Reviews
School Library Connection Review for American Places: From Vision to Reality
This series features accessible volumes about great American places. Struggling readers will not be overwhelmed with lengthy text, as there is approximately one paragraph on each page. The…
Booklist Review of Parques de diversiones embrujados
This entry in the De Puntillas en lugares escalofriantes (Tiptoe into Scary Places) series hits kids where they live: amusement parks. Cantor recounts creepy, alleged tales of people hearing…
Jean Little Library Blog Review of Harpy Eagle
This new series features “Apex Predators,” from giant otters to jaguars. I received the Harpy Eagle for review.
Harpy eagles are really cool. I didn’t really learn anything new in this…
Bookworm for Kids Blog Review of Chicken
Sticking to the facts, this book explains exactly how a chicken develops from an egg in a way young listeners can easily understand.
This book is chicken information pure—starting with…
Bookworm for Kids Blog Review of Three-Legged Hero
Ten-year-old Cali watched her new dog-walking client hop around the neighborhood. Thunder was a retired military dog—a real-life hero who had saved several lives in Afghanistan. The German…
Bookworm for Kids Blog Review of My Indy
Jamey’s father walked into the kitchen, holding a surprise. It was an adorable black lab puppy. “A puppy? For me?” Jamey shouted. "Not just any puppy. With your help, he’ll grow up to use his
Bookworm for Kids Blog Review of Tomb Robbers
From sarcophagi to the process of embalming to the puzzle of mummy identification, this book takes a dive into ancient Egyptian tombs and reveals all sorts of gems of information young…
NSTA Recommends Arapaima
Apex Predators of the Amazon Rain Forest: Arapaima stands out among books about predators because of its engaging formatting and its questioning strategies that propel the reader…
NSTA Recommends Jaguar
Apex Predators of the Amazon Rain Forest: Jaguar stands out among books about predators because of its engaging formatting and its questioning strategies that propel the reader forward
NSTA Recommends Green Anaconda
Apex Predators of the Amazon Rain Forest: Green Anaconda stands out among books about predators because of its engaging formatting and its questioning strategies that propel the reader
NSTA Recommends Black Caiman
Apex Predators of the Amazon Rain Forest: Black Caiman stands out among books about predators because of its engaging formatting and its questioning strategies that propel the reader…
NSTA Recommends Bull Shark
Apex Predators of the Amazon Rain Forest: Bull Shark stands out among books about predators because of its engaging formatting and its questioning strategies that propel the reader…