Books from Mondo Pub

Chief Justice
By Charles M. Wetterer, Margaret K. Wetterer
Profiles John Marshall, who was appointed chief justice of the Supreme Court by President John Adams in 1801 and served for thirty-four years, a time in which the Court became as powerful and influential as the other branches of government.
I Love Bugs
By Mary Dixon Lake, Deborah Drew-Brook-Cormack
A girl delights in her favorite bugs as they march, fly, buzz, or crawl across the landscape.
My Circus Family
By Mary Dixon Lake
A young boy tells about his family, all of whom are circus performers.
Signs of Spring
By Justine Fontes
On the way to school one day Lucy and her two friends find many signs of spring, from buds on the trees to blades of grass.
Toy Trouble
By Justine Fontes
When Zack loses the toy he always sleeps with, Henry and Lucy help him look for it and offer him their own.
Signs of Spring
By Justine Fontes, Justine Korman
On the way to school one day Lucy and her two friends find many signs of spring, from buds on the trees to blades of grass.
Lucy Takes a Holiday
By Sal Murdocca
Lucy the dog gets tired of her family and decides to take a well-deserved vacation trip to Dogwood Island.
Tuttle's Shell
By Sal Murdocca
When Tuttle the turtle loses his lovely shell to a turtle shell thief, he temporarily uses a pumpkin while his friends help him search for the thief and recover his shell. By the illustrator of Double Trouble in Walla Walla.
Lenny and Tweek
By Klaus Baumgart
Lonely Lenny advertises for a friend, and then is surprised to find one right under his nose.
Frogs
By Michael J. Tyler
Discusses types and physical features of frogs, their calls, life cycles, what they eat, how to care for tadpoles, and more.
Chief Justice
By Charles M. Wetterer, Margaret K. Wetterer
Profiles John Marshall, who was appointed chief justice of the Supreme Court by President John Adams in 1801 and served for thirty-four years, a time in which the Court became as powerful and influential as the other branches of government.
Fins and Flippers, Scales and Nippers
By Ann Garrett, Gene-Michael Higney
Fourteen riddles, written in verse, describe various familiar and unusual undersea animals and ask "Who am I?"
Touch the Earth
By Jane Baskwill
Describes ways in which people are "touched" by nature and ways that they can show they care for the world in which they live.
Cool Off
By Nellie Diaz
A group of children in a city neighborhood try all sorts of ways to cool off on a hot summer day.
Nicolaus Copernicus: The Earth is a Planet
By Dennis B. Fradin
A biography of astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus, who challenged the belief of his age that Earth was the center of the universe and proved that it is, instead, a planet orbiting the Sun.
Journey to a New Land: An Oral History
By Kimberly Weinberger
Elda Willitts recounts for the Ellis Island Oral History Project her childhood journey to America from Italy in 1916.
Should We Have Pets?: A Persuasive Text
By Sylvia Lollis, Joyce W. Hogan
A second-grade class presents arguments for and against pet ownership.
Hairy Tuesday
By Uri Orlev
Three-year-old Michael hates having his hair washed in the bathtub every Tuesday night, a time when he cries and cries.
The Dancing Dragon
By Marcia K. Vaughan
A rhyming story that describes a typical Chinese New Year celebration.
You Don't Look Like Your Mother
By Aileen Lucia Fisher
Recounts in verse a robin's introduction to a number of animal infants who don't look like their mothers, including her own.