Laura Koenig
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Review of She Rides like the Wind: The Story of Alfonsina Strada
She Rides like the Wind: The Story of Alfonsina Strada by Joan Negrescolor; illus. by the author; trans. from Portuguese by Jethro Soutar Primary Little Gestalten 48 pp. g 8/20 978-3-89955-853-1 $19.95 Spare first-person text describes Alfonsina Strada’s early childhood explorations with a bicycle and lightly sketches her groundbreaking career...
Review of Mary Seacole: Bound for the Battlefield
Mary Seacole: Bound for the Battlefield by Susan Goldman Rubin; illus. by Richie Pope Primary, Intermediate Candlewick 48 pp. g 10/20 978-0-7636-7994-1 $17.99 Mary Seacole was raised by a Jamaican Creole mother who taught her herbal medicine and a Scottish soldier father whose stories inspired her to see the world....
Review of The Water Lady: How Darlene Arviso Helps a Thirsty Navajo Nation
The Water Lady: How Darlene Arviso Helps a Thirsty Navajo Nation by Alice B. McGinty; illus. by Shonto Begay Primary, Intermediate Schwartz & Wade/Random 40 pp. g 3/21 978-0-525-64500-9 $17.99 Library ed. 978-0-525-64501-6 $20.99 e-book ed. 978-0-525-64502-3 $10.99 In this illuminating story about a contemporary child’s experience with water insecurity,...
Review of Arlo & Pips: King of the Birds
Arlo & Pips: King of the Birds by Elise Gravel; illus. by the author Primary HarperAlley/HarperCollins 64 pp. g 10/20 978-0-06-298221-6 $12.99 Paper ed. 978-0-06-298222-3 $7.99 It’s an early chapter book! It’s a graphic novel! It’s a story about a creature with an overabundance of pride! It’s an unexpected friendship...
Review of Night Walk to the Sea
Night Walk to the Sea: A Story About Rachel Carson, Earth's Protector by Deborah Wiles; illus. by Daniel Miyares Primary Schwartz & Wade/Random 40 pp. g 9/20 978-1-5247-0147-5 $17.99 Library ed. 978-1-5247-0148-2 $20.99 e-book ed. 978-1-5247-0149-9 $10.99 A boy shouts, stomps, and plays monsters to hide his fear of a...
Review of Feel the Fog
Feel the Fog by April Pulley Sayre; photos by the author Preschool, Primary Beach Lane/Simon 40 pp. g 9/20 978-1-5344-3760-9 $17.99 e-book ed. 978-1-5344-3761-6 $10.99 Immersive photographs (most taken by the author) pull viewers into the experience of a foggy day in Sayre’s latest weather-focused title (Raindrops Roll and others)....