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March 15, 2004

Here are all of the books we've reviewed that were published March 15, 2004. You can also view all of the books we've reviewed that were published anytime in March 2004.

Book Review

The Bridges in Edinburgh

by Linda Salisbury

The wordplay in the title sets the stage for a book that is both travel guide and fast-paced mystery. The publisher intends to create bridges of understanding among cultures through its “Going to” series. “Bridges” is also the... Read More

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Leading Lady

by Carol Lynn Stewart

In London, at the turning of the nineteenth century to the twentieth, Bethia Rayborn, happily engaged to her childhood sweetheart, dreams of their life together as she designs and creates costumes for productions at the Royal Court... Read More

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Cartographica Extraordinaire

“So geographers in Afric’ maps / With savage-pictures fill their gaps; / And o’er uninhabitable downs / Place elephants for want of towns,” commented Jonathan Swift. Cartography, that age-old science that combines beauty with... Read More

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Where Do the Balloons Go?

by Anna Stewart

A childhood toy for many generations, balloons—and balloon animals—are found in scores of children’s stories. Remember when Curious George gets a whole bunch from the balloon man and flies over the town? In this book, Nick loses... Read More

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Robert Takes a Stand

by Carolyn Bailey

Third-grader Robert Dorfman starts a demonstration for animal rights and learns that the issue is not as simple as it seems. In his zeal to “protect the earth and all its creatures” he plans a protest in front of his local fur... Read More

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Why I Love Baseball

by Ron Kaplan

The author has long been a media icon. His ability to entertain an audience with his easygoing, folksy style has helped maintain his popularity for decades. He is especially well liked by his “greatest generation” contemporaries,... Read More

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Arthur

by Anna Stewart

The legend of King Arthur, though told many times, still evokes strong feelings about destiny, virtue, and doing what’s right. These qualities are embodied by the Time Soldiers, a group of kids who’ve found a secret portal to other... Read More

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