo experience the things he wrote about…
or was it all made up? Young readers are presented with the facts in this entertaining, highly readable Who Was…
? biography with black and white artwork by John O Brien.

Valley of the Golden Mummies

Dan thinks mummies are really cool, so it doesn’t take him long to decide what to write about for his history report. Once he starts reading, Dan finds out about the Valley of the Golden Mummies, which was discovered just a few years ago. He learns what the ancient Egyptians thought life after death would be like, and how they prepared for it. Best of all, Dan learns about cool stuff like mummy curses, animal mummies, and the fascinating details of the mummy making process.

Smart About the Fifty States (With: Maryann Cocca-Leffler,True Kelley,Jon Buller,Susan Saunders)

The kids in Ms. Brandt’s class create a special report on the United States of America, with each child doing research on ten states. There’s a double spread map of the whole U.S. and a page for every state jam packed with trivia, interesting facts, handwritten captions, and jokes. At the end of the book is a map showing how the United States grew over time, a spread on the presidents and what states they hailed from, as well as a ‘bibliography’ of books the kids used in their research. Written by a team of well known author/artists, this 64 page Smart About History book is a great guide for kids. Written and illustrated by Jon Buller and Susan Schade, Maryann Cocca Leffler, Joan Holub, True Kelley, and Dana Regan.