Elementary
SLJ reviews It's Tough to Lose Your Balloon by Jarrett J. Krosoczka.
While the American Library Association (ALA) Office for Information Technology Policy (OITP) is largely concerned with policy on the legislative level, an OITP-sponsored program at ALA's 2015 annual conference, Hacking the Culture of Learning in the Library, focused on what libraries themselves need to know to function as outside-the-school-walls learning zones.
A sweet selection of picture books, including greats new titles from Emily Jenkins, Stephen Savage, Sergio Ruzzier, Emily Gravett, Hannah Harrison, and Dan Yaccarino. Arguably the most exciting offering is by the inimitable Kevin Henkes.
Animal books are always popular additions to nonfiction collections, and this month features tons of great selections, from an illustrated biography of entomologist Jean-Henri Fabre to a glimpse at everyone’s favorite flightless Australian bird—the emu—to a poignant story of a horse who took part in the first world war.
Sparking kids' excitement in the natural world during STEAM-themed lessons or storytimes is easy when you choose from the following titles. Add an experiment, or visit the resources suggested, and kids will leave the library with a plethora of new knowledge about their world.
Look no further, chapter book fans. There’s tons of updates to beloved series on the horizon, from everyone’s favorite hamster, Humphrey, who embarks on a camping trip, to EllRay Jakes, who takes on his greatest challenge yet: popularity.
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