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The Disney Bros.: The Fabulous Story of Walt and Roy
Readers who grew up steeped in the “Magic Kingdom” version of the legend may be in for a rethink.
Science Comics: The Digestive System: A Tour Through Your Guts
Serious middle school voyagers who go with the densely informational flow will wind up not intellectually constipated but, like E, ultimately, flushed with wonder.
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Vampires of Blinsh
Younger readers, undead or otherwise, with a taste for armchair travel will definitely bite.
The Challenger Disaster: Tragedy in the Skies
Definitely a “go” for middle grade readers, artfully incorporating a solid payload of information within a well-developed frame story.
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Black Heroes of the Wild West: Featuring Stagecoach Mary, Bass Reeves, and Bob Lemmons
Little dogies in middle grades won’t need to be coaxed to snatch up this fresh and timely alternative to Lillian Schlissel’s Black Frontiers: A History of African-American Heroes in the Old West.
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Girl on a Motorcycle
For picture book collections aimed at older readers, this is likely to touch something profound in teen or preteen lovers of Henry David Thoreau’s Walden as well as those who hear the siren call of travel.
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Willie Nelson: A Graphic History
There’s a bit too much inconsequential detail here, but upper grade fans of Reinhard Kleist’s Johnny Cash: I See a Darkness or popular music in general will flock to this.
Rocks and Minerals: Geology from Caverns to the Cosmos
A rock-solid review for serious students of our planet’s story, infused with humor and wonder.
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Journey Under the Arctic
A huge amount of information is provided about rarely visited habitats, but it is presented in such a didactic, stereotypical, and slapdash way that middle grade readers are likely to come away confused and/or offended.
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