Jacob Two-Two and the Dinosaur
10 best books like Jacob Two-Two and the Dinosaur (Mordecai Richler): Kitten in the Candy Corn, Something From Nothing, Alligator Pie (Collector's Edition), The Secret World of Og, Where Does the Garbage Go?, He's Your Dog, Charlie Brown, Sword Quest, A More Perfect Union: The Story of Our Constitution, Saving Armpit, The Daring Game
| Author | Ben M. Baglio |
| ISBN | 0439687586 |
These books are wonderful for that child who wants to be a veterinarian or is just animal crazy.
That being said- these do get a bit formulaic and I can't see myself reading more of them as an adult. I read these as a child but didn't remember much about them- which was interesting to me because I remember...
| Author | Phoebe Gilman |
| ISBN | 0590472801 |
This is one of my favorite picture books. All children should hear this story, and they should hear it more than once.
Quite a few topics are addressed in relatively few pages.
• the Jewish culture
• "waste not want not"
• the job of a tailor
• family with close association...
Alligator Pie (Collector's Edition)
| Author | Dennis Lee |
| ISBN | 1552633381 |
Dennis Lee won the Governor General's Award for poetry in 1972 for his poetic meditation on Canadian identity in Civil Elegies, but he made perhaps his most enduring contribution to Canadian nationalism two years later with a short collection of near-nonsense rhymes written for a much younger set....
| Author | Pierre Berton |
| ISBN | 0385659113 |
The Canadian Classic, written by Pierre Berton and illustrated by his daughter, Patsy is now a 26 episode animated children’s series on CBC television beginning Saturday, September 9, 2006. Berton often cited The Secret World of Og as his favourite of his forty-seven books. It has sold more than...
| Author | Paul Showers |
| ISBN | 0064451143 |
Follow that garbage truck!
...to the landfill to see how trash keeps piling up...to the incinerator to see how trash can be turned into energy ... to the recycling center to see how a soda bottle can be turned into a flowerpot. Filled with graphs, charts, and diagrams, Where Does the Garbage Go?...
He's Your Dog, Charlie Brown
Uh oh!
What do you do when your dog is acting outrageously? If you happen to be Charlie Brown, you write a letter to the puppy farm you got your dog from and send him back for a bit of obedience training. When Charlie Brown does just that, Snoopy decides a bit of school isn't in the cards for this World...
| Author | Nancy Yi Fan |
| ISBN | 0061243353 |
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The review:
Sword Quest is the prequel to Swordbird, and tells the life of the dove Wind-voice before he became the legendary Swordbird. Nancy Yi Fan was about 14 when she penned Sword Quest, and, in a nutshell,...
| Author | Betsy Maestro |
| ISBN | 0688101925 |
With accurate historical information, this easy-to-understand book tells why and how the Constitution of the United States was created. A More Perfect Union includes a map and back matter with a table of dates and a summary of the Articles of the Constitution.
"A simple, attractive, informative...
When vandals deface the Harmony Point sign, the town does indeed seem to become the “arm Pit” of the region. The baseball team hasn’t won a game in two seasons and the town itself is falling into disrepair. But when the new postmaster becomes the new ball coach, Clay and the rest of the Terriers finally...
| Author | Kit Pearson |
| ISBN | 0140319328 |
At first Eliza is happy with her new life at boarding school, settling into the Yellow Dorm, making new friends, learning the rituals of school life and doing well in her classes. But a bond begins to develop between Eliza and Helen, a mischievous, unpopular girl who defies authority, plays practical...
| Author | Morris Gleitzman |
| ISBN | 0375827676 |
Morris began his writing career as a screenwriter, and wrote his first children's novel in 1985. His brilliantly comic style has endeared him to children and adults alike, and he is now one of Australia's most successful authors, both internationally and at home. He was born in England in 1953 and emigrated...
Angela is a curious sort. When she cannot find her father at the airport, Angela goes looking amongst all the airplanes. Climbing into one, she tempts herself by pressing a button, then another, and even one more, until she is high in the air. A sense of panic comes upon her and she contacts someone over...
| Author | Catherine Hapka |
| ISBN | 0439501172 |
Six heroes. One Destiny.
Live the legend with a new line of books based on BIONICLE, the first-ever, best-selling LEGO action figure.
In the time before time, a great being watched over the ancient land of Mata Nui, protecting it from harm. But now a powerful entity, Makuta, has arisen,...
Nancy Krulik is the author of more than 100 books for children and young adults, including three New York Times bestsellers. She is best known, however, for being the author and creator of the Katie Kazoo Switcheroo book series, which has brought her to the attention of second, third, and fourth graders...
So Karen decides to create a newspaper of her very own as she decides that newspaper editors are boring as she doesn't understand concepts like Cubism and doesn't know that rite is a word. Whatever, Karen. Then she convinces Hannie and Nancy to jump on board. Then she realises that holy shit, this crap...
| Author | Philip Ardagh |
| ISBN | 0439730171 |
The second installment in the "completely off-the-wall" new trilogy from the author of A HOUSE CALLED AWFUL END is packed with humor and excitement.
In this second Unlikely Exploit, Fergal McNally's brain--last seen in a pickling jar in the basement of Sacred Heart Hospital--is stolen,...
