Marcia's Madness
Synopsis Questions! Questions! Questions! The Sisters Eight have so many questions and so few answers! Luckily, one more month means one more Eight will learn her power and her gift which means one more step closer to discovering what happened to Mommy and Daddy. Marcia?s month is about to begin. You remember Marcia, right? The […]
Whaling Season
From the Publisher: Not all scientists live where they work, harvest their own subjects, or use information passed down from generation after generation of Inupiaq Eskimos to help learn about the bowhead whale. Arctic whale scientist Craig George is the son of children?s author Jean Craighead George, and out on the ice with the whales […]
The Hope : a Novel
Science Warriors : the Battle Against Invasive Species
Children's Literature: This successful author of more than fifty books about various fields of science has written a book to heighten awareness of the many dangers to our earth from invasive species of plants and animals. The four covered are zebra mussels, brown tree snakes, red fire ants, and melaleuca trees. None of these are […]
Georgia's Greatness
Kirkus Reviews Baratz-Logsted and Co.'s intrepid octuplets return for the third installment in this eight-part series (Annie's Adventures, 2009, etc.). Relying on equal measures of cleverness and courage, the Huit siblings need to discover their individual secret powers in order to unravel the mystery behind their parents' disappearance. Here the authors revitalize their story line […]
Jackie's Jokes
Synopsis: Jackie?s turn! Book four in this exciting new series! April has finally arrived. How lucky of Jackie to have such a lovely month to tell her story. It starts off with fun and laughter on April Fool?s Day, and then all the beautiful flowers start to bloom and then . . . Wait a […]
Pharaoh's Boat
School Library Journal: Gr 3-6: Weitzman recounts the construction of a boat made for the Pharaoh Cheops and discusses its rediscovery and restoration in the 20th century. He weaves the history, texts, mythology, and customs of ancient Egypt into an effective narrative, drawing readers in through the processes used to build the vessel, which the […]
Extreme Scientists : Exploring Nature's Mysteries From Perilous Places
Kirkus Reviews Scientific fieldwork takes Paul Flaherty, Hazel Barton and Steve Sillett to dangerous heights and depths in this latest entry in the Scientists in the Field series, which presents three biographies connected by their format. In turn Jackson introduces the researchers, alludes to their childhood scientific interest (including a snapshot of the budding scientist […]