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Children's Books

Nonfiction

Blumberg, Rhoda. Commodore Perry in the Land of the Shogun. 1985.
Lothrop, $13 (0-688-03723-2).

Gr. 5-8. An attention-grabbing account of Perry's 1853 mission to
Japan is aptly illustrated with reproductions of Japanese
woodblocks and other historical art.


Fisher, Leonard Everett. Pyramid of the Sun, Pyramid of the Moon.
1988. Macmillan, $13.95 (0-02-735300-1).

Gr. 4-6. In this rich, exciting piece, Fisher focuses on the two
pyramids at Teotihuacan and the various people who lived and
worshipped at their base.


Freedman, Russell. Indian Chiefs. 1987. Holiday, $15.95
(0-8234-0625-3).

Gr. 6-9. Freedman profiles six western Indian chiefs who led their
people at critical moments in time in this superior piece of
nonfiction.


Freedman, Russell. Lincoln: A Photobiography. 1987. Clarion, $15.95
(0-89919-380-3); paper, $7.95 (0-395-51848-2).

Gr. 4-10. This realistic, perceptive, and unromanticized biography
of Lincoln includes a sampler of questions from his writings and
speeches.


Fritz, Jean. The Great Little Madison. 1989. Putnam, $15.95
(0-399-21768-1).

Gr. 5-7. A taut portrait of the sixth president emerges through
Fritz's perceptive picture of the times in which Madison lived.


Giblin, James Cross. Let There Be Light: A Book about Windows.
1988. Harper/Crowell, $14.95 (0-690-04693-6).

Gr. 5-10. An illuminating trek through civilization results as
Giblin traces the history of windows from earliest cultures to the
sunrooms of the 1980s.


Hamilton, Virginia. Illus. by Dillon, Leo and Dillon, Diane. The
People Could Fly: American Black Folk Tales. 1985. Knopf, $13.95
(0-394-86925-7).

Gr. 4-9. A representative collection of 24 black folktales,
dramatically retold with spirit and warmth and illustrated with
vigor and beauty.


Irwin, Constance H. Strange Footprints on the Land. 1980. Harper,
$13.89 (0-06-022773-7).

Gr. 8-10. Irwin challenges readers' thinking with factual evidence
and numerous conjectures about the early Norsemen's explorations
in America.


Kitzinger, Sheila. Being Born. 1986. Putnam/Grosset. paper, $15.95
(0-448-18990-9).

Ages 5-10. Dramatic intrauterine photographs record the development
of a fetus as Kitzinger explains what life might be like in the
womb during each stage of a baby's development.


Lauber, Patricia. Volcano: The Eruption and Healing of Mount St.
Helens. 1986. Bradbury, $14.95 (0-02-754500-8).

Gr. 2-5. A mesmerizing look at the gradual healing of Mount St.
Helens, whose slopes were devastated by volcanic eruptions in 1980.

Lester, Julius. Illus. by Pinkney, Jerry. Tales of Uncle Remus: The
Adventures of Brer Rabbit. 1987. Dial, $15 (0-8037-0271-X).

Gr. 4-9. Sharp and flavorful retellings of the Brer Rabbit stories
are relayed by a master storyteller and embellished by lively
illustrations.

Lurie, Alison. Illus. by Tomes, Margot. Clever Gretchen and Other
Forgotten Folk Tales. 1989. Crowell, $12.89 (0-690-03944-1).

Gr. 4-6. A collection of folktales chosen for their active female
protagonists who roundly counter the stereotype of the passive
heroine.

Marrin, Albert. The War for Independence: The Story of the American
Revolution. 1988. Atheneum, $15.95 (0-689-31390-X).

Gr. 5-10. Multiple threads of historical fact, based on speeches
and diary accounts, are woven into a vivid tapestry of the
eight-year-long American Revolution.


Meltzer, Milton. Rescue: The Story of How Gentiles Saved Jews in
the Holocaust. 1988. Harper, $12.95 (0-06-024209-4).

Gr. 6-9. Chronicling one of the more noble moments of World War II,
Meltzer introduces the Gentiles who put their lives on the line to
save Jewish men, women, and children during the Holocaust.


Ride, Sally and Okie, Susan. To Space and Back. 1986. Lothrop,
$16.95 (0-688-06159-1).

Gr. 3-7. Astronaut Sally Ride presents a lively, personalized
account of a space shuttle mission from takeoff to landing.


Sattler, Helen R. Dinosaurs of North America. 1981. Lothrop, $14.95
(0-688-51952-0).

Gr. 4-7. Through narrative and graphics, Sattler provides a
discerning description of more than 80 different types of North
American dinosaurs.


Siegal, Aranka. Upon the Head of a Goat: A Childhood in Hungary,
1939-1944. 1982. Farrar, $12.95 (0-374-38059-7).

Gr. 7-9. A heartbreaking autobiographical novel that documents the
destruction of Siegal's family at the hands of the Nazis in World
War II.



Picture Books

Bang, Molly. Ten, Nine, Eight. 1983. Greenwillow, $12.95
(0-688-00906-9).

Ages 2-3. A counting lesson and bedtime story deftly unite in this
spare but rich and tender picture book.


Brett, Jan. The Mitten. 1989. Putnam, $14.95 (0-399-21920-X).

Ages 3-6. Framed by birch-bark panels, Brett's highly textured
illustrations enrich the Ukrainian folktale about numerous animals
that invade a boy's lost mitten.


Carle, Eric. Very Busy Spider. 1985. Putnam/Philomel, $14.95
(0-399-21166-7).

Ages 3-5. Handsome and inventive illustrations tell a disarmingly
simple story of a spider who diligently spins her web. Raised
lines, for the spider's web enables blind as well as sighted
children to enjoy the story.


Grifalconi, Ann. The Village of Round and Square Houses. 1986.
Little, Brown, $14.95 (0-316-32862-6).

Ages 4-7. In a comfortable blend of folklore, anthropology, and
fiction, Grifalconi relates the legendary history, social
structure, and life-style of a remote village in central Africa.
Deep, intense colors richly re-create the landscape and people.


Grimm, Jakob and Grimm, Wilhelm. Illus. by Diamond, Donna.
Rumpelstiltskin. 1983. Holiday, $10.95 (0-8234-0488-9).

Ages 4-7. Meticulously drafted, real-looking characters give
Diamond's version of Rumpelstiltskin a haunting resonance.


Hest, Amy. Illus. by Schwartz, Amy. The Purple Coat. 1986.
Macmillan/Four Winds, $12.95 (0-02-743640-3).

Ages 5-7. Though her mother insists on navy blue, Gabrielle and her
grandfather, a tailor, find a way to make her a purple coat.
Vibrant artwork and a realistic telling are coupled in this
satifying story.


Hoban, Tana. 26 Letters and 99 Cents. 1987. Greenwillow, $13
(0-688-06361-6).

Ages 3-6. A combined ABC and counting book is strikingly designed
in a back-to-back presentation; glossy plastic letters and numbers,
shiny coins, and other familiar objects provide identification for
the youngest learner.


Houston, Gloria. Illus. by Cooney, Barbara. The Year of the Perfect
Christmas Tree: An Appalachian Story. 1988. Dial, $12.95
(0-8037-0299-X).

Ages 5-8. This warm, heartfelt narrative captures the family
feeling of Christmas 1918. Cooney's folk-art style does justice to
the affectionate remembrance.


Howard, Elizabeth Fitzgerald. Chita's Christmas Tree. 1989.
Bradbury, $13.95 (0-02-744621-2).

Ages 5-8. Dreamy watercolors evoke the turn-of-the-century
Baltimore setting, where a black family joyfully prepares for
Christmas.


Hyman, Trina Schart. Little Red Riding Hood. 1982. Holiday, $14.95
(0-8234-0470-6).

Ages 4-8. A familiar folktale world comes to life in vividly
detailed compositions that frame Red Riding Hood's path through the
woods into danger, and eventually to a happy ending.


Kellogg, Steven. Prehistoric Pinkerton. 1987. Dial, $12.95
(0-8037-0322-8).

Ages 5-8. Kellogg's exuberant pictures help tell the story of the
rambunctious Great Dane, who turns a natural history museum upside
down when, in the midst of teething, he spies delicious-looking
dinosaur bones.


Lesser, Rika. Illus. by Zelinsky, Paul O. Hansel and Gretel. 1985.
Dodd, $14.95 (0-399-21733-9); Putnam/Sandcastle, $5.95
(0-399-21725-8).

Ages 5-7. A spare, authentic retelling of the Grime classic is
illustrated with museum-quality pictures executed in jewel-like
colors.


Lindgren, Barbro. Illus. by Eriksson, Eva. The Wild Baby. 1981.
Greenwillow, $11.88 (0-688-00601-9).

Ages 2-5. No matter what he does, the rascally antihero of this
riotous picture book is secure in his mother's affection.


Maruki, Toshi. Hiroshima No Pika. 1982. Lothrop, $13
(0-688-01297-3).

Gr. 4-7. Impressionistic paintings accompany a realistic account
of one child's suffering on the day the bomb was dropped on
Hiroshima.


McKissack, Patricia C. Illus. by Pinkney, Jerry. Mirandy and
Brother Wind. 1988. Knopf, $12.95 (0-394-88765-4).

Ages 5-8. After capturing Brother Wind, Mirandy uses her newfound
power to win first prize in the junior cakewalk contest with her
friend Ezel.


Provensen, Alice and Provensen, Martin. The Glorious Flight: Across
the Channel with Louis Bleriot, July 25, 1909. 1983. Viking, $13.95
(0-670-34259-9); Penguin/Puffin, paper $4.95 (0-14-050729-9.

Gr. 1-5. With wit and style, the Provensens use fluid watercolors
to handsomely re-create Bleriot's flight across the English
Channel.


Rylant, Cynthia. Illus. by Gammell, Stephen. The Relatives Came.
1985. Bradbury, $12.95 (0-02-777220-9).

Ages 5-7. The relatives come for a visit, and all the joy of the
occasion is neatly captured in exuberant colors and expressive
lines.


Snyder, Dianne. Illus. by Say, Allen. The Boy of the Three-Year
Nap. 1988. Houghton, $13.95 (0-395-44090-4).

Ages 5-8. In this handsome adaptation of a Japanese folktale, a
lazy boy fools a rich merchant into handing over his daughter in
marriage. The boy gets his comeuppance when his mother makes plans
of her own.


Steig, William. Doctor DeSoto. 1982. Farrar, $13.95
(0-374-31803-4); Scholastic/Blue Ribbon, $3.95 (0-590-41462-3).

Ages 6-8. Lighthearted cartoon drawings adroitly display Steig's
clever story of how a mouse dentist gets the best of the fox who
has come to him for care.


Steptoe, John. Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale. 1987.
Lothrop, $13 (0-688-04045-4).

Ages 4-7. In creating a modem fable about two sisters with opposite
natures, Steptoe employs richly colored scenes individualized by
expressive faces and dramatic backgrounds.


Wood, Audrey. Illus. by Wood, Don. The Napping House. 1984. HBJ,
$13.95 (0-15-256708-9).

Ages 3-6. Glowing colors and changing perspectives heighten the
effect of a frisky flea when it blithely disturbs--with just one
bite--the slumbering occupants of the napping house.


Yorinks, Arthur. Illus. by Egielski, Richard. It Happened in Pinsk.
1983. Farrar, $11.95 (0-374-33651-2).

Gr. 1-3. Food, clothes, a telephone--Irv Irving has it all. Does
he care? No. But when he loses his head and must substitute a
pillowcase, Irv finds out how unsettling life can really be.



Fiction


Alexander, Lloyd. Westmark. 1981. Dutton, $14.95 (0-525-42335-4);
Dell, paper, $2.95 (0-440-99731-3).

Gr. 5-7. A fast-paced adventure in a mythical land finds a boy
joining a band of travelers and learning the complexities of
people, life, and justice.


Bauer, Marion Dane. On My Honor. 1986. Clarion, $11.95
(0-89919-439-7); Dell, paper, $2.95 (0-440-46633-4).

Gr. 5-7. In this powerful, soul-stirring novel, Joel comes to
understand the power of choice after his daredevil friend drowns
in a forbidden raging river.


Byars, Betsy. The Burning Questions of Bingo Brown. 1988. Viking
Kestrel, $11.95 (0-670-81932-8).

Gr. 6-8. In a witty and offbeat story, Bingo Brown peeks through
a keyhole into the adult world, while at the same time actively
participating in sixth-grade life.


Cleary, Beverly. Ramona Quimby, Age Eight. 1981. Morrow, $11.95
(0-688-00477-6); Dell, paper, $3.25 (0-440-47350-0).

With a unique combination of humor and sympathy, Cleary details the
up-and-down episodes in a characteristic third-grader's life.


Cole, Brock. The Goats. 1987. Farrar, $11.95 (0-374-32678-9).

Gr. 6-9. Two unforgettable children are victimized by fellow
campers in a riveting, luminous novel that explores concepts of
love and self-esteem.


Conrad, Pam. Prairie Songs. 1985. Harper, $12.95 (0-06-021336-1);
Harper/Trophy, paper, $3.50 (0-06-440206-1).

Gr. 6-9. A haunting story of growing up on the Nebraska prairie as
seen through the eyes of young Louisa, who does not always
understand the complexities of adult life swirling around her.


Fox, Paula. One-Eyed Cat. 1984. Bradbury, $11.95 (0-02-735540-3);
Dell, paper, $3.50 (0-440-46641-5).

Gr. 6-9. Ned's guilt over a disobedient act is compounded when he
learns that in firing the forbidden air rifle, he shot out the eye
of a feral cat. A superbly crafted novel, made memorable by
sensitive characterizations, a well-rendered 1930s setting, and
compelling themes.


Fritz, Jean. Illus. by Tomes, Margot. Homesick: My Own Story. 1982.
Putnam, $12.95 (0-399-20933-6); Dell, paper, $2.95 (0-440-43683-4).

Gr. 5-8. With the same remarkable blend of truth and storytelling
that has distinguished her biographies, Fritz draws readers into
a story based on her youth in the turbulent China of the mid-1920s.


Hahn, Mary Downing. Wait Till Helen Comes: A Ghost Story. 1986.
Clarion, $12.95 (0-89919-453-2); Avon/Camelot, paper, $2.75
(0-380-70442-0).

Gr. 5-7. A ghost story par excellence in which a difficult
seven-year-old is drawn into a frightening relationship with the
ghost of a dead child.


Hamilton, Virginia. Sweet Whispers, Brother Rush. 1982. Philomel,
$12.95(0-399-20894-1); Avon/Camelot, paper, $2.95 (0-380-64824-5).

Gr. 6-9. Convincing detail and moving characterizations heighten
the drama in this gripping host story that probes into two
generations of a family secret.


Lindgren, Astrid. Ronia, the Robbers's Daughter. 1983. Viking,
$12.95 (0-670-60640-5); Penguin/Puffin, paper, $3.95
(0-14-031720-1).

Gr. 5-6. An engaging fantasy about Ronia, a robber chief's
daughter, whose affection for a rival's son brings deep changes in
both their lives.


Lisle, Janet Taylor. Sirens and Spies. 1985. Bradbury, $11.95
(0-02-759150-6).

Gr. 7-10. A multilayered story of a girl who, after discovering
that her idol has a checkered past, learns to cope with the
consequences of the revelation.


Lowry, Lois. Autumn Street. 1980. Houghton, $8.95 (0-395-27812-0);
Dell, paper, $2.95 (0-440-40344-8).

Gr. 5-7. In this emotionally charged reverie, Elizabeth finds her
life vastly changed during the year she spends at her granparents's
home during World War II.


Lowry, Lois. Anastasia Again! 1981. Houghton, $9.95
(0-395-31147-0); Dell, paper, $2.75 (0-440-40009-0).

Gr. 4-6. In the second of what has become a well-loved series,
12-year-old Anastasia attempts to cope with growing up and living
in the suburbs.


Lyon, George Ella. Borrowed Children. 1988. Watts/Orchard, $12.95
(0-531-0575-8).

Gr. 6-9. Set during the Depression, this vivid, complex novel
introduces Amanda, who leaves the drudgery of home to live with her
sophisticated aunt in Memphis, only to learn that nothing there is
quite what it seems.


MacLachlan, Patricia. Sarah, Plain and Tall. 1985. Harper, $9.95
(0-06-024101-2); Harper/Trophy, paper, $2.50 (0-06-440205-3).

Gr. 3-5. In a near-perfect miniature novel, two children experience
the apprehensions and joys of the possibility of a new mother, when
their father invites a mail-order bride to their prairie home.


O'Neal, Zibby. The Language of Goldfish. 1980. Viking, $13.95
(0-670-41785-8).

Gr. 7-9. Through a first-person flashback narrative, O'Neal
movingly reveals the crumbling inner world of 13-year-old Carrie,
who eventually attempts suicide.


Park, Ruth. Playing Beattie Bow. 1982. Atheneum, $12.95
(0-689-30889-2); Penguin/Puffin, paper, $3.95 (0-14-031460-1).

Gr. 6-9. An Australian girl is taken back in time to
nineteenth-century Sydney in this novel boasting vivid
characterizations and a spellbinding plot.


Paterson, Katherine. Jacob Have I Loved. 1980. Harper/Crowell,
$12.95 (0-690-04078-4); Avon/Flare, paper, $2.95 (0-380-56499-8).

Gr. 7-9. An intense, moving portrayal of a twin who has always felt
overshadowed by her delicate, talented sister; not until she
reaches adulthood does she find her place as midwife in Appalachia.


Rylant, Cynthia. A Fine White Dust. 1986. Bradbury, $11.95
(0-02-777240-3); Dell, paper, $2.75 (0-440-42499-2).

Gr. 6-8. A gracefully written but wrenching story of Pete, a
religious boy who is betrayed by a traveling tent preacher, whom
he trusted.


Speare, Elizabeth George. The Sign of the Beaver. 1983. Houghton,
$12.95 (0-395-33890-5); Dell, paper, $3.20 (0-440-47900-2).

Gr. 5-8. Thirteen-year-old Matt's survival in the 1760 Maine
wilderness, dependent upon the friendship and teaching of a
reluctant Indian companion, is vividly and sensitively related in
this outstanding novel.


Voight, Cynthia. Dicey's Song. 1982. Athenuem, $11.95.
(0-689-30944-9).

Gr. 6-9. A sequel to Homecoming, this story perceptively explores
the personalities of Dicey and her grandmother, two strongly
independent people who learn powerful lessons in reaching out and
accepting love.


Source: Booklist Magazine, Dec. 15, 1989.