Tag: Book of the Day

Angel Island: Gateway to Gold Mountain by Russell Freedman

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Angel Island: Gateway to Gold Mountain by Russell Freedman

I was sent a copy of Angel Island: Gateway to Gold Mountain by Russell Freedman   Angel Island: Gateway to Gold Mountain by Russell Freedman Release Date: 2016-10-04 Angel Island, off the coast of California, was the port of entry for Asian immigrants to the United States between 1892 and 1940. Following the passage of legislation requiring the screening of immigrants, “the other Ellis Island” processed around one million people from Japan, China, and Korea. Drawing from memoirs, diaries, letters, and the “wall poems” discovered at the facility long after…

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The Case of the Secret Tunnel (The Mysteries of Maisie Hitchins) by Holly Webb

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I was sent a copy of The Case of the Secret Tunnel (The Mysteries of Maisie Hitchins) by Holly Webb   The Case of the Secret Tunnel (The Mysteries of Maisie Hitchins) by Holly Webb Release Date: 2016-09-13 Mr. Fred Grange claims to work as a clerk for a biscuit company, but he’s out and about on the London streets at odd hours, and girl detective Maisie Hitchins soon discovers something very precious hidden in his rooms. Maisie is determined to unmask him as a thief, but the truth is…

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Before Morning by Joyce Sidman

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Before Morning by Joyce Sidman

I was sent a copy of Before Morning by Joyce Sidman   Before Morning by Joyce Sidman Release Date: 2016-10-04 There are planes to fly and buses to catch, but a small child wishes for a different sort of day in this striking picture book. When clouds gather and heavy flakes begin to fall, her invocation comes true. As a too-busy world falls silent, a family revels in the freedom and peace of a snow day. In a spare text that reads as pure song and illustrations of astonishingly beautiful…

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Lucy & Andy Neanderthal by Jeffrey Brown

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Lucy & Andy Neanderthal by Jeffrey Brown

I was sent a copy of Lucy & Andy Neanderthal by Jeffrey Brown   Lucy & Andy Neanderthal by Jeffrey Brown Release Date: 2016-08-30 For fans of the New York Times bestselling Jedi Academy books comes a hilarious new graphic novel series about two young cave kids living 40,000 years ago. The laugh-out-loud adventure features Lucy and her goofball brother Andy, as the Paleo pair take on a wandering baby sibling, bossy teens, cave paintings, and a mammoth hunt. But what will happen when they encounter a group of humans?…

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The Way Things Work Now by David Macaulay

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The Way Things Work Now by David Macaulay

I was sent a copy of The Way Things Work Now by David Macaulay   The Way Things Work Now by David Macaulay Release Date: 2016-10-04 Explainer-in-Chief David Macaulay updates the worldwide bestseller The New Way Things Work to capture the latest developments in the technology that most impacts our lives. Famously packed with information on the inner workings of everything from windmills to Wi-Fi, this extraordinary and humorous book both guides readers through the fundamental principles of machines, and shows how the developments of the past are building the…

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Girl on a Plane by Miriam Moss

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Girl on a Plane by Miriam Moss

I was sent a copy of Girl on a Plane by Miriam Moss   Girl on a Plane by Miriam Moss Release Date: 2016-09-13 Bahrain, 1970.    After a summer spent with her family, fifteen-year-old Anna is flying back to boarding school in England when her plane is hijacked by Palestinian terrorists and taken to the Jordanian desert. Demands are issued.   If they are not met, the terrorists will blow up the plane, killing all hostages. The heat becomes unbearable; food and water supplies dwindle.   All alone, Anna begins to face the…

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Mitchell on the Moon by R. W. Alley

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I was sent a copy of Mitchell on the Moon by R. W. Alley   Mitchell on the Moon by R. W. Alley Release Date: 2016-10-04 It’s Halloween, and Mitchell’s littlest sister, Gretchen, looks up at the moon and sees that part of it is missing. Gretchen’s other siblings, Annabelle and Clark, scornfully tell her that the moon is just hiding behind some clouds, but Mitchell indulges her and sets out to save the moon. A humorous and slightly scary fantasy ensues before the four children set off for trick-or-treating.…

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Minecraft: The Survivors’ Book of Secrets: An Official Mojang Book by Stephanie Milton

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I was sent a copy of Minecraft: The Survivors’ Book of Secrets: An Official Mojang Book by Stephanie Milton   Minecraft: The Survivors’ Book of Secrets: An Official Mojang Book by Stephanie Milton Release Date: 2016-08-09 An all-new official Minecraft™ guidebook full of tips to fend off mobs and withstand the wild!This official Minecraft™ book contains the collective knowledge of the Survivors: an underground group of Minecraft™ experts who have been around since the days of Alpha.   You’re probably wondering why you’ve never heard of us. It’s because we’re THAT…

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Miss Muffet, or What Came After by Marilyn Singer

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Miss Muffet, or What Came After by Marilyn Singer

I was sent a copy of Miss Muffet, or What Came After by Marilyn Singer   Miss Muffet, or What Came After by Marilyn Singer Release Date: 2016-09-06 People will tell you that all little Miss Muffet wanted was to sit quietly and eat her curds and whey. They’ll insist that she was so scared of a spider, she ran away from it, and that’s where her story ends. Well, those people are wrong! Miss Muffet is more daring than that—and so is the spider. Together, they head off on…

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Bridge to the Wild: Behind the Scenes at the Zoo by Caitlin O’Connell

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Bridge to the Wild: Behind the Scenes at the Zoo by Caitlin O'Connell

I was sent a copy of Bridge to the Wild: Behind the Scenes at the Zoo by Caitlin O’Connell   Bridge to the Wild: Behind the Scenes at the Zoo by Caitlin O’Connell Release Date: 2016-08-02 Hear crisp sounds of the hornbill in the cool air. Listen to the morning symphony that greets you as you enter the front gate. Then, step onto a leafy path that leads to a secret world of animals, each of whom you won’t want to forget, here at Zoo Atlanta. Over five days we…

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