Reviews
Auma's Long Run
“[A] moving testament to the power of determination to overcome overwhelming odds is a recommended purchase for all libraries.”—starred, School Library Journal View →
Whale Quest: Working Together to Save Endangered Species
“Whale lovers and budding oceanographers will surely appreciate this thorough title.”—School Library Journal View →
The Great Penguin Rescue: Saving the African Penguins
“Markle delivers another compelling story of wildlife conservation efforts that deserves a place in most collections.”—School Library Journal View →
Marco Polo: Dangers and Visions
“Italian cartoonist Tabilio and translator Schwandt breathe some new life into Marco Polo and his travels. . . . [M]erits a second read.”—Kirkus Reviews View →
Monkey with a Tool Belt and the Silly School Mystery
“Monroe’s illustrations are as delightful to pore over as usual, with changes of perspective and lots of quirky details . . .”—Kirkus Reviews View →
Whale Quest: Working Together to Save Endangered Species
“An informative, well-researched, and engagingly written look at global efforts to protect Earth’s largest mammals.”—Kirkus Reviews View →
There's a Walrus in My Bed!
“A humorous bedtime story that children will recognize as a twist on their own experiences.”—Kirkus Reviews View →
Mallory Makes a Difference
“…[T]his chapter-book series has developed a steady readership for its personal narratives in which a likable Everygirl navigates her third-, fourth-, and fifth-grade years. The twenty-eighth volume ends with Mallory’s remarks on “a sign of maturity” and the View →
The Disturbed Girl's Dictionary
“[A] one-of-a-kind, no-holds-barred teen memoir will blow your mind and break your heart.”—David Bowles, author of Chupacabra Vengeance and the Garza Twins series View →
Mini Science Fun
“Whether adding glitter to simulate debris in a tornado’s vortex, or turning painted clothespins and buttons into race cars, these accessible activities will attract budding scientists and crafters alike.”—Booklist View →
A Dangerous Magic
“Dark, creepy, twisted—and an enormous amount of fun.”—Sarah Prineas, Prairie Lights Bookstore View →
Gus's Garage
“[A]n amusing book to reread, since even the smallest details are assigned a narrative purpose. Clearly, one animal’s clutter is another pig’s livelihood in this buoyant, rhyming tale.”—The New York Times Book Review View →
Engineer Arielle and the Israel Independence Day Surprise
“A sister and brother celebrate Israel’s Independence Day. Redheaded, white Arielle happily gets ready for her workday because it is a very special day: Yom Ha’Atzma’ut, Israel’s birthday or Independence Day. Her brother Ezra is also getting ready to go to… View →
If You Were the Moon
“[B]oth a wonderful bedtime read and a versatile early science resource for young children in group settings.”—School Library Journal View →
The Search for Olinguito: Discovering a New Species
“Helgen’s identification of a topic for study and the years-long trajectory of his research are laid out in economical, orderly chapters, supplemented with large photos and and maps that are nicely adapted to science-classroom use.”—The Bulletin of the Center for… View →
Trashing the Planet: Examining Our Global Garbage Glut
“We have met the enemy and it is us. But unless humans go extinct and nature goes her healing ways alone, we are the solution, a message grimly driven home.”—Kirkus Reviews View →
Detective Gordon: A Case in Any Case
“[U]nderstatedly hilarious . . .”—The Horn Book Magazine View →
Pointe, Claw
“Keyser insightfully explores the myriad ways young women are caged and preyed upon in our society; her protagonists first subvert and then shatter these roles. . . . [W]ill leave readers unsettled long after the final page is turned.”—The Horn Book Magazine View →
Yaffa and Fatima: Shalom, Salaam
“Yaffa and Fatima are neighbors in the Land of Milk and Honey, where each tends her own date grove. Every day they pick and sell their dates, cook and share tasty foods, and pray to God—Yaffa in the synagogue and Fatima in the mosque. When hard times come, they worry… View →
Stephen Curry
With NBA basketball playoffs in full swing, you may want to build on young fans’ excitement with these biographies of our local favorite star Steph Curry. When my students choose sports books for themselves, I really encourage them to look inside… View →
What Girls Are Made Of
“[H]arsh and beautiful, distant and immediate, furious and anguished.”—Leila Roy, Kirkus Reviews Blog View →
One Brave Summer
“[W]ill appeal to a wide range of readers, from online gamers to horse enthusiasts.”—Booklist View →
Talia and the Haman-tushies
“Giggles guaranteed for ages three to five.”—The Jewish Chronicle View →
A Concert in the Sand
“Brown-capped construction workers eating ryebread sandwiches; seltzer stands in the street, Hebrew posters in faintly familiar (but strangely undeveloped) streets…it is 1936 and Uri sits, bored, in his parents’ deli in Tel Aviv, unaware he is soon to attend the first… View →