Born to Be Giants : How Baby Dinosaurs Grew to Rule the World
School Library Journal: Gr 4?6?Using current data (some ideas derived from contemporary critters), Judge presents an interesting and attractive introduction to the world of dinosaur young. Her readable text touches on eight Cretaceous dinosaurs, from smallish Psittacosaurus to gigantic Argentinosaurus, describing fossil finds of eggs and embryos, nesting colonies, and possible/probable parenting scenarios. The full-color […]
Dancing to Freedom : the True Story of Mao's Last Dancer
School Library Journal Gr 3-5- A poignant memoir of a boy caught in the difficulties of life in Maoist China, this is the author's own story of how he was given a chance to break the bonds of his bleak life and become an international star. First told for adults in the bestseller Mao's Last […]
The Magic School Bus Butterfly And The Bog Beast: A Book About Butterfly Camouflage
When Phoebe suggests the Walkersville Elementary Butterflies as the name for the soccer team, the others kids think the name is boring and wimpy. That's when Ms. Firzzle whisks the class off to a bog full of butterflies to learn what those flying creatures are really like.
The Magic School Bus Explores the Senses
School Library Journal:Gr 2-5–When Ms. Frizzle drives away from school before receiving an important message, Mr. Wilde, the new assistant principal, hops behind the wheel of the Magic School Bus to catch her. The class jumps aboard, too, knowing full well that only the Friz can handle the bus. When Mr. Wilde flips a mysterious […]
Sabertooth
School Library Journal: Gr 3-5- A look at saber-toothed cats, with an emphasis on Smilodon , which perished in the thousands in the La Brea Tar Pits, leaving their blackened bones to be discovered 10,000 years later. O'Brien traces the feline family back to early Proailurus (30 to 20 million years ago), mentions a number […]
Up Close: Thurgood Marshall
Kirkus Reviews Crowe offers an engaging, insightful portrait of the first African-American Supreme Court justice. Prefacing Marshall's life story with an overview of race relations in the United States prior to his birth, the narrative effectively portrays both the racist society Marshall was born into and the way the injustices of his times shaped his […]
Breaking Dawn
Publishers Weekly: It might seem redundant to dismiss the fourth and final Twilight novel as escapist fantasy?but how else could anyone look at a romance about an ordinary, even clumsy teenager torn between a vampire and a werewolf, both of whom are willing to sacrifice their happiness for hers? Flaws and all, however, Meyer?s first […]
Queste
School Library Journal Gr 4-9- Fans of Septimus's previous adventures will welcome Sage's latest installment with an eagerness the book deserves. There are fearsome dealings afoot for 12-year-old Septimus Heap, and this time they begin with the foolish Darke Magyk of Merrin Meredith. When Merrin summons Things to do his bidding and aids a malevolent […]
Dr. Ernest Drake's Monsterology : the Complete Book of Monstrous Beasts
A second major volume by the esteemed Dr. Drake ? a lavish exploration of fantastical beasts, from yetis to unicorns.
Mao's Last Dancer
Library Journal: The life of a poverty-stricken 11-year-old Chinese boy was changed forever when he was selected to attend the dance academy of Madame Mao in Beijing. One of a few youngsters chosen, based upon a suitable physique, he did not even know the meaning of the word ballet. Yet a decade later, Li Cunxin […]