Reviews Of The Week
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...
Squid in Pants [Ready-to-Read] by Kaz Windness; illus. by the author Primary Simon Spotlight 32 pp. 5/25 9781665944304 $18.99 Paper ed. 9781665944298 $5.99 e-book ed. 9781665944311 $5.99 A squid and friends—a turtle, pufferfish, and crab—snag some clothes hanging off the side of a small boat in this kooky, distinctive book...
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...
Billions to Burn by Taylor Banks Intermediate, Middle School de la Cruz/Disney-Hyperion 336 pp. 5/25 9781368110419 $16.99 Banks weaves mystery, history, and heart into a fast-paced adventure. Twelve-year-old Zeus is the only one who still believes in his grandfather’s incredible stories about the Harlem Renaissance, including tales of a legendary...
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...
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