THE CUCKOO CHILD

THE CUCKOO CHILD
(By) Dick King-Smith. Illustrated by Leslie W. Bowman. New York:
Hyperion (1993) 127p. $13.95 ISBN 1-56282-350-7
With the unwitting help of his two pet geese, Jack manages to
raise an ostrich from the egg, with astonishing results.


DINAH IN LOVE
(By) Claudia Mills. New York: Macmillan (1993) 143p. $13.95
ISBN 0-02-766998-X
Here Dinah, as impetuous as ever, throws herself into sixth-grade
life-the class debate, the class play, a sock hop, and a feud
with a boy.


DINOSAURS ALL AROUND: AN ARTIST'S VIEW OF THE PREHISTORIC WORLD
By Caroline Arnold. Photographs by Richard Hewett. New York:
Clarion/Houghton (1993) 48p. $14.95 ISBN 0-395-62363-4
Numerous photographs and an informative, well-organized text
present the work of paleoartists who construct life-size models
of dinosaurs for museums and exhibits.


8 to 10


AUTHOR'S DAY
Written & illustrated by Daniel Pinkwater. New York: Macmillan
(1993) unp. $13.95 ISBN 0-02-774642-9
A hilarious account of the horrors experienced by a celebrated
writer during a visit to an elementary school.