Edda, a Little Valkyrie's First Day of School

Written and illustrated by Adam Auerbach.

32 pp. Christy Ottaviano/Holt. $15.50.

Edda's home is in Asgard, "a land full of magic and adventure." But Edda, the littlest Valkyrie, doesn't have quite enough to do, until her father flies her "all the way to Earth for the first day of school."

The contrast between home and school is hard to get used to (in one, she can ride reindeer; in the other she gazes guinea pig through glass at the classroom). In his first picture book, Auerbach mixes the two worlds perfectly. Children are likely to appreciate the joke.

Planet Kindergarten

By Sue Ganz-Schmitt. Illustrated by Shane Prigmore.

32 pp. Chronicle. $14.99.

After careful preparations and a successful blastoff, a boy finds himself in a very unfamiliar environment. "We're aliens from many galaxies on Planet Kindergarten," he reflects as he sees his very varied classmates for the first time.

Prigmore, who designs for the movie industry, uses black backgrounds and bright colors to give this space adventure visual excitement and humor.

The Smallest Girl in the Smallest Grade

By Justin Roberts. Illustrated by Christian Robinson.

42 pp. Putnam. $18.99.

It makes sense that the author of the long, rhyming lines in "The Smallest Girl in the Smallest Grade" is a children's music performer. The story is about the power of one small person to fight prejudice.

Sally, whom no one ever seems to notice, is "paying super extra special attention" to the "terrible stuff" happening around her. When she decides to take action, she's not alone for long.

And Two Boys Booed

By Judith Viorst.

32 pp. Margaret Ferguson/Farrar, Straus & Giroux. $16.59.

Ever felt quietly confident one minute, and a shaking mess the next? In Viorst's story about determination, a little boy wakes up thinking about singing his song in the class talent show. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. Who is a writer of "Eda, a Little Valkyrie's First Day of School"?
2. Where is Edda's Home?
3. Is she bored?
4. Where does her dad flies her?
5. Who is the illustrator of "Planet Kindergarten"?
6. How much is the cost?
7. How much is the cost of first book?
8. Who is the writer of third one?
9. How much is the cost of it?
10. Who is the illustrator?
Answer: 1. Adam Auerbach
2. Asgard
3. unknown
4. Earth
5. Shane Prigmore.
6. $14.99
7. $15.50
8. Justin Roberts
9. $18.99.
10. Christian Robinson.

Mayotte (, ; Shimaore: "Maore", ; ) is an insular department and region of France officially named the Department of Mayotte (French: "Departement de Mayotte"). It consists of a main island, Grande-Terre (or Maore), a smaller island, Petite-Terre (or Pamanzi), and several islets around these two. The archipelago is located in the northern Mozambique Channel in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Southeast Africa, between northwestern Madagascar and northeastern Mozambique. The department status of Mayotte is recent and the region remains the poorest in France. Mayotte is nevertheless much more prosperous than the other countries of the Mozambique Channel, making it a major destination for illegal immigration.

Mayotte's area is and, with its 212,645 people, is very densely populated at 569 per km (1,473 per sq mi). The biggest city and prefecture is Mamoudzou on Grande-Terre. However, the DzaoudziPamandzi International Airport is located on the neighbouring island of Petite-Terre. The territory is geographically part of the Comoro Islands. The territory is also known as Maore, the native name of its main island, especially by advocates of its inclusion in the Union of Comoros.

The language of the majority is Shimaore, a Bantu language variety closely related to the varieties in the neighbouring Comoros islands. The second most widely spoken native language is Kibushi, a Malagasy language variety most closely related to the Sakalava dialect of Malagasy with influences from Shimaore. The vast majority of the population is Muslim. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. What is the topic of the article?
2. What country is it in?
3. is it located on an island chain?
4. How many islands form it?
5. Is it a wealthy region?
6. What ocean is it in?
7. What is the population?
8. Can you name the largest city?
9. What is it a major destination of?
10. What islands is the territory a neighbor of?
11. What language is spoken?
12. Do all of the islanders speak the same exact language?
13. What is the primary religion of the inhabitants?
14. Where is the international airport located?
15. What is the airport named?
Answer: 1. Mayotte
2. France
3. yes
4. 2 main and some islets
5. no compared to France, but yes in the local area
6. Indian Ocean
7. 212,645 people
8. Mamoudzou
9. illegal immigration.
10. the Comoro Islands.
11. Shimaore, is the most spoken
12. Tno
13. Muslim.
14. Petite-Terre
15. DzaoudziPamandzi International Airport

In a quiet house there was a dog named Bentley. Bentley was a little brown puppy and he was always getting into trouble. One day Bentley got outside and walked down the street. He found a trash can and started to dig through it. A cat came also to see what Bentley was doing. "Excuse me, but what are you looking for?" asked the cat. "Well, nothing important," Bentley told the cat. "I wanted to see if there was anything cool in there." The cat told Bentley that his name was Felix and asked if he could dig through the trash too. "Sure thing" Bentley told the cat. The two of them started to dig through the trash again. After a little bit the pair got bored and started to walk down the street going away from Bentley's house. They walked to a river and went to the edge of the water. They saw they were dirty because they had been digging in the trash so they went into the water to wash themselves. When they were clean they went back to Bentley's house. Inside the house they got water on everything because they were still wet. Bentley's human's came home and were very upset that their house was now very wet. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. What is the name of the dog?
2. what color is he?
3. did the cat ask Bentley something?
4. and what was the name of the cat
5. did they dig through the trash together?
6. where did they walk to after
7. and after that?
8. were they dirty?
9. where did they wash themselves?
10. did they get clean?
11. where did they go next?
12. were they still wet?
13. how did this make their human feel?
Answer:
1. Bentley
2. brown
3. yes
4. Felix
5. yes
6. down the street
7. to the river
8. yes
9. in the water
10. yes
11. Bentley's house
12. yes
13. upset