Book Reviews
Diggers, Dozers, and Dumpers: Small Stories About Big Machines by Ole Könnecke; illus. by the author; trans. from German by Melody Shaw Primary Gecko 32 pp. 5/25 9798765667552 $18.99 Wry humor is the fuel that makes these big machines go. Emily Sheep, a sculptor, uses a wheel loader to position...
A Gift of Dust: How Saharan Plumes Feed the Planet by Martha Brockenbrough; illus. by Juana Martinez-Neal Primary, Intermediate Knopf 40 pp. 5/25 9780593428429 $19.99 Library ed. 9780593428436 $22.99 e-book ed. 9780593428443 $11.99 “When a sunbeam slips through a window in a certain slant of light, you can see a...
How to Reach the Moon by Nicolás Schuff; illus. by Ana Sender; trans. from Spanish by Lawrence Schimel Primary Amazon Crossing Kids 40 pp. 4/25 9781662522963 $18.99 How can one visit the moon without leaving our Earth? This question, reminiscent of a riddle or folktale, is answered in a surprising...
Hick: The Trailblazing Journalist Who Captured Eleanor Roosevelt’s Heart by Sarah Miller Middle School, High School Random House Studio/Random 384 pp. 5/25 9780593649091 $20.99 Library ed. 9780593649107 $23.99 e-book ed. 9780593649114 $12.99 Miller’s (Hanged, rev. 11/22) compelling biography charts the historic path famed journalist Lorena “Hick” Hickok (1893–1968) took from...
Fireworks by Matthew Burgess; illus. by Cátia Chien Preschool, Primary Clarion/HarperCollins 48 pp. 5/25 9780063216723 $19.99 Two young siblings, who serve as narrators, enjoy an eventful summer day that ends with an epic fireworks display. The story begins with them greeting the morning and eating their breakfast with chopsticks and...
Hurricane by Jason Chin; illus. by the author Primary, Intermediate Porter/Holiday 48 pp. 5/25 9780823458493 $19.99 Hatteras Island off the coast of North Carolina is the scene for Chin’s latest: an examination of a hurricane (based on several real ones) brilliantly told in segments alternating between actions of island residents...
Titan of the Stars by E. K. Johnston High School Tundra 304 pp. 5/25 9781774884089 $19.99 e-book ed. 9781774884096 $10.99 Brief but dire opening vignettes warn readers they’re headed into trouble before the narrative begins at the launch of the Titan, a spaceship (with echoes of the Titanic) on its...
Making Light Bloom: Clara Driscoll and the Tiffany Lamps by Sandra Nickel; illus. by Julie Paschkis Primary Peachtree 32 pp. 6/25 9781682636091 $18.99 This picture-book biography of stained-glass artist Clara Driscoll (1861–1944) opens on a bucolic scene of the gardens and “the house on a hill” in Ohio where she...
Beasts by Ingvild Bjerkeland; trans. from Norwegian by Rosie Hedger Middle School, High School Em Querido/Levine Querido 128 pp. 4/25 9781646145133 $17.99 Beasts have invaded thirteen-year-old Abdi’s homeland. With their hoofed feet, long arms, slender hands, and razor-sharp claws, the beasts pursue and kill every living creature. The government has...
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