NEW BOOK RELEASES: PAWS AND WHISKERS BY JACQUELINE WILSON

Book Description

Release Date: 13 Feb 2014

This special anthology features the very best stories about cats and dogs from the world of children's literature, chosen by bestselling author and Battersea Cats and Dogs Home patron Jacqueline Wilson.
Includes a brand new story by Jacqueline herself, Leonie's Pet Cat, as well as extracts from treasured classics such as The Hundred and One Dalmatians by Dodie Smith and Gobbolino the Witch's Cat by Ursula Moray Williams, and from modern favourite writers such as Anne Fine and Patrick Ness. The book also features personal new pieces from many authors about their own treasured pets, with contributions from Michael Morpurgo, Philip Pullman, Malorie Blackman and more.
This is a collection to enjoy and share for many years. For every copy sold, a significant donation will be made to Battersea Cats and Dogs Home.



Anvita Bhatia
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Bal Bhatai Public School, Brij Vihar, Ghaziabad

New Book Releases for Children

World Almanac and Book of Facts 2014

BY-  

 Sarah Janssen (Editor)

RELEASING DATE- November 26th '2013

Get thousands of facts right at your fingertips with this updated resource.

The World Almanac® and Book of Facts is America's top-selling reference book of all time, with more than 82 million copies sold. Published annually since 1868, this compendium of information is the authoritative source for all your entertainment, reference, and learning needs. Praised as a “treasure trove of political, economic, scientific and educational statistics and information” by The Wall Street Journal, The World Almanac® contains thousands of facts that are unavailable publicly elsewher. The 2014 edition of The World Almanac® and Book of Facts will answer all of your trivia questions—from history and sports to geography, pop culture, and much more. The World Almanac® and Book of Facts is America's top-selling reference book of all time, with more than 82 million copies sold. Published annually since 1868, this compendium of information is the authoritative source for all your entertainment, reference, and learning needs. The 2014 edition of The World Almanac reviews the events of 2013 and will be your go-to source for any questions on any topic in the upcoming year. Praised as a “treasure trove of political, economic, scientific and educational statistics and information” by The Wall Street Journal, The World Almanac® contains thousands of facts that are unavailable publicly elsewhere. The World Almanac® and Book of Facts will answer all of your trivia needs—from history and sports to geography, pop culture, and much more. Features of The World Almanac® 2014 include: • The Year in Review: The World Almanac® takes a look back at 2013 while providing all the information you’ll need in 2014. • 2013—Year in Sports: Hundreds of pages of trivia and statistics that are essential for any sports fan, featuring complete coverage of the 2013 World Series, the brand-new National Women’s Soccer League, and much more. • 2013—Year in Pictures: Striking full-color images from around the world in 2013, covering news, pop culture, science, and sports. • 2013—Top 10 News Topics: The editors of The World Almanac® list the top stories that held their attention in 2013. • World Almanac Editors’ Picks: Time Capsule: The World Almanac® lists the items that most came to symbolize the year 2013, from news and sports to pop culture. • Offbeat News Stories: The World Almanac® editors found some of the strangest news stories of the year. • The World at a Glance: This annual feature of The World Almanac® provides a quick look at the surprising stats and curious facts that define the changing world today. • Marriage in the U.S.: After a year in which the U.S. Supreme Court declared DOMA unconstitutional and the federal government began to extend some marriage benefits to same-sex couples, a feature on marriage in the United States reveals surprising details about the state of our unions. • Voter Guide: Prior to the 2014 midterm elections, The World Almanac® provides a user-friendly, state-by-state guide to key election dates and information, including voter-ID laws adopted by many states. • Need-to-Know Information: Browse all-new statistics on topics in the news: firearm violence and crime rates, the health and employment of U.S. veterans, and the latest in digital technologies—and who is using them. • Health News and Statistics: Details about U.S. health care policy, including ongoing implementation of health care reform. Factual information on common diseases and disorders (including a new section on ADHD), nutrition and diet, and Medicare and insurance. • World Almanac® Editors’ Picks: Memorable Winter Olympic Moments: From Tonya and Nancy to the Miracle on Ice, the editors of The World Almanac® choose their favorite moments of past Winter Olympics to prepare readers for the 2014 Games. • and much more.

Source: 

http://www.amazon.com/World-Almanac-Book-Facts-2014/dp/1600571824/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1382002787&sr=1-2&keywords=WORLD+ALMANAC

By- 

ELIE JAIN

VI -A

BAL BHARATI PUBLIC SCHOOL,BRIJ VIHAR, GHAZIABAD

New Book Releases for Children

Wings of Fire Book Four: The Dark Secret

 

Wings of Fire Book Four: The Dark Secret

by Tui T. Sutherland

Releasing Date: 29 October, 2013

The WINGS OF FIRE saga continues with a visit to the mysterious land of the Night Wings, where Starflight must face a terrible choice---his home, or his friends?

                            

Like all the dragonets of destiny, Starflight has always wanted to see his home -- but he's also been afraid of his fellow NightWings. Starflight doesn't have mindreading powers like his tribe, and he doesn't understand why they're so secretive. No one has ever even seen the NightWing queen.

But now Starflight is the dragonets' only hope -- he must find a way to negotiate with his fellow NightWings to free the RainWing dragons they've captured, and perhaps end the war in Pyrrhia altogether. Starflight is the smartest of the dragonets... but is he brave enough to speak up? Or will he falter in his mission, and accidentally betray them all?

Aakriti Adhikari

VII-E

Bal Bharti Public School 

Brij Vihar

New Book Releases for Children

Pete the Cat and His Magic Sunglasses

Pete the Cat and His Magic Sunglasses

by James Dean

Release Date: October 1, 2013

Pete the Cat is back in New York Times bestselling artist James Dean's picture book Pete the Cat and His Magic Sunglasses, written by Kimberly Dean. Pete the Cat wakes up feeling grumpy—nothing seems to be going his way. But with the help of some magic sunglasses, Pete learns that a good mood has been inside him all along. Fans of Pete the Cat will love watching him take his positive outlook and transform a grumpy day into an awesome day!

Source - http://www.amazon.com/Pete-Cat-His-Magic-Sunglasses/dp/0062275569/ref=zg_bsnr_4_8


Aakriti Adhikari
VII -E
Bal Bharti Public School Brij Vihar

New Book Releases For Children

Release Date   -  Oct 22, 2013

Author  -  John Grisham

For almost a quarter of a century, John Grisham's A Time to Kill has captivated readers with its raw exploration of race, retribution, and justice. Now, its hero, Jake Brigance, returns to the courtroom in a dramatic showdown as Ford County again confronts its tortured history. Filled with the intrigue, suspense and plot twists that are the hallmarks of the world's favourite storyteller, SYCAMORE ROW is the thrilling story of the elusive search for justice in a small American town.

ANVITA BHATIA

VI A

BAL BHARATI PUBLIC SCHOOL,BRIJ VIHAR, GZB

New Book Releases for Children

 

BY- JAMES PATTERSON

Releasing Date : November 18,2013   

Middle schooled Jamie Grimm has big dreams of being the best stand-up comic in the world—and he won't let the fact that he's wheelchair-bound stand in his way. After winning the New York state finals in the Planet's Funniest Kid Comic Contest, Jamie's off to Boston to compete in the national semi-finals. But when one of his best buddies runs into trouble at school and a sudden family health scare rears its head, Jamie has to put his comedic ambitions on hold and stand by the people he cares about. Can Jamie pass up the big competition for the sake of his friends and family? 

By-

ELIE JAIN

 VI-A

BAL BHARATI PUBLIC SCHOOL,BRIJ VIHAR, GZB

New Book Releases

                                                         Ghandi Before India

by Ramachandra Guha

Publication Date: 2 October 2013

In 1893, when Mohandas Gandhi set sail for South Africa, he was a 23-year-old briefless lawyer who had failed to establish himself in India. The two decades that he spent in South Africa were to be the making of the Mahatma. In this remarkable biography, Ramachandra Guha argues that Gandhi's ideas were fundamentally shaped before his return to India in 1915. It was during his years in England and South Africa that he came to understand the nature of imperialism and racism; and it was in South Africa that he forged the philosophy and techniques that would undermine and ultimately destroy the British Empire. Based on a wealth of new material and archival research in four continents, Gandhi Before India presents a vivid portrait of Gandhi and the world he lived in, a world of sharp contrasts between the coastal culture of Gujarat, High Victorian London, and colonial South Africa. It explores in rich detail his experiments with dissident cults such as Tolstoyans and vegetarians, his friendships with radical Jews, heterodox Christians and devout Muslims, his enmities and rivalries and his failures as a husband and father. It tells the dramatic, profoundly moving story of how he inspired the devotion of thousands of followers as he mobilized a cross-class and inter-religious coalition, pledged to non-violence in their battle against a brutally racist regime. This deeply researched and beautifully written book will radically alter our understanding and appreciation of India's greatest man.
Key Features:
1. This book covers the twenty years that Gandhi spent in South Africa, which has never before been written about in such detail
2. Ram Guha argues that the two decades Gandhi spent in South Africa were to be the making of the Mahatma. It was there that he forged the philosophy and techniques that would ultimately destroy the British Empire
3. It is based on a wealth of new material, and archival research in four continents
4. It explores his friendships, his enmities, his failures as a husband and father
5. It narrates the dramatic story of how he mobilized thousands of devoted followers, pledged to non-violence as they battled South Africa's brutally racist regime
6. This book will radically alter our understanding and appreciation of Mahatma Gandhi

Neelanshu Garg
VII E
Bal Bharati Public School, 
Brij Vihar, Ghaziabad

New Book Releases for Children

World After (Penryn & the End of Days...

             by Susan Ee

    Release Date: November 19, 2013

In this sequel to the bestselling fantasy thriller, Angelfall, the survivors of the angel apocalypse begin to scrape back together what's left of the modern world. When a group of people capture Penryn's sister Paige, thinking she's a monster, the situation ends in a massacre. Paige disappears. Humans are terrified. Mom is heartbroken.

Penryn drives through the streets of San Francisco looking for Paige. Why are the streets so empty? Where is everybody? Her search leads her into the heart of the angels' secret plans, where she catches a glimpse of their motivations, and learns the horrifying extent to which the angels are willing to go.

Meanwhile, Raffe hunts for his wings. Without them, he can't rejoin the angels, can't take his rightful place as one of their leaders. When faced with recapturing his wings or helping Penryn survive, which will he choose?

New Releases in Children's Book

Author- Jeff Kinney

Releasing Date-5th November, 2013

Book-Diary of a Wimpy Kid - Hard Luck

Greg Heffley's on a losing streak. His best friend, Rowley Jefferson, has ditched him, and finding new friends in middle school is proving to be a tough task. To change his fortunes, Greg decides to take a leap of faith and turn his decisions over to chance. Will a roll of the dice turn things around, or is Greg's life destined to be just another hard-luck story?

Krish Chawla 

V- C

Bal Bharati Public School, Brij Vihar, 

Ghaziabad

New Releases in Children's Book

Author-R.L STINE

            Releasing Date- 1st October, 2013

The Most Wanted list continues with Dr. Maniac, the strangest doctor of them all. When a group of comic book characters appear in the real world, 12-year-old Richard Dreezer must track down Dr. Maniac to save the day.

Krish Chawla

V -C

Bal Bharati Public School,Brij Vihar, Ghaziabad

New Releses in Children's Book

    Pokémon Adventures, Vol. 18 (Pokemon) Paperback

Adventures inspired by the best-selling Pokémon video games!
All your favorite Pokémon game characters jump out of the screen into the pages of this action-packed manga!

New Releases in Children's Books

Guinness World Records 2014

by Guinness World Records

Release Date: September 10, 2013

Hardcover

Guinness World Records 2014 brings together thousands of the planet's most awe-inspiring people, pets and products, including new record-holders such as a skateboarding goat, a 15-meter-long robot dragon, the world's furriest cat and a king-size drumkit that needs five people to play it!

Packed to bursting with new and updated achievements, Guinness World Records 2014 features an all-new design and more images than we've ever had before - including over 100 all-new original photographs you won't find anywhere else. New topics this year include Superheroes, Venom, and Social Networking, and feature chapters on the Circus and Dynamic Earth round off our most exciting and explosive edition yet. 

And finally, jumping off the page this year are even more Officially Amazing Augmented Reality features.

New Releases in Children's Books

The House of Hades (Heroes of Olympus...

by Rick Riordan

Release Date: October 8, 2013

Hardcover

At the conclusion of The Mark of Athena, Annabeth and Percy tumble into a pit leading straight to the Underworld. The other five demigods have to put aside their grief and follow Percy's instructions to find the mortal side of the Doors of Death. If they can fight their way through the Gaea's forces, and Percy and Annabeth can survive the House of Hades, then the Seven will be able to seal the Doors both sides and prevent the giants from raising Gaea. But, Leo wonders, if the Doors are sealed, how will Percy and Annabeth be able to escape?