books and reading

On a gray, rainy day, everything seems particularly frightening and bad to Louise until she enters a library and finds books that help her to know and imagine the beauty and wonder that have been there all along.

Thirteen poems that encourage young readers to snuggle up with a story and stretch their imaginations, to splash in a sea of tales by day and swashbuckle through chapters late at night.

When Evan and Cleo sneak into the enchanted library at night they find that Locke has already forced his way into a book, and when they follow they find themselves in a plane that promptly crashes into the Amazon rainforest--and with the help of a boy named Gabriel, (and a friendly sloth) they have to survive the jungle and find the golden statue that is the next treasure in their quest before Locke gets his hands on it.

"A year after she and Serendipity experience a terrible loss, Tuesday is captured by Lodden, a mysterious boy who takes her to a forbidding and unfamiliar place in the world of story"--OCLC.

"Buster Bunny loves to read! He shows his friends all of the wonderful adventures books can take them on"--OCLC.

"Duncan the Dragon loves to read--but he keeps accidentally lighting his book on fire. He wants to get to the end of his story, so he tries to find a friend to read to him"--Provided by publisher.

"An intimate narrative exploring the past, present, and future of books. Four seismic shifts have rocked human communication: the invention of writing, the alphabet, mechanical type and the printing press, and digitization. Poised over this fourth transition, e-reader in one hand, perfect-bound book in the other [the question is]: what is lost and what is gained as paper turns to pixel? Gutenberg's Fingerprint trolls the past, present, and evolving future of the book in search of an answer"--Provided by publisher.

A twelve-year-old orphan, Mosca Mye, and her homicidal goose, Saracen, travel to the city of Mandelion on the heels of smooth-talking con-man Eponymous Clent, driven by her love of language to find a better life.

"Finding the right book in a large library can be...intimidating. But tips from a friendly librarian and some catchy lyrics will help teach you library skills. So sing along as you learn how to find a book!"--Back cover.

"Focuses on the importance of reading for pleasure and the difference that it can make to a person's life chances, with a focus upon how libraries and librarians help reluctant and struggling readers"--Amazon.com.