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...
PreS-Gr 3—This well-done animated production is based on parables from the Bible...
PreS-Gr 1—This imaginative rhyming story shows myriad behaviors that a dog might engage in...
Gr 10 Up—This volume covers the topic from personal, historical, political, and international perspectives and tackles some incredibly controversial issues in the mix...
PreS-Gr 1—What Minnie doesn't know about her gray velvet donkey is that Jonadab has the ability to fly whenever the urge strikes, though he has not done so for a long time...
K-Gr 2—From the scary-looking giant hairy desert scorpion to the "let's get one" baby meerkat, the engaging full-color photographs are key to these well-organized books...
PreS-K—A young girl travels to Israel with her parents and shares her experiences with her stuffed monkey, Koofi...
Gr 10 Up—After an introduction that covers the history of American thinking on the environment and mentions figures from Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau to Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and Barack Obama, this thorough set boasts essays on myriad aspects of the government's early, current, and future relationships to natural resources...

K-Gr 4—Eight-year-old Liz and her father, just back from serving in World War II, reconnect as they share an autumn day, slices of cherry pie, and the harsh but moving sound of a crow call...