Children's Books For Fall (M-O)

Paperback

Kid ' s Book to Welcome a New Baby, Rev. Ed . by Barbara Collman ($12.95). Activities aimed at encouraging interest in a soon-to-arrive sibling. (2-up)

MARSH MEDIA

Thank You, Meiling by Linda Talley, illus. by Itoko Maeno ($16.95). An ill-mannered duck learns to be courteous. (5-9)

MCGRAW-HILL

Paperbacks

Macaroni Math by Diane Ohanesian ($9.95) uses pasta and other common household items to teach math skills. (4-8)

Bouncing Eggs: Amazing Science Activities You Can Do at Home by William Wellnitz ($12.95) rounds up quick experiments. (7-10)

The Big Book of Air and Space Flight Activities , edited by Jani Macari Pallis ($14.95), is a guide to aeronautics. (8-12)

More Blue Ribbon Science Fair Projects by Maxine Iritz ($12.95) presents project ideas. (9-12)

Dr. Fred ' s Weather Watch: Create and Run Your Own Weather Station by Fred Bortz with J. Marshall Shepherd ($11.95) is a guide for aspiring meteorologists. (10-up)

Fantastic Flying Fun with Science: 69 Projects You Can Fly, Spin, Launch and Ride and Wacky Water Fun with Science: 69 Projects You Can Float, Sink, Squirt, and Sail by Ed Sobey ($11.95 each) offer activities that focus on the properties of flight; and water. (10-up)

Paperback Series: Little Scientists Hands-On Activities launches with Exploring Light and Color, Fun with Water and Bubbles, Learning About the Changing Seasons, Fun with Mixing and Chemistry and Learning About the Way Things Move by Heidi Gold-Dworkin and Donna Goodman Lee ($12.95 each, 5-8).

MIKAYA PRESS

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Series: The Great Explorers moves on with Beyond the Sea of Ice: The Voyages of Henry Hudson by Joan Elizabeth Goodman, illus. by Fernando Rangel ($19.95, 8-14).

MILKWEED

The Ocean Within by V.M. Caldwell, illus. by Erica Magnus ($15.95, $6.95 paper). Elizabeth finds it difficult to adjust to her foster family and her iron-willed grandmother. (8-13)

MILLBROOK

The Wheels on the Bus , illus. by Rosanne Litzinger ($15.95). Turning wheels, flaps and tabs embellish this song. (2-6)

The Big Yawn by Keith Faulkner, illus. by Jonathan Lambert ($9.95), is a pull-the-tab story of bedtime in the rain forest. (3-5)

The Puzzled Penguin by Keith Faulkner, illus. by Jonathan Lambert ($9.95). A shivering penguin questions his identity. (3-7)

Pucker Up, Buttercup by A.J. Wood, illus. by Serena Fenesiani ($12.95), is a rhyming tale with die-cut windows. (3-up)

Quotations for Kids by J.A. Senn, illus. by Steve Pica ($24.95), collects more than 2000 quotations. (8-up)

Series: Snappy Pop-Ups adds Snappy Little Bugs by Claire Nielson and Dugald Steer and Snappy Little Farmyard and Snappy Little Christmas by Steer, all illus. by Derek Mathews ($12.95 each, 2-6). And All in a Row, Go! debuts with To the Circus and To the Zoo, illus. by Emma Davis ($9.95 each, 3-6).

Paperbacks

What Is a Scientist? by Barbara Lehn, photos by Carol Krauss ($6.95), shows kids performing scientific tasks. (4-8)

Make Yourself a Monster! by Kathy Ross, illus. by Sharon Hawkins Vargo ($7.95), compiles Halloween party and craft ideas. (5-8)

Let ' s Celebrate Thanksgiving by Peter and Connie Roop, illus. by Gwen Connelley ($5.95), includes a history of this holiday, jokes and crafts. (5-8)

Christmas Decorations Kids Can Make by Kathy Ross, illus. by Sharon Lane Holm ($8.95), gives instructions for making 30 decorations. (5-8)

Smart Soccer by Nina Savin Scott, illus. by Anne Canevari Green ($8.95), is a guide to this sport. (10-up)

Hasty Pudding, Johnnycakes, and Other Good Stuff by Loretta Frances Ichord, illus. by Jan Davey Ellis ($8.95), traces America's culinary heritage. (8-12)

Paperback Series: New Real Kids Readers are Best Friends and No New Pants! by Marcia Leonard, I Like to Win! and Wash Day by Charnan Simon and I Am Mad! by Susan Hood, all illus. by Dorothy Handelman ($3.99 each, 4-6); I'll Do It Later and Let Me Help! by Louise Vitellaro Tidd, Surprise! by Simon, Time for Bed? by Hood and What's Going On? by Cynthia Benjamin, all illus. by Handelman ($3.99 each, 5-7); and Lucky Me! and Really? by Lisa Papademetriou, illus. by Handelman ($3.99 each, 6-8). Kathy Ross's Crafts for All Seasons gains Crafts to Make in the Winter, illus. by Vicky Enright ($8.95, 5-8); and Crafts for St. Patrick's Day, illus. by Sharon Lane Holm ($6.95, 5-8). Click-It Computer Fun logs on again with Click-It Computer Fun Halloween and Click-It Computer Fun Christmas, both illus. by Sydney Wright ($5.95 each, 6-9). New Millbrook's Gateway Biography titles are Elizabeth Dole by Eileen Lucas, Bill Bradley by Tricia Andryszewski and Al Gore by Rebecca Stefoff ($8.95 each, 7-12). Millbrook's Sports World offers Tara Lipinski ($6.95, 8-11) and Michael Jordan ($7.95, 8-11), both by Bill Gutman. New Wave debuts with Alex Rodriguez, Derek Jeter and Terell Davis by Mark Stewart ($6.95 each, 9-up). And joining Cool Sites is Hot Stars for Kids on the Net by Lisa Trumbauer ($4.95, 10-up).

MILLBROOK/COPPER BEECH

The Starry Sky, Rev. Ed. by Patrick Moore, illus. by Paul Doherty ($12.95), offers a tour of the solar system. (5-8)

Series : I Didn't Know That adds Some Cars Swim and Other Amazing Facts About Cars by William Perry ($8.95, 6-8). And The Encyclopedia of Awesome Earth and The Encyclopedia of Awesome Machines join Copper Beech's Awesome Encyclopedias ($14.95 each, 7-10).

Paperback Series: Launching Start with Art are Start with Art Animals and Start with Art People ($6.95 each, 6-9). And How Science Works starts up with Planes and Other Machines: Learn the Science-Build Model and Boats and Other Seacraft: Learn the Science-Build Model by Nigel Hawkes, illus. by Alex Pang ($6.95 each, 9-11).

MITCHELL LANE

Series: Real-Life Reader Biographies greets Sammy Sosa and Mark McGwire by Carrie Muskat, Brandy by Donna Hayes, Mia Hamm and Michelle Kwan by John Torres, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Hollywood Hulk Hogan by Susan Zannos, Rosie O'Donnell and Sheila E. by Christine Granados, Shania Twain by Jim Gallagher, Garth Brooks and Jeff Gordon by Phelan Powell and Salma Hayek by Valerie Menard ($15.95 each, 8-14).

MONDO

Round and Square by Miriam Schlein, illus. by Linda Bronson ($15.95) looks at round and square objects. (5-9)

Sometimes I Feel Like a Storm Cloud by Lezlie Evans, illus. by Marsha Gray Carrington ($15.95). A book about moods. (6-10)

A Manual of House Monsters by Stanislav Marijanovic ($15.95). A guide to locating invisible monsters. (7-11)

Paperback Series: The Exploring series grows with Exploring Underground Habitats by Margaret Yatsevitch Phinney, illus. by Steven James Petruccio and Miriam Katin ($3.95, 6-10). And the Winky Blue series by Pamela Jane, illus. by Debbie Tilley, continues with Right On, Winky Blue! and Winky Blue Forever ($3.95 each, 7-11).

MOODY PRESS

A Christopher Churchmouse Christmas by Barbara Davoll, illus. by Dennis Hockerman ($9.99). Christopher wants a churchmouse to be part of the church's manger scene.(5-8)

Series: The New! Christopher Churchmouse Adventures by Barbara Davoll, illus. by Dennis Hockerman, kicks off with four titles ($7.99 each, 5-8), and The Daystar Voyages by Gilbert Morris and Dan Meeks continues with two titles ($5.99 each, 9-13).

MOREHOUSE

God of the Sparrow by Jaroslav Vajda, illus. by L. Preston McDaniels ($16.95), presents a hymn. (3-7)

Seeds of Heaven by Kim Henry, illus. by Mary Anne Lard ($17.95). On a walk with his father, a boy experiences the wonder of God's creations on earth. (3-8)

MORROW

Young Jesus of Nazareth by Marianna Mayer ($16) compiles tales of Jesus's youth. (All ages)

I Look Like a Girl by Sheila Hamanaka ($16) celebrates the female spirit. (3-8)

Mama and Me and the Model T by Faye Gibbons, illus. by Ted Rand ($16), is a sequel to Mountain Wedding. (4-8)

Happy Birthday to You, You Belong in a Zoo by Diane DeGroat ($15). The class bully invites Gilbert to his party. (4-8)

Hurray for Three Kings ' Day! by Lori Marie Carlson, illus. by Ed Martinez ($16), explains the traditions of this holiday. (4-8)

Iron John by Marianna Mayer, illus. by Winslow Pels ($16), tells the story of the friendship between a boy and his adoptive father. (5-up)

Santa Who? by Gail Gibbons ($16) examines the role Santa Claus plays in various cultures. (5-up)

Great Ice Bear by Dorothy Hinshaw Patent, illus. by Anne Wertheim ($16), focuses on polar bears. (7-up)

The History of Counting by Denise Schmandt-Besserat ($17) reveals how the concept of numbers developed. (8-up)

Ramona ' s World by Beverly Cleary, illus. by Alan Tiegreen ($15). Now in fourth grade, Ramona has a baby sister. (8-up)

You ' re On!, selected by Lori Marie Carlson ($17), presents seven plays in both English and Spanish. (8-up)

Women Warriors: Myths and Legends of Heroic Women by Marianna Mayer, illus. by Julek Heller ($18), collects 12 tales of brave women. (9-up)

My Land Sings: Stories from the Rio Grande by Rudolfo Anaya, illus. by Amy Córdova ($17), compiles seven tales set in the Southwest. (10-up)

Dust from Old Bones by Sandra Forrester ($16) centers on a girl of mixed race in 19th-century New Orleans. (10-up)

A Time Apart by Diane Stanley ($16). A teenager travels to England to participate in a university experiment. (10-up)

Jason ' s Gold by Will Hobbs ($16) is a novel set during the Klondike gold rush. (10-up)

Ordinary Miracles by Stephanie Tolan ($16). Can a boy's prayer campaign save a neighbor who has cancer? (12-up)

Beyond Paradise by Jane Hertenstein ($16) is a novel set in a U.S. Japanese internment camp during WWII. (12-up)

Series: Books of Wonder Classics welcomes The Magic of Oz by L. Frank Baum, illus. by John R. Neill; and Five Children and It by E. Nesbit, illus. by Paul O. Zelinsky ($22 each, all ages). Tales of King Arthurgains Lancelot by Hudson Talbott ($16, 5-up). Just for a Day continues with Tyrannosaurus Time by Joanne Ryder, illus. by Michael Rothman ($16, 5-up). The Gator Girls adds Gator Halloween by Stephanie Calmenson and Joanna Cole, illus. by Lynn Munsinger ($15, 6-9). Joining Class Clown is The Just Desserts Club by Johanna Hurwitz, illus. by Karen Dugan ($16, 7-up). And new to American Adventures is Thomas in Danger by Bonnie Pryor, illus. by Bert Dodson ($15, 8-up).

MORROW/BEECH TREE

Paperbacks

How I Survived the Oregon Trail: The Journal of Jesse Adams by Laura Wilson ($9.95). A boy's diary recounts his family's experiences on the Oregon Trail. (7-up)

MORROW/MULBERRY

Paperback Reprints : Where's the Baby? by Pat Hutchins and A Place for Ben by Jeanne Titherington ($4.95 each, 3-up); Who Uses This? by Margaret Miller; and In the Snow: Who's Been Here? by Lindsay Barrett George ($5.95 each, 3-up); All the Colors of the Earth by Sheila Hamanaka; New Sh s for Silvia by Johanna Hurwitz, illus. by Jerry Pinkney; Goblins in Green by Nicholas Heller, illus. by Jos. A. Smith; and Grandpa Bear's Christmas by Bonnie Pryor, illus. by Bruce Degen ($4.95 each, 4-up); How I Was Adopted by Joanna Cole, illus. by Maxie Chambliss ($5.95, 4-up); Sally Ann Thunder Ann Whirlwind Crockett by Steven Kellogg; The Heart: Our Circulatory System and The Brain: Our Nervous System by Seymour Simon; The Story of Religion by Betsy Maestro, illus. by Giulio Maestro; Hot Fudge by James Howe, illus. by Leslie Morrill; and Howe's The Fright Before Christmas ($5.95 each, 5-up); and Grandaddy and Janetta by Helen V. Griffith, illus. by James Stevenson; Communication by Aliki; and Trick or Treat, Smell My Feet by Diane DeGroat ($4.95 each, 5-up).

MORROW/TUPELO

Paperback Reprints: Michael Hague's Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear Book-and-Bear Set by Michael Hague ($16.95, 1-up); Whambamboozle by Jason Page, illus. by Sebastian Quigley ($11.95, 6-up); and Make Your Own Egyptian Pyramid by James Putnam, illus. by David Cook; and Make Your Own Roman Villa by Pat and Sean Sheehan, illus. by Clive Spong, both with models created by Pat Doyle ($9.95 each, 8-up).

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

National Geographic™s Beginner™s World Atlas: A First Atlas for Beginning Explorers ($17.95) contains physical and political maps and color photos of the continents. (5-8)

Crawdad Creek by Scott Russell Sanders, illus. by Robert Hynes ($15.95). Michael and Lizzie observe wildlife around a backyard creek. (5-up)

The Tiger Has a Toothache: Helping Animals at the Zoo by Patricia Lauber, illus. by Mary Morgan ($15.95). A behind-the-scenes look at zoo doctors. (6-9)

National Geographic United States Atlas for Young Explorers ($24.95). Thematic maps feature federal lands, territorial growth, endangered species and more. (8-12)

Trial by Ice: A Photobiography of Sir ErnestShackleton by K.M. Kostyal ($17.95) includes period photographs and quotes from Shackleton. (8-up)

Arnosky™s Ark by Jim Arnosky ($15.95). A catalogue of animals that the naturalist would like to take into the next century. (8-up)

Series:Animal Safari board books adds Tigers and Sea Otters by Marf Ferguson Delano ($5.95 each, 2-up). Destinations g s forward with Polar Regions by Jonathan Grupper ($15.95, 6-up). And the National Parks Mysteries continue with Deadly Waters by Gloria Skurzynski and Alane Ferguson ($15.95, 8-12).

101 Things Every Kid Should Know About the Human Bodyby Samantha Beres ($14.95, paper $9.95) includes information and activities. (8-12)

Paperbacks

The First-Timer ' s Guide to Magic Tricks by Shawn McMaster, illus. by Janise Gates ($8.95), offers instructions for performing tricks. (6-9)

Crossword America: The 50 States by Cathryn Long, illus. by Larry Nolte ($5.95), rounds up crossword puzzles and historical facts. (8-12)

Strange but True Civil War Stories by Nancy Clayton ($7.95) collects tales set during this era. (8-12)

The Ultimate Best Friends Book by Sharon McCoy and Sheryl Scarborough ($6.95) offers advice and activities. (8-12)

Wild Wings: Planes, Rockets, and Spacecraft to Build and Fly! by Peter Clemens and Shari Cohen ($8.95) includes diagrams and colored paper. (8-12)

The Teen Body Book: A Your Body, Yourself Book by Judy Lewellen ($11.95) discusses kids' changing bodies. (8-12)

Paperback Series : The 50 Nifty series gains 50 Nifty Dinosaursto Draw by Bryan Baugh ($6.95, 7-11); 50 Nifty Space Aliens to Draw by Neal Yamamoto ($6.95, 7-12); and 50 Nifty Super Faces to Paint by Lucy Monr ($6.95, 8-12). After School Stuff debuts with Cool Crafts by Cara Copperman, illus. by Chris Sabatino ($6.95, 8-12). Animals and Dinosaurs by Q.L. Pearce, illus. by Mary Ann Fraser, are new Science Crosswords ($4.95 each, 8-12). Draw History adds Civil War by Nancy Clayton, illus. by Susan Spellman ($7.95, 8-12). Kidsource gains Magic Tricks: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know About Magic! by Shawn McMaster, illus. by Mike Moran ($9.95, 8-12). A new 60 Super Simple title is 60 Super Simple More Science Experiments by Q.L. Pearce ($6.95, 8-12). And Draw Science welcomes Strange and Weird Animals by Nina Kidd ($7.95, 8-up).

NTC/ROXBURY PARK

Crashers by Jake Dunbar ($12.95, paper $4.95) tells of an unlikely but enduring friendship between two kids. (8-12)

Series: Touch & Feel by Ant Parker adds Colors, Counting, Opposites and Shapes ($4.95 each, 1-3). And Rafters continues with Keeper of the River by Nilsson Hennelly ($12.95, paper $4.95, 8-12).

Paperbacks

Pass the Peas, Please by Dina Anastasio, illus. by Katy Keck Arnsteen ($7.95). Animals introduce manners. (4-7)

The Land Before Time Dinosaur Q&A by Peter Rand ($7.95) takes a tour through the dinosaur age. (8-12)

Paperback Series : New Lowell House Classics are Creepy Classics III and Classic Mysteries II, compiled by Glen and Karen Bleds , illus. by Barbara Kiwak ($5.95 each, 8-12). Kid's Science adds Backyard Science Experiments and Kitchen Science Experiments by Q.L. Pierce ($8.95 each, 8-12). Cobra! Real-Life Animal Attacks by Allen Ury joins Dangerous Encounters ($5.95, 8-12). And Killer Science gains Nature's Deadliest Predators by Shelly Silbering ($8.95, 8-12).