Memphis, Martin, and the Mountaintop
A Junior Library Guild Selection
The Slowest Book Ever
April Pulley Sayre’s wry, quirky storytelling tone shines from the warning on the first page (“This is a S-L-O-W book. Do not read it while surfing, water skiing, or running to escape giant weasels.”) right through to the glossary at the end. In between, readers will explore an astounding variety of information about all things […]
Cowboy Up! : Ride the Navajo Rodeo
School Library Journal Gr 1–5—The history and tradition of the Navajo rodeo are made lively and accessible in this "day-in-the-life" account. Short narrative poems accompany each spread, recounting the anticipation, determination, danger, and excitement of the day. "Big Brahma bull/stands square,/glares./Big Brahma bull/head down/ horns able/to rip a rider wide apart./Big Brahma bull…/My turn to […]
Ice! : the Amazing History of the Ice Business
Children's Literature – Jean Boreen: Nonfiction written for kids has made such fantastic leaps in the past ten years, and this new interesting and informative addition is thoroughly enjoyable and readers will find it engaging. I am fairly confident that not too many children—much less their parents or teachers—have given too much thought to the […]