Book Reviews
Coming Home / Tutuqaykingaqw Nima: A Hopi Resistance Story / Hopisino Pahan Tutqayiwuy Ep Yorhomti by Mavasta Honyouti; illus. by the author; trans. into Hopi by Marilyn Parra Primary, Intermediate Levine/Levine Querido 48 pp. 11/24 9781646144570 $18.99 Honyouti (Hopi, Iswungwa/Coyote clan) is an award-winning carver. His low-relief carved and painted...
Cicely Tyson by Renée Watson; illus. by Sherry Shine Primary Amistad/HarperCollins 48 pp. 11/24 9780063219991 $19.99 In this picture-book biography told in poems, Watson (Maya’s Song, rev. 11/22) pays homage to legendary actor Cicely Tyson (1924–2021). The book opens with a poem called “1920s” (“Black is Harlem. / Black is...
Unlocking the Universe: The Cosmic Discoveries of the Webb Space Telescope by Suzanne Slade Primary, Intermediate Charlesbridge 48 pp. 10/24 9781623544591 $17.99 e-book ed. 9781632894083 $9.99 The James Webb Space Telescope is the latest “great observatory” collecting data on distant galaxies and stars from a position orbiting Earth. Slade skillfully...
What I Must Tell the World: How Lorraine Hansberry Found Her Voice by Jay Leslie; illus. by Loveis Wise Primary Hillman Grad/Zando 48 pp. 10/24 9781638930693 $19.99 “Our stories can change the world.” Carl Hansberry’s words and courageous example were an inspiration to his daughter Lorraine (1930–1965). From a young...
Bounce!: A Scientific History of Rubber by Sarah Albee; illus. by Eileen Ryan Ewen Primary Charlesbridge 48 pp. 10/24 978623543792 $18.99 e-book ed. 9781632893574 $9.99 Inviting readers into this spirited book, a bouncing red-rubber ball generates a path leading from the initial endpapers to the first words of text. Here...
Virus Hunters: How Science Protects People When Outbreaks and Pandemics Strike by Amy Cherrix Intermediate, Middle School Harper/HarperCollins 336 pp. 9/24 9780063069541 $19.99 e-book ed. 9780063069565 $9.99 Epidemiologists are scientists who study the causes, patterns, and control of diseases in groups of people. Positioning epidemiologists as forensic detectives, Cherrix examines...
The Doll Test: Choosing Equality by Carole Boston Weatherford; illus. by David Elmo Cooper Primary Carolrhoda 32 pp. 11/24 9781728477930 $18.99 This powerful picture book brings to life the essential research of psychologists Kenneth and Mamie Clark, whose work significantly influenced the fight against segregation, having concluded that “school segregation...
Love Is Hard Work: The Art and Heart of Corita Kent by Dan Paley; illus. by Victoria Tentler-Krylov Primary, Intermediate Candlewick 40 pp. 11/24 9781536220322 $18.99 It only takes a “little heart” to make a big impact, and so tells the story of artist and religious sister Corita Kent (1918–1986)....
Halfway There: A Graphic Memoir of Self-Discovery by Christine Mari; illus. by the author High School LB Ink/Little, Brown 304 pp. 10/24 9780316416658 $24.99 Paper ed. 9780316416726 $17.99 e-book ed. 9780316416825 $9.99 A Japanese American author-illustrator describes her inner journey to find herself while taking an actual journey to Japan....
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