Reviews
“Bright, vivacious photographs capture exuberant preschoolers preparing for Sukkot. . . well-focused primer for Judaica collections.” —Booklist View →
Late for School!
“This laugh-and-a-half book gets its kick from well-structured rhyming text and fruit-colored, in-your-face pictures. Fun for children and teachers alike.” —Booklist View →
A Lime, a Mime, a Pool of Slime: More about Nouns
“Whatever the setting, from Boston to Paris, from castle to barnyard, the wildly colored, cartoonlike drawings have a zany edge. . . Recommended as an antidote to snooze-producing grammar texts.” —Booklist View →
Shipwreck Search: Discovery of the H. L. Hunley
“The exciting telling will keep the audience interested.” —Booklist View →
Finding Day's Bottom
“This affecting first-person novel is an involving story of loss, pain, healing, and family love.” —Booklist View →
Christmas Is Coming
“Bogacki contributes a series of charming, lightly stylized illustrations, warm with chalk-box colors and full of seasonal details for children to enjoy.” —Booklist View →
Pitch and Throw, Grasp and Know: What Is a Synonym?
“With a simple, silly rhyme and wild cartoon scenarios of animal characters in action, this picture book in the Words Are Categorical series shows and tells the meanings of synonyms. With the slapstick art enlivening things even more, this will be a fun read-aloud, and kids will… View →
Blackberry Stew
“An uplifting book that ends with a delicious blackberry stew recipe to tie things together.” —Booklist View →
Nick's Secret
“Blatchford tells a good story, with the suspense building steadily to a satisfying conclusion as all of Nick’s secrets become intertwined. It’s Nick’s resourcefulness that will win readers here.” —Booklist View →
The Country Artist: A Story about Beatrix Potter
“A good source for author background material for book reports and lively reading for those who enjoy biographies.” —Booklist View →
The Girl-Son
“. . . this novel. . . will be a good addition to multicultural and feminist collections.” —Booklist View →
Christmas Decorations Kids Can Make
“With the help of standard supplies such as construction paper, glue, yarn, sequins, ribbon, and markers, this old-fashioned craft book shows children how to transform everyday items into seasonal decorations and gifts. Readers who follow the step-by-step instructions will learn View →
The Road to Seneca Falls: A Story about Elizabeth Cady Stanton
“Another fine entry in the Creative Minds series. . . This insightful work does much to help readers understand the humble beginnings of the woman’s rights movement.” —Booklist View →
Girl Power in the Classroom: A Book About Girls, Their Fears, and Their Future
“Cordes cuts to the quick with these spirited, no-nonsense, yet still gentle and approving self-help titles [Girl Power in the Classroom and Girl Power in the Mirror] for young teenage girls. . . a lively design, a very engaging style, and substantive lists of resources.”… View →
Crafts from Your Favorite Nursery Rhymes
“[T]his volume offers 21 ideas revolving around familiar nursery rhymes. Projects include a glove puppet of Mother Hubbard’s dog, a car antenna spider for Miss Muffet, and an aluminum pie tin model of Old King Cole’s crown. The clearly written directions and the… View →
Kathy Ross Crafts Numbers
“The first nine projects highlight the numerals from one to nine, while the rest focus on applications of numbers, such as measurement (a foot-long mother worm and her we little inchworms), telling time (A toy alarm clock made from a discarded compact disc), and counting (a… View →
It's Winter!
“. . . combines a cheerfully illustrated paean to winter with a pinch of science. . . In addition to the fun, there are descriptions of several creatures’hibernation habits, creatively illustrated in cross sections showing the insides of underground and underwater hiding… View →
Shake It, Morena!: And Other Folklore from Puerto Rico
“A fine multicultural title for classrooms, this is also recommended for settings where children sing, play, and have fun.” —Booklist View →
I Am a Book
“Clear but not overly detailed, the text maintains a light tone, keeping the information accessible to beginning readers and even preschoolers listening to the book read aloud.” —Booklist View →
Life Cycles
“. . . a nice job of simplifying the mating process for his young audience. . . clear, direct language and Moore’s nicely detailed, realistic watercolor illustrations make this material easy to grasp.” —Booklist View →
Three Jumps to Sorry: A Yom Kippur Story
“An enlightening, child-friendly exploration of what it really means to say “I’m sorry.”―Kirkus Reviews View →
Hairy, Scary, Ordinary: What Is an Adjective?
“The sound of the words, the exaggeration, and the nonsense scenarios will appeal to kids. . .” —Booklist View →
Paper Airplanes: Models to Build and Fly
“The photos of the finished planes will have kids itching to make and fly them. Fortunately, the materials. . . are readily available, and the instructions and patterns are clear. . . A fine book for the casual enthusiast, the competitive Science Olympiad participant, or the… View →
Africa Is Not a Country
“The title says it all. Instead of the ‘vanishing tribes’ view of one Africa with tourists from different countries photographing the animals and primitive people, this informative picture book celebrates the diversity of the 53 nations that make up the continent… View →