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Review of A Fort on the Moon
A Fort on the Moon by Maggie Pouncey; illus. by Larry Day Primary Porter/Holiday 32 pp. g 11/20 978-0-8234-4657-5 $18.99 Young narrator Dodge and his older brother Fox have a single goal — to build a fort on the moon. The brothers’ strong resolve playfully clashes with their father’s unsolicited input...
Review of In the Shadow of the Moon: America, Russia, and the Hidden History of the Space Race
In the Shadow of the Moon: America, Russia, and the Hidden History of the Space Race by Amy Cherrix Middle School, High School Balzer + Bray/HarperCollins 336 pp. g 2/21 978-0-06-288875-4 $17.99 e-book ed. 978-0-06-288877-8 $9.99 Starting with an intriguing preface, Cherrix informs her audience that the space race was...
Review of Long Way Down: The Graphic Novel
Long Way Down: The Graphic Novel by Jason Reynolds; adapted and illus. by Danica Novgorodoff High School Dlouhy/Atheneum 208 pp. g 10/20 978-1-53444-495-9 $19.99 e-book ed. 978-1-5344-4497-3 $8.99 Skillful editing and rearranging of Reynolds’s original verse novel (Long Way Down, rev. 7/17) creates room for Novgorodoff’s impressionistic ink and watercolor...
Review of Cave Paintings
Cave Paintings by Jairo Buitrago; illus. by Rafael Yockteng; trans. from Spanish by Elisa Amado Primary Groundwood 48 pp. g 10/20 978-1-773-06172-6 $19.95 e-book ed. 978-1-773-06173-3 $16.95 Buitrago and Yockteng (Walk with Me, rev. 5/17; On the Other Side of the Garden, rev. 7/18) turn to full-blown science fiction in...
Review of How We Got to the Moon: The People, Technology, and Daring Feats of Science Behind Humanity's Greatest Adventure
How We Got to the Moon: The People, Technology, and Daring Feats of Science Behind Humanity’s Greatest Adventure by John Rocco; illus. by the author Intermediate, Middle School Crown 264 pp. g 10/20 978-0-525-64741-6 $29.99 Library ed. 978-0-525-64742-3 $32.99 e-book ed. 978-0-525-64743-0 $17.99 In seven parts arranged chronologically, Rocco delivers...
Review of Robobaby
Robobaby by David Wiesner; illus. by the author Primary Clarion 32 pp. g 9/20 978-0-544-98731-9 $17.99 e-book ed. 978-0-358-41605-0 $12.99 In his latest picture book told with comics panels, Wiesner (Mr. Wuffles!, rev. 9/13) presents a new-baby story; the twist here is that the family in question are robots. The...
Review of Field Trip to the Ocean Deep
Field Trip to the Ocean Deep by John Hare; illus. by the author Preschool, Primary Ferguson/Holiday 40 pp. g 9/20 978-0-8234-4630-8 $17.99 Hare’s follow-up to Field Trip to the Moon (rev. 9/19) again features a compelling setting, a not-too-scary adventure, and immersive illustrations. This wordless story begins on the book’s...
Comics: Easy as ABC!: The Essential Guide to Comics for Kids
Comics: Easy as ABC!: The Essential Guide to Comics for Kids by Ivan Brunetti; illus. by the author and various artists Intermediate TOON 56 pp. 4/19 978-1-943145-44-7 $16.95 Paper ed. 978-1-943145-39-3 $9.99 Brunetti, comics educator and cartoonist of TOON titles Wordplay and 3x4, offers a noteworthy and intriguing comics how-to...
Review of Lift
Lift by Minh Lê; illus. by Dan Santat Primary Little, Brown 48 pp. g 5/20 978-1-368-03692-4 $17.99 Lê and Santat (Drawn Together, rev. 7/18) present another story focused on everyday familial relationships, expressed through concise writing and extraordinary visuals. As young Iris waits for an elevator with her family in...
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