K-Gr 3—Not since Carmen Deedy's The Library Dragon (Peachtree, 1994) flew in has there been such a humorous way to introduce library protocol...
Poltarnees, the pen name of Harold Darling (a collector of 19- and early-20-century children's books), brings together nearly 200 full-page illustrations, which, he states in his short introduction, "challenge the imagination delightfully...
Gr 9 Up—This program traces evolutionary science from Charles Darwin's first observations concerning natural selection to the modern study of the Human Genome Project...
Gr 6—9—Bankston introduces Paterson as a person and a writer...
Gr 2—4—George Brown moves to a new town and leaves his olds friends behind...
Gr 6—8—Rosendo, 14, has what might sound like a typical problem for adolescents—issues with the development of his vocal chords...
Gr 4—6—The first chapter of this attractive book, "The Stuff of Life," jumps right in by outlining the materials needed and the step-by-step process to follow to collect and isolate DNA by rinsing one's mouth out with salt water...
Gr 1—3—So, if you're prey to a bully, it's ok for you to call the bully names like lunatic, local lout, little dunce, and demented, right? That's one of the first messages to be gleaned from this annoying, contrived rhymed story of Lionel, who is being tormented by Picky Pete (so called because he's known for picking his nose and wiping his hand on his seat)...
Gr 10 Up—This memoir is an excellent example of the graphic novel's ability to make pain visible...