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The following books for children are recent publications which have been recommended by one of our members or the Smithsonian magazine. These books are for middle readers of roughly ages 6-10. Reviews of most of these books may be found on the Smithsonian Magazine web site. (2001 Selections) (After reviewing Smithsonian site, please return to this page to access Amazon.com). Discounted prices are generally 10%-50% off of given list price. Click here to review older recommended books.

• Rocks in His Head
  by Carol Otis Hurst, illustrated by James Stevenson
  (HarperCollins, $15.95)
  
• A Gift from Zeus
  by Jeanne Steig, illustrated by William Steig
  (HarperCollins, $17.95)
  
• Journey into the Rainforest
  by Tim Knight, photographs by Juan Pablo Moreiras and Tim Knight
  (Oxford University Press, $18.95)
  
• Is My Friend at Home? Pueblo Fireside Tales,
  retold by John Bierhorst, illustrated by Wendy Watson
  (Farrar Straus Giroux, $16)
  
• One Day at Wood Green Animal Shelter
  written and illustrated by Patricia Casey
  (Candlewick, $16.99)
  
• The Journey
  by Sarah Stewart, illustrated by David Small
  (Farrar Straus Giroux, $16)
  
• The Beastly Arms
  by Patrick Jennings
  (Scholastic, $16.95)
  
• The Lamp, the Ice and the Boat Called Fish
  by Jacqueline Briggs Martin, illustrated by Beth Krommes
  (Houghton Mifflin, $15)
  
• Everything on a Waffle
  by Polly Horvath
  (Farrar Straus Giroux, $16)
  
• Kitchen Science and Backyard Science
  by Chris Maynard
  (DK, $12.95 each)
  
• Missing from Haymarket Square
  by Harriette Gillem Robinet
  (Atheneum, $16)
  
• Traveling Man
  written and illustrated by James Rumford
  (Houghton Mifflin, $16)
  
• Fannie in the Kitchen
  by Deborah Hopkinson, illustrated by Nancy Carpenter
  (Simon & Schuster, $16)
  
• A Dragon in the Sky
  by Laurence Pringle, illustrated by Bob Marstall
  (Scholastic, $18.95)
  
• Hannah�s Bookmobile Christmas
  by Sally Derby, illustrated by Gabi Swiatkowska
  (Henry Holt, $16.95)
  
• A Castle on Viola Street
  written and illustrated by DyAnne DiSalvo
  (HarperCollins, $15.95)
  
• Sailing Home: A Story of a Childhood at Sea ,
  told by Gloria Rand, illustrated by Ted Rand
  (North-South, $15.95)
  
• The Friday Nights of Nana
  by Amy Hest, illustrated by Claire A. Nivola
  (Candlewick, $15.99)
  
• Mr. Lincoln�s Way
  written and illustrated by Patricia Polacco
  (Penguin Putnam, $16.99)
  
• Stopping to Home
  by Lea Wait
  (Simon & Schuster, $16)
  
• The Gawgon and The Boy
  by Lloyd Alexander
  (Dutton, $17.99)
  
• The Secret School
  by Avi
  (Harcourt, $16)
  
• Hidden Under the Sea: The World Beneath the Waves
  written and illustrated by Peter Kent
  (Dutton, $17.99)
  

We welcome suggestions on titles which should be on this page.

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