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What would you do if your parents lost everything, from borrowed items from the neighbors to the family dog and the time they promised they'd spend with Josey Flores Flores, town, Guatemala
Flores (flōrəs), town (1990 est. pop. 2,200), capital of Petén department, N Guatemala. Flores was built on an island in the southern part of Lake Petén Itzá and on the site of the
? Josey uses her swing to try to figure things out when this happens in Joe Cepeda's The Swing (0439142601, $15.99)--and her avenue of escape allows her to find things in an unexpected place. A gentle story of discovery and loss evolves. Nancy Willard's THE FLYING BED (0590256106, $16.99) features warm paintings by John Thompson John Thompson is the name of:

Academics

  • Sir John Eric Sidney Thompson (1898–1975), English archeologist and Mayan scholar
  • John G. Thompson (b. 1932), mathematician
  • John Thompson (sociologist), professor at Cambridge

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    , 2006 Hamilton King award winner, as it surveys the end of summer in Florence and a magic shop crammed with beds. A woman's offer to show off the best bed of all results in some surprises in this fun fantasy for grades 2-3. Sara Pennypacker's PIERRE IN LOVE (0439517400, $16.99) features pictures by Petra Mathers as it tells of an ordinary fisherman and a ballet teacher he secretly loves. Pierre can't get the courage to tell her how he really feels--and PIERRE IN LOVE involves kids in a gentle romance and friendship between a mouse and a bunny. Myla Goldberg's CATCHING THE MOON (0439576865, $16.99) tells of an old woman who fishes with rod, reel and mouse every time the moon comes out. Nobody would fish in the dark--what can she catch with a mouse? One day the Man in the Moon puts on his traveling hat and pays a visit in this fun whimsical tale. Nikki Grimes Grimes is a surname, that is believed to be of a Scandinavian decent and may refer to
    • Aoibhinn Grimes
    • Ashley Grimes
    • Barbara Grimes, a Chicago murder victim
    • Burleigh Grimes (1893–1985), US baseball player
    • Camryn Grimes
    • Charles Grimes
     and Shane Evans' WHEN GORILLA GOES WALKING (0439317703, $16.99) tells of an odd but loveable love·a·ble  
    adj.
    Variant of lovable.

    Adj. 1. loveable - having characteristics that attract love or affection; "a mischievous but lovable child"
    lovable
     cat who has a proud air, and who gets into trouble with her young owner. Large-size, colorful drawings accompany a rollicking rol·lick·ing  
    adj.
    Carefree and high-spirited; boisterous: a rollicking celebration.



    rol
     rhyme about a mischievous cat and an equally delightful owner.
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    Publication:Children's Bookwatch
    Date:Jun 1, 2007
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