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Review of Hidden Creature Features

Hidden Creature Features by Jane ParkPrimary    Millbrook    32 pp.3/23    9781728445670    $29.32“Do you see our adaptations— / a tail, / a horn, / a claw, / or beak? / ­Others aren’t so easy to spot. / Can you find them? / Take a peek!” With this introduction, Park invites readers to...

Review of A Is for Australian Reefs

A Is for Australian Reefs by Frané Lessac; illus. by the authorPrimary    Candlewick    48 pp.6/23    9781536228304    $18.99The multitude of species found in and around Australian coral reefs are showcased creatively in this vibrant alphabet book. Lessac (illustrator of We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga, rev. 11/18) uses the A, B, and C...
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Review of Jumper: A Day in the Life of a Backyard Jumping Spider

Jumper: A Day in the Life of a Backyard Jumping Spider by Jessica Lanan; illus. by the authorPrimary    Roaring Brook    48 pp.4/23    9781250810366    $19.99e-book ed.  9781250326034    $11.99Lanan asks readers to imagine what life would be like as a regal jumping spider as they learn about this creature’s traits and life...

Review of We Go Way Back

We Go Way Back by Idan Ben-Barak; illus. by Philip BuntingPrimary    Roaring Brook    40 pp.2/23    9781250850799    $18.99e-book ed.  9781250291868    $10.99Ben-Barak and Bunting have impressively produced a thought-provoking, scientifically precise, and accessible explanation of the origins of life and evolution across Earth’s history for a young audience. Ideas about life, time,...

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...
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Review of How the Sea Came to Be: And All the Creatures in It

How the Sea Came to Be: And All the Creatures in It by Jennifer Berne; illus. by Amanda Hall Primary    Eerdmans    56 pp. 4/23    9780802854780    $18.99 Berne’s (On the Wings of Words, rev. 5/20) history of Earth’s oceans and the evolution of marine life is presented as a poem in...
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Review of The Penguin of Ilha Grande: From Animal Rescue to Extraordinary Friendship

The Penguin of Ilha Grande:From Animal Rescue to Extraordinary Friendship by Shannon Earle; illus. by Renato AlarcãoPrimary    Charlesbridge    32 pp.1/23    9781623541668    $17.99e-book ed.  978163299637    $9.99Seu João lives on an island off the coast of Brazil. When an oil-soaked Magellanic penguin washes ashore, Seu João takes him home, cleans him with...
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Review of Whale Fall: Exploring an Ocean-Floor Ecosystem

Whale Fall: Exploring an Ocean-Floor Ecosystem by Melissa Stewart; illus. by Rob DunlaveyPrimary, Intermediate    Random    40 pp.3/23    9780593380604    $18.99e-book ed.  9780593380628    $11.99When a whale dies, its body sinks to the ocean floor, and the end of its life marks the beginning of an entire new ecosystem composed of bottom-dwelling species....
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Review of The Lizard Scientists: Studying Evolution in Action [Scientists in the Field]

The Lizard Scientists: Studying Evolution in Action [Scientists in the Field] by Dorothy Hinshaw Patent; photos by Nate Dappen and Neil LosinIntermediate    Clarion/HarperCollins    80 pp.12/22    9780358381402    $18.99e-book ed.  9780358731641    $10.99In this entry in the acclaimed series, Patent (Saving the Tasmanian Devil, rev. 11/19) introduces readers to anoles, a genus of...
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