Loureiro, Stephanie. Climate Activists: A Graphic Guide. David López, Illus. The Climate Crisis. Lerner / Graphic Universe, 01/2024. 32pp. Nonfiction. PLB $33.32. 978-1-7284-7691-9. Paper $10.99. 979-8765623473. GRADES 3–6. ADDITIONAL. SERIES REVIEW. Please see: Forests and [continue reading]
Animal Extinctions Review
Loureiro, Stephanie. Animal Extinctions: A Graphic Guide. Ash Stryker, Illus. The Climate Crisis. Lerner / Graphic Universe, 01/2024. 32pp. Nonfiction. PLB $33.32. 978-1-7284-7690-2. Paper $10.99. 979-8765623466. GRADES 3–6. ADDITIONAL. SERIES REVIEW. Please see: Forests and [continue reading]
Forests and Deforestation Review
Hill, Christina. Forests and Deforestation: A Graphic Guide. Julie Lerche, Illus. The Climate Crisis. Lerner / Graphic Universe, 01/2024. 32pp. Nonfiction. PLB $33.32. 978-1-7284-7687-2. Paper $10.99. 979-8765623497. GRADES 3–6. ADDITIONAL. SERIES REVIEW. This six-title graphic [continue reading]
Tig Review
Smith, Heather. Tig. Tundra, 09/2024. 160pp. Fiction. Trade $17.99. 978-0735267497. GRADES 5–6. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Being left behind changes you. In their four months on their own, eleven-year-old Tig, and her slightly older brother Peter, learned that when you have nothing, you know who you are. [continue reading]
Sea Without a Shore Review
Rosenstock, Barb. Sea Without a Shore: Life in the Sargasso. Katherine Roy, Illus. Norton, 08/2024. 32pp. Nonfiction. Trade $18.99. 978-1-3240-1607-6. GRADES 1–3. HIGH ADDITIONAL. The Sargasso Sea is the stuff of legends: a shoreless ecosystem, built from currents, teeming with unique life. Lyrical, active, scientifically accurate language [continue reading]
Gifts from the Garbage Truck Review
Larsen, Andrew. Gifts from the Garbage Truck: A True Story About the Things We (Don’t) Throw Away. Oriol Vidal, Illus. Sourcebooks, 09/2024. 40pp. Picture Book. Trade $18.99. 978-1-7282-8351-7. GRADES Kindergarten–3. HIGH ADDITIONAL. As a child, Puerto Rican Nelson Molina collected, repaired, and gifted thrown away treasures. In [continue reading]
Mythmakers Review
Hendrix, John. Mythmakers, The: The Remarkable Fellowship of C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien. John Hendrix, Illus. Abrams, 09/2024. 224pp. Graphic. Trade $24.99. 978-1-4197-4634-5. GRADES 6–10. OUTSTANDING. Hendrix’s graphic biography focuses on exactly how Tolkien and Lewis’s deep friendship inspired their radical creative leaps. Combining playful illustration, strong [continue reading]
World of Rot Review
Crow-Miller, Britt. World of Rot: Learn All About the Wriggly, Slimy, Super-Cool Decomposers We Couldn’t Live Without. Bruno Valasse, Illus. Storey, 09/2024. 80pp. Nonfiction. Trade $18.99. 978-1-6358-6669-8. GRADES 2–6. OUTSTANDING. The wonderful and essential world of rot is all around you, on you, and in you. Slow [continue reading]