Reviews
Battling Malaria: On the Front Lines against a Global Killer
“Battling Malaria is a fantastic overview of one of the world’s deadliest killers! From the trained scientist who simply wants a review of this global disease to the high school student who is just beginning to understand the life-cycle complexities of a… View →
Journey into the Deep: Discovering New Ocean Creatures
“This strikingly illustrated book takes its readers on a series of research voyages exploring the ocean from its shallow edges to unfathomable depths during the recently completed ten-year International Census of Marine Life. . . . Rich, revealing and rewarding.”… View →
A Hubbub: Book 2
“There are some amusing twists here—’Every fight you avoid is one you win,’ homilizes Ginger’s strict and orderly badger dad, just before helping the young folk set up a paint trap to drive off the feline interlopers—and Tharlet’s delicately detailed panels… View →
Food Poisoning and Foodborne Diseases
“A highly readable and succinct review of foodborne diseases and how they may be prevented.” —Science Books & Films View →
Sammy Spider's First Simchat Torah
Sammy Spider, that curious arachnid who refuses to just spin webs, follows his boy companion Josh to a Simchat Torah service when he gets himself stuck on a syrupy candy apple atop a small Jewish flag. As in previous outings, the inquisitive spiderling learns about this important Jewish… View →
Hamster and Cheese: Book 1
“[An] electrically charged comic-book story.’”—Kirkus Reviews View →
The Meeting: Book 1
“Tharlet’s uncluttered, fluidly brushed watercolor scenes are easy to follow as the young folk squabble about games and other issues but eventually come together over plans for a big moving-in party. . . . it’s hard not to warm up to characters named Bristle and… View →
Hamster and Cheese: Book 1
“Yue’s graphic panels, colored by Hi-Fi Design, make the most of the comic potential and extend it with plenty of visual slapstick. Middle graders will close this and ask right away for Detective Pants’s next caper.”—Kirkus Reviews View →
Guinea Dog
“[T]he undeniably funny plot moves along, and readers into beginning chapter books should enjoy this wry story of wish fulfillment.” —Kirkus Reviews View →
Everybody Cooks Rice
“Nifty neighborhood, Nifty book” —The New York Times Book Review View →
Not Enough Beds!: A Christmas Alphabet Book
“Engaging, cluttered fun. . .” —New York Times Book Review View →
Oh, The Places He Went: A Story about Dr. Seuss
“. . .a good introduction. . .” —Children’s Book and Play Review View →
Zhen Yu and the Snake
“A gripping tale that is enhanced with lively illustrations from Metallinou. Together the story and images make for a remarkable and unique picture book.”―Asian Review of Books View →
A Walk in the Prairie
“. . .vivid, breathtaking, and provacative photos. . . the books [A Walk in the Deciduous Forest, A Walk in the Desert, A Walk in the Prairie, A Walk in the Rain Forest] are beautiful, fascinating, and informative.” —Children’s Book and Play… View →
“. . .vivid, breathtaking, and provacative photos. . . the books [A Walk in the Deciduous Forest, A Walk in the Desert, a Walk in the Prairie, and A Walk in the Rain Forest] are beautiful, fascinating, and informative.” —Children’s Book and Play View →
“. . .vivid, breathtaking, and provacative photos. . . the books [A Walk in the Deciduous Forest, A Walk in the Desert, A Walk in the Prairie, and A Walk in the Rain Forest] are beautiful, fascinating, and informative.” —Children’s Book and Play Review View →
“. . .vivid, breathtaking, and provacative photos. . . the books [A Walk in the Deciduous Forest, A Walk in the Desert, A Walk in the Prairie, and A Walk in the Rain Forest] are beautiful, fascinating, and informative.” —Children’s Book and… View →
Counting on Shabbat
“An ideal pick for family, daycare center, preschool, and community library board book collections for children ages 1-4.”―Midwest Book Review View →
A Box of Butterflies
“Thoughtful, charming, entertaining, unique, and thoroughly “kid friendly…”—Midwest Book Review View →
A Style All Her Own
“Whimsical illustrations full of splashes of color give this picture book a bright and cheerful feel.” —Through the Looking Glass Children’s Book Review View →
The Country Artist: A Story about Beatrix Potter
“. . .honest, entertaining, easy-to-read and guaranteed an audience.” —Book Review View →
A Pocketful of Goobers: A Story about George Washington Carver
“A wonderful story for reading aloud to students.” —Children’s Book Review Source View →
The Flyer Flew!: The Invention of the Airplane
“Young readers will be intrigued. . .” —Through the Looking Glass Children’s Book Review View →
“All are excellent surveys that should be considered ‘must have foundation references’ for any serious elementary-level collection.” —The Midwest Book Review View →