Beat the Heat This Summer
With A ‘Cool’ Selection Of Reading!
By Selene Vasquez
PICTURE BOOKS: AGES
5 THRU 8
A Perfect Day
by Remy Charlip
Harper Collins, unpaged, $16.99
“Cuddle up upon my lap./ Close your eyes and take a nap.” Sometimes a perfect
day consists of doing ordinary activities - going for a walk, watching the
clouds, and reading books - with somebody you love. A palette of soft pastel
colors foster the comforting atmosphere of parent and child bonding.
PICTURE BOOKS: AGES
6 THRU 10
Froggy Plays T-Ball
by Jonathan London
Illustrated by Frank Remkiewicz
Viking, unpaged, $15.99
Froggy’s first game of T-ball is a flop. His lack of coordination and
comprehension (“home run” doesn’t mean running home) is typical froggy! In
vibrant colors of orange and green, Froggy’s escapades have a natural exuberance
that’s hilarious and infectious.
NONFICTION: AGES 5
THRU 8
The Edible Pyramid: Good Eating
Every Day
by Loreen Leedy
Holiday House, unpaged, $17.95
Reflecting the new recommendations offered by the USDA in its 2005 My Pyramid
food guide, this timely new edition offers up a heightened awareness of the
need for healthier diets and increased exercise to combat childhood obesity.
Information presented comprehensively for young readers.
POETRY: AGES 5 THRU
8
Over in the Jungle: A Rain
forest Rhyme
by Marianne Berkes
Illustrated by Jeanette Canyon
CIP, unpaged, $16.95
Unusual fauna of the rain forest -honey bears, parrots, leaf cutter ants, etc.
- presented in a lively variation of the familiar song. Colorful illustrations
made with polymer
clay and photographed afterwards, gives them a three-dimensional look.
Selene Vasquez is
a media specialist at Orange Brook Elementary School in Hollywood, FL.
