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THE FUNNIEST MAN IN BASEBALL: The True Story of Max Patkin
April 3, 2018
Clarion Books/HMH
AGES: 6-9, 40 pages
AUTHOR: Audrey Vernick
ILLUSTRATOR: Jennifer Bower
ISBN: 0544813774

A hilarious picture book biography about Max Patkin, a professional ballplayer turned legendary baseball clown, from the author of the acclaimed Brothers at Bat and other baseball nonfiction.

Max Patkin was pitching in the minor leagues when he was injured and had to leave his dreams behind. He joined the Navy and eventually was able to play again while in the military . . . and this time he got to pitch against superstar Joe DiMaggio. When Joe hit one of Max’s throws out of the park, Max threw down his glove, left the mound, and chased Joe around the bases, making faces and imitating his every move. The crowd loved it! And a baseball clown was born.

This inspiring and comical biography carries an important message: Life doesn’t always turn out exactly as you hope . . . but moving in a new direction can sometimes bring happy surprises.

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A PENNY: Money Values
January 1, 2018
Cantata Learning
AGES: 6-9, 24 pages
AUTHOR: Allan Moray
CONTRIBUTOR: Joseph Faison
ILLUSTRATOR: Jennifer Bower
ISBN: 1684101204

How much is a penny worth? Whose face is on the front?
Four curious kids are here to investigate Money Values. Have fun singing along with this book as you learn all about A Penny! This hardcover book comes with CD and online music access.

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A NICKEL: Money Values
January 1, 2018
Cantata Learning
AGES: 6-9, 24 pages
AUTHOR: Allan Moray
CONTRIBUTOR: Erik Koskinen
ILLUSTRATOR: Jennifer Bower
ISBN: 1684101336

How is a nickel different from other coins, and how much is it worth? Four curious kids are here to investigate Money Values. Have fun singing along as you learn all about A Nickel! This hardcover book comes with CD and online music access.

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A DIME: Money Values
January 1, 2018
Cantata Learning
AGES: 6-9, 24 pages
AUTHOR: Allan Moray
CONTRIBUTOR: Dean Jones
ILLUSTRATOR: Jennifer Bower
ISBN: 1684101263

Dimes are the smallest coins, but what are they worth?
Whose face is on the front? Four curious kids are here to investigate Money Values. Have fun singing along as you learn all about A Dime! This hardcover book comes with CD and online music access.

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A QUARTER: Money Values
January 1, 2018
Cantata Learning
AGES: 6-9, 24 pages
AUTHOR: Allan Moray
CONTRIBUTOR: Drew Temperante
ILLUSTRATOR: Jennifer Bower
ISBN: 1684101387

How much is a quarter worth?
What pictures will you find on the back of quarters? Four curious kids are here to investigate Money Values. Have fun singing along as you learn all about A Quarter! This hardcover book comes with CD and online music access.

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THE STRANGERS AT THE MANGER: Chime Travelers Book 5
August 19, 2016
Servant
AGES: 7-10, 128 pages
AUTHOR: Lisa M. Hendey
ILLUSTRATOR: Jenn Bower
ISBN: 1632531003

Book 5 in the Chime Travelers series, exciting new chapter books ideal for children in grades 2-5
It's Christmas time at St. Anne parish, and a new family has arrived! The Perez family doesn’t look like the other families in the parish. As five-year-old Mateo stares at Katie and Patrick, clutching his little stuffed burro, they see he's just puzzled about them. But it's Father Miguel's job to take care of them, right? Just then, a bell rings and the twins are swept up in another Chime Travel adventure, this time to find Mary and Joseph on their way to Bethlehem.

This fresh yet authentic retelling of the biblical Infancy Narratives sheds new light on the life of the Holy Family. And when at last the Magi arrive, Katie asks Mary, “Are you sure you want all of these strangers around the baby?" Mary smiles. "Strangers are simply new friends, just waiting to be loved.” Katie and Patrick think of the Perez family. Can they still make new friends for Christmas?

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THE MYSTERY AT MIDNIGHT: Chime Travelers Book 4
May 13, 2016
Servant
AGES: 7-10, 128 pages
AUTHOR: Lisa M. Hendey
ILLUSTRATOR: Jenn Bower
ISBN: 1632530384

Book 4 in the Chime Travelers series, exciting new chapter books ideal for children in grades 2-5
If there’s one thing Katie never thought she’d do, it was walk through something called the “Door of the Dead.”

During a class field trip to visit the monastery of the Poor Clares, Katie is unexpectedly swept up into her second Chime Travelers adventure. She finds herself in Assisi, the same city where her twin brother Patrick met St. Francis of Assisi on his last journey through time.

Instead of meeting St. Francis, Katie meets a young woman named Clare. Clare has everything—she’s beautiful, her family is wealthy, and she is to be married soon. Katie discovers that Clare also has a secret: she wants to leave everything behind and join Francis and his brothers in service to God.

But Clare’s family doesn’t want her to go. On the night she leaves, Clare and Katie must run through the darkness and escape through a door only used for funerals, the Door of the Dead. Has Clare made a mistake? Is God really calling her to leave everything she knows behind? And should Katie go with her on this dangerous adventure?

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THE WHISPER IN THE RUINS: Chime Travelers Book 3
May 13, 2016
Servant
AGES: 7-10, 128 pages
AUTHOR: Lisa M. Hendey
ILLUSTRATOR: Jenn Bower
ISBN: 1632530368

Book 3 in the Chime Travelers series, exciting new chapter books ideal for children in grades 2-5
Somebody is angry, and they’re taking it out on St. Anne’s. Patrick and his twin sister Katie are shocked when they learn that someone threw a brick through the St. Francis of Assisi stained glass window at St. Anne’s. What would make someone angry enough to damage the beautiful old window? And how will the church ever be able to repair it? The twins want to investigate, but before Patrick can learn anything, he’s swept into another adventure—in the year 1205!

Patrick’s second Chime Travel journey takes him back to Assisi, where he meets a brave young man who wants to leave his family’s wealth behind so he can answer God’s call in his life. Young Francis invites Patrick to help him repair an old church, but Francis’s father is furious with his son’s decision and will do almost anything to stop him. Can Francis and Patrick follow God’s command to rebuild the church? And will Patrick’s time in Assisi help him solve the mystery of the broken window at St. Anne’s?

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THE SIGN OF THE CARVED CROSS: Chime Travelers Book 2
July 21, 2015
Servant
AGES: 7-10, 128 pages
AUTHOR: Lisa M. Hendey
ILLUSTRATOR: Jenn Bower
ISBN: 1616368489

Book 2 in the Chime Travelers series, exciting new chapter books ideal for children in grades 2-5
Katie joins her friends in being mean to the new girl, Lily. But suddenly, Katie becomes the new girl—in 1675! She has no idea how she traveled in time to a Native American village, but she’s hoping the young woman she meets will be nicer to her than Katie was to Lily. Tekakwitha is a quiet girl with scars on her face from a terrible disease. Tekakwitha’s family doesn’t accept her because of her faith, and soon she and Katie have to run away in the middle of the night. Will Katie ever find her way back home? Find out in The Sign of the Carved Cross.

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THE SECRET OF THE SHAMROCK: Chime Travelers Book 1
July 21, 2015
Servant
AGES: 7-10, 128 pages
AUTHOR: Lisa M. Hendey
ILLUSTRATOR: Jenn Bower
ISBN: 1616368470

Book 1 in the Chime Travelers series, exciting new chapter books ideal for children in grades 2-5
When Patrick has to work on his church’s cleaning team on a Saturday, he thinks his weekend fun is ruined. But when the old church bells start chiming, Patrick and his pet frog, Francis, are suddenly taken back through time to ancient Ireland. Will the strange shepherd he meets be able to help him get home, or will Patrick be stuck taking care of sheep in the rain and mud forever? Find out in The Secret of the Shamrock.

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