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Summer Smarts by Janet Van Roden, Jeanne C. Castafero
The Summer Smarts series provides an enjoyable, substantive bridge between grades during the summer, when a child most needs a refresher! And because young children begin to anticipate going back to school and face the pressures and expectations of a higher, more difficult grade, Summer Smarts activity books are designed to offer them a fun way to increase their confidence and self-esteem. This new series of activity workbooks is designed to meet the demand for the growing in-home educational market. It is the only series to include a unique integration of material, combining elementary school subjects such as phonics, spelling, math, and geography into one friendly workbook. Offers engaging, motivational exercises that reinforce the skills and knowledge learned during the previous school year.Arranged in a logical sequence, the worksheets move progressively from basic concepts to more difficult ones. A carefully selected Book Section supports a literature-based approach.

AUTHOR: Janet Van Roden, Jeanne C. Castafero
PUBLISHER: Houghton Mifflin Company
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction

Terror of the Pink D by Lawrence David
Everyone`s favorite pint-sized pastry-loving superhero is back, ready to save Blootinville from nefarious villains and win the heart of fair Sara Willow! But unfortunately for Horace Splattly (a.k.a. the Cupcaked Crusader), his brilliant little sister Melody has other plans for him: the annual Blootinville Celernip Prince Pageant for Boys. Not Even Horace`s superpowers can save him from Melody`s mortifying plans...or can they?

AUTHOR: Lawrence David
PUBLISHER: Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction

A Different Shade of Gray by Katherine S. Newman
Description not available.A cultural analysis by the author of No Shame in My Game considers the particular challenges of inner city seniors, identifying the historical, personal, and political factors that contribute to the problems being faced by the aged in urban America.

AUTHOR: Katherine S. Newman
PUBLISHER: New Press, The
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction

Complete Fables by Olivia Temple, Robert Temple
This definitive and fully annotated modern edition of the Fables is the first translation ever to make available the complete corpus of 358 fables attributed to Aesop, displaying his humor, insight, and savage wit, as well as affording fascinating glimpses of everyday life in ancient Greece. Earlier English versions have been both sanitized and highly selective. Aesop was probably a prisoner of war, sold into slavery in the early sixth century B.C., who represented his masters in court and relied on animal stories to put across his key points. These tales are brought together with other Aesop-inspired satirical tales, probably originating in Libya and Egypt.

AUTHOR: Olivia Temple, Robert Temple
PUBLISHER: Viking Penguin
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction

Purple Climbing Days by Blanche Sims, Patricia Reilly Giff, Suzanne Toren
When Mrs. Miller, the meanest substitute teacher at the Polk Street School, discovers that Richard The Beast Best is afraid of climbing the ropes for gym class, she orders him to meet her in the gym after school. What could Mrs. Miller have in mind for The Beast? Occasional b&w drawings accompany the text.

AUTHOR: Blanche Sims, Patricia Reilly Giff, Suzanne Toren
PUBLISHER: Random House Children's Books
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction

Training Pointing Dogs by Paul Long
Paul Long's sage guidance and backwoods wisdom make this book a valuable source for training bird dogs.

AUTHOR: Paul Long
PUBLISHER: Globe Pequot Press, The
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Pets & Animals