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Best of the Best Children’s Books of 2009 Grades K - 8. Catherine Stuart. Rosemont School of the Holy Child Rosemont, PA. Orangutan Tongs written and illustrated by Jon Agee (1). Birds by Kevin Henkes illustrated by Laura Dronzek (8).
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Catherine Stuart Rosemont School of the Holy Child Rosemont, PA
Nic Bishop Butterflies and Mothswritten and photographed by Nic Bishop(22)
Pat Markey Welsh Valley Middle School Narberth, PA
Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11written and illustrated by Brian Floca(24)
Federico Garcia Lorca by Georgina Lazaroillustrated by Enrique S. Moreiro(42)
Anne Frank: Her Life in Words and Picturesby Menno Metselaar and Ruud van der Rol(45)
Tales from Outer Suburbiawritten and illustrated by Shaun Tan(54)
Martha Trzepacz Strath Haven Middle School Wallingford, PA
Duck! Rabbit!by Amy Krouse Rosenthalillustrated by Tom Lichtenheld(16)
Years of Dust: The Story of the Dust Bowlby Albert Marrin(44)
Truce: The Day the Soldiers Stopped Fightingby Jim Murphy(46)
The Frog Scientistby Pamela Turnerphotographs by Andy Comins(56)
Leviathanby Scott Westerfeldillustrated by Keith Thompson(58)
Martha Lambertsen Wallingford Elementary School Wallingford, PA
Pearl and Wagner: One Funny Dayby Kate McMullanillustrated by R.W. Alley(12)
Little Mouse Gets Readywritten and illustrated by Jeff Smith(19)
The Small Adventure of Popeye and Elvisby Barbara O’Connor(26)
Adventures in Cartooning: How to Turn Your Doodles into Comicswritten and illustrated byJames Sturm, Andrew Arnold and Alexis Frederick-Frost(28)
You Never Heard of Sandy Koufax?written by Jonah Winterillustrated by Andre Carrilho(30)
Bad News for Outlaws: The Remarkable Life of Bass Reeves, Deputy U.S. Marshallby Vaunda Micheaux Nelsonillustrated by R. Gregory Christie(47)
Julie Tomer Andrew Mellon Middle School Pittsburgh, PA
The Day-Glo Brothers: The True Story of Bob and Joe Switzer’s Bright Ideas and Brand-New Colorsby Chris Bartonillustrated by Tony Persiani(21)
Mission Control, This is Apollowritten by Andrew Chaikin and Victoria Kohlillustrated by Alan Bean(34)
Charles and Emma: The Darwins’ Leap of Faithby Deborah Heiligman(39)
Carol Kennedy Garnet Valley Middle School Glen Mills, PA
The Negro Speaks of Riversby Langston Hughesillustrated by E.B. Lewis(10)
The Lion and the Mousewritten and illustrated by Jerry Pinkney(15)
Marching for Freedom: Walk Together, Children, and Don’t You Grow Wearyby Elizabeth Partridge(48)
The Mostly True Adventures ofHomer P. Figgby Rodman Philbrick(50)
Linda Mullen The Baldwin School Bryn Mawr, PA
Thunder-Boomer!by Shutta Crumillustrated by Carol Thompson(6)
Red Sings from the Treetops: A Year in Colorsby Joyce Sidmanillustrated by Pamela Zagarenski(18)
Where the Mountain Meets the Moonwritten and illustrated by Grace Lin(25)