If You Lived Here : Houses of the World
K-Gr 5—This intriguing exploration of homes around the world has something to offer a wide range of readers. Laroche's stunningly intricate bas-relief cut-paper collages take center stage, though the text is cleverly designed to appeal to multiple audiences. Large-font text suitable for sharing with a group appears on each spread, building on the title by […]
Along the Tracks
Babe : the Gallant Pig
Swan Lake
Rescuing Rover : Saving America's Dogs
Nearly 75 million dogs live with American families, where many sleep in our beds, walk us to school, and eat our unwanted broccoli. However, millions of dogs are born in America each year without a place to live. Most of these animals find themselves in shelters, and many, if they are not adopted, are put […]
Crazy Beautiful
Kirkus Reviews: Lucius Wolfe and Aurora Belle are both new in school, but their situations couldn't be more different. Aurora is instantly popular. Lucius, on the other hand, is an antisocial double amputee with hooks for prosthetics-to replace the hands he blew off in a reckless chemical accident. While Lucius makes only enemies among the […]
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 […]