ScrapKins: Junk Re-Thunk

ScrapKins: Junk Re-Thunk
Author: Brian Yanish
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
Total Pages: 84
Release: 2016-03-29
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1250116007

A monster-themed activity book about recycling trash into toys and art projects! Welcome to Scrap City, home of an inventive tribe of creatures called ScrapKins. Using materials that people throw away (empty soda bottles and cans, milk cartons, cereal boxes, and bottlecaps) these creatures make new things that are useful—the ultimate recyclers. With character profiles of the ScrapKins and instructions to make all kinds of puppets, instruments, and toys out of everyday items, this activity book (also featuring mazes, word scrambles, and comics) fosters creativity and encourages eco-friendliness. A Christy Ottaviano Book

ScrapKins: Junk Re-Thunk

ScrapKins: Junk Re-Thunk
Author: Brian Yanish
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 82
Release: 2016-03-29
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1627791337

Presents information about using materials that people throw away, including empty soda bottles and cans, milk cartons, cereal boxes, and bottlecaps, to make Scrapkins, new things that are fun and useful.

Shark and Bot

Shark and Bot
Author: Brian Yanish
Publisher: Random House Graphic
Total Pages: 49
Release: 2020-09-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0593173376

A shark and a robot are unlikely friends. But in this hilarious young graphic novel series, what makes you different makes for an EPIC friendship. Can a shark and a robot really be friends? What makes us different also makes for EPIC friendship in this hilarious new graphic series, perfect for reluctant readers, and fans of Narwhal and Jelly and Bad Guys. Shark loves water. Bot short circuits if he goes near water! Shark recites poetry. Bot recites facts. Can these two really be friends? They're both a little awkward... They both love comics... And just wait til you see their dance moves when they confront a playground bully. Readers won't just laugh along, they'll identify with real-life issues of making friends, accepting differences, and dealing with bullies in the best way possible.

Pirate Chicken: All Hens on Deck

Pirate Chicken: All Hens on Deck
Author: Brian Yanish
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
Total Pages: 35
Release: 2019-03-05
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1728205360

There's only one thing more frightful, or funny, than a band of pirate chickens: their feared and feathered leader, Redfoot. Pick up Pirate Chicken: All Hens on Deck for a laugh out loud story time! Lily is no ordinary chicken. She dreams of a life off the farm where she can put her grand plans into action. Her wish is granted when pirates recruit her and her fellow chickens and whisk them away to the open seas. Soon, Lily has taken charge and becomes captain of an all-chicken crew. But when Lily faces a mutiny, will she change her ways, or be forced to squawk the plank?

Shark and Bot #3: Zombie Doughnut Attack!

Shark and Bot #3: Zombie Doughnut Attack!
Author: Brian Yanish
Publisher: Random House Graphic
Total Pages: 97
Release: 2023-11-14
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 059364395X

Shark and Bot are ready to conquer their biggest challenge yet...a school project! Friendship, hilarity, and (zombie!?) doughnuts await in this graphic novel chapter book. Shark and Bot have proven that together, best friends can handle anything. They made peace on the playground! They braved sleepaway camp! And now, they are ready to build the biggest and most epic school project EVER. There's just one problem... They're sweet... Sometimes sticky... And the sugar level is no joke.... ...ZOMBIE DOUGHNUTS?!!! Don't miss Shark and Bot's other adventures! #1 Shark and Bot #2 Sleepaway Champs #3 Zombie Doughnut Attack! #4 Epic Roller Coaster Ride!

Ready, Set, Snow! (Ready, Freddy! #16)

Ready, Set, Snow! (Ready, Freddy! #16)
Author: Abby Klein
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Total Pages: 84
Release: 2011-11-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 054529598X

Freddy Thresher's at it again! And this time, there's a snowball fight....Everybody knows shark expert Freddy Thresher is also a snowshoe whiz--or is he? When Mrs. Wushy announces that the class will be competing in the mini-Winter Olympics, everyone is excited for the competition. But, after betting Max the bully that he will win the Snowshoe Race, Freddy heads straight for snowshoe boot camp, and fast! Will Freddy be able to win gold amid sled pulls and the infamous Snowball Toss? (copy continues)

Bedtime for Monsters

Bedtime for Monsters
Author: Ed Vere
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 41
Release: 2012-07-17
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0805095098

A hungry monster seeks a different type of bedtime snack.

Even Monsters Need Haircuts

Even Monsters Need Haircuts
Author: Matthew McElligott
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 39
Release: 2013-06-27
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0802736262

Perfect for Halloween, this hilarious story is about a boy who follows in his father's footsteps . . . in his own monstrously unique way! Just before midnight, on the night of a full moon, a young barber stays out past his bedtime to go to work. His customers may be regulars, but they are anything but normal--after all, even monsters need haircuts! Business is steady all night, and this barber is prepared for anything with his scissors, rotting tonic, horn polish, and stink wax. It's a tough job, but someone's got to help these creatures maintain their ghoulish good looks.

Walter's Wonderful Web

Walter's Wonderful Web
Author: Tim Hopgood
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2016-08-16
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1466896159

A determined little spider named Walter is trying to make a sturdy web that will stand up to the blustery wind. The webs he makes at first are woven in special shapes--a triangle, a square, a circle--but they are still wibbly-wobbly. Can Walter make a web that is both wonderful and strong? This simple, vibrant adventure is a lively companion to our two previous Tim Hopgood "first books": Wow! Said the Owl, about colors; and Hooray for Hoppy!, about the five senses.

Heal the Earth

Heal the Earth
Author: Julian Lennon
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 42
Release: 2018-04-03
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1510728554

Take a journey to help the Earth in the second book of the New York Times bestselling trilogy by Julian Lennon! Jump aboard the White Feather Flier, a magical plane that can go wherever you want. This time, Lennon’s interactive book immerses children in a fun and unique journey where they can: Bring medicine to people in need! Dive below the ocean to bleached coral reefs! Visit the city to cultivate green spaces! Help the rain forest return and give its animals a home! Explore the planet, meet new people, and help make the world a better place! The Flier's mission is to transport readers around the world, to engage them in helping to save the environment, and to teach one and all to love our planet. Just press a button printed on the page, and point the plane up in the air to fly, or down to land it! An inspiring, lyrical story, rooted in Lennon's life and work, Heal the Earth is filled with beautiful illustrations that bring the faraway world closer to young children. The book includes words to a new, special poem written by Julian Lennon, specifically for Heal the Earth. A portion of the proceeds from book sales will go to support the environmental and humanitarian efforts of the White Feather Foundation, the global environmental and humanitarian organization that Lennon founded to promote education, health, conservation, and the protection of indigenous culture.