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Review of To See an Owl
To See an Owl by Matthew Cordell; illus. by the author Primary Random House Studio/Random 40 pp. 1/25 9780593649893 $18.99 Library ed. 9780593649909 $21.99 e-book ed. 9780593649916 $8.99 This picture book’s front matter offers an immediate hook: “When will I find you?” Narrator Janie, a young birder with a particular...
Review of Bounce!: A Scientific History of Rubber
Bounce!: A Scientific History of Rubber by Sarah Albee; illus. by Eileen Ryan Ewen Primary Charlesbridge 48 pp. 10/24 978623543792 $18.99 e-book ed. 9781632893574 $9.99 Inviting readers into this spirited book, a bouncing red-rubber ball generates a path leading from the initial endpapers to the first words of text. Here...
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Review of Seven: A Most Remarkable Pigeon
Seven: A Most Remarkable Pigeon by Sandra Nickel; illus. by Aimée SicuroPrimary Candlewick 40 pp.4/25 9781536235197 $17.99Typically, two nestlings are born when pigeons mate. But not this time. There’s only one egg in the clutch, producing a single squab. His parents name him Seven, a lucky name, because seven thousand...
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Review of Plight of the Pelican: How Science Saved a Species [Books for a Better Earth]
Plight of the Pelican: How Science Saved a Species [Books for a Better Earth] by Jessica Stremer; illus. by Gordy WrightPrimary Holiday 40 pp.4/25 9780823457038 $19.99e-book ed. 9780823462094 $11.99The partnership between Stremer’s expressive and suspenseful text and Wright’s evocative hand-painted gouache, ink, and acrylic illustrations (see Great Carrier Reef, rev....
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Review of The Secret of Honeycake
The Secret of Honeycake by Kimberly Newton FuscoIntermediate Knopf 368 pp.1/25 9780593121771 $17.99Library ed. 9780593121788 $20.99e-book ed. 9780593121795 $10.99In this novel set during the Great Depression, protagonist Hurricane, like the eye of the storm that raged during her birth, has a quiet center. She is shy, hesitant, and often unable...
Review of Narwhal: Unicorn of the Arctic
Narwhal: Unicorn of the Arctic by Candace Fleming; illus. by Deena So’Oteh Primary Schwartz/Random 48 pp. 10/24 9780593377789 $18.99 Library ed. 9780593377796 $21.99 e-book ed. 9780593377802 $11.99 Readers are immediately immersed in the life of a narwhal as the unseen narrator invites them into the narrative: “You are a narwhal—...
Review of Evidence!: How Dr. John Snow Solved the Mystery of Cholera
Evidence!: How Dr. John Snow Solved the Mystery of Cholera by Deborah Hopkinson; illus. by Nik Henderson Primary, Intermediate Knopf 40 pp. 8/24 9780593426814 $19.99 Library ed. 9780593426821 $22.99 e-book ed. 9780593426838 $11.99 During the Industrial Revolution, vast numbers of workers moved to cities that housed the new factories. These...
Review of The Running Machine: The Invention of the Very First Bicycle
The Running Machine: The Invention of the Very First Bicycle by Keith Negley; illus. by the author Primary Balzer + Bray/HarperCollins 40 pp. 7/24 9780063119826 $19.99 In 1815 a volcano erupts, blanketing the northern hemisphere with dark clouds that block the sun and create winterlike conditions for a year. Life...
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Review of Ice Journey of the Polar Bear
Ice Journey of the Polar Bear by Martin Jenkins; illus. by Lou Baker-SmithPrimary Candlewick 32 pp.11/24 9781536235715 $18.99e-book ed. 9781536242300 $18.99Winter arrives in the Arctic. The days are shorter, the weather colder. A polar bear searches for a place to make a den, hibernate, and birth her twins. The trek...
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