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|  | Ducks Don't Get Wet by Augusta R. Goldin, Helen K. Davie, Leonard Kessler
An explanation of how ducks produce and use a special oil to waterproof themselves. Also included are scientific experiments that prove that oil and water do not mix. Color illustrations accompany the text. AUTHOR: Augusta R. Goldin, Helen K. Davie, Leonard Kessler
PUBLISHER: HarperCollins Children's Book Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General 
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 | Savage Girls and Wild Boys by Michael Newton
Description not available.A collective history of feral children who were brought up in the wilderness, raised by animals, or locked up in solitary confinement examines the stories of Peter the Wild Boy, Victor of Aveyron, two children brought up by wolves in India, a boy raised by monkeys in Uganda, and more. 10,000 first printing. AUTHOR: Michael Newton
PUBLISHER: St. Martin's Press, LLC
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General
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 | Molasses Man by Felicia Marshall, Kathy May
On a warm afternoon in late summer, when the sorghum cane is ripe and ready, Grandpa decides it`s time to make molasses. There is so much to do. The cane needs to be cut. Then the juice needs to be squeezed out and cooked ever so slowly until it`s dark brown and thick with sweetness. Everyone helps. And everyone knows that Grandpa makes the best molasses ever. That`s why he`s called the Molasses Man. But one day someone else will take over for Grandpa. Who will be the next Molasses Man? AUTHOR: Felicia Marshall, Kathy May
PUBLISHER: Holiday House, Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General
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 | Ebbing Tide by Elizabeth Ogilvie
Good news for new readers as well as longtime Ogilvie fans! Here are the first three volumes in the continuing narrative of Joanna Bennett of Bennett's Island, Maine. Of all my books, says Miss Ogilvie, people are most loyal to these. For more than 40 years, isolated and fiercely beautiful Bennett's Island and its people have captivated readers. Recalling the island town of Criehaven, where she spent her earliest summers, Miss Ogilvie evokes a vanished way of life with almost photographic clarity. AUTHOR: Elizabeth Ogilvie
PUBLISHER: Down East Books
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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 | A Picture Book of Robert E. Lee by Alexandra Wallner, David A. Adler, John Wallner
An introduction to the life of Confederate General Robert E. Lee. Trained at West Point, Lee was appointed General in Chief of the Southern Army during the U.S. Civil War. When the war ended, Lee served as the President of Washington College in Lexington, Virginia. Color illustrations accompany the text. AUTHOR: Alexandra Wallner, David A. Adler, John Wallner
PUBLISHER: Holiday House, Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General
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 | Ghosts in The Gallery by Richard Williams
Jenny just moved from China to the United States to live with her grandfather and other relatives shes never met. But when she arrives, instead of being loved and taken care of, shes forced to live in the basement and is treated like a servant. Jenny gets a feeling that there are some strange things happening in the house and that no one wants her to find out the truth. Scared and alone, Jenny knows shes got to uncover whats going on--even if it means risking her life. AUTHOR: Richard Williams
PUBLISHER: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General
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