2011 Mock Sibert: Final Reading List

This is the third and final short list for the Mock Sibert election at the Allen County Public Library. Be sure to check out the first and second lists, too. The books on this short list, are now destined to be "brought to the table" to be discussed in more depth at our Mock Sibert Discussion and Election on December 11, 2010.

We'd love to hear what you think about these books. Please leave comments about each title on its respective blog post.

• They Called Themselves the KKK: The Birth of an American Terrorist Group by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

• Lizards by Nic Bishop

• Lafayette and the American Revolution by Russell Freedman

• Built to Last: Building America's Amazing Bridges, Dams, Tunnels and Skyscrapers by David Macaulay

• Skit-Scat Raggedy Cat: Ella Fitzgerald by Roxanne Orgill

• Ubiquitous: Celebrating Nature's Survivors by Joyce Sidman

• The Good, the Bad, and the Barbie: A Doll's History and Her Impact on Us by Tonya Lee Stone

Quick links to all the books on our reading list are to the right. A printable version of the entire list will be available soon.

The Good, the Bad, and the Barbie: A Doll's History and Her Impact on Us

The Good, the Bad, and the Barbie: A Doll's History and Her Impact on Us
by Tanya Lee Stone
Viking
130 pages

Coming Soon: Final Reading List

We're busy compiling the final reading list for the Mock Sibert Discussion & Election program to be held on Saturday, December 11, 2010. Which titles do you want to see included in the discussion? Let us know by leaving a comment on this post.

And don't forget to register to attend the program on December 11th!

Built to Last: Building America's Amazing Bridges, Dams, Tunnels, and Skyscrapers

Built to Last
by David Macaulay
Houghton Mifflin Books for Children
272 pages

They Called Themselves the KKK: The Birth of an American Terrorist Group

They Called Themselves the KKK: The Birth of an American Terrorist Group
by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
172 pages

Lizards

Lizards
Nic Bishop
Scholastic
48 pages

Ubiquitous: Celebrating Nature's Survivors

Ubiquitous: Celebrating Nature's Survivors
by Joyce Sidman
Houghton Mifflin Books for Children
unpaged

Skit-Scat Raggedy Cat: Ella Fitzgerald

Skit-Scat Raggedy Cat: Ella Fitzgerald
by Roxanne Orgill
Candlewick Press
unpaged

Lafayette and the American Revolution

Lafayette and the American Revolution
by Russell Freedman
Holiday House
88 pages

2011 Mock Sibert: Reading List #2

This is the second of four short lists for the Mock Sibert election at the Allen County Public Library. Be sure to check out the first list, too. We'll continue to highlight and discuss a wide variety of informational books on our blog, and we encourage your comments on all of them. The books on this short list, however are now destined to be "brought to the table" to be discussed in more depth at our Mock Sibert Discussion and Election on December 11, 2010.

We'd love to hear what you think about these books. Please leave comments about each title on its respective blog post. If you'd like to suggest a book for the final list, send me an email or leave a comment.

• Sir Charlie: The Funniest Man in the World by Sid Fleischman

• The War to End All Wars: World War I by Russell Freedman

• Ballet for Martha: Making Appalachian Spring by Jan Greenberg and Sandra Jordan

• Bones: Skeletons and How They Work by Steve Jenkins

• Under a Red Sky: Memoir of a Childhood in Communist Romania by Haya Leah Molnar

• Black Elk's Vision: A Lakota Story by S.D. Nelson

• Black Jack: The Ballad of Jack Johnson by Charles R. Smith, Jr.

• Project Seahorse by Pamela Turner

Bones: Skeletons and How They Work

Bones: Skeletons and How They Work
by Steve Jenkins
Scholastic Press
unpaged

Ballet for Martha: Making Appalachian Spring

Ballet for Martha: Making Appalachian Spring
by Jan Greenberg and Sandra Jordan
Roaring Brook Press
unpaged

Project Seahorse

Project Seahorse
by Pamela S. Turner
Houghton Mifflin Books for Children
57 pages

The War to End All Wars: World War I

The War to End All Wars: World War I
by Russell Freedman
Clarion Books
176 pages

Under a Red Sky: Memoir of a Childhood in Communist Romania

Under a Red Sky: Memoir of a Childhood in Communist Romania
by Haya Leah Molnar
Frances Foster Books / Farrar Straus Giroux
302 pages

Black Elk's Vision: A Lakota Story

Black Elk's Vision: A Lakota Story
by S. D. Nelson
Abrams Books for Young Readers
47 pages

Sir Charlie: Chaplin, the Funniest Man in the World

Sir Charlie: Chaplin, the Funniest Man in the World
by Sid Fleischman
Greenwillow Books
268 pages

Black Jack: The Ballad of Jack Johnson

Black Jack: The Ballad of Jack Johnson
by Charles R. Smith Jr.
Roaring Book Press
unpaged

2011 Mock Sibert: Reading List #1

This is the first of four short lists for the Mock Sibert election at the Allen County Public Library. We'll continue to highlight and discuss a wide variety of informational books on our blog, and we encourage your comments on all of them. The books on this short list, however are now destined to be "brought to the table" to be discussed in more depth at our Mock Sibert Discussion and Election on December 11, 2010.

We'd love to hear what you think about these books. Please leave comments about each title on its respective blog post. If you'd like to suggest a book for the final list, send me an email or leave a comment.

• If Stones Could Speak: Unlocking the Secrets of Stonehenge by Marc Aronson
• Birmingham Sunday by Larry Dane Brimner
• The Hive Detectives: Chronicle of a Honey Bee Catastrophe by Loree Griffin Burns
• Farm by Elisha Cooper
• Summer Birds: The Butterflies of Maria Merian by Margarita Engle
• How to Clean a Hippopotamus: A Look at Unusual Animal Partnerships by Steve Jenkins and Robin Page
• The Extraordinary Mark Twain (According to Susy) by Barbara Kerley
• Lincoln Tells a Joke: How Laughter Saved the President (and the Country) by Kathleen Krull and Paul Brewer
• Driven: A Photobiography of Henry Ford by Don Mitchell
• Kakapo Rescue: Saving the World's Strangest Parrot by Sy Montgomery
• Sit-in: How Four Friends Stood Up By Sitting Down by Andrea Davis Pinkney

Kakapo Rescue: Saving the World's Strangest Parrot

Kakapo Rescue: Saving the World's Strangest Parrot
by Sy Montgomery
Houghton Mifflin Books for Children
74 pages