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When twelve-year-old Annabelle's small town is terrorized by a series of vicious attacks, many townsfolk blame World War I veteran and vagabond Toby. Only Annabelle knows that new girl Betty is actually responsible for the cruelty. Adult author and poet Lauren Wolk makes her (stunning!) middle-grade debut with the powerful...
Inspire middle-school readers with these true tales of intellectual inquiry, scientific advancement, and STEM trailblazers.In her latest Scientists in the Field series entry Inside Biosphere 2: Earth Science Under Glass, Mary Kay Carson takes readers into the research facility designed to be a self-sustaining model of Earth's environments. The ability...
In January's edition of Notes from the Horn Book, I had the honor of talking to author/illustrator Barbara McClintock about her latest picture book, Emma and Julia Love Ballet. (Check out that super-cute picture of Barbara in the ballet studio!) You'll also find: more movin' and groovin' picture books...
Five questions for Christian RobinsonLast Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Peña, illus. by Christian Robinson, Putnam, 5–8 years.Hooray for Grandma!Use Your Words, Sophie! by Rosemary Wells, Viking, 2–5 years.Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt by Kate Messner, illus. by Christopher Silas Neal, Chronicle, 5–8...
Picture booksSam & Dave Dig a Hole by Mac Barnett, illus. by Jon Klassen, Candlewick, 5–8 years.My Bus written and illus. by Byron Barton, Greenwillow, 2–4 years.The Baby Tree written and illus. by Sophie Blackall, Penguin/Paulsen, 3–7 years.Draw! written and illus. by Raúl Colón, Simon/Wiseman, 5–8 years.Gaston written by Kelly...
Lois Ehlert started illustrating books in the 1960s and hit the big-time in 1989 with the now-classic Chicka Chicka Boom Boom (Simon, 2–5 years), written by Bill Martin Jr and John Archambault, and Color Zoo (Lippincott, 2–5 years), which was given a Caldecott Honor. In 2006 she received the Boston...
Katherine Applegate and Michael Grant coauthored (pseudonymously) the Animorphs series back in the 1990s; both husband and wife went onto successful solo careers, with Grant authoring the popular Gone series and the recent BZRK, and Applegate most recently winning the Newbery Medal for The One and Only Ivan. Eve &...
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