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Twenty-One Elephants on the Brooklyn Bridge, Hens Helping Foxes, and a Foggy Bottom Swamp Queen Included in The New York Public Library's Guide to Best Children's Books The New York Public Library's 2005 Children's Books Guide Now Available From elephants to swamp queens, The New York Public Library's Children's Books 2005: One Hundred Titles for Reading and Sharing offers a diverse selection of fiction and non-fiction titles recommended by librarians for children ages 2 and up. Among the highlighted books is Twenty-One Elephants and Still Standing in which author April Jones Prince tells the true story of the newly-opened Brooklyn Bridge being tested under the weight of twenty-one elephants led by P.T. Barnum, answering the question of what is the best way to test the strength of a bridge? What about the best way to find an apartment in the Bronx? If you are a down-on-your-luck fox, Margie Palatini's Three French Hens is your best bet. The New York Public Library's Children's Books 2005: One Hundred Titles for Reading and Sharing, selected by a committee of experienced children's librarians, is a carefully chosen list of books that represent an assortment of themes and topics full of courage, hope, and humor. The list is organized by age groupings with helpful categories in each section, including "Picture Books for Children Ages 2 - 6," "Folk and Fairy Tales," "Poetry," "Stories for Children Ages 10 - 12," and "Non-Fiction." Many of the titles on this year's list demonstrate the diverse history of generations past. Jacqueline Woodson's Show Way tells of her family's triumphs over slavery and of the quilts that then served as maps to freedom today serve as windows into the past. The Journey that Saved Curious George: The True Wartime Escape of Margret and H.A. Rey is the true tale of how the creators of Curious George escaped wartime Paris on homemade bicycles. Other featured books tell stories through pictures and photographs like From Rags to Riches: A History of Girl's Clothing in America, a photographic exploration of girls' clothes from Calico Aprons to poodle skirt. Whether looking for something funny like Jules Feiffer's A Room With a Zoo in which Julie gets every pet except the dog she wants, the fantasy of The Fairy-Tale Detectives by Michael Buckley in which sisters fight giants and fairies, or a chilling account of 12 boys and girls growing up in Hitler's Germany in Susan Campbell Bartoletti's Hitler Youth, Children's Books 2005 has at least one book for every young reader. These are just a few of The New York Public Library's choices of best stories for reading and sharing. The Library invites you to make them yours. Children's Books 2005 is published by the Office of Children's Services of The New York Public Library. Copies cost $3.00. On mail orders there is a charge for mailing and handling: For large bulk orders, the actual cost of shipping and insurance is billed to the recipient. Make checks payable to the Office of Children's Services, 455 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10016. ### Contact: Nadia Riley 212.704.8658 nr:01.10.06:nypl001 |