Titles in Series:
Missy Piggle-Wiggle and the Whatever Cure
Missy Piggle-Wiggle and the Won't-Walk-the-Dog Cure
Author: Ann Martin
RU Level: 4th

Remember Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle?  She has a niece who takes over when she  goes out of town and shows that the adventure runs in the family!
Lovers of the original series will appreciate this contemporary edition and it will also engage new readers to the series.

Author: Katherine Coville
RU Level: 4th

Ivy's grandmother is a healer and runs a hospital for magical creatures. Her neighbors find her messy and her yard a disaster. When a contest is announced for the tidiest town, Ivy tries to help her grandmother mend her ways but is interrupted when opportunities to help the magical creatures come her way.  Very heart warming. 

Title: The Capital Catch
Author: David Kelly
RU Level: 3rd

Number 13 in the "Ballpark Mysteries" Series, this is set in Washington D.C. and involves the President of the United States. As always, it includes dugout notes and baseball facts. Those who like the other books in the series will be happy with the latest.

Author: Jan Brett
RU Level: 1st

A retelling of the story of Goldilocks but in mermaid form. Fans of Jan Brett will love the pictures and the additions to the story found in the page's borders. She never disappoints. This is a book one can spend a lot of time on, as are all her books.

RU Level: Kindergarten

Fun new picture books with rhyming text sure to please the truck lover.  Mighty, Mighty Construction Site is the companion to the best-seller Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site.

Author: National Geographic Kids
RU Level: 4th

The latest addition to the rest of the "Weird But True!" collection found on the 4th grade list. Loads of facts displayed with colorful graphics and pictures. Everything you ever wanted to know, or maybe didn't know you could know, about the human body.  Fans of this collection will love this!

Books in the Collection:
My First Book of Soccer
My First Book of Baseball
My First Book of Football
My First Book of Hockey
​Author: Sports Illustrated for Kids
RU Level: 2nd

For the young sports enthusiast, these books explain the game in simple text, cartoon bubbles and pictures. These would be a good overview for older students who need a basic rerview of each sport. 

Author: Emily Gravett
RU Level: 1st 

A badger named Pete likes everything tidy and feels the need to help others be so. When a leaf falls he naturally cleans it up but doesn't stop there! He continues until he almost destroys the forest and has to decide what is messy and what is not.

Rhyming text combined with darling pictures make for a great read!

Books in Series:
Rain Forest Relay
Great Reef Games
Arctic Freeze
Savanna Showdown
Outback All-Stars
Mountain Mission
​Author: Kristen Earhart
RU Level: 3rd Grade
Easy Chapter Books

Students in third grade and younger will like the adventure of the teams racing to the end of a set of puzzles found in different places in the world. The puzzles are solved by knowing facts of the animals, plants and other things found in each location the race is held. Each chapter has a section detailing the facts needed. 

Author: Tod Olson
RU Level: Secondary

A survival story from WW2. Eight men, one of whom is a military hero, go down in the Pacific and have to survive 22 days without food or water. Black and white pictures are included.

This is the first in the "Lost" series that highlight  other historical accounts of those surviving other  "lost" experiences. While not inappropriate for younger children, the account relies on some general knowledge of the historical event.

Lost in Outer Space: The Incredible Journey of Apollo 13 is the next book in the series.