Reviews
Deadly Spiders
“Turner offers titillating assortments of [Tiny Creepy Crawlers], Deadly Spiders, Extraordinary Insects, and Flying Creepy Crawlers. . . . Suitable browsing for fans of all things crazy, creepy, and crawly.”—Kirkus Reviews View →
Exoplanets: Worlds beyond Our Solar System
“An enticing overview of tools, techniques, and discoveries in what the author rightly characterizes ‘a red-hot field in astronomy.’ . . . [Readers] will come away satisfied and intrigued.”—Kirkus Reviews View →
The Palace of Memory
“This fast-paced mystery is packed with exotic locations, a multicultural cast, code-breaking, high-speed chases, and masterful magic tricks. . . . Chaos barely contained makes for a thrilling read.”—Kirkus Reviews View →
If You Were the Moon
“In this inventive and spirited exploration, poetry and science come together . . . . Orbiting between poetic lullaby and astro-powered essentials, Salas and Kim provide a great addition to a nighttime-window reading shelf and/or early-science classroom.”—Kirkus Reviews View →
Strange Fruit: Billie Holiday and the Power of a Protest Song
“Lynching: a strange and difficult but important topic for a song—and for this picture book. . . . A must-read, must-discuss that will speak to children and linger with adults.”—starred, Kirkus Reviews View →
Dogs at War: Military Canine Heroes
“A smart salute to MWD that deserves a wide readership beyond dog lovers and military buffs.”—Kirkus Reviews View →
Prom: The Big Night Out
“[With] peppy yet sympathetic prose . . . [t]he advice and history in this volume complements and enhances the prom magazines available each year.”—Kirkus Reviews View →
Hanukkah Delight!
“In brief board-book form Newman revisits the familiar Hanukkah traditions she successfully introduced in Eight Nights of Chanukah, illustrated by Elivia Savadier (2005), and Here Is the World, illustrated by Susan Gal (2014). Here the holiday stands on its own without parodying a… View →
Break the Siege: Make Your Own Catapults
“Readers interested in models, warfare, and construction will find lots to love in this volume. . . . An excellent resource that will spark the imaginations of many readers.”—Kirkus Reviews View →
“The takeaway is an important one: peaceful questioning of authority can lead to quiet revolution.”—Kirkus Reviews View →
Underneath My Bed: List Poems
“Whether capturing fun or chronicling items that disgust, Cleary and Watson again brilliantly open the world of verse, enticing young readers to dive in.”—starred, Kirkus Reviews View →
“Complex characters, by turns witty and foolish, will charm readers and listeners alike; Talvitie’s smudgy-lined full-color illustrations complete the package.”—Kirkus Reviews View →
Teen Incarceration: From Cell Bars to Ankle Bracelets
“[T]he punishment of teenage offenders is concisely and thoughtfully discussed. . . . Jones makes excellent use of statistics, research studies, and the voices of former teen offenders. . . . An accessible, informative introduction to the topic.”—Kirkus Reviews View →
Tickle My Ears
“Mühle’s simply outlined illustrations on clean, pastel-colored backgrounds have a gentle quality perfectly suited to the bedtime theme.”—Kirkus Reviews View →
Rosh Hashanah Is Coming!
“Newman’s simple, rhymed couplets describe each scene with economy and are punctuated with the repeated refrain, ‘Rosh Hashanah is coming.’ Garofoli’s jewel-toned art, which looks as though she created it using a computer, is pleasingly animated and… View →
Chicken Soup, Chicken Soup
“Lucky is the child who gets to savor two different kinds of chicken soup made by her two grandmothers. Dark-haired Sophie has a Jewish bubbe (Grandma Ellie—her mother’s mom) and a Chinese nai nai (Grandma Nancy—her father’s). The grandmothers are miffed when Sophie… View →
Legalizing Marijuana: Promises and Pitfalls
“[Goldstein’s] is the eye of a science journalist, and she writes with levelheaded clarity.”—starred, Kirkus Reviews View →
Black Beauty
“[T]he illustrations provide such a sumptuous visual feast that it is most assuredly worth perusing.”—Kirkus Reviews View →
Stone Cold: Book 1
“A visually engrossing noir debut in the vein of Sin City, this setup promises a number of sequels.”—Kirkus Reviews View →
“[T]hose who share the unnamed narrator’s quirky viewpoint will be pleased to discover that they aren’t the only ones who wonder.”—Kirkus Reviews View →
Birds vs. Blades?: Offshore Wind Power and the Race to Protect Seabirds
“There’s lots of information here, but there’s also lively action, a sense of immediacy. . . . Practical, topical science in the field for middle-grade and middle school readers.”—Kirkus Reviews View →
“[F]ast and unafraid of issues.”—Kirkus Reviews View →
The Great Leopard Rescue: Saving the Amur Leopards
“Excellent writing and documentation distinguish Markle’s latest.”—starred, Kirkus Reviews View →
Sachiko: A Nagasaki Bomb Survivor's Story
“[V]ery few [books] focus on the hibakusha, survivors of the bombings, and this important biography notably fills that gap. . . . An important perspective.”—Kirkus Reviews View →