Nonfiction
Gr 5–8—Through fresh, well-done reproductions, these books present overviews of specific moments from the Civil Rights Movement...
K-Gr 1—These introductions to science cover the most basic of information in ways that young readers will find easy and fun...
Gr 2–4—These continuations in Cavendish's hands-on guide to animals (previous titles include Ants, Beetles, and Grasshoppers, which SLJ described as "valuable resources for teachers planning natural-history field trips") offer rudimentary information on various species...
Gr 3–5—This new series offers profiles of some lesser-known originators of well-known creations (with the exception of Jacques Cousteau)...
Pres-Gr 1 - Enslow continues to "Zoom in," this time focusing on insects (previous series have centered on "Body Invaders," "Crime Scenes," and "Bizarre Bugs")...
James Gulliver Hancock’s new nonfiction title offers a charming and whimsical look at well-known figures through drawing.
I mentioned in our Best Books of the Year so far post that “If I’d had a week longer, I would have been able to list a tremendous memoir which we’ll be featuring here shortly.” Well, it’s been shortly, and here it is: Keven Brockmeier’s A Few Seconds of Radiant Filmstrip. As a mention below, [...]
Separate is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family’s Fight for Desegretation By Duncan Tonatiuh Harry N. Abrams $18.95 ISBN: 978-1419710544 Ages 7-12 On shelves now If I blame my childhood education for anything I suppose it would be for instilling in me the belief that the history worth learning consisted of a set of [...]
Joanna Rakoff’s wonderfully engaging memoir, My Salinger Year, shares the author’s experiences during the year she moves to New York City straight out of grad school. She sort of maybe wants to be a poet. She knows she wants to work with books. Maybe publishing? She leaves her boyfriend behind, even though he sounds like [...]
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