Halls, Kelly Milner. Death Eaters: Meet Nature’s Scavengers. Non-fiction. Millbrook, 10/2018. 40pp. $33.32. 978-1-5124-8200-3. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 3-7. Without death eaters, the nutrient-starved Earth would be awash in four billion years’ worth of corpses. In five [continue reading]
ACL Meeting Friday, Nov. 9, 2018 at Oakland Main Library
ACL Meeting Friday, November 9, 2018: Just a quick reminder for our Bay Area members! Please join us for our ACL Meeting on Friday, November 9, 2018, from 9am–12:30pm at the Oakland Main Library. We [continue reading]
“Native KidLit” Workshop at San Francisco Public Library Nov. 16th
Crescent Moons and Pointed Minarets: A Muslim Book of Shapes Review
Khan, Hena. Crescent Moons and Pointed Minarets: A Muslim Book of Shapes. Mehrdokht Amini, Illus. Picture Book. Chronicle, 2018. [29]pp. $17.99. 978-1-4521-5541-8. OUTSTANDING. GRADES TOD-2. “Cone is the tip of the minaret so tall. I [continue reading]
Boats for Babies
Boats for Babies Storytimes for babies and toddlers offer an opportunity to model great read-aloud techniques for parents and gives them the confidence to read to their children every day. A baby-toddler storytime can be [continue reading]
Illegal Review
Colfer, Eoin and Andrew Donkin. Illegal. Giovanni Rigano, Illus. Graphic novel. Sourcebooks, 08/2018. 128pp. $19.99. 978-1-4926-6214-3. PB $14.99. 978-1-4926-6582-3. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 5-9. Two brothers attempt to make the harrowing journey from North Africa to better [continue reading]
Teen Mental Health Program – October 26th – San Francisco Library
To register for this program, go to: http://www.baya.org/ The Bay Area Young Adult Librarians is offering a program focusing on mental health [continue reading]
“I Survived” Read-Alikes
“The I Survived Series” by Lauren Tarshis Borgenicht, David. The Worst-Case Scenario Survive-o-pedia. Bos, Samone. Twister. Claybourne, Anna. 100 Most Dangerous Things on the Planet. Duey, Kathleen. Blizzard. George, Jean Craighead. My Side of the [continue reading]