A collection of wacky, whimsical poems about books and all the treasures they contain--honored with the Minnesota Book Award; NCTE Notable; Bank Street Best Books; Librarians' Choice; Honor Book - Gelett Burgess Center for Creative Expression; White Ravens book; and Nerdy Book Award. Laura Purdie Salas, the acclaimed author of Stampede!, is back with another collection of wild and weird, wacky and winsome poems about all the magic to be found on a single bookshelf. In BookSpeak!, each poem gives voice to a group that seldom gets a voice . . . the books themselves! Characters plead for sequels, book jackets strut their stuff, and we get a sneak peek at the raucous parties in the aisles when all the lights go out at the bookstore!Illustrator Josée Bisaillon's mixture of collage, drawings, and digital montage presents page after page of richly colored spreads filled with action and charm. Together, Salas and Bisaillon deliver a unique collection brimming with ideas as much about spines and dust jackets as they are about adventure and imagination.

Bookspeak!: Poems About Books

Children's Books

Salas, Laura Purdie

Literature & Fiction

Clarion Books

Finalist, 2010 Minnesota Book Award An inventive poetry collection that shows the wild side of first- and second-graders at school. These 18 funny and imaginative poems observe students in their natural habitat and reveal their unusual behavior, crazy communication, and very healthy appetites. Whether they're in the classroom, on the playground, or in the cafeteria, school brings out the animal in all of them. And if you look carefully as you turn the pages, you may even glimpse some of the wild side in yourself!

Stampede!: Poems to Celebrate the Wild Side of School

China

Introduces the geography, history, government, economy, culture and people of China.

China (Countries and Cultures)

Geography & Cultures

Bridgestone Books

Forest Fires (Natural Disaters)

Explains why forest fires occur and describes the techniques used to fight them. Also informs on the damage forest fires inflict, their role in the the natural cycle of a forest, and highlights some famous forest fires.

Forest Fires (Natural Disasters)

Science, Nature & How It Works

Edge Books

Describes the history, equipment, techniques, conservation issues, rules, and safety concerns related to the sport of ice fishing.

Ice Fishing (Great Outdoors)

Sports & Outdoors

Discusses the equipment, skills and techniques, and safety issues related to snowmobiling.

Snowmobiling (Great Outdoors)

Discusses events leading up to the removal of the Cherokee Native Americans from their homelands, hardships faced on the Trail of Tears, challenges of the new territory in Oklahoma, and the Cherokee nation today.

The Trail of Tears, 1838 (Let Freedom Ring: The New Nation)

History

Discusses colonial America's need for a route to the west, how the Wilderness Road developed, early explorers and settlements along its path, and the impact it had on western expansion.

The Wilderness Road, 1775 (Let Freedom Ring: The New Nation)

Describes the equipment, skills, conservation issues, and safety concerns of saltwater fishing.

Saltwater Fishing (The Great Outdoors)