Kaiser, Brianna. Look Inside a Drone: How It Works. Lightning Bolt Books: Under the Hood. Lerner, 01/2024. 24pp. Nonfiction. PLB $29.32. 979-8765608364. Paper $9.99. 979-8765624388. GRADES Kindergarten–2. ADDITIONAL. SERIES REVIEW. Please see Look Inside a Bulldozer: How It Works by Brianna Kaiser for the series review. Joshua Rees—Daly City Public [continue reading]
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Look Inside a Dirt Bike Review
Kaiser, Brianna. Look Inside a Dirt Bike: How It Works. Lightning Bolt Books: Under the Hood. Lerner, 01/2024. 24pp. Nonfiction. PLB $29.32. 979-8765608357. Paper $9.99. 979-8765624371. GRADES Kindergarten–2. ADDITIONAL. SERIES REVIEW. Please see Look Inside a Bulldozer: How It Works by Brianna Kaiser for the series review. Joshua Rees—Daly [continue reading]
Look Inside a Bulldozer Review
Kaiser, Brianna. Look Inside a Bulldozer: How It Works. Lightning Bolt Books: Under the Hood. Lerner, 01/2024. 24pp. Nonfiction. PLB $29.32. 979-8765608340. Paper $9.99. 979-8765624364. GRADES Kindergarten–2. ADDITIONAL. Young readers often like to learn about vehicles, and these series titles provide a good opportunity to do so. Large [continue reading]
Mr. S Review
Arnaldo, Monica. Mr. S. Monica Arnaldo, Illus. Harpercollins/Katherine Tegen, 06/2023. 40pp. Picture Book. Trade $19.99. 978-0-0630-0395-8. GRADES Preschool–3. OUTSTANDING. It’s the first day of school and the kids in room 2B appear to have “an impressive-looking sandwich” for a teacher. Immediately half the class cheers: “No teacher [continue reading]
Songbird and the Rambutan Tree Review
Abendanon, Lucille. Songbird and the Rambutan Tree, The. North Star, 01/24. 307pp. Fiction. Trade $14.99. 978-1-63163-820-6. GRADES 5–8. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Emmy, a white European twelve-year-old, leads a life of privilege in the Dutch West Indies, but that changes during WWII when the Japanese invade and [continue reading]
Fungi Grow Review
Gianferrari, Maria. Fungi Grow. Diana Sudyka, Illus. Beach Lane, 10/2023. [48]pp. Nonfiction. Trade $18.99. 978-1-6659-0365-3. GRADES Kindergarten–4. OUTSTANDING. This immersive book celebrates the amazing diversity and adaptability of fungi, from the stinkhorn mushroom that produces a smelly slime to attract flies, to the shaggy ink cap mushroom [continue reading]
Explore Drones Review
Starr, Abbe Lynn. Explore Drones. Searchlight Books: High-Tech Science. Lerner, 01/2024. 32pp. Nonfiction. PLB $30.65. 979-8765608937. Paper $9.99. 979-8765624739. GRADES 3–5. ADDITIONAL. Please see Explore Bionics by Ainsley Nichols for series review. Joshua Rees—Daly City Public Library
Explore Cryobiology Review
Nichols, Ainsley. Explore Cryobiology. Searchlight Books: High-Tech Science. Lerner, 01/2024. 32pp. Nonfiction. PLB $30.65. 979-8765608920. Paper $9.99. 979-8765624722. GRADES 3–5. ADDITIONAL. Please see Explore Bionics by Ainsley Nichols for series review. Joshua Rees—Daly City Public Library