New Releases by Barbara M. Joosse

Un album d''une extrême délicatesse qui, au travers des rites de la culture mexicaine, évoque le souvenir d''une grand-mère disparue et nous rappelle que ceux que l''on aime ne nous quittent jamais tout à fait.

In the imagination of a young inner-city boy, police sirens sound like howling wolves, streetlights look like stars, and shots fired by neighborhood gangs sound like those stars cracking the darkness. But when his older brother joins a gang, he can no longer pretend. With the help of his mother, he comes up with a plan to save his brother and unite his neighbors in a stand for peace. The realistic yet uplifting words of best-selling author Barbara M. Joosse combine with powerful illustrations by award-winning artist R. Gregory Christie in this hope-filled story. One young boy''s courage can make a difference.

Der Ich-Erzähler Willi und sein Freund Kevin freuen sich auf unbeschwerte Sommerferien. Doch daraus wird nichts, denn Kevin zieht mit seiner Familie ins weit entfernte Cleveland. Vor der Abreise gründen sie noch ein Detektivbüro. Willi soll als erstes ausspionieren, wer nun in das Haus von Kevin einzieht. Lucy, das neue Nachbarsmädchen, merkt bald, dass sie beobachtet wird. Mit allerlei Verkleidungen führt sie Willi an der Nase herum. Gerne wird die clevere Lucy als drittes Mitglied ins Detektivbüro aufgenommen. In der zweiten Geschichte verlieren Lucy und Willi mit ihrer Fussballmannschaft "Draufgänger" jedes Spiel. Sie bitten Kevin telefonisch um Hilfe. Er rät ihnen, die gegnerischen Mannschaften genau zu beobachten. Dabei stellen die beiden fest, dass in jedem Team ein grosser Junge jeweils das Spiel macht und die Tore schiesst. Mit Hilfe des starken Chuckie gewinnen nun auch die "Draufgänger". Dieser lässt sich sein Mitspielen allerdings bezahlen. Erst als die Mannschaft zusammenhält gelingt es ihnen, auch ohne Chuckies Hilfe zu gewinnen. (Quelle: Verzeichnis ZKL).

When the neighborhood bully starts following Willy, Lucy, and Kyle around and acting goofy, they suspect that he's been abducted by aliens until Scarface the parrot presents another possibility.

Eine Detektivgeschichte mit witzigen Gedankengängen und überraschendem Schluss.

When school is cancelled because of snow, Robby and his family enjoy the day together.

While accompanying his father on the wagon train along the Santa Fe Trail, Lewis discovers what it is to be a man.

Este hermoso libro, orientado especialmente a lectores entre cuatro y siete años, muestra cómo una pequeña niña que vive en el Ártico busca continuamente confirmar si en realidad existen límites para el cariño que su mamá siente por ella. Ella le hace preguntas con el estilo y la sensibilidad de los niños: muy simples y muy ingenuas. Entonces, su madre le responde con palabras que expresan hermosos sentimientos y un gran sentido poético. Así la niña comprueba que, ni importa cuáles sean las circunstancias, ella siempre podrá contar con el amor de su mamá. No importa si ella se equivoca y pone agua en lugar de combustible en una lámpara; o si se aleja demasiado de su hogar o si surge alguna amenaza del frío entorno que las rodea. A pesar de todo hay algo que siempre estará presente y jamás cambiará: el amor de su madre. Incluye bellas ilustraciones.

A child living in the Arctic learns that a mother''s love is unconditional.

When Wild Willie's best friend Kyle moves back to the neighborhood the boys suspect that Kyle's new house is haunted.

Nell has to deal with her dog Nugget''s reaction when a kitten appears on the scene.

Bram and his family leave their small brick house in Holland and travel to a new life in New York City.

Maman, tu m''aimes ? Et si je me changeais en ours blanc, le plus féroce de la terre entière...

Bram and his family leave their small brick house in Holland and travel to a new life in New York City.

Willie and his best friend, Kyle, who has moved to Ohio, start a detective agency, and their first case is to spy on the girl who has moved into Kyle's old house.

Two boys discover that their mother loves them equally but in different ways.

With some help from his detective partner King Kyle in Cleveland, Wild Willie and his friend Lucy figure out how to turn their soccer team into winners.

Willie and Kyle, who has moved to Ohio, start a detective agency.

A child living in the Arctic learns that a mother''s love is unconditional.

É uma história carinhosa sobre uma criança testando os limites de sua independência e sobre uma mãe que tranquilamente prova que o amor materno é incondicional e eterno. Esta história universal se torna mais cativante por se passar no admirável cenário ártico, cheio de animais extraordinários como baleias, lobos, papagaios-do-mar. Seu texto lírico é complementado por um belo e detalhado glossário que explica a vida no Ártico.

A child living in the Arctic learns that a mother''s love is unconditional.

" Maman, tu m''aimes ? Et si je faisais les pires bêtises, tu m''aimerais encore ? " Sur un thème universel, un fabuleux voyage chez les Inuits.

A child living in the Arctic learns that a mother's love is unconditional.

A starving cat who has been living in the wild seeks food and shelter for her kittens and herself by going to the home of a learning disabled boy.

When nine-year-old Anna rescues a stray kitten, it leads her into friendship with Mrs. Sarafiny, an eccentric old woman with many cats and a paranoid conviction that the Martians are after her.

Emily finds life unhappy when she & her mother move to Wisconsin from Chicago after her father''s death.

Thirteen-year-old Simon tries to stand up for himself and be recognized for who he is, not for the person his mother wants him to be.

Third-grader, Anna Skoggen, struggles to express her true personality, and finally finds a way to be herself and become friends with her older sister, Kimberly.