 BROWN COW, GREEN GRASS, YELLOW MELLOW SUN Illus. Victoria Raymond  CINDER EDNA Illus. Kevin O'Malley  EARTH MOTHER Illus. Leo and Diane Dillon  IT'S BACK TO SCHOOL WE GO! Illus. Jan Davey Ellis  LOOKING FOR LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE: The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence Photographed by Nic Bishop  SCATTERBRAIN SAM Illus. Matt Faulkner  MY TOUR OF EUROPE Illus. Catherine Brighton |
Featured BooksBROWN COW, GREEN GRASS, YELLOW MELLOW SUN "Jackson is a gifted writer who can make the simplest language rhythmic and interesting." School Library Journal "...most entertaining...delightful story..." The New York Times Book Review "This is one of the most outstanding books of the year." Child Magazine CINDER EDNA "This Cinderella send-up is full of kid-pleasing jokes." Publisher's Weekly "... a rollicking, wickedly twisted version of the Cinderella story..." Daily Journal EARTH MOTHER "Quietly funny, well told..." Booklist (starred review) "Beautiful and satisfying..." Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "Stunning artwork..." Publisher's Weekly (starred rvw.) IT'S BACK TO SCHOOL WE GO! "This book is super! It is sure to keep the children's attention with its information and illustrations. I especially love the text from the individual children along with the information about the children's customs...This is an excellent book--hats off to Ellen Jackson!" Bobbie McDonald, Media Specialist Ault Elementary Cypress, Texas LOOKING FOR LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE "...terrific addition to the first-rate Scientists in the Field series." The Horn Book "An exciting, visually awesome look at frontier science." School Library Journal (**starred review) "The newest entry in this terrific series takes readers considerably further into the 'field' than any of its predecessors..." Booklist (**starred review) SCATTERBRAIN SAM "...sure to entertain scatterbrained and cool-headed readers alike." Publishers Weekly "Scatterbrain Sam heads straight for the funny bone--and the heart." Booklist "Belly laughs and bravos will punctuate every reading of this fresh, funny recasting." Kirkus MY TOUR OF EUROPE "Delightful collection of excerpts...interesting and informative" School Library Journal "...Jackson has edited this journal into brief entries that retain both Teddy's boyish sense of what's great fun and glimpses his privileged life." Booklist COMPLETE LIST OF BOOKS BY ELLEN JACKSON BOOKS -- FICTION (CHILDREN'S) ABRAHAM'S ANIMALS, Whitman, 2009 BEAR IN THE BATHTUB, Addison-Wesley, 1981. THE GRUMPUS UNDER THE RUG, Follett, 1981. ANTS CAN'T DANCE, Macmillan, 1990. BORIS THE BORING BOAR, Macmillan, 1992. CINDER EDNA, Lothrop, Lee and Shepard, 1994. BROWN COW, GREEN GRASS, YELLOW MELLOW SUN, Hyperion, 1995. THE PRECIOUS GIFT, Simon and Schuster, 1996. THE IMPOSSIBLE RIDDLE, Whispering Coyote, 1995. MONSTERS IN THE MAILBOX, Troll Associates, 1995. THE WACKY WITCH WAR, Troll Associates, 1995. A TALE OF TWO TURKEYS, Troll Associates, 1995. WHY COYOTE SINGS TO THE MOON, American Education Publishing, 1996. SCATTERBRAIN SAM, Charlesbridge, 2001. EARTH MOTHER, Walker, 2005 THE CUPCAKE CAPER, Kane Press, 2007 CINNAMON BROWN, Viking, 2008 BOOKS -- NONFICTION (CHILDREN'S) THE TREE OF LIFE, Prometheus, 1993. THE WINTER SOLSTICE, Millbrook Press, 1994. THE SUMMER SOLSTICE, Millbrook Press, 2001. THE SPRING EQUINOX, Millbrook Press, 2002. THE AUTUMN EQUINOX, Millbrook Press, 2000. THE MONTHS BOOKS (series of twelve books, one on each of the months of the year) Charlesbridge, 2002. THE BOOK OF SLIME, The Millbrook Press, 1997. HERE COME THE BRIDES, Walker and Co, 1998. TURN OF THE CENTURY, Charlesbridge, 1998. LOOKING FOR LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE, Houghton Mifflin, 2002. SOMETIMES BAD THINGS HAPPEN, Millbrook Press, 2002 MY TOUR OF EUROPE, The Millbrook Press, 2003. IT’S BACK TO SCHOOL WE GO!, The Millbrook Press, 2003. THE WORLDS AROUND US, Millbrook Press, 2006 THE MYSTERIOUS UNIVERSE, Houghton Mifflin, 2008 BOOKS -- NONFICTION/ STAY ON THE SAFE SIDE, grades 5-6 and 7-8, Office of Criminal Justice Planning, Sacramento, 1985. STAY ON THE SAFE SIDE, grades K-4, Office of Criminal Justice Planning, Sacramento, 1987. EARTHQUAKE SAFETY, Horizon Publishers and Distributors, 1991. STRANGER DANGER, Safety Advice for Kids, Horizon Publishers and Distributors, 1991. |
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