Reviews
Jackals: Nature's Cleanup Crew
In this selection from the illustrated “Nature’s Cleanup Crew” series, readers will meet the black-backed jackal, one of the most effective scavengers living in the grasslands of eastern and southern Africa. These jackals live, on average, eight years and have a sense… View →
Mrs. Maccabee's Miracle
“[A] wonderful book that offers several lessons, including to learn about the Jewish miracle at the heart of Hanukkah and to take care of your belongings. There is a subtle, important message as well: stand for something, take action, and even a few people can make a difference.… View →
The Trouble with Earth
“Children will enjoy this cute U.K. import’s thought-provoking, life-affirming, conservationist premise, expressed with breezy, rhyming verse; they’ll also learn some very basic facts about the planets in the process.”—Kirkus Reviews View →
Ruth First Never Backed Down
“This book would be an excellent text to teach when middle school children are learning about the Civil Rights Movement in America.” —Children’s Literature View →
The Denim Diaries: A Memoir
“Crompton’s free verse gives readers a powerful view of her inner self-loathing until she learns to accept herself as she is. At times, this is a tough read, but Crompton’s candidly honest story will resonate with anyone struggling with self-image issues and difficult… View →
Wild Inventions: Ideas Inspired by Animals
“Brimming with full-color photographs and fascinating animals facts, STEM connections are plentiful. Budding young scientists will undoubtedly learn much from this title, and may imagine the role they could play in future bioinspired innovations.”… View →
High and Low: A Sesame Street ® Guessing Game
“Besides delivering charm, this series offers plentiful learning opportunities as it helps children explore directionality, spatiality, and opposites. . . Children will come to understand the idea of objects’ and their own relative positions in space—a fundamental math… View →
Counting on Shabbat
“This little book provides an opportunity to reinforce counting skills while learning about another culture and one of its beautiful traditions.” —Children’s Literature View →
Roads to Family: All the Ways We Come to Be
“Ginocchio is here for readers who want to learn more about reproduction and families than the simple birds-and-the-bees, sex-leads-to-babies explanations provide. . . Families come in a variety of arrangements, all of which are worthy of pride. Reviewer Rating: 5”… View →
Roads to Family: All the Ways We Come to Be
“Roads to Family is a terrific book for humans of all ages to learn about the different ways families are created. By including stories from nearly every kind of family, this book expands the idea of family beyond typical clinical explanations and is a celebration of… View →
Reimagining Police: The Future of Public Safety
“Readers learn about methods of reform and possible strategies for crime prevention and community building. . . Informative and rousing.”—Kirkus Reviews View →
Ghost Orchid
“Applied with a mix of brush shapes and sizes, bold overlapping colors add dynamic depth and movement to the illustrations of this story about an intrepid family of explorers. . . . Children will learn the beginnings of mindfulness and be encouraged to embrace the present… View →
The Big Backyard: The Solar System beyond Pluto
“[T]he reader can be assured that this book is not only informative, but interesting, and beautiful. For anyone wanting to learn about our solar system, this is definitely the book to read.Reviewer Rating: 5” –Children’s Literature View →
The Great Giraffe Rescue: Saving the Nubian Giraffes
“Children who love animals will probably enjoy learning about the Nubian giraffe rescue. Teachers may want to include this title in a unit about animals or wildlife conservation. Reviewer Rating: 5” –Children’s Literature View →
The Beach Dilemma
“Clear episodes capture [the protagonist’s] realistic feelings and infuse her childhood shortcomings and tender worries with wisdom. In the family-driven chapter book The Beach Dilemma, a girl learns that in-between can be a gift—and the right place to… View →
Idil Steps In: A Story about Respect
“[L]oaded with many components from reading comprehension to learning a life lesson. A good fit for a classroom library or a school counselor’s bookshelf, due to the great educational components that are contained within it. Reviewer Rating: 5”… View →
Bo and the Little Lie
“A favor, a lie, and then the consequence, this is what happens to Bo as he makes a bad decision. Bo’s Pop-Pop gives him the responsibility of mailing an important envelope on his way to play with his friends at the park. Bo proves to be irresponsible in several ways. As a… View →
Color: A Sesame Street ® Science Book
“A perfect choice for a preschool class learning about colors and mixing them. Reviewer Rating: 5”—Children’s Literature View →
From the Train
“This is a great little book for a new reader or a child learning about transportation. Reviewer Rating: 5”—Children’s Literature View →
Race Car Drivers
“[P]rofiles real people working in each job and the challenges and opportunities they face, helping readers put what they learn into context. . . . A versatile hi-lo series that will excite and entertain beginning and early readers.”—School Library Journal View →
Minecraft Mobs: An Unofficial Kids' Guide
“ideal for young fans who are just learning about the bestselling game of all time.”—School Library Journal View →
Abby Wambach: Super Striker
“Readers with an interest in soccer, women’s athletics, and sports in general will enjoy learning more about Abby Wambach and her stellar contributions. Reviewer Rating: 4” —Children’s Literature View →
Adele: Music Megastar
“This is a wonderful, hardcover book, celebrating the life and numerous accomplishments of the singer, Adele. The songstress, known for her emotional songs and larger than life voice, has won 15 Grammy awards, met with English royalty, and sung with many celebrities. This book… View →
Stars of the Night: The Courageous Children of the Czech Kindertransport
“In a collective voice . . . Stelson describes rising tides of anti-Semitism, tearful partings, scary journeys by train and boat, meetings with British foster families, and then a return to Prague at war’s end to search out the scanty remnants of families and, long after, to… View →