Jeffery, Eliza. Can Snakes Predict Earthquakes? Discover the Science Behind Ophiology. Denis Alonso, Illus. Big Questions Answered. Hungry Tomato/Beetle, 02/2025. [32]pp. Nonfiction. Trade $14.99. 978-1-8356-9137-3. GRADES 1–3. ADDITIONAL. SERIES REVIEW. Please see: Are Bees Nature’s [continue reading]
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Can Predicting the Weather Save Lives? Review
Jeffery, Eliza. Can Predicting the Weather Save Lives? Discover the Science Behind Meteorology. Daniel Limon, Illus. Big Questions Answered. Hungry Tomato/Beetle, 02/2025. [32]pp. Nonfiction. Trade $14.99. 978-1-8356-9132-8. GRADES 1–3. ADDITIONAL. SERIES REVIEW. Please see: Are [continue reading]
Can Mushrooms Save the World? Review
Jeffery, Eliza. Can Mushrooms Save the World? Discover the Science Behind Mycology. Daniel Limon, Illus. Big Questions Answered. Hungry Tomato/Beetle, 02/2025. [32]pp. Nonfiction. Trade $14.99. 978-1-8356-9127-4. GRADES 1–3. ADDITIONAL. SERIES REVIEW. Please see: Are Bees [continue reading]
Are Whales and Dolphins Smarter than Humans? Review
Jeffery, Eliza. Are Whales and Dolphins Smarter than Humans? Discover the Science Behind Cetology. Lays Bittencourt, Illus. Big Questions Answered. Hungry Tomato/Beetle, 02/2025. [32]pp. Nonfiction. Trade $14.99. 978-1-8356-9133-5. GRADES 1–3. ADDITIONAL. SERIES REVIEW. Please see: [continue reading]
Are Bees Nature’s Tiny Heroes? Review
Jeffery, Eliza. Are Bees Nature’s Tiny Heroes? Discover the Science Behind Melittology. Lays Bittencourt, Illus. Big Questions Answered. Hungry Tomato/Beetle, 02/2025. [32]pp. Nonfiction. Trade $14.99. 978-1-8356-9131-1. GRADES 1–3. ADDITIONAL. SERIES REVIEW: This introductory nonfiction series [continue reading]
Whale Eyes Review
Robinson, James. Whale Eyes: A Memoir about Seeing and Being Seen. Brian Rea, Illus. Penguin, 03/2025. 298pp. Biography. Trade $18.99. 978-0-5935-2395-7. GRADES 4–Adult. OUTSTANDING. After holding Whale Eyes: A Memoir about Seeing and Being Seen [continue reading]
Teacher of Nomad Land Review
Nayeri, Daniel. Teacher of Nomad Land, The: A World War II Story. Levine Querido, 08/2025. 192pp. Fiction. Trade $18.99. 978-1-64614-566-9. GRADES 4–7. OUTSTANDING. Award-winning author Daniel Nayeri explores the hidden history of World War II in Iran through the eyes of two orphaned children on [continue reading]
Sunrise on the Reaping Review
Collins, Suzanne. Sunrise on the Reaping. Scholastic, 03/2025. 382pp. Fiction. Trade $27.99. 978-1-5461-7146-1. GRADES 8–12. ADDITIONAL. Sixteen-year-old Haymitch Abernathy is one of forty-eight people chosen in a competition to the death, set in an arena where comforts are poisonous and even natural disasters are [continue reading]