Susan Kim
1) Brain camp
Author
Pub. Date
2010.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Lucas and Jenna are chosen to attend a camp that promises to turn delinquents into high achieving students, but when they arrive, they realize that the camp is not what it seems.
2) Play ball!
Author
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
Martha's an expert at playing catch, but her friend Truman is not. Can a dog teach a human new tricks?
Author
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
In this hip, hilarious and truly eye-opening cultural history, menstruation is talked about as never before. Flow spans its fascinating, occasionally wacky and sometimes downright scary story: from mikvahs (ritual cleansing baths) to menopause, hysteria to hysterectomies-not to mention the Pill, cramps, the history of underwear, and the movie about puberty they showed you in 5th grade.
Flow answers such questions as: What's the point of getting...
6) Big enough
Author
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Mama Elephant explains to her son Max that some activities have to wait until he is older ; but no matter how old he is, he will never be too big for his mother's love.
Series
Reading rainbow volume 139
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
In this math-based episode, LeVar Burton takes us on an orienteering excursion in New York's Central Park, using a map and a compass to find special flags placed around the park. Featured book: The secret shortcut, by Mark Teague. Because Wendell and Floyd have a problem getting to school on time, they decide to take a shortcut which leads to unexpected adventures. Includes mapping a primate habitat at the Philadelphia Zoo, and reviews of the books...
Series
Reading rainbow volume 145
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
The story describes the water, air, soil, sky, sun, and more shared by all living creatures on Earth. In a field trip, LeVar Burton visits the United Nations and explores ways children can help others both locally and across the world.
10) My shadow
Series
Reading rainbow volume 109
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
Host LeVar Burton introduces the book My shadow, by Robert Louis Stevenson, illustrated by Ted Rand, which is an illustrated version of the poem in which a child describes her relationship with her shadow. Also discussed are light and shadow, shadow plays, and shadows in photography. Reviewed books are "Shadows and reflections" by Tana Hoban, "I have a friend" by Keiko Narahashi, and "Shadowgraphs anyone can make" by Phila H. Webb and Jane Corby.
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