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Cover imageCome On, Rain
pictures by Jon J Muth
Ages 4-7; 32 pages
Scholastic Press; $15.95
ISBN 0-590-33125-6

Newbery Medalist Karen Hesse and watercolor artist Jon J Muth re-create the glories of a summer rain in this very special picture book from Scholastic Press.
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Cover imageThe Music of Dolphins
Ages 11-13; 196 pages
Scholastic Press; $14.95
ISBN 0-590-89797-7
Scholastic; $4.50
ISBN 0-590-89798-5

"As moving as a sonnet, as eloquetnly structured as a bell curve, this book poignantly explores the most profound of themes - what it means to be human...A frequently dazzling novel."
-- Publishers Weekly, starred review

Mila creates headlines around the world when she is rescued from an unpopulated island off the coast of Florida. Now a teenager, she has been raised by dolphins from the age of four.

Researchers teach Mila language and music. She learns, too, about rules and expectations, about locked doors and broken promises, disappointment and betrayal. The more Mila finds out what it means to be human, the more deeply she longs for her ocean home...


Cover imageJust Juice
pictures by Robert Andrew Parker
Ages 8-10; 80 pages
Scholastic Press; $14.95
ISBN 0-590-03382-4

"Like her Newbery Award-winning Out of the Dust, Hesse once again celebrates a child's ability to extract beauty, pleasure and even signs of hope for her harsh surroundings...This brave heroine will pass the torch to readers everywhere; her courage is infectious."
-- Publishers Weekly, starred review

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