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]
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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
Explore Bionics Review
Nichols, Ainsley. Explore Bionics. Searchlight Books: High-Tech Science. Lerner, 01/2024. 32pp. Nonfiction. PLB $30.65. 979-8765608913. Paper $9.99. 979-8765624715. GRADES 3–5. ADDITIONAL. Series titles introduce and explain some of the various technologies science is using to change lives. Bionics looks at the evolving technology being used to help people [continue reading]
Deep-Sea Fishing Review
Brach, Kyle. Deep-Sea Fishing. Searchlight Books: Hunting and Fishing. Lerner, 08/2023. 32pp. Nonfiction. Trade $30.65. 978-1-7284-9155-4. Paper $9.99. 979-8765603741. GRADES 3–5. LOW ADDITIONAL. Please see Bird Hunting by Diane Bailey for series review. Rachael Reiley—Hillcrest Elementary K–8 / Oakland Unified School District
Bowhunting Review
Brach, Kyle. Bowhunting. Searchlight Books: Hunting and Fishing. Lerner, 08/2023. 32pp. Nonfiction. Trade $30.65. 978-1-7284-9154-7. Paper $9.99. 979-8765603734. GRADES 3–5. LOW ADDITIONAL. Please see Bird Hunting by Diane Bailey for series review. Rachael Reiley—Hillcrest Elementary K–8 / Oakland Unified School District