Reviews
The Laugh Stand: Adventures in Humor
“Cleary presents a wide variety of language humor, ranging from anagrams and Tom Swifties to cartoons and mathematical poems.” —The Horn Book Guide View →
Earthquakes
“Each book defines a natural disaster in simple terms, describing how and why it occurs and the destruction it causes.” —The Horn Book Guide View →
Campfire Mallory
“. . .this familiar story is enlivened by Mallory’s exuberant narration and endearing personality.” —The Horn Book Guide View →
Fairy World Crafts
“Fairy costumes for girls and dolls, fairy wings, fairies’ friends and furniture, and a maze are a few of the twenty-two projects made from pipe cleaners, craft sticks, artificial flowers, pony beads, glue, and other common items.” —The Horn Book View →
Hunter's Heart
“A turbulent look at how one youth turns to violence as a way of gaining control.” —The Horn Book Guide View →
Prisoner for Liberty
“The realistic illustrations give life to Forten’s tale.” —The Horn Book Guide View →
Hornets: Incredible Insect Architects
“These books offer a lot of information on each species, and the photographs, captions, and fact boxes broaden their usefulness.” —The Horn Book Guide View →
Senses in the City
“The color photos make each scene active and full of life.” —The Horn Book Guide View →
It's Test Day, Tiger Turcotte
“Already nervous about his first big test, multiracial second-grader Tiger gets upset when he doesn’t know what answer for the question about his race. Though didactic, the story is also humorous – as are the illustrations – and will speak to the feelings of… View →
Loudmouth George and the Sixth-Grade Bully, 2nd Edition
“The text crackles with verbs and vernacular, while full-color illustrations of Carlson’s animal characters extend the broad humor with amusing detail.” — The Horn Book Guide View →
Pocahontas
“This beginning-reader biography is laudably straightforward about the reliability of information about Pocahontas.” —The Horn Book Guide View →
Count Your Way through France
“. . .easily digestible. . .” —The Horn Book Guide View →
Not Enough Beds!: A Christmas Alphabet Book
“Engaging, cluttered fun. . .” —New York Times Book Review View →
How the Guinea Fowl Got Her Spots: A Swahili Tale of Friendship
“Barbara Knutson clearly has the gift of storytelling.How the Guinea Fowl Got Her Spots is an endearing retelling of a Swahili story, in which Ms. Knutson has woven together the elements of a wonderful friendship and a traditional ‘explanation’ folktale to create a… View →
Rainbow Soup: Adventures in Poetry
“Cleary knows just what topics to put into verse. . . ensuring giggles and guffaws along with his information about verse form and function.” —Booklist View →
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Yu the Great: Conquering the Flood [A Chinese Legend]
“Children looking for folktales from outside the Greco-Roman and Nordic traditions wiII enjoy this Chinese myth, adapted by comics-writing veteran Storrie and illustrated by experienced comics-artist Carruthers. The volume maintains the tone and look of an old Chinese tale… View →
Cesar Chavez
“. . .simple, dramatic pictures book . . . clear, direct text. . . A good way to introduce children to the hero and to the issues.” —Booklist View →
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Isis & Osiris: To the Ends of the Earth [An Egyptian Myth]
“Colorful and fast moving, with bright illustrations and comic-book action pages.” —Booklist View →
Children of Clay: A Family of Pueblo Potters
“Swentzell gives readers an intimate look into the customs of contemporary Pueblo people of northern New Mexico. . . The book not only describes what must be done to produce the beautiful pots, and the cultural importance of each step, but also emphasizes how Gia Rose’s… View →
Songs from the Loom: A Navajo Girl Learns to Weave
“Roessel. . . weaves bountiful insights regarding Navajo culture into his photo-essay, ranging from ancient stories about weaving to the current state of Navajo unemployment. . . Both the process of weaving and the culture surrounding it are fascinating; the varied photographs… View →
Staying Clean
“Given the importance of hygiene to children in day care, preschool, and early-elementary-school classes, this little book will help reinforce these ideas and good practices.” —Booklist View →
Electricity
“. . . clear explanations, examples, and experiments. . . a list of book and Web resources round out this excellent introduction to a basic science topic.” —Booklist View →