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Locomotive Written and illustrated by Brian Floca Published by Atheneum in 2013 Grades 2 and up Book Review In a stunning new picture book, author / illustrator Brian Floca transports the reader back in time to 1869 for a transcontinental trip replete with the sounds, smells, and sights of a dramatic and dusty journey across […]
The One and Only IvanWritten by Katherine Applegate; illustrated by Patricia CastelaoPublished by HarperCollins, 2012ISBN # 978-0061992254 Grades 3 and up Book Review “I used to be a wild gorilla, and I still look the part.” Like other silverback gorillas, Ivan knows he is supposed to beat his chest and protect his family. But unlike […]
Bomb: The Race to Build –and Steal—The World’s Most Dangerous Weapon by Steve Sheinkin 2012, Roaring Brook Press, Macmillan ISBN: 978-1-59643-487-5 Grades 6 and Up Book Review “It’s a story with no end in sight. And, like it or not, you’re in it.” What story, you may ask? The story of “how humans created a […]
2013 Theodore S. Geisel Award Winner Up! Tall! And High! Written and Illustrated by Ethan Long Published in 2012 by G.P. Putnam’s Sons ISBN: 978-0-399-25611-0 Grades PreK – Six Book Review: A chapter book for the very youngest reader? A sturdy lift-the-flap book well suited for a toddler audience? A conceptual exploration of adjectives describing […]
2013 Caldecott Medal Winner: This is Not My HatWritten and illustrated by Jon KlassenPublished by Candlewick Press in 2012ISBN ##978-0-7636-5599-0 Grades K and up Book Review Do not steal someone else’s hat. Repeat: Do not steal someone else’s hat. Especially if that someone else is much larger and further up the food chain from you. […]
Every year, we look forward to January when the American Library Association’s (ALA) Youth Media Awards are announced. This year, the announcement came last Monday, January 28, 2013. We are pleased to be able to share with you links to the 2013 ALA award winning and honor books that we blogged about over the course […]
Balloons over BroadwayWritten and illustrated by Melissa Sweet Published by Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, 2011 ISBN # 9780547199450 Grades 3 and up Book Review This year’s Sibert Award winner for nonfiction is a celebration of a celebration—or specifically, the man who made the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade one of the most jubilant yearly […]
Diego Rivera, His World and Ours Written and Illustrated by Duncan Tonatiuth Published by Abrams Books for Young Readers in 2011, ISBN 978-0-8109-9731-8 Grades 2 – 8 Review The celebrated Mexican muralist Diego Rivera depicted the history, culture, and everyday life of working people in giant frescos all across his beloved country. In a picture […]
The Notorious Benedict Arnold: A True Story of Adventure, Heroism, and Treachery By Stephen Sheinkin Flashpoint/Roaring Brook Press, 2010 ISBN: 978-1-59643-4686-8 Grades 6 and Up Review If you are of a certain generation, you remember when Peter Brady was assigned the role of Benedict Arnold, dashing his hopes of playing George Washington. In American culture, […]
NOTE: For our entry on the 2012 Newbery Medal Winner, Dead End in Norvelt, click here. For our entry on the other 2012 Newbery Honor Winner, Inside Out & Back Again, click here. Breaking Stalin’s Nose Written and illustrated by Eugene Yelchin Published by Henry Holt Books for Young Readers, 2011 ISBN # 978-0805092165 Grades […]
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