Reviews
The NBA Playoffs: In Pursuit of Basketball Glory
“Doeden combines his knowledge of the sport and its history with a sportswriter’s flair for drawing readers into the excitement of a particular play, a rewarding combination for young basketball fans.”—Booklist View →
The Baby Beast
“This wonderful story about parenthood, bonding, and adjusting to change will pair well with Brian Lies’ Gator Dad (2016).”—Booklist View →
Stubby: A True Story of Friendship
“[A]n accessible, engaging approach to a high-interest topic . . .”—Booklist View →
“Short sentences, generous dialogue, and plentiful colorful illustrations make this an attractive book for home or classroom.”—Booklist View →
“[S]tudents learn about sequencing, loops, debugging, patterns, nested designs, functions, and other coding terms.”—Booklist View →
Lion of the Sky: Haiku for All Seasons
“[T]he wonderfully evocative, vivid imagery in text and art also make this a welcome addition for poetry classroom units.”—starred, Booklist View →
Cutting-Edge Robotics
“An exciting series for technology collections.”—Booklist View →
Aly Raisman: Athlete and Activist
“Along with detailing her hard work to achieve her goals, the book discusses the sexual-abuse scandal surrounding team doctor Larry Nassar and how Raisman has become an advocate for victim organizations.”—starred, Booklist View →
Never Again: The Parkland Shooting and the Teen Activists Leading a Movement
“[B]reaks new ground as it tells the story of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School students who became activists after 17 fellow students were killed during a school shooting. Individual students, like David Hogg and Emma Gonzalez, are profiled, and their efforts for stricter… View →
Martin Luther King Jr.: Walking in the Light
“Sharp photographs and a judicious use of sidebars make for an attractive format that adds to the books’ appeal.”—Booklist View →
Crunch and Crack, Oink and Whack!: An Onomatopoeia Story
“[A] good thematic companion for Cleary’s other grammar and language arts–themed picture books.”—Booklist View →
Flower Talk: How Plants Use Color to Communicate
“A good companion volume for Rebecca Hirsch’s Plants Can’t Sit Still (2016), this cleverly written and informative picture book is a lively choice for reading aloud.”—Booklist View →
The Woolly Monkey Mysteries: The Quest to Save a Rain Forest Species
“An interesting snapshot of modern biologists and their subjects.”—Booklist View →
Women in the Military: From Drill Sergeants to Fighter Pilots
“[G]ently reminds everyone that women make up a huge section of the veteran population and should be treated with respect, just like their male counterparts.”—Booklist View →
The Night Bear
“The illustrator tucks tiny images of grimacing burgers, fire-breathing flying pigs, and like comically rendered nightmares into peaceful moonlit scenes of a big, friendly looking bear padding through residential neighborhoods in search of snacks.”—starred, Booklist View →
I Am Farmer: Growing an Environmental Movement in Cameroon
“[A] beautiful book about an important topic and the man behind a movement.”—Booklist View →
Forest Talk: How Trees Communicate
“An intriguing volume that describes the surprising hidden lives of trees and underscores their key role in our world.”—Booklist View →
“[A] breathtakingly illustrated tribute to the Arctic world . . .”—Booklist Online View →
The Manic Pixie Dream Boy Improvement Project
“[A] genial read . . .”—Booklist View →
Seventh Grade vs. the Galaxy
“[T]his middle-grade action-adventure space opera is just plain fun.”—Booklist View →
Let 'Er Buck!: George Fletcher, the People's Champion
“[E]nthralling. . . . A distinguished depiction of men and horses, and an under-told piece of history from the Old West.”—starred, Booklist View →
Flight of a Starling
“A lingering piece on family, sisterhood, and the cost of secrets.”—Booklist View →
Fake News: Separating Truth from Fiction
“[D]efines fake news, describes its insidious power, and provides relevant and accessible examples.”—Booklist View →
Living Simply: A Teen Guide to Minimalism
“[A] useful addition to any collection.”—Booklist View →