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Ballerina Gets Ready
A general purchase with engaging illustrations, but a ballet story that does not quite hit all its marks. However, where ballet books circulate well, this one will be no exception.
The Movie Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained
The featured films form a strong list of Hollywood Golden Age and art-house recommendations for cinephiles. Easy to peruse, this is a fine introduction for budding film buffs.
A Riddle in Ruby
The world-building is fascinating, the characters entertaining, and a sequel is assured by a cliff-hanger. Good fun!
Hollywood's Greatest Directors
Gr 7 Up—This set celebrates film as the "primary medium for exploring who we are as Americans" and as today's most popular form of art...
The Great Directors: The Making of 21st Century Hollywood
Gr 9 Up—This informative and wide-ranging survey will have immediate appeal for its inclusion of many movies known, and loved, by teens...
World War I for Kids: A History with 21 Activities
Gr 4–8—In the introduction, the author explains that when studying wars, looking at winners and losers is less crucial than examining the overall effects...
The Northern Frights
Gr 3–6—Youngsters familiar with the earlier books in this series would be the best audience for this lackluster addition, as frequent references are made to characters and plot developments without adequate explanation...
Scary School: Monsters on the March
Gr 3–6—This second book in the series finds the students-some human, some not-on a field trip to Albania to meet the Monster King...
Hugo
Gr 4 Up—Martin Scorsese's film adaptation of Brian Selznick's Caldecott-winning novel, The Invention of Hugo Cabret (Scholastic, 2007), has remained faithful to its source...
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