Reviews
Crafts from Your Favorite Children's Songs
“Taking her inspiration from such songs as ‘The Farmer in the Dell,’ Ross creates twenty crafts, many of which have clever moving parts (e.g., ‘the old man is snoring’ uses an inflated balloon to create snoring sounds). Color drawings illustrate the… View →
A Mexican Christmas
“The readable, straightforward text personalizes the information with references to specific children participating in the fiestas.” —The Horn Book Guide View →
Photographs by Tod Cohen. A preschool class celebrates Yom Ha’arzmaut, Israel’s birthday, by taking a make-believe trip. Clear photographs and simple text show the children pretending to visit a kibbutz, a Jerusalem market, the desert and Dead Sea, and Tel Aviv where they… View →
Santa's Secrets Revealed: All Your Questions Answered about Santa's Super Sleigh, His Flying Reindeer, and Other Wonders
“. . . may be enjoyed by children who are old enough to know Santa doesn’t exist but young enough, still, to sit on his lap at Macy’s. The essence of Solheim’s story is reassuring and sunny: Barry Gott’s determinedlybright paintings have a slick, slightly… View →
Yom Kippur: A Family Service
“Kar-Ben…has published three new and distinctive High Holiday Services geared to the special interests and attention span of young children and their families. Printed in four colors with beautiful Hebrew calligraphy, full transliterations and English texts, the books’ artful… View →
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The Tale of La Llorona: [A Mexican Folktale]
“Each retelling is designed to appeal to those children who may have high interest but lower reading levels.” —Library Media Connection View →
Read Anything Good Lately?
“This clever alphabet book follows a family as they encounter opportunities to read. Various resources and genres are introduced as family members read ‘an atlas at the airport,’ ‘a biography in bed,’ and ‘comic books around the campfire.’… View →
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The Dragon Emperor: [A Chinese Folktale]
“Each retelling is designed to appeal to those children who may have high interest but lower reading levels.” —Library Media Connection View →
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Anansi and the Box of Stories: [A West African Folktale]
“Each retelling is designed to appeal to those children who may have high interest but lower reading levels. " —Library Media Connection View →
Coriander the Contrary Hen
“Children of all ages will delight in this rollicking tale of a very stubborn hen. . .This well-written humorous story will be a wonderful addition to a story hour collection. It’s a great read-aloud certain to be enjoyed by youngsters and adults alike. The colorful and… View →
What DO Teachers Do (after YOU Leave School)?
“The brightly colored bold illustrations convey the chaotic atmosphere as the teachers run amok. Each time readers look at the pictures, they will find a new detail and probably a new laugh. This is a comical story that will make a fun read-aloud, and bring to life activities… View →
Brilliant Bees
“The youngest naturalist will love the detailed and highly accurate illustrations of bees. Preschool listeners will enjoy the soft narrative . . . Older listeners will enjoy the answers to more technical questions. . . Children encounter bees regularly, mostly learning to avoid… View →
Shake It, Morena!: And Other Folklore from Puerto Rico
“Here the reader learns games, songs, stories, and other folklore from Puerto Rico. The book takes its readers through a series of activities from sunrise to sunset. The author includes a diversity of curriculum related activities so a teacher can use the book as a teaching… View →
¡Sonríe! (Smile a Lot!)
“In her usual graphic and colorful style, Nancy Carlson offers advice children could all use some days. It doesn’t matter what language; a smile is universal.” —Library Media Connection View →
Living in Suburban Communities
“These titles are well done and provide a good first look at different kinds of communities that children may encounter.” —Library Media Connection View →
Living in Urban Communities
“These titles are well done and provide a good first look at different kinds of communities that children may encounter.” —Library Media Connection View →
Animals and the Environment
“The photos are engaging, interesting, and, where appropriate, contain many children.” —Library Media Connection View →
Plants and the Environment
“The photos are engaging, interesting, and, where appropriate, contain many children.” —Library Media Connection View →
“Colorful photographs of animals, maps, and diagrams accompany the easy-to-read text in this series for beginning readers. Children of all ages will enjoy the brilliant photos; however, younger readers will benefit the most from this outstanding series.” — Library View →
John Henry
“These easy readers introduce tall tale characters from American history. . . Krensky gives children a feeling for the characters as well as the flavor of the time and the story’s setting.” — School Library Journal View →
My First Yiddish Word Book
“Whether or not they have bubbes (grandmas) and zeydes (grandpas) to help teach them, young children will enjoy this charmingly illustrated introduction to Yiddish vocabulary.” —MultiCultural Review View →
Roberto Clemente: A Life of Generosity
“This series presents young children with brief biographies of notable men and women throughout world history. Each biography highlights a positive quality of the person and is told with photos and simple sentences in large font for easy comprehension.”… View →
Mary McLeod Bethune: A Life of Resourcefulness
“This series presents young children with brief biographies of notable men and women throughout world history. Each biography highlights a positive quality of the person and is told with photos and simple sentences in large font for easy comprehension.”… View →
Hanukkah Moon
As Da Costa reminds us in an author’s note that precedes the story, Hanukkah "celebrates a time more than 2,000 years ago, when a small group of Jews fought an army of Syria and took back the holy city of Jerusalem. "When the Jews rededicated their temple and lit the… View →