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Please note: JLG backlist titles are not currently correlated to Common Core Standards. • Previous Titles as Low as $5 • Satisfaction Guaranteed • Booktalks www.juniorlibraryguild.com | 3 PS Grades K–3 Primary Spanish ■ Bilingual fiction and nonfiction ■ Spanish-language translations of English-language books Perfect for students whose ■ Original Spanish titles first language is Spanish ELEMENTARY or those learning Spanish CURRENT JLG SELECTIONS SEPTEMBER 2013 DECEMBER 2013 Mi familia calaca / My Skeleton Family* Don’t Say a Word, Mama / by Cynthia Weill • illustrated by Jesus Canseco Zárate No digas nada, mamá* Anita loves her brothers, parents, by Joe Hayes • illustrated by Esau Andrade Valencia grandparents, great-grandmother, and pets. Sisters Rosa and Blanca give away half their She’s a member of una familia maravillosa— tomatoes and corn, but they still have so who just happen to be skeletons. much! “¡Hijole! Did each ear get married Cinco Puntos: 9781935955504 • 32 pp • Fic and bring home a wife?” Cinco Puntos: 9781935955290 • 32 pp • Fic OCTOBER 2013 JANUARY 2014 Maximilian and the Bingo Rematch: A Lucha Libre Sequel*‡ Marisol McDonald and the Clash Bash / Marisol McDonald y la fiesta sin igual* written and illustrated by Xavier Garza by Monica Brown • illustrated by Sara Palacios While Max’s tías compete for the church’s Turning ocho, Marisol has a party as unique bingo trophy, his tíos fight for the tag-team as she is, with a “soccer-player-pirate- lucha libre title, and Max argues with princess-unicorn” theme. But her birthday Paloma, the “new” girl at school. wish is to see her abuelita in Peru. Cinco Puntos: 9781935955597 • 208 pp • Fic Children’s Book: 9780892392735 • 40 pp • Fic NOVEMBER 2013 FEBRUARY 2014 Maria Had a Little Llama / La gallinita roja (The Little Red Hen) María tenía una llama pequeña* by Mary Finch • translated by María A. Perez written and illustrated by Angela Dominguez illustrated by Kate Slater “And everywhere that Maria went, that In this Spanish retelling of “The Little llama was sure to go. A todos partes que Red Hen,” whenever the hardworking María iba, la llama le seguía.” A favorite chicken asks “¿Quién me ayudará?,” her nursery rhyme with a Peruvian twist. friends reply “Yo no.” Henry Holt: 9780805093339 • 32 pp • Fic Barefoot: 9781782850700 • 32 pp • Fic Exclusive JLG hardcover edition *Indicates bilingual book ‡ Not available to JLG’s Canadian customers. Substitution will be made for Canadian shipments. Previous Titles for This Level MARCH 2013 APRIL 2013 MAY 2013 JUNE 2013 JULY 2013 AUGUST 2013 4 | 800.491.0174 Free Membership • Free Shipping • Free Standard MARC Records • Unlimited Substitutions ELEMENTARY PK Ages 2–5 PreK ■ Brief, engaging stories for shorter attention spans ■ Alphabet, counting, and other simple concepts ■ Bright I llustrations Perfect for sparking ■ Patterns, rhyme, and musicality encourage a love of books child participation and reading aloud CURRENT JLG SELECTIONS SEPTEMBER 2013 DECEMBER 2013 Penguin on Vacation Tap the Magic Tree written and illustrated by Salina Yoon written and illustrated by Christie Matheson After a lifetime of snow and cold, “There’s magic in this bare brown tree. Penguin takes a beach vacation. That’s Tap it once. Turn the page to see.” In this where he meets Crab, who shows him interactive book, readers help a tree grow how to enjoy sun and sand. and flourish through the seasons. Walker: 9780802733962 • 40 pp • Fic Greenwillow: 9780062274458 • 40 pp • Fic OCTOBER 2013 JANUARY 2014 Dinosaur Kisses The Line written and illustrated by David Ezra Stein by Paula Bossio A baby dinosaur is eager for new In this wordless story, a little girl stumbles experiences. She tries stomping. Success! onto a line. She gives it a twist and a shake, Then chomping. Success! Then kissing. and it becomes a slide, a giant bubble, even Oops! That didn’t go quite as expected. a jungle vine. But what—or who—is at the Candlewick: 9780763661045 • 32 pp • Fic other end? Kids Can: 9781894786843 • 32 pp • Fic NOVEMBER 2013 Dusk FEBRUARY 2014 written and illustrated by Uri Shulevitz Moo! “How sad, the day is no more,” a boy by David LaRochelle • illustrated by Mike Wohnoutka says to his grandfather on a winter “Moo? Moo! Mooooooooooooooooooo- evening stroll. But as nature’s lights go oooooooooooo . .” When Cow gets her out, the city’s lights turn on and fill the hooves on the farmer’s car, she sets off on streets with festive joy. a wild joy ride through the countryside. Farrar Straus Giroux: 9780374319038 • 32 pp • Fic Walker: 9780802734105 • 40 pp • Fic NEW LEVEL! • Previous Titles as Low as $5 • Satisfaction Guaranteed • Booktalks www.juniorlibraryguild.com | 5 K Grades PreK–K Kindergarten ■ Concept books ■ Simple stories ■ Fully illustrated Perfect for children who enjoy “reading” by themselves ELEMENTARY CURRENT JLG SELECTIONS SEPTEMBER 2013 DECEMBER 2013 Mitchell Goes Bowling Daisy Gets Lost by Hallie Durand • illustrated by Tony Fucile written and illustrated by Chris Raschka Mitchell likes to knock things over: Daisy encounters the familiar emotions of wooden blocks, stacks of paper, being lost—and the joys of being found— parents. So, one Saturday, Mitchell’s in this mostly wordless companion book dad has a bright idea: why not take to the Caldecott-winning A Ball for Daisy. him bowling? Schwartz & Wade: 9780449817421 • 32 pp • Fic Candlewick: 9780763660499 • 40 pp • Fic JANUARY 2014 OCTOBER 2013 The Silver Button Big Snow written and illustrated by Bob Graham written and illustrated by Jonathan Bean 9:59 a.m. The city bustles with activity: While he waits for the coming storm, a man buys bread from the baker, a soldier David helps around the house—but his hugs his mom good-bye, and, in Jodie’s chores keep reminding him of the many house, her baby brother takes his first steps. joys of a big snow. Candlewick: 9780763664374 • 32 pp • Fic Farrar Straus Giroux: 9780374306960 • 32 pp • Fic FEBRUARY 2014 NOVEMBER 2013 Friends Tea Party Rules written and illustrated by Eric Carle by Ame Dyckman • illustrated by K. G. Campbell When Eric Carle was six, he left his best A bear cub discovers a backyard tea friend behind when his family moved away. party . with cookies! But getting Here, a young boy’s best friend moves, and to eat them means playing by the he scales mountains to find her. hostess’s rules. Philomel: 9780399165337 • 32 pp • Fic Viking: 9780670785018 • 40 pp • Fic Previous Titles for This Level MARCH 2013 APRIL 2013 MAY 2013 JUNE 2013 JULY 2013 AUGUST 2013 6 | 800.491.0174 Free Membership • Free Shipping • Free Standard MARC Records • Unlimited Substitutions ELEMENTARY NEK Nonfiction Grades K–2 Early Elementary ■ Nonfiction ■ Nonfiction concepts introduced through narrative ■ Innovative and easy to follow Perfect for ■ Illustrated children fascinated by factual information CURRENT JLG SELECTIONS SEPTEMBER 2013 DECEMBER 2013 Exclamation Mark Henri’s Scissors by Amy Krouse Rosenthal and Tom Lichtenheld written and illustrated by Jeanette Winter An emphatic but misplaced exclamation Henri Matisse became famous as a painter.