March 2024

Peters, Katie. Being Safe Online: A First Look. Read for a Better World: Read About Citizenship. Lerner, 01/2024. 24pp. Nonfiction. PLB $29.32. 979-8765608722. Paper $9.99. 979-8765624593. GRADES Preschool–1. ADDITIONAL.     Consisting of simple sentences paired with [continue reading]

Joosse, Barbara. Street Monsters. Kevin M. Barry, Illus. Sleeping Bear, 8/2023. [32]pp. Picture Book. Trade $18.99. 978-1-53411-272-8. GRADES Preschool–Kindergarten. ADDITIONAL. Are you scared of noises in the dark? What about when the noises are coming [continue reading]

Jeninngs, Landra. Whispering Fog, The. Clarion, 09/2022. 240pp. Fiction. Trade $16.99. 978-0-3586-7455-9. GRADES 5–7. ADDITIONAL. Neve and Rose are sisters whose mother has just moved them to a spooky house in the woods. Their parents [continue reading]

Walker, Tracy Sue. Bionic Animals. Searchlight Books: Saving Animals with Science. Lerner, 01/2024. 32pp. Nonfiction. PLB $30.65. 979-8765609125. Paper $9.99. 979-8765624777. GRADES 3–5. ADDITIONAL.         SERIES REVIEW: Please see Pet Tech by Lisa Idzikowski for the [continue reading]

Idzikowski, Lisa. Protecting Ocean Animals. Searchlight Books: Saving Animals with Science. Lerner, 01/2024. 32pp. Nonfiction. PLB $30.65. 979-8765609156. Paper $9.99. 979-8765624807. GRADES 3–5. ADDITIONAL.         SERIES REVIEW: Please see Pet Tech by Lisa Idzikowski for the [continue reading]

Idzikowski, Lisa. Pet Tech. Searchlight Books: Saving Animals with Science. Lerner, 01/2024. 32pp. Nonfiction. PLB $30.65. 979-8765609132. Paper $9.99. 979-8765624784. GRADES 3–5. ADDITIONAL.            These upbeat series titles demonstrate many ways that human technology is helping [continue reading]

Hopson, Nasuġraq Rainey. Eagle Drums. Nasuġraq Rainey Hopson, Illus. Roaring Brook/Holtzbrinck, 2023. 245 [+8]pp. Folklore. Trade $18.99. 978-1-2507-5065-5. GRADES 5–8. OUTSTANDING.       The origin story of the Messenger Feast, a native Alaskan tradition, has been passed [continue reading]