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The following books for children are recent publications which have been recommended by one of our members, the Financial Times, 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. (Click here for 1999 selections. Click here for 1998 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.

• 
  Weslandia
  by Paul Fleischman, Kevin Hawkes (Illustrator)
     List price: $15.99
  
• Gorilla Walk
  by Ted and Betsy Lewin    List price: $16.00
  
• Laugh-eteria
  by Douglas Florian    List price: $17.00
  
• The Peddler's Gift
  by Maxine Rose Schur, Kimberly Bulcken Root (Illustrator)    List price: $15.99
  
• The Oxford Illustrated Book of American Children's Poems
  edited by Donald Hall    List price: $22.95
  
• 
  Ramona's World
  by Beverly Cleary    List price: $15.00
  
    [Audio Cassette]  List price: $18.00
  
• If You Hopped Like a Frog
  by David M. Schwartz, James Warhola (Illustrator)    List price: $15.95
  
• Blue Moon Soup: A Family Cookbook recipes
  by Gary Goss, Jane Dyer (Illustrator)    List price: $16.95
  
• The Night Book: Exploring Nature After Dark With Activities, Experiments and Information
  by Pamela Hickman, Suzanne Mogenson    List price: $12.95
  
• A Band of Angels: A Story Inspired by the Jubilee Singers
  by Deborah Hopkinson, Raul Col�n (Illustrator)    List price: $16.00
  
• While the Bear Sleeps: Winter Tales and Traditions
  retold by Caitl�n Matthews, Judith Christine Mills (Illustrator)    List price: $19.95
  
• The Way Home
  by Nan Parson Rossiter    List price: $15.99
  
• The Children's Atlas of World History
  by Neil DeMarco    List price: $19.95
  
• The Kingfisher History Encyclopedia
  by Neil DeMarco    List price: $39.95
  
• The Gate in the Wall
  by Ellen Howard.    List price: $16.00
  
• Basket Moon
  by Mary Lyn Ray, Barbara Cooney (Illustrator)    List price: $15.95
  
• Spectacular Science: A Book of Poems
  selected by Lee Bennett Hopkins, Virginia Halstead (Illustrator)    List price: $17.00
  
• Ancient Egyptians and their Neighbors: An Activity Guide
  by Marion Broida    List price: $16.95
  
• The Babe & I
  by David A. Adler, Terry Widener (Illustrator)    List price: $16.00
  
• The Secret Life of Fairies
  by Penelope Larkspur, Leslie Elizabeth Watts (Illustrator)    List price: $16.95
  
• Angel Spreads Her Wings
  by Judy Delton    List price: $15.00
  
• Lootas, Little Wave Eater: An Orphaned Sea Otter's Story
  by Clare Hodgson Meeker, C. J. Casson (Photographer)    List price: $12.95
  
• Through My Eyes
  by Ruby Bridges    List price: $16.95
  
• Welcome Comfort
  by Patricia Polacco    List price: $16.99
  
• Tea with Milk
  by Allen Say    List price: $17.00
  
• Hercules
  by Robert Burleigh, Raul Col�n (Illustrator)    List price: $16.00
  
• Under the Lemon Moon
  by Edith Hope Fine, Ren� King Moreno (Illustrator)    List price: $15.95
  
• Boy of the Deeps
  by Ian Wallace    List price: $16.95
  
• 
  A Symphony of Whales
  by Steve Schuch, Peter Sylvada (Illustrator)
     List price: $16.00
  
• Fair Ball! 14 Great Stars from Baseball's Negro Leagues
  by Jonah Winter    List price: $15.95
  
• Raising Sweetness
  by Diane Stanley, G. Brian Karas (Illustrator)    List price: $15.99
  
• Tallchief: America's Prima Ballerina
  by Maria Tallchief with Rosemary Wells, Gary Kelley (Illustrator)    List price: $15.99
  
• The Memory Coat
  by Elvira Woodruff, Michael Dooling    List price: $15.95
  
• The Usborne Complete Book of the Microscope
  by Kirsteen Rogers    List price: $32.00
  
• The House of Wisdom
  by Florence Parry Heide, Judith Heide Gilliland, Mary Grandpr� (Illustrator)    List price: $16.95
  
• Journeys with Elijah
  retold by Barbara Diamond Goldin, Jerry Pinkney (Illustrator)    List price: $20.00
  
• In the Shade of the N�spero Tree
  by Carmen T. Bernier-Grand    List price: $15.95
  
• Raising Dragons
  by Jerdine Nolen, Elise Primavera (Illustrator)   List price: $16.00
  
• Mrs. Mack
  by Patricia Polacco   List price: $16.99
  
• Painted Dreams
  by Karen Lynn Williams, Catherine Stock (Illustrator)   List price: $16.00
  
• The Time of the Lion
  by Caroline Pitcher, Jackie Morris (Illustrator)   List price: $15.95
  
• The Shaman's Apprentice : A Tale of the Amazon Rain Forest
  by Lynne Cherry (Illustrator), Mark J. Plotkin   List price: $16.00
  
• The Kingfisher Children's Encyclopedia
  by Jennifer Justice (Editor), Sarah Allen (Editor)   List price: $35.00
  
• The Riches of Oseola McCarty
  by Evelyn Coleman, Daniel Minter (Illustrator), Fred Willingham (Illustrator)   List price: $14.95
  
• Tracks in the Wild
  by Betsy Bowen (Illustrator)   List price: $16.00
    [Paperback]  List price: $5.95
  
• The Pumpkin Runner
  by Marsha Diane Arnold, Brad Sneed (Illustrator)   List price: $15.99
  
• Pockets
  by Jennifer Armstrong, Mary Grandpre (Illustrator)   List price: $17.00
  
• One Room School
  by Laurence P. Pringle, Barbara Garrison (Illustrator)   List price: $15.95
  
• With Love
  by Jane Goodall, Alan Marks (Illustrator)    List price: $15.95
  
• Nothing Here but Trees
  by Jean Van Leeuwen, Phil Boatwright (Illustrator)    List price: $15.99
  
• A Bad Case of Stripes
  by David Shannon (Illustrator)   List price: $15.95
  
• Look-Alikes
  by Joan Steiner   List price: $12.95
  
• Sitting Ducks
  by Michael Bedard   List price: $15.99
  
• The Wild Boy
  by Mordicai Gerstein   List price: $16.00
  
• Voices in the Park
  by Anthony Browne    List price: $15.95
  
• The Secret Knowledge of Grown-Ups
  by David Wisniewski (Illustrator)    List price: $16.00
  
• Thistle Princess
  by Vivian French, Elisabeth Harbour (Illustrator), Elizabeth Harbour (Illustrator)   List price: $16.99
  
• Pockets
  by Jennifer Armstrong, Mary Grandpre (Illustrator)    List price: $17.00
  
• Insectlopedia : Poems and Paintings
  by Douglas Florian, Allyn M. Johnston (Editor), Shelly Bowen (Editor)    List price: $16.00
  

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

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