Community Corner

10 New Los Gatos Library Cross Section Items

This list is for the week of Nov. 28-Dec. 4, 2013.

—Submitted by Los Gatos Librarian Henry Bankhead

1. Happy Pig Day! Mo Willems

Piggie celebrates her favorite day of the year, but Gerald the elephant is sad, thinking that he cannot join the fun.

2. The bald bandit, Ron Roy

Third-grader Dink and his detective friends hope to receive a big reward by finding the person whose video recorder picked up a picture of the local bank robber.

3. The phantom menace: David West Reynolds

Text and illustrations describe the characters and high-tech accessories from "Star Wars, Episode I: The Phantom Menace."

4. Horseland: to tell the truth [videorecording]

ll about Horseland memory game ; Horseland theme song karaoke ; DVD-ROM activities ; Spanish language.

5. How to train your dragon [videorecording]      

Hiccup is a Viking teenager who aspires to hunt dragons, but doesn't exactly fit in with his tribe's longstanding tradition of heroic dragon slayers. His world gets turned upside down when he encounters a dragon that challenges him and his fellow Vikings to see the world from an entirely different point of view.

6. Fodor's Arizona & the Grand Canyon

Make your trip to Arizona unforgettable with illustrated features, 52 maps, and 140 color photos.(amazon)

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7. Lego city adventures: calling all cars, Sonia Sander

The bank is being robbed! Who will solve the crime? PreK-1st grade

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8. Frommer's New York City

Insider advice on saving time, money and avoiding crowds as you explore some New York City’s prime attractions (amazon)

9. We both read: sharks! Sindy McKay

Learn all about sharks and their amazing abilities! Features spectacular photography and Illustrations. (amazon)

10. The true love, Patrick O'Brian

A British whaler has been captured by an ambitious chief in the sandwich islands at French instigation, and Captain Aubrey, R. N., Is dispatched with the Surprise to restore order. But stowed away in the cable-tier is an escaped female convict. (amazon)


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