by Maryann Cocca-Leffler

Jenny must be his own girl. She sang loudly on the bus, talked with imaginary friends, and remembered strange things like the number of steps and the classmate's phone number from here. Janine reads dictionaries and eavesdropping while everyone else is playing. One day, when she seemed to be making a list she accidentally heard a classmate who was invited to the party. She was immediately told that the party was "suitable only for a cool child" (Asia-American girls, African-American girls, and skin were included in the drawn "cool kids" There is a relatively black boy). Insult everything from style, her fancy vocabulary to her chosen friends: Jenny, you are a stranger! You need to change! "In the background," cool kids "became more uncomfortable for birthday girls, so when Janine invited all children to attend her own party, they are ready to accept it I could do it. An attractive illustration highlights Janine's independent style and relentless optimism. Children want to know that Janine is actually the author's daughter.

Cocca-Leffler (Theo's Mood) introduced a non-traditional girl named Janine, who kept its own route despite its differences from classmates. She sings in the bus by herself, talks with imaginary friends and proudly shows holding of the statistics and wears it in an eclectic style including mismatch socks, overalls of patchwork, four scorpions I am wearing it. Janine naturally politely absented advice, absent-mindedly, willingly shifting the fellow's ridiculous things and having to change ("I do not like it! If she's her main When not being invited to the torture party ("This is just for cool kids"), Janine sends a public offering to her own party; the reader is that Janine's generosity and goodwill gradually win the classmate gradually Look at the way, it is not surprising for anyone to accept her offer (except her) 4 to 7 years old (March)

John Buhler, Susan Shade, Meylan Kocca-Lefler, Joan Horb, Ture Kelly, Dana Regan. Smart in about 50 countries: class report. Grossett & Dunlop. This is a wonderful introduction of 50 provinces. This book uses a group of five students to create group reports for each state. In each state's single page report, the state, its nickname, the capital are clearly shown. In short paragraphs, we explain historical events and other important information. Domestic color sketch identifies points of interest and other miscellaneous problems. To increase interest, this book contains reports from Washington, DC, map of the country, photos of the American flag (past and present), and charts of 43 presidential offices and places of birth.