Dear Mrs LaRue
Mark Teague

When Ike Larue is "imprisoned" at the Igor Brotweiler Canine Academy, he tries everything to get sent home--weepy letters to his owner, even illness. In reality, Brotweiler is more like camp than prison, but still, Ike's not cut out for life w/o Mrs. Larue & his creature comforts. Finally, he runs away only to find himself back in Snort City--just in time to save Mrs. Larue's life.Teague is at the top of his fetching form in this madcap comedy where the real world of Brotweiler & the one Ike imagines are brilliantly depicted thru split-screen visuals, the former in color & the latter in black and white.
Hardcover.

Ages 5-8

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Fun with Numbers
written by Massin; illustrated by Les Chats Peles

A lighthearted explanation of how numbers are used. Beginning with the endpapers, numerals of all shapes, sizes, and personalities flow across the pages. Readers must pay attention; the text begins on the facing title page. If that section is skipped, one misses the introduction to the book's guides, a boy and his dog. Phil and Pippo travel through Egypt, Mesopotamia, ancient Rome, Mexico, India, and Europe, tracing the development of different counting and measuring systems. The U.S. system of inches, feet, yards, and miles is discussed as one of several methods of measurement. The format is appealing to a young audience-lots of open space; large, cartoonstyle pictures; and relatively small blocks of text.
Hardcover

Grades 2-4

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