Book Reviews
With Earth Day's 45th anniversary celebration yesterday, it seems a good time to review the World Wildlife Fund's lovely awareness-raising app WWF Together (2013).The app introduces sixteen endangered species from around the world, each characterized with a quality emphasizing its uniqueness: e.g., panda ("charisma"), elephant ("intelligence"), marine turtle ("longevity"), tiger...
How to Pee: Potty Training for Boysby Todd Spector; illus. by Arree ChungPreschool Holt 32 pp.4/15 978-0-8050-9773-3 $12.99 gThis lighthearted peeing primer by a family doctor/father encourages both kids and parents to add some fun to the sometimes-fraught process. In an introductory note “Dr. Todd” explains his approach. When he...
Winnie: The True Story of the Bear Who Inspired Winnie-the-Poohby Sally M. Walker; illus. by Jonathan D. VossPrimary Holt 32 pp.1/15 978-0-8050-9715-3 $17.99A real bear plays a part in Winnie-the-Pooh’s origin story: at the London Zoo, a bear named Winnie made such a strong impression on young Christopher Milne that...
Florian, Douglas Poem Depot: Aisles of SmilesGr. K–3 154 pp. DialReaders browse through "Poem Depot's" eleven "aisles" (chapters) with names like "Chortles & Chuckles" and "Tons of Puns." Many of the pieces are four to ten lines long, easily memorized by the audience, who will enjoy the funny punch lines....
I, Fly: The Buzz About Flies and How Awesome They Areby Bridget Heos; illus. by Jennifer PlecasPrimary Holt 40 pp.3/15 978-0-8050-9469-5 $17.99 gAn adorable fly — googly-eyed, fuzzy-bodied, and with a winning smile, as portrayed in Plecas’s funny but informative cartoon illustrations — makes a compelling argument for why he...
Fatal Fever: Tracking Down Typhoid Maryby Gail JarrowIntermediate, Middle School Calkins Creek/Boyds Mills 176 pp.3/15 978-1-62091-597-4 $16.95In the second book by Jarrow about a deadly disease — Red Madness was the first — she takes on typhoid. At the turn of the twentieth century, typhoid was still very...
One Plastic Bag: Isatou Ceesay and the Recycling Women of the Gambiaby Miranda Paul; illus. by Elizabeth ZunonPrimary Millbrook 32 pp.2/15 Library ed. 978-1-4677-1608-6 $19.99e-book ed. 978-1-4677-6299-1 $19.99In the 1980s in the cities of the Gambia, a switch from using baskets made of natural materials to non-biodegradable plastic bags led...
Welcome to the Familyby Mary Hoffman; illus. by Ros AsquithPrimary Frances Lincoln 28 pp.12/14 978-1-84780-592-8 $17.99This chatty, informative book covers all the bases — and then some — in its survey of how families are made. Friendly cartoon illustrations highlight various permutations, from families formed by birth and adoption to...
Though the American Museum of Natural History's Pterosaurs: Flight in the Age of Dinosaurs exhibit closed a few weeks ago, those of us who missed it can learn about these fascinating animals with the associated app (2014).The first section, "What Is a Pterosaur?," introduces this prehistoric creature, which lived for...
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