Farrar Straus Giroux.Farrar Straus Giroux 19 Union Square West, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of NY 10003 www.fsgkidsbooks.com Yangsook Choi's BEHIND THE MASK (0374305226, $16.00) tells of a different kind of Halloween in which Kimin says he's going as his grandfather--not a fun prospect to the other kids. But Kimin is Korean and his father was a Korean mask Korean masks have a long tradition. They have had many uses. They were used in war, on both soldiers and their horses; ceremonially, for burial rites in jade and bronze and for shamanistic ceremonies to drive away evil spirits; to remember the faces of great historical figures in dancer, holding some surprises for his grandchild's choice. Kids in grades 2-3 will find it a revealing, unusual take on Halloween fun. Mary Quattlebaum retells SPARKS Sparks, city (1990 pop. 53,367), Washoe co., W Nev., just E of Reno; inc. 1905. The Southern Pacific RR was the major employer until the dieselization of railroad engines forced the closing (1957) of the railroad shops there. FLY HIGH: THE LEGEND OF DANCING POINT (0374344523, $16.00), telling of one Colonel Lightfoot whose fancy dancing leads him to boast about his talents and his land. So much so that the Devil himself comes out to compete in this fun story based on a Virginia Virginia, state, United States Virginia, state of the south-central United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), North Carolina and Tennessee (S), Kentucky and West Virginia (W), and Maryland and the District of Columbia (N and NE). legend. Both are unique, fun tales. |
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