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Review of Flamingos Are Pretty Funky: A (Not So) Serious Guide
Flamingos Are Pretty Funky: A (Not So) Serious Guide by Abi Cushman; illus. by the authorPrimary Greenwillow 40 pp.6/24 9780063234444 $19.99Cushman, with a little help from the chatty green snake introduced in Wombats Are Pretty Weird (rev. 7/23), once again treats young readers to the wonders of the animal world....
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Review of The Soldier’s Friend: Walt Whitman’s Extraordinary Service in the American Civil War
The Soldier’s Friend: Walt Whitman’s Extraordinary Service in the American Civil War by Gary Golio; illus. by E. B. LewisPrimary, Intermediate Calkins/Astra 40 pp.9/24 9781635925876 $18.99e-book ed. 9781635925883 $11.99In “Song of Myself,” Whitman defines the essence of his poetry: “I am the poet of the Body and I am the...
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Review of When Beavers Flew: An Incredible True Story of Rescue and Relocation
When Beavers Flew: An Incredible True Story of Rescue and Relocation by Kristen Tracy; illus. by Luisa UribePrimary Random House Studio/Random 40 pp.7/24 9780593647523 $18.99Library ed. 9780593647530 $21.99e-book ed. 9780593647547 $11.99The environmental contributions of beaver dams are well documented. But too many beavers can cause problems, particularly for humans attempting...
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Review of Clever Crow
Clever Crow by Chris Butterworth; illus. by Olivia Lomenech GillPreschool, Primary Candlewick 32 pp.7/24 9781536235425 $18.99Butterworth begins this overview of the crow family by informing readers of crows’ ubiquity: “Wherever you are right now, there’s sure to be a crow or two nearby.” And although there are approximately one hundred...
Review of Thomas Jefferson’s Battle for Science: Bias, Truth, and a Mighty Moose!
Thomas Jefferson’s Battle for Science: Bias, Truth, and a Mighty Moose! by Beth Anderson; illus. by Jeremy HolmesPrimary, Intermediate Calkins/Astra 48 pp.5/24 9781635926200 $18.99e-book ed. 9781635928624 $11.99As a product of the Age of Reason, Thomas Jefferson was long fascinated by science in general and the natural world in particular. Consequently,...
Review of The Enigma Girls: How Ten Teenagers Broke Ciphers, Kept Secrets, and Helped Win World War II
The Enigma Girls: How Ten Teenagers Broke Ciphers, Kept Secrets, and Helped Win World War II by Candace FlemingMiddle School, High School Focus/Scholastic 384 pp.3/24 9781338749571 $19.99e-book ed. 9781338749588 $19.99Bletchley Park, a World War II cryptology center, operated in the English countryside where an extensive and complicated code-breaking operation allowed...
Review of Ferris
Ferris by Kate DiCamilloIntermediate Candlewick 240 pp.3/24 9781536231052 $18.99e-book ed. 9781536237375 $18.99Returning to her literary roots in Florida (see: Because of Winn-Dixie, rev. 7/00; Raymie Nightingale, rev. 3/16), DiCamillo again explores bonds of family, friends, and community. Ferris Winkey finds the summer before fifth grade a puzzling one. Much turbulence...
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Review of What Makes Us Human
What Makes Us Human by Victor D. O. Santos; illus. by Anna ForlatiPrimary Eerdmans 48 pp. 3/24 9780802856258 $18.99e-book ed. 9781467467865 $18.99In this thought-provoking book (published in partnership with UNESCO), Santos presents an engaging version of the guessing game “What Am I?” Readers can infer from the book’s title that...
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Review of Brave Baby Hummingbird
Brave Baby Hummingbird by Sy Montgomery; illus. by Tiffany BozicPrimary Wiseman/Simon 48 pp.3/24 9781665918497 $18.99e-book ed. 9781665918503 $10.99Acting as narrator, a young hummingbird describes his first year, beginning when “my older sister and I hatch, two days apart, from eggs as small as navy beans.” They feel a breeze “many...
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