Barker, Fiona. Big Christmas Bake, The. Pippa Curnick, Illus. Picture Book. Happy Yak, 10/2022. [30]pp. $4.99. 978-0-7112- 6814-2. HIGH ADDITIONAL. GRADES PRE-3. In this takeoff of “The Twelve Days of Christmas,” children bake a cake [continue reading]
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Out of This World Review
Walker, Sally M. Out of This World: Star-Studded Haiku. Matthew Trueman, Illus. Non-fiction. Candlewick, 04/2022. [32]pp. $18.99. 978-1-5362-0356-1. ADDITIONAL. GRADES 2-5. The solar system and universe are presented via simple, three-line haiku poems and beautifully [continue reading]
I’m a Neutrino Review
Vavagiakis, Eve M. I’m a Neutrino: Tiny Particles in a Big Universe. Ilze Lemesis, Illus. Non-fiction. MIT Kids, 03/2022. [32]pp. $18.99. 978-1-5362-2207-4. ADDITIONAL. GRADES 2-5. How to explain what neutrinos are? One way is this [continue reading]
Seen and Unseen Review
Partridge, Elizabeth. Seen and Unseen: What Toyo Miyataki, Dorothea Lange, and Ansel Adams Reveal About the Japanese American Incarceration. Lauren Tamaki, Illus. Graphic. Chronicle, 10/2022. 132pp. $21.99. 978-1-4521- 6510-3. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 5-12. What happened during [continue reading]
Buzzkill Review
Maloney, Brenna. Buzzkill: A Wild Wander Through the Weird and Threatened World of Bugs. Dave Mottram, Illus. Non-fiction. H. Holt, 10/2022. 384pp. $19.99. 978-1-2508-0103-6. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 4-8. Some books demand to be shared—the stories are [continue reading]
I Could Not Do Otherwise Review
Latta, Sara. I Could Not Do Otherwise: The Remarkable Life of Dr. Mary Edwards Walker. Biography. Zest, 10/2022. 208pp. PLB $39.99 978-1-7284-1391-4, PB $16.99. 140 978-1-7284-1392-1. HIGH ADDITIONAL. GRADES 8-12. Dr. Mary Edwards Walker was [continue reading]
Unbreakable Review
Barone, Rebecca E. F. Unbreakable: The Spies Who Cracked the Nazi’s Secret Code. Non-fiction. H. Holt, 10/2022. 272pp. $19.99. 978-1-250- 81420-3. HIGH ADDITIONAL. GRADES 6-12. Spies, codebreakers, and the heroic struggle to defeat the Nazis, [continue reading]
Mars: A First Look Review
Leed, Percy. Mars: A First Look. Non-fiction. Read for a Better World: Read About Space Series. Lerner, 08/2022. 24pp. PLB $27.99 978-1-7284-5925-7, PB $8.99 978-1-7284-6433-6. GRADES PRE-1. ADDITIONAL. Please see series review for Astronauts: A First Look [continue reading]