Monday, May 10, 2010

Famous Places Series

 
The Gateway Arch - by Lisa Bullard (2010)
Provides facts about the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, discusses its history and construction, and looks at how people get to the top of the arch and what they can see from the observation area.


Provides photographs and information about Hoover Dam, explaining the many purposes of the dam, and looking at how it was built.


The Rocky Mountains - by Jeffrey Zuehlke (2010)
An introduction to the Rocky Mountains that provides information on the region's geological features, the natural forces that created them, the flora and fauna that can be found there, and the history of the area.


Provides information on the Capital Building, the location in Washington, D. C., where the United States Congress meets, describing its construction, what the building looks like inside, and related topics.


The Empire State Building - by Lisa Bullard (2010)
Provides information about the Empire State Building, the tallest building in the world at the time of its completion in 1931, discussing its construction, and looking at the structure's innovative features. 

Thursday, May 6, 2010

Lunch Lady Graphic Novel Series

 
Lunch Lady and the Author Visit Vendetta - by Jarrett Krosoczka (2009)  
The school lunch lady, a secret crime fighter, investigates a suspicious author after he visits the school and the gym teacher goes missing.


The school lunch lady, a secret crime fighter, uncovers an evil plot to replace all the popular teachers with robots.



Lunch Lady and the League of Librarians - by Jarrett Krosoczka (2009)
The school lunch lady, a secret crime fighter, sets out to stop a group of librarians bent on destroying a shipment of video game systems, while a group of students known as the Breakfast Bunch provides backup.

Monday, May 3, 2010

Magic Pickle Series

 
Magic Pickle - by Scott Morse (2008)
The Magic Pickle, a secret weapon created in a special lab under the floor of Jo Jo Wigman's bedroom, and Jo Jo set out to stop the Brotherhood of the Evil Produce. Presented in graphic novel form.

When Jo Jo and Magic Pickle face off against a bad legume during a class field trip to a peanut factory, it is not the fearless, dill superhero nor his video game that save the day but Jo Jo's ingenuity.

Magic Pickle and the Garden of Evil - by Scott Morse (2009)
Magic Pickle, a fearless, dill superhero, comes to the rescue when Jo Jo's class garden yields a monstrous lettuce plant bent on world domination. 

Magic Pickle and the Planet of the Grapes - by Scott Morse (2008)    
A secret weapon known as Magic Pickle and eight-year-old Jo Jo Wigman work together to defeat Razin', an evil raisin who is trying to turn humans into grapes. 

Magic Pickle Vs. the Egg Poacher - by Scott Morse (2008)
The Magic Pickle, a secret weapon created in a special lab under the floor of Jo Jo Wigman's bedroom, and Jo Jo set out to stop a rotten egg from creating havoc at the zoo.