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|  | Poppleton Forever by Cynthia Rylant, Mark Teague
Three short stories about the adventures of Poppleton, the pig who made his first appearance in the book Poppleton . Here Poppleton plants a tree in his yard, copes with having a cold, and attempts to wallpaper his kitchen. Pencil and acrylic illustrations accompany the text of this beginning reader book. AUTHOR: Cynthia Rylant, Mark Teague
PUBLISHER: Scholastic, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Science & Nature 
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 | Green Mountain Farm by Elliott Merrick
In 1934, in the depths of the Great Depression, Elliott Merrick and his wife bought a ramshackle farm on a Vermont hillside for $1,000. Merrick, a young writer with a healthy dose of idealism and a determination to live in the country, had just sold his first book to Maxwell Perkins at Scribner's. I had an idea that I would be rich and famous henceforth, Merrick wrote, but added, nothing could be farther from the truth ... As I look back, I'm amazed that we could so blithely have crossed our great Rubicon on a spiderweb. But it turned out to be one of those fortunate mistakes -- one of those fraught-with-peril enterprises that you might never have embarked on if you had known the consequences -- like being born, for instance. Green Mountain Farm describes Merrick's and his family's often haphazard attempts to make a go of it on these stony, wintry acres, in a house that was falling down around them. As Merrick puts it, We did everything wrong, but it came out right. They were dirt poor, but through it all, believed wholeheartedly in going directly after the things they wanted most: to write and to farm, however they could. A lyrical, funny, richly fulfilling book about old houses, farming, writing, and the joys of country life, this book is as fresh today as when it was originally published more than fifty years ago. AUTHOR: Elliott Merrick
PUBLISHER: Countryman Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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 | In Search of Schrodinger's Cat by John Gribbin
Niels Bohr, one of the architects of quantum theory, has said, Anyone who is not shocked by quantum theory has not understood it. Even Einstein refused to make the--er--quantum leap of scientific faith and subscribe to the theory. In this book, John Gribbin details, step by step, the underpinnings of quantum theory and investigates all of its ramifications, in accessible language for the interested lay reader. AUTHOR: John Gribbin
PUBLISHER: Bantam Books
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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 | Panzerkampfwagen III Medium Tank, 1936-1944 by Bryan Perrett
The Panzerkampfwagen III was, despite minor faults, essentially a well balanced and well-designed tank. It was the premier tank weapon of the German blitzkrieg. Its vital role in WWII and its ultimate demise are discussed. AUTHOR: Bryan Perrett
PUBLISHER: Osprey Publishing, Limited
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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 | Handy Ocean Answer Book by Thomas E. Svarney
Description not available.Answers questions about oceanography and the ocean covering such topics as waterspouts, whirlpools, ocean shelves, tides, and global warming. AUTHOR: Thomas E. Svarney
PUBLISHER: Visible Ink Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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 | Howliday Inn by James Howe, Lynn Munsinger, Victor Garber
Two pooches named Harold and Chester are less than ecstatic when their owners go on vacation and board them and the family's rabbit, Bunnicula, at the Chateau Bow-Wow. Once there, Chester notices that the other animals are acting a little strange, and when one of them disappears, he decides to investigate. AUTHOR: James Howe, Lynn Munsinger, Victor Garber
PUBLISHER: Morrow/Avon
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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