Reviews
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 →
Wolf's Coming!
“A scary story with a cozy ending is always shivery fun for reading to young preschoolers many times over.”―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 →
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 →
“Gr.2-5. Titles in the new Animal Predators series focus on the few predators at the top of the food chain. Clear, detailed explanations describe the unique developmental path animals in each species must follow as they grow from young animals to fierce adult predators that must… 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 →
Death on Sacred Ground
" . . .Vivi and her father are appealing, and there’s plenty of authentic atmosphere." —Booklist View →
“Both of these small, square volumes feature lots of nice, bright pictures, many taken from unusual angles [Earthmovers and Trains].” —Booklist View →
Feathered Dinosaurs
“Lessem writes in simple language and short sentences appropriate for children transitioning out of early readers. . . Bindon’s detailed illustrations imagine the creatures in dramatic settings that will bring the drama of the ancient age alive, and interested kids will… 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 →