Wednesday, June 30, 2010

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BOOK NUMBER: 84
SUBJECT MATTER: DC Comics, Superheroes
TITLE: Wednesday Comics-The World's Greatest Heroes!The World's Greatest Comics!
AUTHOR: Varied-Introduction by Mark Chiarello
PUBLISHER: DC Comics
COPYRIGHT: 2010, 200 pages
Superpowered oversized (14x20) newsprint comic book featuring awesome art and stories with the following superheroes: Batman, Superman, Deadman, Kamandi-The Last Boy on Earth, The Element Man, The Flash, Wonder Woman, Sgt. Rock and Easy Co., The Demon and Catwoman, Hawkman, The Creeper, Green Lantern, Teen Titans, and Strange Adventures.
A Superfabulous, Beautiful book! You will LOVE it!
INCLUDES: Stunningly wonderful inside front and inside back covers, creator bios of all authors.

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

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BOOK NUMBER: 83
SUBJECT MATTER: Non-fiction
TITLE: Free For All-Oddballs, Geeks, and Gangstas in the Public Library
AUTHOR: Don Borchert
PUBLISHER: Virgin Books
COPYRIGHT: 2007, 223 pages
Laugh out loud funny tome by a gentleman who works in a library and tells some of his experiences and the behind the scenes workings of the library. You will enjoy this book!

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BOOK NUMBER: 82
SUBJECT MATTER: Youth Picture Book, Alphabet
TITLE: Eating the Alphabet-Fruits and Vegetables From A to Z
AUTHOR: Lois Ehlert
PUBLISHER: Harcourt, Inc.
COPYRIGHT: 1989, 32 pages
Yummy book telling the alphabet using your favorite fruits and vegetables. Por ejemplo: P is for: peach, pineapple, pera, plum, papaya, pomegranate, persimmon for fruit AND parsnip, potato, pea, pepper, and pumpkin for vegetables. Muy Rico!
INCLUDED: Glossary of fruits and vegetables!

Thursday, June 10, 2010

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BOOK NUMBER: 81
SUBJECT MATTER: Youth Biography, Race Relations
TITLE: Leon's Story
AUTHOR: Leon Walter Tillage
PUBLISHER: Farrar Strauss Giroux
COPYRIGHT: 1997, 107 pages
A 107 page book that is a testament to the resilience of man AND man's inhumanity to man. Imagine watching a loved on run over and killed and the only thing you get is an apology from the parent of the driver and $100.00. No investigation, no placing of blame, nada. What about getting your head cracked open because you drank some agua from the "wrong" water fountain. Mr. Tillage tells these and other harrowing stories as he experienced them growing up in North Carolina in this heartfelt, straightforward book.
Graced with a wonderful photo on the cover of Mr. Tillage as a boy and filled with the collage art of Susan L. Roth.

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BOOK NUMBER: 80
SUBJECT MATTER: Youth, Non fiction, Natural Disasters
TITLE: The Dust Bowl, Through the Lens-How Photography Revealed and helped Remedy a National Disaster
AUTHOR: Martin W. Sandler
PUBLISHER: Walker & Company
COPYRIGHT: 2009, 97 pages
Winning treatment of the Dust Bowl disaster in the United States. Compelling photos and commentary throughout the book detail this dreadful disaster that happened from 1930-1936.

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BOOK NUMBER: 79
SUBJECT MATTER: Superman, Youth Graphic Novel, Superhero
TITLE: Superman, The Story of the Man of Steel
AUTHOR: Ralph Cosentino
PUBLISHER: Penguin Group
COPYRIGHT: 2010, 33 pages
Simple, fun, sweet story about the life of the great Superman. Fans will love this book!Illustrado por: Ralph Cosentino, el autor

Thursday, June 3, 2010

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BOOK NUMBER: 78
SUBJECT MATTER: Catwoman, Young Adult Fiction
TITLE: Catwoman:The Life and Times of a Feline Fatale
AUTHOR: Suzan Colón
PUBLISHER: DC Comics
COPYRIGHT: 2003, 144 pages
A power packed book about the femme fatale of Batman's world-Catwoman. Find out about this sultry girl: from her various names, various fashions, etc. Packed with great pictures (including those in the inside front and inside back covers.) A definite read if you are a fan!