Authors:Susan Bivin Aller, Qi Wang,
Publisher: Carolrhoda Books
Keywords: creative, minds, biographies, alcott, louisa, women, story, little
Number of Pages: 64
Published: 2004-03
List price: $6.95
ISBN-10: 1575056364
ISBN-13: 9781575056364

Gr 3-5-Entertaining and engaging, these "stories" serve as good accompaniments to more standard biographies of Alcott and Mozart. Aller’s account begins with an incident from Alcott’s childhood that emphasizes the importance of giving rather than receiving, a lesson that the writer would revisit throughout her lifetime as the sole breadwinner for her family. The book culminates with the critical and financial success of Little Women and serves as a precursor to works such as Gloria Whelan’s Fruitlands (HarperCollins, 2002). There is some fictionalizing of thoughts and feeling

Author: Geraldine McCaughrean
Publisher: Carolrhoda Books
Keywords: books, picture, chickenlegs, grandma
Number of Pages: 32
Published: 1999-09
List price: $15.95
ISBN-10: 1575054159
ISBN-13: 9781575054155

Tatia knows she should follow her dying mother’s advice and stay away from Grandma Chickenlegs. But when her cruel stepmother orders her to visit the old witch, Tatia must obey. Bravely, she sets out through the woods, with her dear doll, Drooga, as her only companion. Once inside the witch’s cottage--a rickety shack that stands on chicken legs--Tatia is guarded by the witch’s dog, cat, and a magic elm tree. Grandma Chickenlegs clearly has terrible plans for her. To escape the witch, Tatia must be courageous and clever, and she must rely on the kindness of friends. M

Author: Laurie B. Friedman
Publisher: Carolrhoda Books
Keywords: max, mallory
Number of Pages: 160
Published: 2006-01
List price: $5.95
ISBN-10: 1575058634
ISBN-13: 9781575058634

Spunky, eight-year-old Mallory McDonald is very unhappy when her parents decide to get her older brother Max a dog. Why would her parents agree to such a thing? Dogs are smelly and bark and chew on things. Plus, they already have a perfectly good cat, Cheeseburger. When they finally get the puppy, it’s worse than Mallory imagined. Everyone loves Champ and he and Max are getting all of the attention. Poor Mallory -now everyone’s mad at her. What should she do?

Author: Candice F. Ransom
Publisher: Carolrhoda Books
Keywords: trailblazer, biographies, music, sound, von, trapp, maria
Number of Pages: 112
Published: 2002-02
List price: $31.93
ISBN-10: 1575054442
ISBN-13: 9781575054445

Author: Cliff McNish
Publisher: Carolrhoda Books
Keywords: angel
Number of Pages: 311
Published: 2008-02-01
List price: $16.95
ISBN-10: 0822589001
ISBN-13: 9780822589006

Freya’s intense passion for angels led her into years of mental illness. Now, just when she’s starting to believe she’s normal again, a dark angel starts to follow her. Soon she learns a stunning truth: She is an angel herself. And an angel’s job is nothing like she imagined it would be...

Author: Laurie B. Friedman
Publisher: Carolrhoda Books
Keywords: mallory, honestly
Number of Pages: 159
Published: 2008-10
List price: $5.95
ISBN-10: 1580138403
ISBN-13: 9781580138406

Everyone seems to know what they want to be for Career Day at school - that is, everyone except Mallory. She can’t seem to find anything she’s good at. When she finally decides to be a fashion designer, some of her classmates laugh at her. And then, before she can stop it, out pops a lie - Mallory tells everyone that she’s won the Fashion Fran fashion design contest. Mallory’s lie grows and grows until she must face the truth and make amends with her class, friends, teachers, and parents.

Author: Frances R. Balkwill
Publisher: Carolrhoda Books
Keywords: things, cells, dna
Number of Pages: 32
Published: 1994-03
List price: $8.95
ISBN-10: 0876146388
ISBN-13: 9780876146385

Full-color illustrations and simple explanations help explore some of the wonders of modern genetics and of DNA, such as the genetic code, the double helix, and chromosomes.