2011–2012 Our first titles from Tu Books School & see pages 8–9 Library New! Virtual author visits Catalog see page 34 LEE &Low books About Everyone for everyone Dear Friends, AWARD-WINNING TITLES Since LEE & LOW was founded in 1991, technically 2011 is LEE & LOW’s 20th anniversary. While we will wait Contents How many have you read? until 2013 to celebrate the 20th anniversary release of our first books, there is no doubt that 2011 is a year of Recent Awards and Honors...... Inside Front Cover milestones as well. SEEDS OF CHANGE: From the Publisher...... 3 Planting a Path to Peace Staying true to our commitment to work with talented new voices, we are pleased to release Hot, Hot Roti for iNotable Children’s Books, Smithsonian magazine New for Spring 2011 iNotable Books for a Global Society, IRA Dada-ji (see p. 4), an intergenerational romp by first-time author F. Zia and first-time illustrator Ken Min. We also Hot, Hot Roti for Dada-ji...... 4 YUMMY: iCoretta Scott King/John Steptoe Award for have had the pleasure of working with award-winning authors Marilyn Singer on A Full Moon Is Rising (see p. 6) The Last Days of a Southside Shorty ¡OLÉ! FLAMENCO The Mangrove Tree ...... 5 New Talent in Illustration and Susan L. Roth on The Mangrove Tree: Planting Trees to Feed Families (see p. 5). i i Coretta Scott King Author Award Honor iAmelia Bloomer Project Recommended Title ALA Notable Children’s Book A Full Moon Is Rising...... 6 i i Top Ten Great Graphic Novels for Teens, YALSA iGreen Earth Book Award Honor Book, “Choices,” CCBC And we are thrilled to be working again with author/illustrator Lulu Delacre—this time on a project like nothing Jay and Ben ...... 7 iTop Ten Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Newton Marasco Foundation iPura Belpré Author Award Honor, ALSC/REFORMA we have done before. Jay and Ben (see p. 7) is a unique, interactive book for children with developmental and Readers, YALSA iGreat Lakes Great Books Award Nominee, iBest of the Best Books, Chicago Public Library Coming Soon i learning differences and disabilities, such as attention deficit disorder (ADD) and autism. The idea for Jay and Ben Editor’s Choice, Booklist Michigan Reading Association Tu Books Upcoming Titles...... 8–9 iBest Books of the Year, Publishers Weekly originated with a conversation Publisher Jason Low and Lulu had a few years ago when he mentioned that his Lee & Low Upcoming Titles...... 10 iBest Books of the Year, Kirkus Review younger son was autistic. Lulu apparently logged this talk away in her memory and saved it for when she met  up with special education teacher Katharine Swanson, whose younger brother is autistic. This is how books get Other Highlights made sometimes. Books for Older Readers...... 11 Finally, Fall 2011 marks the debut season of our Tu Books imprint (see pp. 8–9). Three titles kick off this new New Voices Award...... 12 venture with a unique mix of thought-provoking social commentary, suspense, and downright LOL humor. These Vanishing Cultures Series...... 13 books are helping us expand our mission by bringing diversity to the science fiction, fantasy, and mystery genres. Diversity Collections Books like Jay and Ben and our first three Tu titles will African/African American Interest...... 14–20 take us in new directions. But as we demonstrated last Asian/Asian American Interest...... 21–25 year with our first graphic novel, Yummy: The Last Days Latino/Hispanic Interest...... 25–27 of a Southside Shorty (see p. 20), we do not have a Middle Eastern Interest...... 28 Multiethnic Interest ...... 28–30 problem taking chances and getting behind books about Native American Interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..30–31 Also which we feel strongly. Arcoiris/Libros en español...... 32–33 check This is a year for breaking new ground as we broaden Resources for Educators out: the scope of diversity in the world of children’s literature while continuing to provide books that engage, inform, Author Events and Virtual Visits...... 34 Teacher’s Online Resource Center...... 35 and excite all children. Indexes and Ordering Happy reading in 2011! AMAZING FACES ONLY ONE YEAR SHARING OUR HOMELAND Order Form...... 36 iTexas Bluebonnet Masterlist, TLA i“Choices,” CCBC i Top Religion Books for Youth, Booklist Subject Index...... 37 iGreat Lakes Great Books Award Nominee, iParents’ Choice Recommended Winner iSydney Taylor Book Award Notable Book, Tom Low Michigan Reading Association iRed Dot Book Award Shortlist, Association of Jewish Libraries Jason Low Author/Illustrator Index...... 38 iStarred review, Publishers Weekly International School Libraries Network Craig Low Title Index...... 39 iBest Children’s Books of the Year, iBest Children’s Books of the Year, and the rest of the LEE & LOW staff What’s Inside/Ordering Information...... Back Cover 2 Bank Street College Bank Street College Reading Level: Grades 2–3 NEW THIS SPRING NEW THIS SPRING Reading Level: Grade 3 Ages 5–10 Ages 6–11 Interest Level: Grades K–5 HOT, HOT ROTI FOR DADA-JI THE MANGROVE TREE: Interest Level: Grades 1–6 $17.95, Hardcover By F. Zia Planting Trees to Feed Families $19.95, Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-60060-443-0 Illustrated by Ken Min By Susan L. Roth and Cindy Trumbore ISBN: 978-1-60060-459-1 8-3/8 x 10-5/8, 32 pages 10-7/8 x 8-7/8, 40 pages DRA: 38, Guided Reading: P Illustrated by Susan L. Roth DRA: 40, Guided Reading: Q

Themes: Grandparents, Themes: Environment/ Family Traditions, Food, Nature/Science, Sharing/ Asian/Asian American Giving, Africa, Asian Interest ★ “[A] moving depiction of American Interest ecological innovation.” —starred review, Publishers Weekly

★ “A natural for reading aloud, laced with great tastes, infectious sound effects and happy feelings.” —starred review, Kirkus Reviews

Will a steaming batch of hot, hot roti give Dada-ji Other books featuring F. Zia is a writer and an elementary school teacher who grew up in Susan L. Roth’s unique mixed-media collage illustrations have Other books with grandparents: Hyderabad, India. Zia, who believes writing—like appeared in numerous award-winning children’s environment/nature back his power? themes: Grandfather Counts, roti making—requires persistence and practice, wrote books, many of which she also wrote. Her most recent Aneel’s grandparents have come to stay, all the way from India. Aneel loves the sweet smell of his p. 21 this story as a gift to her grandchildren. Zia lives in book, Listen to the Wind, spent a year on the New These are the trees, Aani and the Tree eastern Massachusetts with her husband. This is her York Times best seller list. “I wanted to illustrate this Huggers, p. 21 grandmother’s incense, and his grandfather, Dada-ji, tells the The Have a Good Day Mangrove trees, world’s best stories. Cafe, p. 23 first picture book. Daniel Gonzalez book the minute I saw photographs of the project,” Cycle of Rice, Cycle Roth says of Dr. Sato’s work. Roth and her husband That were planted by the sea. of Life, p. 23 When he was a boy, adventurous, energetic Dada-ji had the Singing with Momma Ken Min is an illustrator and animation storyboard artist. As a boy live in New York. Lou, p. 15 For a long time, the people of Hargigo, a village in the tiny African country of Eritrea, were Everglades Forever, power of a tiger. Hunh-ji! Yes, sir! He could shake mangoes in Los Angeles, Min dreamed of becoming a dinosaur living without enough food for themselves and their animals. The families were hungry, and their p. 29 off trees and wrangle wild cobras. And what gave him his Seaside Dream, p. 18 doctor. After realizing that dinosaurs were extinct, Cindy Trumbore has been involved with young people’s goats and sheep were hungry too. Then along came a scientist, Dr. Gordon Sato, who helped power? Fluffy-puffy hot, hot roti, with a bit of tongue- he decided to pursue his love of art. Min lives in literature for most of her career. A former editor in Seeds of Change, change their lives for the better. And it all started with some special trees. p. 19 burning mango pickle. Does Dada-ji still have the power? California, and Hot, Hot Roti for Dada-ji is his first children’s book publishing, she now writes children’s

Aneel wants to find out—but first he has to figure out how to Ryan Astamendi picture book. books, edits books for classrooms, and teaches writing. With alternating verse and prose passages, The Mangrove Tree invites readers to discover how Trumbore lives with her family in New Jersey. whip up a batch of hot, hot roti. Dr. Sato’s mangrove tree-planting project transformed an impoverished village into a self-sufficient

Krysti Sabins community. This fascinating story is a celebration of creativity, hard work—and all those Overflowing with family, food, and a tall stack of fun,Hot, Hot Roti for mangrove trees that were planted by the sea! Dada-ji is sure to warm the heart and tickle the tummy. Hunh-ji! Yes, sir!

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Ages 6 up All ages, $20.00, Board Book Interest Level: Grade 1 up A FULL MOON IS RISING ISBN: 978-1-60060-460-7 JAY AND BEN $19.95, Hardcover By Marilyn Singer 11-1/4 x 11-1/4, 18 pages, By Lulu Delacre and Katharine Swanson ISBN: 978-1-60060-364-8 Illustrated by Julia Cairns plus two picture symbol sheets Illustrated by Lulu Delacre 8-3/4 x 11, 48 pages DRA: 40, Guided Reading: R Themes: Language and Reading Development and Instruction, Life Skills, Themes: Holidays and Friendship, Children with Special Needs Celebrations, Nature/Science, A Cultural Diversity, Poetry “Jay and Ben works on unique so many levels—not only book developed specially for children teaching language and with developmental reading skills, but also and learning aiding in a child’s achievement differences and of several daily living skills.” disabilities —Patricia O. Quinn, MD, Developmental Pediatrician, Washington, DC

Other poetry Marilyn Singer is the author of more than eighty-five children’s . . . what a moon! Lulu Delacre is the illustrator of numerous textbooks, collections: books, including many poetry collections. Her works Jay and Ben is an interactive book developed for use with children with developmental and learning differences and disabilities, magazine stories, and award-winning trade books Between the skyscrapers, it takes a bow. . . . have won numerous honors, including the Lee Bennett including—but not limited to—autism spectrum disorder (ASD), attention deficit disorder (ADD), attention deficit hyperactivity Amazing Faces, p. 29 for young readers, several of which she also wrote or n the night sky, nothing is more magical than the full moon that Hopkins Poetry Award Honor and the Orbis Pictus disorder (ADHD), dyslexia, and language delays. The book is designed to help educators, parents, and caregivers teach children I compiled. She was honored in 1998 as Maryland Confetti: Poems for Honor. She and her husband live in Brooklyn, New rises every month. When it shines, all kinds of fascinating things occur. Children, p. 27 Woman in the Arts and was a juror for the 2003 about language, reading, story comprehension, functional skills, and basic concepts. Tides rise to enormous heights. Children dare each other to climb Sonya Sones York, and Washington, Connecticut. Arturo Betancourt Arturo National Book Awards. Delacre and her husband Cool Melons—Turn Jay can make his own breakfast, dress himself, and play by himself, but sometimes he feels sad and wishes for a friend. When a staircase to the moon. Campers watch out for werewolves. And live in Silver Spring, Maryland. to Frogs!, p. 23 Julia Cairns is a full-time fine artist and illustrator known for her a magical horse appears and befriends Jay, his wish comes true. Clear visual representation of the text, through sequential sometimes, the whole moon disappears in the earth’s shadow. ® colorful images and joyous, whimsical style. In addition illustrations along with picture symbols (based on the commonly used Boardmaker Picture Communication Symbols), enables Yum! ¡MmMm! Katharine Swanson is a special education teacher who Come along on a whirlwind tour of the world to discover an amazing ¡Qué rico! Americas’ to creating illustrations for children’s books, Cairns has children to gain understanding of the story plot and to recognize printed words. Children with learning differences and disabilities earned her teaching degree with a focus on mental collection of full moon celebrations, beliefs, customs, and facts. We’ll Sproutings, p. 27 exhibited her fine art in numerous shows and galleries. exhibit a broad range of behaviors and abilities, and they require individualized instruction. Jay and Ben may be used in a variety and emotional disabilities. She currently teaches at Cairns lives in Galisteo, New Mexico, with her visit India, Israel, Morocco, China, Australia, and many more places to an elementary school and is working toward her of ways to promote each child’s educational progress and growth.

Oliver Bulger husband and their two children. see what can happen . . . when a full moon is rising! master’s degree in special education. Swanson grew up with an autistic younger brother, who inspired “As the dad of a son with autism, and an autism advocate, this is one of the finest concepts her to go into the special education field. Swanson that I have seen over the years. The book is wonderful for those with different abilities, and her son live in Wilmington, Delaware. but just as importantly, the interactive component engages even those with significant communications deficits.” —Artie Kempner, Board Member, Autism Speaks™

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UNDER THE MESQUITE Guadalupe Garcia McCall In evocative free verse, Under the Tashi and the Mesquite tells the story of Lupita, a Tibetan Flower Cure budding actor and poet in a close- Alicia Afterimage Bowman’s Store: A Journey Rattlesnake Mesa: Stories Yummy: The Last Days of a Under the Mesquite Naomi C. Rose knit Mexican American family, as Lulu Delacre to Myself from a Native American Southside Shorty COMING soon she comes of age during her mother’s $19.95 HC, 978-1-60060-242-9 Joseph Bruchac Childhood G. Neri, illus. by Randy DuBurke Guadalupe Garcia McCall In this compassionate, contemporary story set in the battle with cancer. $12.95 PB, 978-1-58430-027-4 EdNah New Rider Weber, $16.95 PB, 978-1-58430-267-4 $17.95 HC, 978-1-60060-429-4 E-Book, 978-1-60060-875-9 U.S., Tashi helps her grandpa recover from an illness Ages 12 up photographs by Richela Renkun by convincing him to try a healing tradition from his $17.95, Hardcover, 978-1-60060-429-4 $22.00 HC, 978-1-58430-231-5 village in Tibet. E-Book, 978-1-60060-875-9 Ages 6 –11 $18.95, Hardcover, 978-1-60060-425-6 Also check out our new Tu Books imprint (see pp. 8–9)

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(Published in cooperation with The Denver Museum of Natural History) “This dazzling tale is filled with energy, rhythm, $8.95, PB, 978-1-60060-335-8 DRA: 24, Guided Reading: L DRUMBEAT IN OUR FEET iNotable Social Studies Trade Books for Young and style. . . . A wonderful ode to the power of 5-1/2 x 8-1/2, 96 pp., Interest Level: Gr. 3–8 RAYMOND’S PERFECT PRESENT Patricia Keeler and Júlio Leitão, People, School Library Journal DRA: 40, Guided GHOSTS FOR BREAKFAST Therese On Louie, illus. by Suling Wang NCSS/CBC music and of family.” — illus. by Patricia Keeler i $17.95, HC, 978-1-58430-165-3 Reading: S Stanley Todd Terasaki, illus. by Shelly Shinjo LEE & LOW New Voices Award Honor “One of the most poignant, beautifully told iSkipping Stones Award, Our 8-3/8 x 10-1/2, 32 pp., Interest Level: Gr. 1–4 iLEE & LOW New Voices Award Honor i“Choices,” CCBC family histories. This book brings alive the Skipping Stones magazine YUMMY: first graphic DRA: 34, Guided Reading: O iNotable Books for Children, Hmong story as never seen before.” The Last Days of a novel! “A lovely tale of triumph over the adversity of “This well-designed, visually appealing book Smithsonian magazine illness and limited resources.” —San Francisco Chronicle highlights the diversity of African peoples, Southside Shorty $8.95, PB, 978-1-880000-63-2 “A perfect blend of humor and suspense, with the —School Library Journal cultures, and landscapes. . . . A fresh, uplifting, G. Neri, illus. by Randy DuBurke 8-3/8 x 11, 24 pp., Interest Level: Gr. 1–6 added appeal of a Japanese-American setting.” $17.95, HC, 978-1-58430-055-7 and captivating offering.” iCoretta Scott King Author Award Honor DRA: 40, Guided Reading: R . —Kirkus Reviews 8-3/4 x 10-7/8, 32 pp., Interest Level: Gr. 1–3 School Library Journal i — Top Ten Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult $16.95, HC, 978-1-58430-046-5 DRA: 28, Guided Reading: M $16.95, HC, 978-1-58430-264-3 Readers, YALSA 8-1/2 x 10-1/2, 32 pp., Interest Level: Gr. K–3 10-7/8 x 8-7/8, 32 pp., Interest Level: Gr. 1–6 H “A crucial meditation on right and wrong.” DRA: 28, Guided Reading: M DRA: 40, Guided Reading: R —starred review, Kirkus Reviews $16.95, PB, 978-1-58430-267-4 6-1/2 x 8-7/8, 96 pp., Interest Level: Gr. 5 up DRA: 50, Guided Reading: V .

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DRA: 24, Guided Reading: L and wanting to fight when provoked.” Asian/Asian American INTEREST COOL MELONS—TURN TO FROGS! HIROMI’S HANDS —The Horn Book HEROES PASSAGE TO FREEDOM: Grade 3 Reading Level The Life and Poems of Issa Lynne Barasch $16.95, HC, 978-1-58430-265-0 iAmelia Bloomer Project 10 x 8-1/2, 32 pp., Interest Level: Gr. 1–6 Ken Mochizuki, illus. by Dom Lee The Sugihara Story Matthew Gollub, illus. by Kazuko G. Stone BASEBALL SAVED US i i DRA: 30, Guided Reading: N iNotable Social Studies Trade Books for Young Ken Mochizuki, illus. by Dom Lee, ALA Notable Children’s Book Best Children’s Books of the Year, Ken Mochizuki, illus. by Dom Lee People, NCSS/CBC afterword by Hiroki Sugihara iNotable Books for a Global Society, IRA Bank Street College iParents’ Choice Award CYCLE OF RICE, CYCLE OF LIFE: i iALA Notable Children’s Book H H “An inspiring story of a young woman crossing Teachers’ Choices, IRA/CBC i “This superb homage to the . . . haiku master is A Story of Sustainable Farming i Pick of the Lists, American Bookseller a boundary . . . and a study in perseverance.” “This book . . . shows how subtly prejudice was Parents’ Choice Award as elegant and spare as the poet’s form.” Jan Reynolds “Effectively conveys the narrator’s sense of School Library Journal Kirkus Reviews “This testament to one man’s courage should be —starred review, Publishers Weekly —starred review, iNotable Books for a Global Society, IRA passed on to . . . children.” — $18.95, HC, 978-1-58430-275-9 $8.95, PB, 978-1-880000-50-2 read . . . across the nation and the world.” isolation . . . and the importance of baseball $9.95, PB, 978-1-58430-241-4 i 9 x 10-1/2, 40 pp., Interest Level: Gr. 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Zia, illus. by Ken Min 10 x 8, 32 pp., Interest Level: Gr. 1–6 Rick Noguchi and Deneen Jenks, Planting Trees to Feed Families 2011 $19.95, HC, 978-1-60060-254-2 10-1/4 x 9-1/2, 48 pp., Interest Level: Gr. 2–8 H “A natural for reading aloud, laced with DRA: 40, Guided Reading: Q ❖ . illus. by Michelle Reiko Kumata Susan L. Roth and Cindy Trumbore, BRINGING ASHA HOME i DRA: 40, Guided Reading: S . great tastes, infectious sound effects and happy “Choices,” CCBC illus. by Susan L. Roth TEN ONI DRUMMERS Uma Krishnaswami, illus. by Jamel Akib H “[A] moving depiction of ecological feelings.” —starred review, Kirkus Reviews iBest Children’s Books of the Year, “[An] affecting tale . . . [about] a Japanese- THE EAST-WEST HOUSE: Matthew Gollub, illus. by Kazuko G. Stone innovation.” —starred review, Publishers Weekly $17.95, HC, 978-1-60060-443-0 Bank Street College American girl whose family was forced to live in Noguchi’s Childhood in Japan 8-3/8 x 10-5/8, 32 pp., Interest Level: Gr. 1–5 “A humorous look at nighttime fears, a delightful an internment camp.” —Publishers Weekly $19.95, HC, 978-1-60060-459-1 i“Choices,” CCBC 10-7/8 x 8-7/8, 40 pp., Interest Level: Gr. 1–5 Christy Hale DRA: 38, Guided Reading: P counting book, and an appealing story poem.” $16.95, HC, 978-1-58430-032-8 iBest Books of 2009, Kirkus Reviews —School Library Journal “Arun’s tale . . . provides a fresh perspective in 8-3/8 x 10-3/8, 32 pp., Interest Level: Gr. 1–4 DRA: 40, Guided Reading: Q ★ JOURNEY HOME $16.95, HC, 978-1-58430-011-3 adoption stories.” —Booklist DRA: 34, Guided Reading: O “A welcome entrée to one artist’s inspiration, Lawrence McKay, Jr., 10-1/4 x 8-1/4, 32 pp. $17.95, HC, 978-1-58430-259-9 SAM AND THE LUCKY MONEY aspiration and imagination.” illus. by Dom and Keunhee Lee Interest Level: Gr. preK–2 8 x 10-1/2, 32 pp., Interest Level: Gr. K–4 THE HAVE A GOOD Day cafe Karen Chinn, —starred review, Kirkus Reviews iSelected as Outstanding, Parent Council DRA: 18, Guided Reading: J DRA: 28, Guided Reading: M Frances Park and Ginger Park, illus. by Cornelius Van Wright and Ying-Hwa Hu $17.95, HC, 978-1-60060-363-1 i 8-3/8 x 10-7/8, 32 pp., Interest Level: Gr. 2–8 iParents’ Choice Recommendation illus. by Katherine Potter Pick of the Lists, American Bookseller WHERE ON EARTH IS MY BAGEL? i“Choices,” CCBC i DRA: 40, Guided Reading: Q “This enormously touching book from McKay Notable Books for a Global Society, IRA Frances Park and Ginger Park, iPaterson Prize for Books for Young People tells the story of Mai and her mother’s journey to illus. by Grace Lin “The traditional message that it is better to HONDA: The Boy Who Dreamed of Cars “A gentle tale of how people can feel at home Vietnam in search of the mother’s birth family.” “With charming gouache illustrations that evoke give than to receive is handled in a genuine, Mark Weston, illus. by Katie Yamasaki when they are able to contribute something to School Library Journal i —Kirkus Reviews the intricate and colorful patterns found in thoughtful manner.” — Best Children’s Books of the Year, their family.” —School Library Journal $8.95, PB, 978-1-880000-53-3 $8.95, PB, 978-1-58430-005-2 Korean fabrics, this story mixes up cultures Bank Street College $16.95, HC, 978-1-880000-65-6 $8.95, PB, 978-1-60060-358-7 8-1/2 x 10, 32 pp., Interest Level: Gr. K–4 “A worthwhile introduction to a neglected quite nicely.” —School Library Journal $17.95, HC, 978-1-58430-171-4 ❖ . 10 x 9, 32 pp., Interest Level: Gr. 1–5 DRA: 40, Guided Reading: Q: £ —Kirkus Reviews $16.95, HC, 978-1-58430-033-5 8-5/8 x 10-1/8, 32 pp. subject.” DRA: 40, Guided Reading: Q . Chinese: $17.95, HC, 978-1-60060-246-7 9-1/2 x 8-1/2, 32 pp., Interest Level: Gr. K–3 Interest Level: Gr. 1–4 $6.95, PB, 978-1-58430-085-4 9 x 10-1/2, 32 pp., Interest Level: Gr. 1–6 DRA: 28, Guided Reading: M DRA: 30, Guided Reading: N . $16.95, HC, 978-1-58430-084-7 DRA: 40, Guided Reading: R

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Figueredo, illus. by Pablo Torrecilla illus. by Hernán Sosa $8.95, PB, 978-1-880000-85-4 Society of School i i “Highlights a problem many immigrant Original Art Show, Society of Illustrators “Choices,” CCBC 8-1/2 x 10, 32 pp., Interest Level: Gr. K–4 READ THEM TOGETHER! Librarians International i Two award-winning dance books from children must deal with.” —Booklist “Present[s] a memorable slice of life from another Skipping Stones Award Honor, DRA: 30, Guided Reading: N ❖ . veteran photo-essayist George Ancona “With its messages about healing . . . this is an $8.95, PB, 978-1-58430-272-8 time.” —School Library Journal Skipping Stones magazine excellent title for grief counseling.” —Booklist 8-1/2 x 9, 32 pp., Interest Level: Gr. 1–4 $16.95, HC, 978-1-58430-059-5 iBest Children’s Books of the Year, LOVE TO MAMÁ: $19.95, HC, 978-1-60060-242-9 CAPOEIRA: Game! Dance! Martial Art! 6-1/4 x 9-1/8, 144 pp., Interest Level: Gr. 7 up DRA: 34, Guided Reading: O ❖. 8-1/2 x 10-1/2, 32 pp., Interest Level: Gr. 1–4 Bank Street College A Tribute to Mothers DRA: 40, Guided Reading: Q edited by Pat Mora, illus. by Paula Barragán George Ancona DRA: 60, Guided Reading: X “Armando’s story shows what poverty means and i I HAD A HIPPOPOTAMUS iOutstanding Merit, Best Children’s Books of “Choices,” CCBC Booklist Hector Viveros Lee the hope that things can change.” — the Year, iBest Children’s Books of the Year, $17.95, HC, 978-1-58430-278-0 Bank Street College i“Choices,” CCBC i 8-1/2 x 10-1/2, 32 pp., Interest Level: Gr. K–3 Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young Bank Street College “The brilliantly colored art crackles with DRA: 34, Guided Reading: O ❖ People, NCSS/CBC H “Action-packed pictures of capoeiristas . . . outlandish fun.” —Parenting magazine H make this an eye-catching title.” $8.95, PB, 978-1-880000-62-5 “This is that rare book that will resonate across ¡BÉISBOL! : Latino Baseball Pioneers age ranges and cultures.” —starred review, School Library Journal 6-3/8 x 5-3/16, 32 pp., Interest Level: Gr. preK–2 and Legends $18.95, HC, 978-1-58430-268-1 DRA: 4, Guided Reading: D ❖ —starred review, School Library Journal Jonah Winter, intro. by Bruce Markusen Rodríguez $8.95, PB, 978-1-58430-235-3 10-1/2 x 8-1/4, 48 pp., Interest Level: Gr. 2–7 POEMS TO DREAM TOGETHER/ i“Choices,” CCBC 9-1/4 x 10, 32 pp., Interest Level: Gr. 1–6 DRA: 40, Guided Reading: S i DRA: 40, Guided Reading: R . Poemas para soñar juntos BILINGUAL 40 Recommended Books About Sports, CCBC ¡OLÉ! 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Flamenco! —School Library Journal “This inventive stew of food haiku . . . will shine.” $19.95, HC, 978-1-60060-361-7 $8.95, PB, 978-1-60060-657-1 DRA: 40, Guided Reading: R ❖ . provide lots and lots of lip-smacking fun.” 8 x 10-7/8, 48 pp., Interest Level: Gr. 2–6 8-3/4 x 10-1/4, 32 pp., Interest Level: Gr. 2–7 —starred review, Booklist DRA: 40, Guided Reading: S DRA: 28, Guided Reading: M from Poems to Dream Together/Poemas para $17.95, HC, 978-1-58430-271-1 8-3/4 x 10-1/4, 32 pp., Interest Level: Gr. K–6 soñar juntos DRA: 38, Guided Reading: P ❖

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K–4 8-1/2 x 10-3/4, 32 pp., Interest Level: Gr. 1–3 —Child magazine $8.95, PB, 978-1-60060-339-6 . $7.95, PB, 978-1-60060-276-4 DRA: 6, Guided Reading: C DRA: 28, Guided Reading: M $8.95, PB, 978-1-880000-26-7 10-1/2 x 8-1/4, 40 pp., Interest Level: Gr. 3–7 Middle eastern Interest 9-1/8 x 9-3/8, 32 pp., Interest Level: Gr. preK–2 $17.95, HC, 978-1-880000-05-2 DRA: 40, Guided Reading: S . JAZZ BABY Grade 3 Reading Level DRA: 16, Guided Reading: I . DAVID’S DRAWINGS 10-1/4 x 8-3/8, 32 pp., Interest Level: Gr. preK–3 Carole Boston Weatherford, Cathryn Falwell DRA: 20, Guided Reading: K ❖ . The LEGEND OF FREEDOM HILL COMING TO AMERICA: illus. by Laura Freeman WAVE GOODBYE iBest Children’s Books of the Year, A Muslim Family’s Story Rob Reid, illus. by Lorraine Williams “Energetic, ethnically diverse children cavort THE CAN MAN Linda Jacobs Altman, i Bank Street College Bernard Wolf Children’s Book Award, i through this . . . lively celebration that toddlers Laura E. 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K–5 “Children will identify with the spunky, signify differences in humane behavior, love of 8 x 8-1⁄2, 24 pp., Interest Level: preSch–preK 8 x 10, 32 pp., Interest Level: Gr. K–2 Sally Derby, illus. by Adjoa J. Burrowes DRA: 28, Guided Reading: M . resourceful girls and enjoy the expeditious family, or appreciation for hard work.” DRA: 4, Guided Reading: D . DRA: 16, Guided Reading: I ❖ . iBest Books, Child magazine resolution.” —Booklist —School Library Journal i“Choices,” Multiethnic Interest $7.95, PB, 978-1-58430-169-1 $10.95, PB, 978-1-58430-177-6 Multiethnic Interest Multiethnic Interest CCBC Grade 3 Reading Level 8-1/2 x 10, 32 pp., Interest Level: Gr. 1–4 10-1/2 x 8-7/16, 48 pp., Interest Level: Gr.1–5 Grades 1–2 Reading Level Grade 2 Reading Level “Children . . . may end up wishing for a stoop of DRA: 40, Guided Reading: R . DRA: 40, Guided Reading: S . their own.” —Booklist AMAZING FACES AMERICA: BABY BORN $8.95, PB, 978-1-880000-84-7 Selected by Lee Bennett Hopkins, THE MANGROVE TREE : Middle eastern Interest A Book of Opposites/ Anastasia Suen, illus. by Chih-Wei Chang 9 x 7-1/2, 32 pp., Interest Level: Gr. K–2 SPRING Un libro de contrarios BILINGUAL i ❖ illus. by Chris Soentpiet Planting Trees to Feed Families new 2011 Grades 4 up Reading Level Notable Books for Children, DRA: 20, Guided Reading: K i W. Nikola-Lisa, illus. by 10 American artists Texas Bluebonnet Award Masterlist, CCBC Susan L. Roth and Cindy Trumbore, Smithsonian magazine i SHARING OUR HOMELAND: “This eclectic book hints at the country’s i THE PIANO Great Lakes Great Books Award Nominee, illus. by Susan L. 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Nelson iAméricas Award, CLASP 9-1/8 x 8-7/8, 32 pp., Interest Level: Gr. 1–4 iNotable Books for a Global Society, IRA 8-3/4 x 11, 48 pp., Interest Level: Gr. 1 up DRA: 30, Guided Reading: N THE SARATOGA CHIP “A satisfying read for . . . families looking iOriginal Art Show, Society of Illustrators DRA: 40, Guided Reading: R iOriginal Art Show, Gaylia Taylor, illus. by Frank Morrison Society of Illustrators for a patriotic story, and students seeking H “This inventive stew of food haiku . . . will Native American Interest i HOW WE ARE SMART Texas Bluebonnet Award Masterlist “[A] rousing introduction to the life of ‘the first material on minority Americans.” provide lots and lots of lip-smacking fun.” Grade 3 Reading Level i Native American to play major league baseball.’” —School Library Journal W. 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Addison, Kenneth 30 Cooper, Melrose 16 Johnson, Larry 15, 17 Nelson, S. D. 30, 31 Stone, Kazuko G. 22, 23 Aani and the Tree Huggers * ✎ 21 Christmas Makes Me Think * ✎ 14 Hiromi’s Hands 23 Only One Year 2, 22 Song for Cambodia, A 24 Adedjouma, Davida 15 Córdova, Amy 12, 30 Josephson, Judith Pinkerton 26, 33 Neri, G. 2, 11, 20 Strickland, Shadra 12, 16 Abuela’s Weave * ❖ ✎ 27 Coming to America * ✎ 28 Home at Last * ❖ ✎ 26 Only the Mountains Do Not Move 10,13 Steel Drumming at the Apollo 11, 30 Akib, Jamel 22 Cox, Chandra 14 Karp, Cindy 2, 28, 29 Nikola-Lisa, W. 17, 28, 29, 30, 32 Strom, Maria Diaz 15, 32 alegría de ser tú y yo, La * 32 Confeti: Poemas para niños * 33 Honda 23 Palm of My Heart, The * ✎ 15 Strong to the Hoop * ❖ ✎ 15 Alarcón, Francisco X. 26, 32 Coy, John 14, 30, 32 Keeler, Patricia 20 Noguchi, Rick 23 Stuve-Bodeen, Stephanie 14, 15, 16, 32 Al fin en casa * 32 Confetti: Poems for Children * ❖ ✎ 27 Horse Song 24 Pasaje a la libertad * 32 Su Dongpo 25 Altman, Linda Jacobs 15, 18, 25, 29, 32 Crowe, Ellie 25 Keeter, Susan 15, 29 O’Neill, Alexis 25, 32 Suen, Anastasia 21, 28, 32, Alicia Afterimage 11, 27 Cool Melons—Turn To Frogs! * ✎ 23 Hot, Hot Roti for Dada-ji 4, 22 Passage to Freedom * ❖ ✎ 22 Summer Sun Risin’ * 17 ✎ ✎ ✎ Ancona, George 2, 27 Davalos, Felipe 26, 32 Kirk, Connie Ann 31 Orback, Craig 29 Sugihara, Hiroki 22, 32 Allie’s Basketball Dream * 15 Crazy Horse’s Vision * 30 Howard Thurman’s Great Hope 19 Paul Robeson * 16 Surfer of the Century 25 Amazing Faces 2, 29 Cycle of Rice, Cycle of Life 13, 23 How We Are Smart * ✎ 30 Piano, The ✎ 15, 29 Sweet Music in Harlem 20 Andrews, Benny 19 Davis, Lambert 12, 18 Krishnaswami, Uma 22 Park, Frances 22, 23 Swamp, Chief Jake 31, 33 Amelia’s Road * ❖, ✎ 25 David’s Drawings * ❖ ✎ 28 I and I Bob Marley 11, 20 Poems to Dream Together/ Sweet Potato Pie * 17 Andrews-Goebel, Nancy 26, 33 Dawson, Arthur L. 19 Kumata, Michelle Reiko 23 Park, Ginger 22, 23 Swanson, Katharine 7 America: A Book of Opposites/ Dear Mrs. Parks * ✎ 15 I Had a Hippopotamus * ❖ 26 Poemas para soñar juntos * 26, 33 Tankborn 9 Angel, Carl 22 Delacre, Lulu 7, 11, 25, 27, 32 Lee, Dom 12, 22, 23, 24, 32, 33 Parks, Rosa 14, 15 Tadgell, Nicole 16 Un libro de contrarios 28, 32 DeShawn Days * ✎ 14 In Daddy’s Arms I Am Tall * ✎ 16 Pot That Juan Built, The * ❖ ✎ 26 tapiz de Abuela, El * 33 Arihara, Shino 24 Demi 25 Lee, Hector Viveros 26, 27, 33 Parra, John 26, 32 Tarpley, Natasha Anastasia 19 America: My Land, Your Land, Our Land 28 Destiny’s Gift * 19 In Her Hands 19 Preparadas . . . Listas . . . ¡Ya! * 33 Tashi and the Tibetan Flower Cure 10 Armand, Glenda 10, 12 Derby, Sally 14, 16, 29, 32 Lee, Keunhee 22 Pate, Rodney S. 18 Tate, Don 15, 17 Armando and the Blue Tarp School ❖ 26 Dia’s Story Cloth * ✎ 21 Irena’s Jar of Secrets 10 Primer día en las uvas * 33 Ten Oni Drummers 22 Atkins, Jeannine 21, 27, 33 Diaz, David 26, 33 Leitão, Júlio 20 Pérez, L. King 25, 33 Taylor-Butler, Christine 24 Armando y la escuela de lona azul * 33 dibujos de David, Los * 32 Janna and the Kings 12, 18 ¡Qué sorpresa de cumpleaños! * 33 Toddler Two ❖ 21 Barasch, Lynne 18, 23 DuBurke, Randy 2, 11, 19, 20 Lewin, Betsy 24 Pinto, Venantius J. 21 Taylor, Debbie A. 20 Around the World 30 Directo al aro * 32 Jay and Ben 7 Quiet Hero * ✎ 31 Tofu Quilt 11, 25 Barber, Barbara E. 15, 19 Elliott, Zetta 12, 16 Lewin, Ted 24 Potter, Katherine 23 Taylor, Gaylia 19, 30 Arrorró, mi niño * 25, 32 Dos años 32 Jazz Baby * 29 Rainbow Joe and Me * ❖ ✎ 15 Under the Lemon Moon * ❖ ✎ 26 Barragán, Paula 26, 27, 33 Elya, Susan Middleton 26, 32, 33 Ligasan, Darryl 15, 21, 28 Printup, Erwin, Jr. 31, 33 Terasaki, Stanley Todd 12, 20 Babu’s Song * 14 Drumbeat in Our Feet 20 Jim Thorpe’s Bright Path * ✎ 31 Rattlesnake Mesa 11, 31 Under the Mesquite 10, 11 Bates, Janet Costa 12, 18 Falwell, Cathryn 21, 28, 32 Lin, Grace 22 Qualls, Sean 30 Torrecilla, Pablo 26 Baby Born ❖ 28 East-West House, The 23 Joe Arco iris y yo * 32 Ray Charles * ❖ ✎ 17 Up the Learning Tree * ✎ 17 Belford, Kevin 20 Farnsworth, Bill 31 Lindsey, Kathleen D. 17 Reed, Gregory J. 15 Trumbore, Cindy 5, 18, 23, 29 Bajo la luna de limón * 32 Elizabeti’s Doll * ❖ ✎ 15 Joe Louis, My Champion * 18 Ray Charles en español * 33 Vanishing Cultures Series * 13 Balarama 24 Raymond’s Perfect Present 12, 21 Bennett, Nneka 16 Figueredo, D. H. 25, 26, 32 Little, Lessie Jones 14 Reid, Rob 28 Van Wright, Cornelius 18, 20, 23, 29, 33 Elizabeti’s School * ❖ ✎ 15 John Lewis in the Lead * 19 vasija que Juan fabricó, La * 33 Baseball Saved Us * ❖ ✎ 22 Recién nacido 32 Benson, Kathleen 19 Fine, Edith Hope 26, 32, 33 Lopez, Loretta 25, 33 Renkun, Richela 11, 31 Vaughan, Marcia 10, 17 escuela de Elizabeti, La * 32 Jones Family Express, The * ✎ 16 Wave Goodbye * ✎ 28 Bein’ with You This Way * ❖ ✎ 29 Rent Party Jazz * ✎ 17 Bereal, JaeMe 19 Fishbone, Greg R. 9 López, Rafael 27, 30, 33 Reonegro, Antonio 30 Waldrep, Richard 25 Estela en el mercado de pulgas * 32 Joshua’s Masai Mask * ✎ 18 We 30 ¡Béisbol! * ✎ 26 Estela’s Swap* ❖ ✎ 25 Journey Home * ✎ 22 Richard Wright and When the Horses Ride By * 30 Blanks, Derek 17 Ford, George 16, 17, 33 Lord, Michelle 24 Reynolds, Jan 10, 13, 23, 30 Wang, Lin 24 the Library Card * ❖ ✎ 17 béisbol nos salvo, El * 33 Everglades Forever * ✎ 29 Juneteenth Jamboree * ❖ ✎ 16 When This World Was New * ❖ ✎ 25 Bootman, Colin 10, 12 Freeman, Laura 29 Louie, Therese On 12, 21 Rich, Anna 18, 19 Wang, Suling 12, 21 Richard Wright y el ¡Béisbol! Pioneros y leyendas First Come the Zebra 18 Keepers * ✎ 16 Where on Earth Is My Bagel? 22 Boyd, Aaron 12, 14, 18 Galindo, Felipe 28 Lucas, Cedric 16, 18 Riley-Webb, Charlotte 17 Ward, John 14 del béisbol latino * 33 carné de biblioteca * 33 First Day in Grapes ❖ ✎ 25 Knockin’ On Wood ✎ 18 Road to Santiago, The 26 Willie Wins * 22 Boyden, Linda 12, 30 Gilchrist, Jan Spivey 14, 30 Lynch, Tom 30 Rodríguez, Bruce Markusen 26, 33 Watson, Jesse Joshua 11, 20 Be Water, My Friend 23 Flowers from Mariko 23 Last Black King of the Sacred Mountain ✎ 24 Wolf Mark 9 Bruchac, Joseph 9, 11, 30, 31 Gilles, Almira Astudillo 22 Malaspina, Ann 24 Rose, Naomi C. 10 Watts, Jeri Hanel 16 Bird 12, 17 Kentucky Derby, The 19 Frederick Douglass * ✎ 18 Sam and the Yasmin’s Hammer 24 Birthday Swap, The * ❖ ✎ 25 ✎ Bryant, Michael 29, 32 Gollub, Matthew 22, 23 Marshall, Felicia 16 Roth, Susan L. 5, 18, 23, 29 Weatherford, Carole Boston 16, 29, 32 Full Moon Is Rising, A 6, 30 Legend of Freedom Hill, The * 18, 29 Lucky Money * ❖ £ ✎ 23 Yo tenía un hipopótamo * 33 Black All Around! * 15 Buchanan, Yvonne 16, 32 Greenfield, Eloise 14, 16, 30 Marx, Trish 2, 11, 28, 29, 30 Rubright, Lynn 11, 20 Weber, EdNah New Rider 11, 31 Galaxy Games: The Challengers 8 Little Sap and Monsieur Rodin 24 Sam y el dinero de la suerte * 33 Yum! ¡Mmmm! ¡Qué Rico! Blue Roses, The * 12, 30 ✎ Burrowes, Adjoa J. 14, 19, 29, 32 Hale, Christy 15, 16, 23, 31, 32 Mathis, Sharon Bell 17, 33 Russell, Ching Yeung 11, 24, 34 Weston, Mark 23 Game, Set, Match, Louis Sockalexis * 31 Saturday at the New You * ✎ 19 Americas’ Sproutings ❖ 27, 30 Bowman’s Store * ✎ 11, 31 Cairns, Julia 6, 30 Halfmann, Janet 20 Mazellan, Ron 10 Sadler, Sonia Lynn 2, 19 Williams, Laura E. 29 Champion Arthur Ashe 20 Love to Langston * ✎ 14 Say Hola to Spanish * ✎ 33 Yum! ¡Mmmm! ¡Qué Rico! Bringing Asha Home 22 Brotes de las Américas * 33 Casilla, Robert 25, 33 Haskins, Jim 19 McCall, Guadalupe Garcia 10, 11 Sanchez, Enrique O. 25, 27, 32, 33 Williams, Lorraine 28 George Crum and Love to Mamá * ✎ 27 Say Hola to Spanish at the Circus * ✎ 33 Brothers in Hope ✎ 17 the Saratoga Chip * 19, 31 Yummy 2, 11, 20 Castañeda, Omar S. 27, 33 Hopkins, Lee Bennett 2, 29 McGuire, Robert 19 Sandler, Karen 9 Williams, Mary 17 Love Twelve Miles Long 10 Say Hola to Spanish, Buffalo Song 31 Get Set! 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