Nonfiction - Elementary
This month, we highlight stellar nonfiction titles on marine life, from a look at the reproductive habits of horseshoe crabs to a picture book about some of the strangest undersea denizens.
After conducting surveys and focus groups with subscribers and reviewers, SLJ's reviews editors have instituted some subtle but key changes, all with the goal of making collection development decisions easier and more efficient for our readers.
Don't miss the late Bonnie Christensen's final picture book, a biography of Elvis; the latest from April Pulley Sayres, and Robert Burleigh's heartrending portrayal of the rescue of a humpback whale.
From the new "Penderwicks" novel to the sequel to E.K. Johnston’s The Story of Owen, the titles featured in SLJ’s March issue will delight fans and create new ones. Check out the latest sneak peek of reviews appearing in the next print issue.
This month’s outstanding nonfiction includes tons of rhyme and verse, from offerings to tempt animal lovers, with The Maine Coon’s Haiku and An Ambush of Tigers to a collection of can’t-miss classics, with The Death of the Hat.
Animals dominated the starred reviews this February, from plucky poultry to a runaway tiger cub to the fabulous world of hippos.
Elementary-aged students have some real winners to look forward to this month. From an electrifying biography of Benjamin Franklin to can’t-miss poetry, these titles have something for everyone.
This month’s can’t-miss nonfiction for the younger set includes Miranda Paul’s One Plastic Bag, a picture book biography of a young woman who brought recycling to the Gambia, and Chiu Kwong-Chiu’sIn the Forbidden City, an in-depth illustrated look at China’s imperial palace.
Enjoy a chimp-filled romp through Gombe with Jane Goodall’s latest, check out Kevin Brooks’s Carnegie Award–winning The Bunker Diary, and follow four generations of blackberry fool with Emily Jenkins’s sumptuous picture book A Fine Dessert with the December stars, which offer the best of fiction, nonfiction, and multimedia.
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