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Review of Luminous: Living Things That Light Up the Night
Luminous: Living Things That Light Up the Night by Julia Kuo; illus. by the author Primary Greystone Kids 40 pp. g 11/22 978-1-77164-888-2 $18.95 e-book ed. 978-1-77164-889-9 $18.95 “What if your body could make its own light?” In Kuo’s gorgeous exploration of bioluminescence, an adult and child...
Review of The Universe in You: A Microscopic Journey
The Universe in You: A Microscopic Journey by Jason Chin; illus. by the author Primary, Intermediate Porter/Holiday 40 pp. 12/22 9780823450701 $18.99 e-book ed. 9780823454310 $11.99 Chin follows his acclaimed Your Place in the Universe (rev. 11/20) with an equally stellar exploration of the tiniest components of matter conceptualized by...
Review of When the Sky Glows
When the Sky Glows by Nell Cross Beckerman; illus. by David Litchfield Primary Beach Lane/Simon 48 pp. g 9/22 978-1-5344-5039-4 $18.99 e-book ed. 978-1-5344-5040-0 $10.99 “Around the world, when morning comes…the sky glows.” But it also glows at times beyond sunrise and sunset, as Beckerman explains in four-page...
Review of Buzzkill: A Wild Wander Through the Weird and Threatened World of Bugs
Buzzkill: A Wild Wander Through the Weird and Threatened World of Bugs by Brenna Maloney; illus. by Dave Mottram Middle School, High School Godwin/Holt 384 pp. g 10/22 978-1-250-80103-6 $19.99 e-book ed. 978-1-250-80105-0 $10.99 In this wide-ranging, amusing, and informative investigation of the insect world, Maloney features the ways in...
Review of The Longest Journey: An Arctic Tern’s Migration
The Longest Journey: An Arctic Tern’s Migration by Amy Hevron; illus. by the authorPrimary Porter/Holiday 40 pp. g7/22 978-0-8234-4700-8 $18.99e-book ed. 978-0-8234-5302-3 $11.99A young Arctic tern’s extraordinary migration route takes her from the North Pole to the South Pole and back—“the longest migration of any living creature on Earth.”...
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Review of Sharks: A Mighty Bite-y History
Sharks: A Mighty Bite-y History by Miriam Forster; illus. by Gordy WrightPrimary, Intermediate Abrams 80 pp. g5/22 978-1-4197-4773-1 $24.99e-book ed. 978-1-6470-0702-7 $18.65Forster describes shark and shark-like species in a tour through geologic time, from almost four hundred million years ago to the present day, highlighting ancient and modern creatures. The...
Review of How to Build a Human: In Seven Evolutionary Steps
How to Build a Human: In Seven Evolutionary Steps by Pamela S. Turner; illus. by John Gurche Intermediate, Middle School Charlesbridge 112 pp. g 4/22 978-1-62354-250-4 $19.99 e-book ed. 978-1-63289-773-2 $10.99 “Evolution is a journey, not a destination.” The paths and branches of human evolution, from our primate ancestors to...
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Review of Happy Sloth Day!
Happy Sloth Day! by April Pulley Sayre; photos by the author and Jeff SayrePrimary Beach Lane/Simon 48 pp. g3/22 978-1-5344-5373-9 $17.99e-book ed. 978-1-5344-5374-6 $10.99This book describes a day in the life of a Panamanian sloth (in reality, per the acknowledgments, a composite of eight years of expeditions and of two...
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Review of Anglerfish: The Seadevil of the Deep
Anglerfish: The Seadevil of the Deep by Elaine Alexander; illus. by Fiona FoggPrimary Candlewick 32 pp. g4/22 978-1-5362-1396-6 $17.99The menacing protagonist, Anglerfish, lurks in the deepest, darkest parts of the ocean, luring prey with her distinctive lantern-like appendage, then finishing them off with her mouthful of sharp teeth. Alexander explains...
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