Reviews
Abolicionismo (Abolitionism): El movimiento para eliminar la esclavitud (The Movement to End Slavery)
“The intersectionality and complexity of these historical topics are presented in a way that maximizes creative thinking while also inspiring action and positive change. An essential purchase for any library.” —School Library Journal View →
You Rock with Ji-Young: A Book about Self-Confidence
“The bright pages are filled with joyful images and thought bubbles asking for readers’ input. . . This series takes vague concepts and makes them concrete for young children.”—School Library Journal View →
Wild Inventions: Ideas Inspired by Animals
“Brimming with full-color photographs and fascinating animals facts, STEM connections are plentiful. Budding young scientists will undoubtedly learn much from this title, and may imagine the role they could play in future bioinspired innovations.”… View →
Travel to Mars
“Human exploration of Mars is a high interest topic, and each title in this series covers a different aspect of efforts toward this goal. . .Recommended to expand and update collections with the latest projects in space exploration.” —School Library Journal View →
Spiders: We're Not Scary — We're Amazing!
“Engaging enough to soothe even confirmed arachnophobes.”—Kirkus Reviews View →
High and Low: A Sesame Street ® Guessing Game
“Besides delivering charm, this series offers plentiful learning opportunities as it helps children explore directionality, spatiality, and opposites. . . Children will come to understand the idea of objects’ and their own relative positions in space—a fundamental math… View →
Soccer Robots vs. Battle Robots: Book 1
“[A] solid comic for young kids that uses edutainment to its fullest. . .With its cute characters and edutainment value, this series starter is sure to be a hit with young comic readers, with the potential to get them interested in the science behind it as well.” —School… View →
Ruth First Never Backed Down
“A worthy introduction to a heroic journalist and activist.”―Booklist View →
The Promise
“Based on a true story, The Promise is a difficult book to close…Leaves us hoping that we, too, can cultivate beautiful lives and peaceful days.”―Jewish Book Council View →
The Lunar New Year Surprise
“Wang details traditional Spring Festival customs and their meanings, portrayed in Do’s festive illustrations . . . . Back matter includes more about Lunar New Year dishes globally and a zodiac animal guide.”—Publishers Weekly View →
The Power of Snow
“A great book for the wintertime that can be used to explain what exponents are in math class as one can challenge the students to calculate each new equation on the page.”—Children’s Literature View →
Outta Here
“Élise is a powerhouse of a character who refuses to compromise, even when all odds are stacked against her. . . . A heartbreaking testament to saving oneself.”—Kirkus Reviews View →
Reimagining Police: The Future of Public Safety
“This accessible overview provides background information and social context to explain how public opinion about policing policies has evolved over time, from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries through to present day. . .The second half concentrates on solutions and emphasizes… View →
We Planted a Pumpkin
“[T]he simplicity of two friends planting a seed and having patience to see what comes is an appropriate and pleasant theme. Steer children under six toward this fun, fall themed book.”—School Library Journal View →
I Ship: A Container Ship's Colossal Journey
“Readers follow every step of the (fictional) container ship Carolina, which is carrying freight from a port in Asia to delivery in France. Carolina acts as narrator, initially providing details about the process of docking and loading, while informative cutaway… View →
To the Ice
“[A] strange, enthralling blend of survivalist realism and fantasy.”—Publishers Weekly View →
Casting Shadows: Solar and Lunar Eclipses with The Planetary Society ®
“[I]mpressively clear and efficient—the level of detail will satisfy advanced readers, while the digestible format will be welcoming to reluctant or hard-to-please readers. The author’s enthusiasm shines through clearly and is contagious. Sure to excite a new generation of… View →
Nearer My Freedom: The Interesting Life of Olaudah Equiano by Himself
“This flawless and well-composed performance is an invaluable addition to youth collections, giving listeners the important story of a truly remarkable man.”—starred, Booklist, audio book published by Listening Library View →
The Bookshop Mice
“Spreading the love and magic of books and friendship, one mouse at a time. . . A delightful homage to the inspirational power of books that also asks readers to be kind to new friends.”—Kirkus Reviews View →