Albee, Sarah. Painter and the President, The: Gilbert Stuart’s Brush with George Washington. Stacy Innerst, Illus. Calkins Creek, 08/2024. [40]pp. Nonfiction. Trade $18.99. 978-1-6626-8000-7. GRADES 2–5. ADDITIONAL. Gilbert Stuart painted several portraits of George Washington, [continue reading]
Remembering Rosalind Franklin Review
Stone, Tanya Lee. Remembering Rosalind Franklin: Rosalind Franklin & the Discovery of the Double Helix Structure of DNA. Gretchen Ellen Powers, Illus. Christy Ottaviano, 02/2024. [40]pp. Biography. Trade $21.99. 978-0-316-35124-9. GRADES 3–6. HIGH ADDITIONAL. A true story, without a happy ending, reveals the life and personality of an [continue reading]
This Land Is a Lullaby Review
Simpson, Tonya. This Land Is a Lullaby: cistomawasowin oma askiy. Delree` Dumont, Illus. Translated into Cree by Dorothy Thunder. Orca, 09/2024. [32]pp. Picture Book. Trade $21.95. 978-1459836099. GRADES Baby/Toddler–2. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Using a text in English and Plains Cree, this original lullaby celebrates the relationship between children, ancestors, [continue reading]
Pax Read-Alikes
READ-ALIKES Pax by Sara Pennypacker Appelt, Kathi. Maybe a Fox. Appelt, Kathi. Once Upon a Camel. Brown, Peter. The Wild Robot. Clement-Davies, David. Fire Bringer. Creech, Sharon. Saving Winslow. Dowell, Frances O’Roark. The Second Life [continue reading]
Wrong Way Home Review
O’Shaughnessy, Kate. Wrong Way Home, The. Knopf, 04/24. 336pp. Fiction. Trade $24.50. 978-0-593-65073-8. GRADES 5–8. OUTSTANDING. Fern is happy living on an isolated, environmentally sustainable ranch run by Dr. Ben, a cult leader who demands strict adherence to his worldview: “As long as you [continue reading]
Breakthrough Review
McPherson, Stephanie Sammartino. Breakthrough: Katalin Kariko and the mRNA Vaccine. Lerner / Twenty-First Century, 11/2023. 136pp. Nonfiction. PLB $38.65. 979-8765607947. GRADES 7–12. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Many years of research and scientific dedication led up to COVID vaccines being developed in record time. This title explains what [continue reading]
Paul the Peacock Review
Matthews, Tilly. Paul the Peacock. Tilly Matthews, Illus. Happy Yak, 08/2024. [32]pp.Picture Book. Trade $18.99. 978-0-7112-9225-3. GRADES Preschool–2. ADDITIONAL. Because Paul the peacock is catered to by the other animals, he assumes he is entitled [continue reading]
Let’s Get Festive: Celebrations Around the World Review
Konczak, Joanna. Let’s Get Festive: Celebrations Around the World. Ewa Poklewska-Koziello, Illus. Translated from the Polish by Kate Webster. North South, 09/2024. 180pp.Nonfiction. Trade $27.95. 978-0-7358-4570-1. GRADES 4–8. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Holidays and celebrations from around [continue reading]