Alice, Hannah. Earth Book, The. Hannah Alice, Illus. Candlewick, 03/2024. 16pp. Nonfiction. Trade $15.99. 978-1-5362-3428-2. GRADES 1–3. ADDITIONAL.
This large format (91⁄16 x 95⁄8), nonfiction board book is illustrated with circular acetate panels that build upon each other front and back as the reader makes their way through the book. The accompanying text presents quick facts on the atmosphere, weather, oceans, the Earth’s surface and soil, human and animal life, and seasons. Scientific terms such as sedimentary, coniferous, and deciduous are used with short explanations, but with only sixteen pages there is not a lot of description and there is no back matter, notes, or references. Of the four people in the illustrations, two appear male with light skin and brownish hair, and two appear female with dark skin and dark hair; one is also walking using a cane. Hand this book to the kid who wants all the facts about the earth with unusually presented illustrations.
Rachael Reiley—Hillcrest Elementary K–8 / Oakland Unified School District