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Review of A Tour of the Human Body: Amazing Numbers—Fantastic Facts
A Tour of the Human Body: Amazing Numbers—Fantastic Facts [Number Tours for Curious Kids] by Jennifer Berne; illus. by Dawn DeVries Sokol Primary, Intermediate Kane/Astra 40 pp. 5/24 9781662670152 $18.99 e-book ed. 9781662670169 $11.99 Berne’s counts and measures of the cells and organs of the human body illustrate just how...
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Review of Over and Under the Wetland
Over and Under the Wetland by Kate Messner; illus. by Christopher Silas NealPrimary Chronicle 56 pp.8/24 9781797210872 $18.99Messner and Neal’s seventh contribution to their long-running series (most recently Over and Under the Canyon, rev. 11/21) follows a child and nature-savvy grandmother into a cypress swamp. The boardwalk trail takes them...
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Review of Sunken Ship
Sunken Ship by Amy Hevron; illus. by the authorPrimary Beach Lane/Simon 48 pp.9/24 9781665935005 $18.99e-book ed. 9781665935012 $10.99In 1733 a hurricane wrecks a Spanish galleon, which then sinks to the bottom of the Caribbean Sea and begins to serve as an artificial reef. Hevron’s account of the transformation from shipwreck...
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Review of Animal Superpowers!
Animal Superpowers! by Amy Cherrix; illus. by Frann Preston-GannonPrimary Beach Lane/Simon 48 pp.6/24 9781534456273 $18.99e-book ed. 9781534456280 $10.99Much like superheroes, some animal species have remarkable abilities. The ten featured species with “superpowers” have notable adaptations that help them to survive. These creatures are indeed impressive, and the book’s format enhances...
Review of The Iguanodon’s Horn: How Artists and Scientists Put a Dinosaur Back Together Again and Again…and Again
The Iguanodon’s Horn: How Artists and Scientists Put a Dinosaur Back Together Again and Again…and Again by Sean Rubin; illus. by the author Primary Clarion/HarperCollins 48 pp. 3/24 9780063239210 $21.99 What did dinosaurs really look like? The best attempts to answer this question are constantly changing. Rubin shows how each...
Review of Something About the Sky
Something About the Sky by Rachel Carson; illus. by Nikki McClureIntermediate Candlewick Studio 56 pp.3/24 9781536228700 $19.99This previously unpublished essay from “poet of science” Carson (1907–1964) is paired beautifully with McClure’s cut-paper and swirling ink-wash art. In 1956, a children’s television program asked Carson to respond to a child’s request...
Review of The Wonderful Wisdom of Ants
The Wonderful Wisdom of Ants by Philip Bunting; illus. by the authorPrimary Crown 32 pp.3/24 9780593567784 $17.99Library ed. 9780593567791 $20.99e-book ed. 9780593567807 $10.99This overview of ants combines cleverly designed graphics and a funny text to convey major concepts about the familiar insects. Expressive-eyed ants march across the pages, first in...
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Review of City of Leafcutter Ants: A Sustainable Society of Millions
City of Leafcutter Ants: A Sustainable Society of Millions by Amy Hevron; illus. by the authorPrimary Porter/Holiday 40 pp.6/24 9780823453184 $18.99In the rainforests of Central America, leafcutter ants live in colonies of up to “eight million sisters.” Likening the colonies to human cities, Hevron shows how the division of labor...
Review of Green: The Story of Plant Life on Our Planet
Green: The Story of Plant Life on Our Planet by Nicola Davies; illus. by Emily Sutton Primary Candlewick 40 pp. 3/24 9781536231410 $18.99 Davies showcases the important role that plants play on Earth as consumers of carbon, producers of oxygen, and mitigators of the effects of human-induced global warming. The...
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