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A useful, appealing text that explains an important topic.
An important addition to library collections as an introduction to early scientific methods, cooperation between scientists, and an inspiration to would-be naturalists.
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All Ways Family
Cartoon illustrations depicting diverse characters reinforce the book’s all-inclusive tone, however, there’s a disconnect between the sophisticated content provided and the age and developmental readiness of the intended audience.
Despite writing and format imperfections, this is an important primary source story of a young refugee during World War II. Purchase where demand in this subject area is strong.
This fascinating story is sure to captivate young conservationists.
The ABC format of the book suggests this book is targeted at the youngest readers, but they will need someone with plenty of background knowledge in baseball and baseball lore for some of it to make sense.
The narrative and illustrations, though informative, do not quite capture the magical wonder of hummingbirds. Useful as an additional title in large public or school libraries.
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The Book of Brilliant Bugs
An excellent choice for browsing or careful study. Also, a fine mentor text to study how to present information in an appealing way.
An informative scientific adventure.
An important book that demands to be seen. It adds to the conversation of #OwnVoices and speaks to a young person’s need for expression and social justice.
Caldecott-winning author Cordell and the iconic Mister Rogers have a lot of neighbors. Buy multiple copies.
A useful addition to classroom and library collections on ocean life and conservation. Purchase where rich informational picture books are in demand.
Accessible and inspiring, this is a worthwhile introduction to an essential topic.
An eye-catching addition to nonfiction collections serving elementary students, especially suited for beginning conversations on environmentalism. Also could be used to complement classroom curriculum.
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The Sea Knows
A solid selection for nature/science-themed storytime or as a springboard for future investigation.
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Curious Kids: Explore the Meadow
Recommend for parents who want to teach young readers about the natural world. Great for encouraging children to continuously learn and explore.
Although biographies about Pulitzer aren’t likely to fly off the shelf, this one is a good jumping-off point for discussions of civic responsibility and philanthropy. A solid, if somewhat additional, purchase for most libraries.
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The Magic and Mystery of Trees
This inviting first look at trees begs for backup by other texts.
An additional purchase for large libraries looking to diversify children’s cookbook collections.
Recommended for additional purchase due to the lack of sources or other back matter.
A recommended purchase for libraries serving middle and high school students, especially ones with a focus on computer science, engineering, and technology.
This volume provides fascinating reading for middle grade animal lovers, especially those who love dogs.
Eriksson offers a detailed book explaining why birds are endangered and how humans can help them. For a library that has a need for environmental activism for upper elementary, middle, or possibly high school, this would be a strong addition.
Readers seeking more complex stories of women in the wilderness would do well to read Ellen Meloy or Terry Tempest Williams. However, Markegard’s life is deeply unique, and she has vast acres of knowledge and adventure tales to share.
An informative and nonintimidating work; a suitable addition for libraries needing to add to their mental health collection.
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What Can I Do When I Grow Up?
Recommended as an entertaining and thoughtful volume on careers and the many factors that influence career choice.
The author conveys the fundamental issues underlying climate change in an engaging and well-documented manner. Highly recommended for purchase.
A must-purchase for all secondary school libraries. Readers who liked Fighting Chance: The Struggle Over Woman Suffrage and Black Suffrage In Reconstruction America by Faye E. Dudden and Sisters in the Struggle: African American Women in the Civil Rights-Black Power Movement edited by Bettye Collier-Thomas will particularly like Dionne’s work.
A fine supplementary textbook for middle school science, but an unlikely candidate for unguided borrowing in a school library.
For larger libraries or libraries looking to expand their potential career offerings, this is a good choice to show how anyone can defend our world.
Dog lovers will relish the rich detail and extensive photography in this engaging guide to canine care and advocacy.
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The Trump Presidency
A useful source where a gap exists as children’s and YA literature has not caught up with the onslaught of adult books about the Trump administration. However, many librarians may want to opt for a comparable book with a lower price point.
An easy and condensed scientific look at chemicals and their interactions with the natural world. While not something children are likely to read on their own, the book would do well in a middle school classroom.
Children will enjoy the hands-on activities but will require companion books on the subject in order to fully understand many of the concepts.
A perfect combination of text and illustration invites young readers to learn more about our oceans. A fabulous find for science and social studies teachers, and young readers exploring nonfiction books.
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The Great Big Brain Book
An educational resource for young readers that uses an accessible narrative and light-hearted illustrations to explain the diverse functions and abilities of the human brain. Could also serve as a good conversation starter with children about difficult subjects like a grandparent dealing with Alzheimer’s disease. Read-alikes include Hoffman’s The Great Big Book of Families, Gabi Garcia’s Listening to My Body, and Niels van Hove’s My Strong Mind.
A fascinating introduction to the world’s largest biome. Recommended.
While at times this is an intriguing read and a provocative conversation starter, the absence of an index or sources for research makes it an additional selection for libraries.
An engaging look at microscopic parts of familiar animals. Recommended.
A fun way for children to realize that animals play just like them. Great for libraries looking to beef up their animal collections.
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In the Woods
Highly recommended for elementary libraries and elementary science and language arts classrooms.
A spirited book about a lesser-known historical figure. Recommended for elementary school and public libraries.
This compulsively readable, must-buy narrative nonfiction serves as the ultimate antidote to civic complacence.
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Nature All Around: Plants
This brief introduction to the world of plants is a serviceable primer.
This lesser-known subject is an inspiration for daring girls. An excellent addition to biography collections.
In an age driven by images, this book is an anomaly. Its audience is language lovers. Even though Fleischman’s gushing writing style gets in the way of his own love for the subject, the book has unusual appeal and is beautifully produced.
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Noisemakers: 25 Women Who Raised Their Voices & Changed the World; A Graphic Collection from Kazoo
A wonderful teaching tool for history lessons, and a solid addition to public or school libraries.
A slam dunk purchase. Basketball fans will devour this book with the credentials of NatGeo and ESPN to back it up.
Chihuly’s work is an inspiration, and this book does a good job of capturing his creativity.
A great choice for women’s history lesson plans, gym teachers, or to teach the character trait of determination. Pair with Kathleen Krull’s Wilma Unlimited or Pat Zietlow Miller’s The Quickest Kid in Clarksville for a dashing good time.
This worthy library addition serves to both educate and inspire young readers in the effort to preserve primates and their habitat well into the future.
A finely illustrated biography equally suited to research or pleasure reading.
Highly recommended for middle grade through high school collections in both school and public libraries.
The storytelling is unsophisticated, but the photography is exciting. Readers can’t go wrong with the sheer kid-appeal of a surfing pug.
This book can work well in a classroom setting, but it can be skipped for library collections where the author isn’t already known.
Overall, a very beautiful book. The only drawback is that because it looks like a younger reader’s picture book, some of the great content might not reach the audience that would benefit from the advice. Nevertheless, this is a terrific addition to any library.
Best-selling author and Sibert Honor-winner Chris Barton talks about his new book, All of a Sudden and Forever: Help and Healing After the Oklahoma City Bombing, and how parents, educators, librarians, and authors can discuss difficult topics with young children.
Fans of Ottaviani’s T-Minus: The Race to the Moon, as well as those interested in science or space travel, will eagerly gravitate to this title. A stellar addition to all collections.
Purchase for collections that regularly serve homeschooled populations or teachers.
This beautiful, well-written book provides a sense of historical continuity, remembrance, and stability. Highly recommended for all collections.
A great addition to middle grade collections.
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Obsessive About Octopuses
This is certainly not a title for reports, regardless of the bounty of information and variety of octopuses. As a browsing item, it is equally informative and frustrating.
This resource will unlock some of the mysteries of fads and trends with interesting examples and solid information; ultimately, readers will be able to recognize trends and make better decisions based on their own interests rather than succumbing to herd mentality.
Three recent YA nonfiction works—Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You; An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States for Young People; and A Queer History of the United States for Young People—are "remixing" history to put marginalized people front and center.
The new DC title, which will be released on December 1, will profile female public figures including Michelle Obama, Malala Yousafzai, Serena Williams, and Greta Thunberg.
A very well-executed, colorful, and detailed biography of an American heroine. A welcome addition to any young readers’ biography section.
Libraries in Washington State will want to buy the book for its local connection; other libraries looking for attractive nonfiction science titles for younger students will certainly want to consider purchasing.
A vibrant and entertaining introduction to noteworthy locations around the world.
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Sea Otters: A Survival Story
This very relevant book on climate change and endangered species is a strong choice for all nonfiction collections. Give to readers who are interested in books that show how to make a real difference for the overall welfare of the planet.
An uplifting biography that spotlights the dedicated physician who saved lives, created the Paralympic Games, and became a pioneer for disability rights.
In an era when women are finally being recognized for their important accomplishments, this title adds one more name to the list. It could also encourage a deeper understanding of Japanese and American relations post-Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
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In the Garden
An excellent purchase for public and elementary school nonfiction collections.
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Women Artists A to Z
Browsers and report writers alike will be attracted to this work. A collection that should circulate well in school and public libraries.
A great gift for young readers interested in making things. The book is not likely to last long in a library because of its interactive nature.
Add this title to collections to continue to develop comprehensive #Ownvoices narratives. This one reaches wide and deep.
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One World, Many Colors
A welcome addition to elementary libraries that will make for a great read-aloud.
While it is admirable to encourage children to think creatively in order to solve conflicts without violence, this book will likely have a limited audience.
A vivacious exploration of the early lives of the leaders of the free world; an excellent nonfiction addition that will engage young history buffs.
A fine addition to most biography or poetry collections for libraries in search of resources on Dickinson for young readers.
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Apollo 13: A Successful Failure
An engaging space survival story that has the potential to turn middle grade science fiction/adventure fans into nonfiction readers. Could be used as a longer read-aloud to accompany a science unit.
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The Big Bang Book
In a crowded field of Earth-origin and evolution stories for children, this is well worth a look for its simple, but not vague, approach to the topic. Alongside Marion Dane Bauer’s and Ekua Holmes’s poetic The Stuff of Stars, it will awaken young readers’ curiosity.
The dazzling visuals will draw both science-minded upper grade scholars and casual browsers. The meaty analyses will cause the former, at least, to linger.
Sarah’s story is a beautiful representation of one young Mexican American girl’s journey to claim her identity. This important book spotlights a community using the arts to break down social borders.
This book, written by the same author as the Sibert Honor–winning Sachiko, introduces the topic of nuclear war to a younger audience. A useful resource that could be tied to the International Day of Peace.
This title could serve as a rich source for topical research or inspiration to students interested in pursuing studies in science. Highly recommended for all elementary and middle school libraries.
This comprehensive primer of the history and importance of the powwow in North American Indigenous culture is a necessary purchase.
From his childhood days peering up at the sky to his struggles to find his life’s calling, Massimino’s story will inspire many kids. Recommended for precocious elementary readers with an interest in space and general junior high nonfiction collections.
A solid and readable addition to school library collections.
Recommended for middle to high school students, educators, and others interested in becoming civically informed and engaged.
Messner’s well-written and -documented book will fascinate any nature lover, but younger readers who love snakes will be thrilled.
Fans of National Geographic’s Captain Aquatica’s Awesome Ocean or Simon Tyler’s Adventures On Earth will like this nonfiction title about the ocean’s depths.
A solid addition to hockey collections that are in need of more history and less team-centric works.
Nonessential. Recommended for school and large public collections. Use in units on music appreciation and women recording artists.
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The #MeToo Movement
A readable and valuable source. Be sure to add to your collection for readers looking to educate themselves and to conduct research on a crucial and timely topic.
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Thurgood Marshall
A mostly approachable biography about a key player in the civil rights movement and one of the great legal minds of the 20th century. Purchase to refresh dated biographies on Marshall.
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