Showing posts with label 1995. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1995. Show all posts

Thursday, November 26, 2009

Who's in a family?

Who's in a family? 
by Robert Skutch; Laura Nienhaus Zarrinnaal 
Language: English 
Berkeley, Calif. : Tricycle Press, ©1995. 
1 v. : col. ill. ; 26 cm
ISBN: 1883672139; 9781883672133 
Summary: Who is in a family, and in particular, who is in your family? Chances are, your family is unique, like no one else's, and that's just fine.
Reviews: School Library Journal, Publishers Weekly
Available: http://www.amazon.com/Whos-Family-Robert-Skutch/dp/1883672139/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1354646051&sr=1-1&keywords=9781883672133

Red ribbon

Red ribbon 
by Sarah Weeks 
illus. by Jeffrey Greene 
Language: English 
New York : Laura Geringer Book, ©1995. 
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 26 cm. + 1 sound cassette (analog) + 1 red ribbon.
ISBN: 0060254319; 9780060254315
Summary: Eight-year-old Jenny learns the meaning of wearing a red ribbon when her neighbor is stricken with AIDS.
Major Book Reviews: School Library Journal, Publisher's Weekly
Available: http://www.amazon.com/Red-Ribbon-Laura-Geringer-Book/dp/0060254319/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1354646388&sr=1-1&keywords=9780060254315

Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Too far away to touch

Too far away to touch 
by LeslĂ©a Newman 
illus. by Catherine Stock 
Language: English 
New York : Clarion Books, ©1995. 
32 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
ISBN: 0395689686; 9780395689684
Summary: Zoe's favorite uncle Leonard takes her to a planetarium and explains that if he dies he will be like the stars, too far away to touch, close enough to see. 
Available: http://www.amazon.com/Too-Away-Touch-Leslea-Newman/dp/0395689686/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1354647404&sr=1-1&keywords=9780395689684

Monday, November 23, 2009

My two uncles

My two uncles 
by Judith Vigna 
Language: English 
Morton Grove, Ill. : A. Whitman, 1995. 
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 21 cm.
ISBN: 080755507X; 9780807555071
Summary: Elly's grandfather has trouble accepting the fact that his son is gay. 
Available: http://www.amazon.com/My-Two-Uncles-Judith-Vigna/dp/080755507X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1354701107&sr=1-1&keywords=9780807555071