Gr 2—5—In this treasure-trove of information, two children, one a Tokyo urbanite and the other from a rural village, introduce readers to their country and its culture, including geography, language, traditional arts, costume, etiquette, sports, and festivals...
Gr 4—7—These titles will do little to ease the distress of struggling kids, and their potential as resources for school reports is undermined by a lack of citations...
Gr 3 Up—Matt Hanson (Keir Gilchrist), a 12-year-old math prodigy, is working for an institute on the seemingly impossible idea of invisibility, but that is the least of his worries...
Gr 7—9—Alex is a 14-year-old geek from New Jersey who loves unicorns and is plagued by acne...
Gr 9 Up—Soledad is about to graduate from a Miami performing-arts high school and is weighing her options for a future dance career...
Gr 3—6—Starting and ending in New York City, this book takes readers full circle on a 17-poem journey that celebrates the rising of the full moon around the globe...

Gr 4—6—From the powerful osprey on the jacket with its outstretched wing and glittering eyes, through eagles and owls, herons and vultures, and loons and pelicans, Arnosky's painterly eye and literary hand portray more than 20 "flying predators...
K-Gr 2—An old and majestic oak falls deep in the woods...
Gr 6—9—Girls who have dreamed of walking the runway or designing clothes, as well as those who want to help humanity, will enjoy this book...