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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...