Book/Multimedia Review Stars | September 2013
Fiction BĂDESCU, Ramona. Pomelo’s Opposites. tr. from French by Claudia Zoe Bedrick. illus. by Benjamin Chaud. (Pomelo the Garden Elephant Series). Enchanted Lion. p. 112. BEST, Cari. Beatrice Spells...
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FREEDMAN, Russell. Angel Island: Gateway to Gold Mountain. 96p. bibliog. index. notes. photos. reprods. Clarion. Oct. 2013. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-0-547-90378-1. Gr 5-8–For the 30 years it was in...
View ArticlePick of the Day: The Case of the Vanishing Honeybees
MARKLE, Sandra. The Case of the Vanishing Honeybees: A Scientific Mystery. 48p. diag. further reading. glossary. index. map. photos. websites. Millbrook. Oct. 2013. RTE $29.27. ISBN 978-1-4677-0592-9;...
View ArticlePick of the Day: Thrice Told Tales: Three Mice Full of Writing Advice
LEWIS, Catherine. Thrice Told Tales: Three Mice Full of Writing Advice. illus. by Joost Swarte. 144p. appendix. diag. glossary. index. S & S/Atheneum. 2013. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-1-4169-5784-3. ebook...
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DOWNER, Ann. Wild Animal Neighbors: Sharing Our Urban World. 64p. bibliog. further reading. index. map. notes. photos. websites. Twenty-First Century. Nov. 2013. lib. ed. $33.27. ISBN...
View ArticlePick of the Day: Wild Animal Neighbors
DOWNER, Ann. Wild Animal Neighbors: Sharing Our Urban World. 64p. bibliog. further reading. index. map. notes. photos. websites. Twenty-First Century. Nov. 2013. lib. ed. $33.27. ISBN...
View ArticlePick of the Day: Parrots Over Puerto Rico
ROTH, Susan L. & Cindy Trumbore. Parrots Over Puerto Rico. illus. by Susan L. Roth. 48p. bibliog. chron. photos. Lee & Low. 2013. RTE $19.95. ISBN 978-1-62014-004-8. LC 2012048195. Gr...
View ArticlePick of the Day: Scaly Spotted Feathered Frilled: How Do We Know What...
THIMMESH, Catherine. Scaly Spotted Feathered Frilled: How Do We Know What Dinosaurs Really Looked Like? illus. by John Sibbick et al. 64p. chron. diag. glossary. index. notes. photos. reprods. Houghton...
View ArticleBook Review: Grades 5 & Up Nonfiction | November 2013
Grades 5 & Up AGUILAR , David A. Space Encyclopedia: A Tour of Our Solar System and Beyond. illus. by author. 192p. chart. chron. diag. further reading. glossary. index. photos. reprods. websites....
View ArticleSLJ Best Books 2013 Adult Books 4 Teens
Every fall the “Adult Books 4 Teens” reviewers come together to nominate, discuss, and select the best reading of the year for a list that guarantees a combination of excellence and appeal to young...
View ArticleSLJ Best Books 2013 Fiction
Beginning with a list of several hundred books that have earned stars throughout the year, SLJ‘s book review editors commenced the grand task of winnowing down the best of the best. The volume of...
View ArticleSLJ Best Books 2013 Nonfiction
Beginning with a list of several hundred books that have earned stars throughout the year, SLJ‘s book review editors commenced the grand task of winnowing down the best of the best. In this year’s...
View ArticleBook Review: Grades 5 & Up Nonfiction | December 2013
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View ArticleBook/Multimedia Review Stars | December 2013
How Big Were Dinosaurs? (Judge) ©2013 by Lita Judge Fiction ANDERSEN, Hans Christian . The Little Mermaid: A Pop-up Adaptation of the Classic Fairy Tale . adapt by Robert Sabuda. illus. by adapter. S...
View ArticleBook Review: Grades 5 & Up Nonfiction | January 2014
Bolden, Tonya . Searching for Sarah Rector: The Richest Black Girl in America. 80p. glossary. index. maps. notes. photos. reprods. Abrams. Jan. 2014. Tr $21.95. ISBN 9781419708466. LC 2012039254. Gr...
View ArticleBook Review: Grades 5-8 Fiction | January 2014
Kipling, Rudyard . Just So Stories: For Little Children. illus. by Ian Wallace. 64p. Groundwood. 2013. Tr $19.95. ISBN 9781554982127; ebk. $16.95. ISBN 9781554982141. Gr 3-6– The first of two volumes,...
View ArticleBook Review: Grades 9 & Up Fiction | January 2014
Anderson, Laurie Halse . The Impossible Knife of Memory. 384p. Viking. Jan. 2014. Tr $18.99. ISBN 9780670012091. Gr 9 Up– Hayley is the daughter of a veteran, and his PTSD colors every aspect of their...
View ArticleBook/Multimedia Starred Reviews | January 2014
Leo Geo and the Cosmic Crisis/Matt Data and the Cosmic Crisis (CHAD)©2013 by Jon Chad Fiction Anderson, Laurie Halse . The Impossible Knife of Memory. Viking. Jan. 2014. p. 92. DeStefano, Lauren ....
View ArticlePick of the Day: Searching for Sarah Rector
Bolden, Tonya. Searching for Sarah Rector: The Richest Black Girl in America. 80p. glossary. index. maps. notes. photos. reprods. Abrams. Jan. 2014. Tr $21.95. ISBN 9781419708466. LC 2012039254. Gr...
View ArticleBook Review: Grades 5 & Up Nonfiction|February 2014
Gevinson, Tavi, ed. Rookie Yearbook Two. 352p. illus. photos. reprods. Drawn & Quarterly. 2013. pap. $29.95. ISBN 9781770461482. Gr 7 Up –Brimming with the social and cultural insights that made...
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