An overview of sea life from coral reefs to sailfish, sea jellies to fiddler crabs.
Pick of the Day: Brush of the Gods
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Stunning ink, watercolor, and pencil artwork brings to life ancient China.
Pick of the Day: Papa’s Mechanical Fish
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With luminous, playful artwork, an exuberant look at the development of one of the first submarines.
Book/Multimedia Review Stars List | May 2013
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May, a month of “ducky” stars.
Fiction Series Update | May 2013
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The latest installments in intriguing adventures, gripping sci-fi, and more.
Preschool to Grade 4 | May 2013
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From Alice B. McGinty’s Gandhi to Amy Novesky’s Mister and Lady Day, picture book biographies make a showing.
Pick of the Day: The Mighty Lalouche
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A captivating tale about small people capable of great feats
Pick of the Day: Round Is a Tortilla
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THONG, Roseanne Greenfield. Round Is a Tortilla: A Book of Shapes. illus. by John Parra. 40p. glossary. Chronicle. Apr. 2013. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-1-4521-0616-8.
PreS-Gr 2–This picture book in rhyme focuses on everyday things–a square for a park, a round pot of stew, a rectangle for the scoreboard at the baseball game. All of the shapes and activities reflect Hispanic culture–stars are for parties and the celebration depicted is a fiesta. Round is a sombrero; squares are ventanas, or windows; [...]
Pick of the Day: A Long Way Away
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From space to seabed and vice versa
Pick of the Day: On a Beam of Light
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A picture book that focuses on Albert Einstein’s intellect hrough the concepts that puzzled and excited him. Check out SLJ’s starred review.
Pick of the Day: Open This Little Book
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Books within books and a series of opening lines
Pick of the Day: Frog Song
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a beautifully presented lesson on frogs
Book Review: Preschool to Grade 4 | April 2013
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Be sure to check out new easy readers by Michael Garland, Betsy Lewin, and Mo Willems as well as many other exciting new selections for spring.
Book/Multimedia Review Stars List | April 2013
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This month’s star listings include That is Not a Good Idea by Mo Willems, among others.
Pick of the Day: Look Up!
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A fun and informative guide to observing and sketching birds
Pick of the Day: Pug and Other Animal Poems
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animal poems with subjects ranging from pugs to geese to fireflies
Pick of the Day: The Highway Rat
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A rollicking tale of a swashbuckling rat, inspired by Alfred Noyes’s Highwayman.
Pick of the Day: Have You Seen My New Blue Socks?
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a small green duck frets unnecessarily about some “misplaced” socks
Pick of the Day: Perfectly Percy
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This winsome tale about a porcupine and a balloon would make a perfect choice for toddler storytimes.
Book/Multimedia Review Stars List: March 2013
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Check out SLJ’s Stars list. From Julia Donaldson’s “The Highway Rat” to Gail Carriger’s “Etiquette & Espionage.” There’s something for everyone.
