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Previous Issues > February 2007 > Parentown > Bookshelf
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 Parentown
BookShelf
 Mr. Macky is Wacky!
Author/Illustrator: Dan Gutman, Jim Paillot (Illustrator)
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Age Range: 7 to 10
From the publisher: Its Presidents Day! And Mr. Macky, the reading
specialist, actually expects A.J. and his friends to read stuff about the
presidents! Not only that, but he lives in a log cabin and thinks hes
Abraham Lincoln! Is he for real? Part of My Weird School Series, #15.
 George Washington: An American Life
Author/Illustrator: Laurie Calkhoven
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Program
Age Range: 10 to 12
From the publisher: First in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen and first in the minds of schoolchildren, who learn about George Washington as soon as they begin studying American history. From Washingtons Virginia childhood, through his days as a soldier and general, to his inauguration as the first president of the brand-new United States, and into retirement, this biography captures the full breadth and achievements of his life. It covers both the personal and the private, reveals his views on everything from governmental power to the abolition of slavery and separates fascinating truth from well-worn legend including that infamous, but false, tale about chopping down the cherry tree.
 Substitute Groundhog
Author/Illustrator: Pat Miller, Susan Keeter (Illustrator)
Publisher: Albert Whitman
Age Range: 5 to 8
From the Publisher: Its almost Groundhog Day! Everyone knows that Groundhog has an important job to do every February 2, but this year hes not feeling well. Dr. Owl diagnoses him with the flu and orders two days of bed rest. But how will people know the weather forecast if Groundhog is down in his hole in bed?
Then Groundhog has in ideahe can hire a substitute! Maybe Squirrel can be the substitute, or Eagle, or Bear. But at the substitute auditions, Groundhog realizes that none of his friends is quite right for the job. Will he be able to find a substitute, or will Groundhog Day be cancelled this year?
 Wind-Wild Dog
Author/Illustrator: Barbara M. Joosse, Kate Kiesler (Illustrator)
Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
Age Range: 4 to 8
From the publisher: What will Ziva choose, her love for the Man or the freedom of the wild? Ziva heard the call of the wild. Most mushers believed that Zivas eyes of different colors made her half wild, so no one wanted her. But one man took a liking to her.
As Ziva begins to trust the Man, she learns to use her wild energy to pull his sled, but shes torn between her love for the Man and the wolfs call. Will she stay . . . or go?
This story has been growing in Barbara Joosses head since a friend told her about his dog, Ziva, who was wild as a wolf and white as the snow. Kate Kieslers striking full-color art perfectly captures Zivas struggle in this powerful book.
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