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Our Book Buzz Blog features the latest picks for kids selected by library staff and volunteers.

12/13/2010 - 10:58am

If you like the Animal Ark series, here are some titles that you might enjoy:

Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor.
When he finds a lost beagle in the hills behind his West Virginia home, Marty tries to hide it from his family and the dog's real owner, a mean-spirited man known to shoot deer out of season and to mistreat his dogs.

Charlotte's Web by E.B. White.
When he discovers that he is destined to become someone's dinner, Wilbur the pig is dissolute until his spider friend Charlotte decides to help him.

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If you like books about nature

Candace Schmidt, Kid Book Match, Book Buzz Blog

12/13/2010 - 11:27am

If you like books about nature, here are a few of my favorites:

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If you like books about science

Kid Book Match, Rhonda Belyea, Book Buzz Blog

12/14/2010 - 3:21pm

Here are some great titles for a budding scientist!

The Big Bug Book by Margery Facklam.
Describes thirteen of the world's largest insects, including the
birdwing butterfly and the Goliath beetle.

Frogs, Toads, Lizards, and Salamanders by Nancy Winslow Parker.
Describes the physical characteristics, habits, and natural environment of a variety of frogs, toads, lizards, and salamanders.

Bats, Blue Whales & Other Mammals by Steve Parker.

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If you like Dragon Slayer's Academy by Kate McMullan

Kid Book Match, Linda Nesbitt, Book Buzz Blog

12/14/2010 - 2:12pm

If you like the Dragon Slayer's Academy series by Kate McMullan, here are some other dragon/fantasy books you may enjoy:

Three Tales of my Father's Dragon by Ruth Stiles Gannett.
My Father's Dragon -- Elmer and the Dragon -- The Dragons of Blueland.
A compilation of three tales which relate the fantastic adventures of
Elmer Elevator and a baby flying dragon named Boris.

The Dragon of Doom by Bruce Coville.

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If you like Fancy Nancy by Jane O'Connor

Kid Book Match, Linda Nesbitt, Book Buzz Blog

12/13/2010 - 11:49am

If you liked Fancy Nancy by Jane O'Connor, here are some other titles I hope you will like just as much:

Fancy Nancy and the Posh Puppy by Jane O'Connor.
Nancy wants to adopt a special puppy so that she is no longer the only fancy member of her family, but after a day of puppysitting a papillon, she realizes that being fancy is not always the most important thing.

Annie and Snowball and the Dress-up Birthday : the first book of their adventures / Cynthia Rylant.

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If you like "The Color of My Words" by Lynn Joseph

Kid Book Match, Rhonda Belyea, Book Buzz Blog

12/09/2010 - 11:52am

If you like "The Color of My Words," you may enjoy these good read-aloud books for 4th and 5th graders:

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