Using Machines to Explore the Ocean by Michelle Cusolito; illus. by Nicole WongPrimary, Intermediate Charlesbridge 32 pp. g6/22 978-1-62354-293-1 $17.99In a follow-up to the pair’s Flying Deep (rev. 7/18), Cusolito and Wong enumerate the various ways people explore the ocean. Readers learn about the methods (e.g., snorkel, free dive,...
Hope Is an Arrow: The Story of Lebanese American Poet Kahlil Gibran by Cory McCarthy; illus. by Ekua HolmesPrimary Candlewick 40 pp. g6/22 978-1-5362-0032-4 $18.99In this picture-book biography, readers are introduced to artist and poet Kahlil Gibran (1883–1931), whose work The Prophet is one of the most widely translated...
The Woman Who Split the Atom: The Life of Lise Meitner by Marissa Moss; illus. by the authorMiddle School, High School Abrams 264 pp. g4/22 978-1-4197-5853-9 $19.99e-book ed. 978-1-6833-5827-5 $15.54This absorbing and well-paced biography of Austrian-born trailblazing physicist Lise Meitner begins by exploring Meitner’s path from college student to...
Pigeon & Cat by Edward Hemingway; illus. by the authorPrimary Ottaviano/Little, Brown 40 pp. g6/22 978-0-316-31125-0 $17.99A loner cat and an adventurous, outgoing bird are paired in this heartwarming story of friendship and community. Previously, Cat lived a small and solitary life in an abandoned lot, venturing out only to...
Call Me Miss Hamilton: One Woman’s Case for Equality and Respect by Carole Boston Weatherford; illus. by Jeffery Boston WeatherfordPrimary, Intermediate Millbrook 40 pp. g2/22 978-1-5415-6040-6 $19.99e-book ed. 978-1-5415-9936-9 $9.99Mary Hamilton was a teacher, a Freedom Rider, a CORE regional director, and an agent of change. Carole Boston Weatherford’s (Unspeakable,...
Blips on a Screen: How Ralph Baer Invented TV Video Gaming and Launched a Worldwide Obsession by Kate Hannigan; illus. by Zachariah OHoraPrimary Knopf 48 pp. g4/22 978-0-593-30671-0 $17.99Library ed. 978-0-593-30672-7 $20.99e-book ed. 978-0-593-30673-4 $10.99To today’s young readers, a video game played on a television screen probably seems like something...
The Legend of Gravity: A Tall Basketball Tale by Charly Palmer; illus. by the author Primary Farrar 40 pp. g 1/22 978-0-374-31328-9 $18.99 Summer on the blacktop courts of Milwaukee gets infinitely more exciting when a new kid joins the Eagles. From the first time they see him handle a...
Instead of spending time talking about why I love Nina: A Story of Nina Simone, written by Traci N. Todd and illustrated by Christian Robinson, this Calling Caldecott blog post is my attempt to take readers into the mind of a committee member — the strategizing, the planning, and how one...
The Message: The Extraordinary Journey of an Ordinary Text Message by Michael Emberley; illus. by the author Primary, Intermediate Dlouhy/Atheneum 48 pp. g 10/21 978-1-5344-5290-9 $17.99 e-book ed. 978-1-5344-5291-6 $10.99 What is going on in our brains, on our phones, and in the world when we send or receive a...