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Book Buzz

Our Book Buzz Blog features the latest picks for kids selected by library staff and volunteers.
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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If you like "Island of the Aunts"...
Kid Book Match, Book Buzz Blog
03/15/2011 - 9:52am

Thank you for your Book Match request for Island of the Aunts by Eva Ibbotson. Next time, we’d love to hear why you like a certain book – when we know what you like about a book it helps us suggest other books that you might enjoy. Although I haven’t read Island of the Aunts, it sounds amusing and I think you might like some of these books too:

Midnight for Charlie Bone by Jenny Nimmo.

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If you like "Gregor the Overlander"...
Kid Book Match, Book Buzz Blog
09/04/2009 - 10:39am

Thank you for your Book Match request. Gregor the Overlander is a great fantasy series! Thank you for telling us why you really liked it, this really helps us understand what kind of books you are looking for! Here are some other books that you may enjoy:

The Marvelous Effect (Marvelous World, book 1) by Troy Cle.

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