Reviews
Drop by Drop: A Story of Rabbi Akiva
“A devoted wife is the inspiration behind a noted scholar of Judaism. Rachel, a rich man’s daughter, falls in love with a poor, illiterate shepherd named Akiva who works for her father. She recognizes that a man ‘with such goodness in his heart, who understood so much… View →
Moti the Mitzvah Mouse
“Lots of people commit acts of mischief when no one is looking. Moti the mouse secretly commits good deeds. Moti lives under the kitchen sink in the home of a white, Jewish family, but he sometimes sneaks out to perform a ‘mitzvah.’ The term is a traditional Hebrew word View →
There's a Walrus in My Bed!
“A humorous bedtime story that children will recognize as a twist on their own experiences.”—Kirkus Reviews View →
The Super Bowl: Chasing Football Immortality
“A memorable and thought-provoking work of sportswriting that transcends the excitement of championship games.”—starred, Kirkus Reviews View →
Whale Quest: Working Together to Save Endangered Species
“An informative, well-researched, and engagingly written look at global efforts to protect Earth’s largest mammals.”—Kirkus Reviews View →
Monkey with a Tool Belt and the Silly School Mystery
“Monroe’s illustrations are as delightful to pore over as usual, with changes of perspective and lots of quirky details . . .”—Kirkus Reviews View →
Marco Polo: Dangers and Visions
“Italian cartoonist Tabilio and translator Schwandt breathe some new life into Marco Polo and his travels. . . . [M]erits a second read.”—Kirkus Reviews View →
Engineer Arielle and the Israel Independence Day Surprise
“A sister and brother celebrate Israel’s Independence Day. Redheaded, white Arielle happily gets ready for her workday because it is a very special day: Yom Ha’Atzma’ut, Israel’s birthday or Independence Day. Her brother Ezra is also getting ready to go to… View →
Trashing the Planet: Examining Our Global Garbage Glut
“We have met the enemy and it is us. But unless humans go extinct and nature goes her healing ways alone, we are the solution, a message grimly driven home.”—Kirkus Reviews View →
What Girls Are Made Of
“[H]arsh and beautiful, distant and immediate, furious and anguished.”—Leila Roy, Kirkus Reviews Blog View →
“Short, sweet, and to the point.”—Kirkus Reviews View →
Niko Draws a Feeling
“Conceptual and thoughtful, like Niko’s own pieces.”—Kirkus Reviews View →
Sea Otter Heroes: The Predators That Saved an Ecosystem
“A thoughtfully organized and attractively presented example of science in the field.”—starred, Kirkus Reviews View →
Racial Profiling: Everyday Inequality
“A courageous historical examination of one of the most critical civil rights issues of our time.”—starred, Kirkus Reviews View →
Yours Sincerely, Giraffe
“This is a rare book: joyful, ingenuous, playfully earnest, but without a whiff of studied cuteness.”—starred, Kirkus Reviews View →
The Bolds to the Rescue
“[T]he tale avoids didacticism, delivering its message of tolerance, inclusion, and kindness with irresistibly quirky, anarchic glee. A winner of a sequel, just the ticket for lovers of Roald Dahl.”—Kirkus Reviews View →
Shy Girl & Shy Guy
“This is series fiction, but it’s a step above the usual breathless horsey fare, with well-drawn characters and realistic horse situations. . . . A good book to hand out to horse-crazy kids.”—Kirkus Reviews View →
The Witching Hour
“The author crafts a solid-enough little ghost story, leaning on propulsive action and simple characterization . . . to build up to the big scares. The enterprise reads like a Goosebumps book for teenagers. . . . A superfast, sturdy-enough creep show.”—Kirkus Reviews View →
Yaffa and Fatima: Shalom, Salaam
“In this retelling of a tale rooted in both Jewish and Arab traditions, two neighbors are friends despite perceived religious tensions of the community. Yaffa and Fatima both own date groves right next door to each other. They share meals and talk and laugh. When Fatima sees Yaffa… View →
The Six-Day Hero
“The Six-Day War, told from the point of view of an Israeli seventh-grader in 1967.Motti lives in Jerusalem in a country that’s only 19 years old—just like his older brother, born on Israel’s first day of independence. Pale-eyed, freckled Motti identifies as one of the… View →
Primary-grade math concepts come into play when a club must decide the best way to sell their charity popcorn. The Community Champions are a varied cast of kids—an unobtrusive mix of genders, races, and one who uses a wheel-chair—who do good works around town. Occasionally… View →
This new entry in the Mouse Math series sends Albert to the fair, where there are plenty of opportunities to double up. His friend Leo out when Albert comes calling, the little mouse heads to the fair with big sister Wanda and buys two maps (one for Leo), ride the Ferris wheel… View →
With the school carnival approaching, why isn’t Spork excited about it? Galaxy Scout Spork has been learning about Earth and earthlings in Mrs. Buckle’s third-grade class for a while now. In this volume, the rest of the class is focused on planning the school carnival, but Spork… View →