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NC Kids Digital Library eBooks Summer 2020 |
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Acoustic Rooster and His Barnyard Band
by Kwame Alexander
Acoustic Rooster forms a jazz band with Duck Ellington, Bee Holliday and Pepe Ernesto Cruz to compete in the annual Barnyard Talent Show against such greats as Thelonius Steer, Mules Davis and Ella Finchgerald. Includes glossary, notes on the characters and songs, and a jazz timeline.
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Good Trick, Walking Stick!
by Sheri Mabry
Walking sticks are among the world's most fascinating insects. And one many children can find right in their backyards! With a simple story, perfect for read-alouds, this scientific look at a walking stick's life-cycle will captivate budding entomologists.
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Monkey with a Tool Belt
by Chris Monroe
Clever monkey Chico Bon Bon builds lots of things with his many tools, and when he is captured by an organ grinder, he uses them to help him escape and get back home.
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BOB Books: Set 1
by Bobby Lynn Maslen
Millions of children have used Bob Books to help them learn how to read! Letters are gradually added in each book.
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Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Bug : Sesame Street
by Katharine Ross
Big Bird catches a lightning bug and decides to keep it in a jar, but as the trapped insect's twinkle grows dimmer and dimmer, Big Bird learns a valuable lesson about friendship and freedom. Simultaneous.
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Digger and Daisy Plant a Garden
by Judy Young
Canine siblings Digger and Daisy agree to plant a springtime garden and grow all kinds of delicious things to eat, a plan Digger augments with a special surprise for his sister.
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Play Ball, Jackie!
by Stephen Krensky
On April 15, 1947, Matt Romano and his father watch the Brooklyn Dodgers season-opener, during which Jackie Robinson, a twenty-eight-year-old rookie, breaks the "color line" that had kept black men out of Major League baseball. Includes facts about Jackie Robinson's life and career.
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The Whispering Lake Ghosts
by Lynda Beauregard
Hearing strange murmuring near the lake, campers Braelin and Megan search for the ghostly voices, putting their new knowledge of sound and amplification to good use.
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Hope
by Isabell Monk
During a visit with her great-aunt, a young girl learns the story behind her name and learns to feel proud of her biracial heritage.
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Top Prospect
by Paul Volponi
A pre-teen quarterback who has considerable potential is offered the opportunity of a lifetime when the University of Florida football coach offers him a scholarship even before he is in high school, a situation that elevates him to a high-stress level of celebrity.
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New Hanover County Library
201 Chestnut Street Wilmington, North Carolina 28401 910-798-6301 www.nhclibrary.org |
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