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Nic Blake and the Remarkables: The Book of Anansi by Angie ThomasIntermediate Clarion/HarperCollins 480 pp.9/25 9780063225183 $19.99This second book in a projected trilogy (The Manifestor Prophecy, rev. 5/23) is as energetic as the first. Recently relocated from Jackson, Mississippi, Nic Blake once again must adjust to a new town with...
Rock Paper Incisors: A Skunk and Badger Story by Amy Timberlake; illus. by Jon KlassenPrimary, Intermediate Little, Brown 192 pp.10/25 9781643750071 $18.99Roommates Skunk and Badger (Skunk and Badger, rev. 1/21; Egg Marks the Spot) are now caring for two rat pups, Zeno and Zephyr. Badger, true to form, has exacting...
Flurry, Float, and Fly!: The Story of a Snowstorm by Laura Purdie Salas; illus. by Chiara FedelePreschool, Primary Bloomsbury 40 pp.11/25 9781547603503 $18.99Salas (Zap! Clap! Boom!: The Story of a Thunderstorm, rev. 1/21) turns her lyrical meteorological observations toward an impending snowstorm, as two children (and some forest animals) scan...
Buzz! Boom! Bang!: The Book of Sounds by Benjamin Gottwald; illus. by the authorPreschool, Primary NorthSouth 168 pp.9/25 9780735846036 $21.95This wordless picture book contains many pages and limitless potential for noise-making. “This book is meant to be read aloud!” quips an introduction that encourages readers to “make the sound that...
I Am We: How Crows Come Together to Survive by Leslie Barnard Booth; illus. by Alexandra FinkeldeyPrimary Chronicle 40 pp.9/25 9781797226156 $18.99“I follow him, / and he follows she, / and they follow me, / and me turns to we—” In rhythmic text, Booth explores the many ways in which...
Just in Case: Saving Seeds in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault by Megan Clendenan; illus. by Brittany CicchesePrimary Charlesbridge 32 pp.10/25 9781623544805 $17.99Deep in the earth, protected by multiple sensors and systems, the Svalbard Global Seed Vault on an icy Arctic island ensures that the “priceless treasure” of more than...
Across the Ice: How We Saved the Ojibwe Horse by Darcy Whitecrow and Heather M. O’Connor; illus. by Natasha DonovanPrimary Candlewick 32 pp.9/25 9781536229455 $18.99Whitecrow (Ojibwe/Dakota; Seine River First Nation Band), with coauthor O’Connor, tells of the rescue of the last four remaining Lac La Croix Indigenous ponies, or Ojibwe...
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Review of That Swingin’ Sound!: The Musical Friendship of Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong
That Swingin’ Sound!: The Musical Friendship of Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong by Rekha S. Rajan; illus. by Ken DaleyPrimary Beach Lane/Simon 48 pp.10/25 9781665957038 $19.99When Ella Fitzgerald was growing up in New York City, the rhythmic sounds of jazz inspired her to dance everywhere: “at home, on the streets,...
Stella & Marigold: Mermaids and Mix-Ups by Annie Barrows; illus. by Sophie BlackallPrimary, Intermediate Chronicle 116 pp.9/25 9781797219714 $15.99Big sister Stella and little sister Marigold make a welcome return to the page with their own brand of sibling affection. The humor, energy, and poignancy of the first book (Stella &...
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