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Beauty’S Daughter: The Story Of Hermione And Helen Of Troy, Cynthia Frazier
Beauty’S Daughter: The Story Of Hermione And Helen Of Troy, Cynthia Frazier
Children's Book and Media Review
Building on ancient Greek myth, Carolyn Meyer recounts the story of King Menelaus and Queen Helen of Sparta, the most beautiful woman in the world. Hermione, their daughter, describes the pain of the desertion and abandonment of her mother, when Helen sails to Troy with her new lover, Prince Paris, and takes her other child, Pleisthenes, and all her husband’s gold with her. Hermione stows away on one of her father’s ships, not imagining that it would take ten years of horrific battles for Menelaus and his allies to reclaim Helen from Troy. Woven throughout the book are Greek gods …
Bear And Duck, Aylea Stephens
Bear And Duck, Aylea Stephens
Children's Book and Media Review
Bear is a bear, but he doesn’t want to be. He is tired of sleeping all winter and fighting off bees, so he decides that he is done with being a bear. He sees a line of ducks so he joins them, doing his best to be a good duck. Duck tells him that he doesn’t belong, but Bear asks her to teach him how to be a duck. Bear tries nest building, swimming, and flying. Things don’t go as he hoped, but Bear learns that he makes a really good bear.
Bananas In My Ears, Sydnee Burr
Bananas In My Ears, Sydnee Burr
Children's Book and Media Review
Michael Rosen’s collection will spread smiles across the entire family. Parents, children, and siblings alike can enjoy this silly book together. Each page offers a new story, picture, riddle or rhyme that will make an impression and be remembered.
Animal Friends: Elephants, Whitney Troxel
Animal Friends: Elephants, Whitney Troxel
Children's Book and Media Review
Animal Friends: Elephants gives several facts about elephants including their physical characteristics and lifestyles. It talks about the organization of elephant herds, which are lead by the oldest female. It also talks about how elephants care for each other by slowing down when another elephant is injured. The book also includes a brief list of facts not mentioned in the narrative as well as a glossary of terms found in the book.
All The Bright Places, Aylea Stephens
All The Bright Places, Aylea Stephens
Children's Book and Media Review
Theodore Finch is fascinated by death, and he spends a lot of time thinking about ways that he might kill himself and if it is a good day to die. He meets Violet Markey on the ledge of the bell tower at school. They talk to each other enough to prevent either from jumping off, and later Finch requests that Violet be his partner for a project to discover the natural wonders of the state. Finch helps Violet deal with the recent death of her sister, and the two of them come together with their mutual difficulties. As Violet begins …
Alike And Different: My Language, Your Language, Liz Kazandzhy
Alike And Different: My Language, Your Language, Liz Kazandzhy
Children's Book and Media Review
Romelie meets a new student in class, a girl named Camila who speaks Spanish. Romelie also speaks another language, American Sign Language, at home with her deaf brother. She likes learning about different languages, so she and her mom play a game where they try to look for and listen to as many different languages as they can find. They notice French on a shampoo label, street names from the American Indian languages, and hear even more languages at the park and in the market. After a fun and multilingual weekend, Romelie returns to school and excitedly shares with her …
Alike And Different: My Food, Your Food, Liz Kazandzhy
Alike And Different: My Food, Your Food, Liz Kazandzhy
Children's Book and Media Review
It’s food week at Manuel’s school, and every student gets to say something special about the food their family eats. They learn about Italian spaghetti and marinara; yi mein that’s eaten with chopsticks; special breads from Norway, India, and Jewish cultures; and food that comes from fishing and hunting. Before Manuel’s presentation, he and his grandmother present a special treat, Mexican salsa, and then he brings it to share with the whole class.
Again!, Liz Kazandzhy
Again!, Liz Kazandzhy
Children's Book and Media Review
It’s bedtime for little dragon Cedric, but not without a quick bedtime story first. Mama dragon reads him a terrific tale of a dragon, towers, trolls, and princesses before saying goodnight. But Cedric is not quite ready for bed—he insists on hearing the story again… and again… and again. When his mum gets too tired to continue, Cedric loses his temper and burns a hole right through the book!
The Adventures Of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend, Tessa Mcmillan
The Adventures Of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend, Tessa Mcmillan
Children's Book and Media Review
On an island far away, a white and rounded imaginary friend, Beekle, is created. Beekle follows the same protocol as other imaginary friends by waiting until a child imagines them over into the real world. But as time passes, all the friends are carried off, except him. Beekle decides to make the journey over into the real world to search for the child who needs him. It takes Beekle some time before he meets Alice. After an awkward introduction, the two become fast friends.
A Moose That Says Moooooooooo, Chelsie Troxel
A Moose That Says Moooooooooo, Chelsie Troxel
Children's Book and Media Review
While reading about animals in her books, a little girl with an avid imagination thinks of every silly possible way she could have a unique zoo of her own. She thinks up animals doing all sorts of funny things like cooking, reading, and dancing. Then things start to get a little crazy with the animals a little out of control. The little girl then has to get involved and clean up this mess she has made. This adventure in her imagination is so exhausting she decided not to do it again, then of course, she thinks up another idea!
A Death-Struck Year, Amy Miner
A Death-Struck Year, Amy Miner
Children's Book and Media Review
A Death-struck Year tells the story of Cleo Berry, a seventeen-year-old Oregon resident who finds herself in the midst of the Spanish Influenza pandemic of 1918. Based on true events, the devastation affecting hundreds of men, women, and children are experienced through Cleo’s perspective and conscious decisions to leave no one “unattended.” As a child once left behind when both of her parents were killed in a carriage accident, Cleo takes great risks to find and save those too sick to get care. Driven by the events of the influenza occurring over a four-month period, and propelled in her quest …
Pillage #3: Ambush
Children's Book and Media Review
After Beck rids himself of the last dragon stone, his luck and reasoning vanish: Beck demolishes a museum, plunges three school buses into a lake, and is almost killed by his crazed father, a ninja-like cactus, and kamikaze trees. In the midst of this, Beck and Kate discover a secret elevator that descends beneath the Pillage manor to a crystal cave. All these events cause Beck to plant the last dragon stone in the cavern. Unlike times before, Beck keeps his actions hidden from everyone, including Kate. When the stone hatches and three dragons appear, Beck supports their pillaging tendencies. …
Marty And Grace #3: Chupacabra
Marty And Grace #3: Chupacabra
Children's Book and Media Review
Ever since Grace left with her grandfather, Noah Blackwood, Marty never felt Grace was safe. While all the adults of eWolfe are gone, Marty, Luther, and their new friend, Dylan, decide to rescue Grace and the Mokélé-mbembé hatchlings from Noah’s zoo, Seattle Ark. Meanwhile, Grace has been searching for any information exposing Blackwood. When she uncovers secret passageways in Noah’s mansion, they lead Grace to Noah’s private quarters and his secret taxidermy display of extinct animals. While there, Grace sees evidence that the boys are inside the zoo. She follows their trail and joins them in rescuing the hatchlings and …
Marty And Grace #1: Cryptid Hunters
Marty And Grace #1: Cryptid Hunters
Children's Book and Media Review
After hearing news that their parents may be lost in the Amazon, Marty and Grace O’Hara are told they will live with their uncle, Travis Wolfe. Wolfe is a cryptozoologist, someone who studies legendary creatures to prove their existence. After Marty and Grace join him, Wolfe sees evidence of a Mokélé-mbembé—a small dinosaur—living in the Congo. But spies warn Dr. Noah Blackwood, a supposed wildlife expert, about Wolfe’s trip, and he hires men to steal both the Mokélé-mbembé evidence and Grace. As Wolfe’s expedition heads to Africa, Marty and Grace are accidentally dropped into the Congo. With only a small …
Con Academy
Children's Book and Media Review
Will Shea is attending an elite boarding school, but what no one else knows is that he conned his way in. At least, not until he meets Andrea who discovers his secret because she is a con herself. They think that the school is too small for both of them to be in, so they make a bet. The first one to con the rich Brandt Rush out of fifty thousand dollars gets to stay at the school. The other has to leave. Will sets up a poker scam with his uncle, but while he’s at school he discovers a …
Camp Google
Children's Book and Media Review
Camp Google is a Google website for kids with a science summer camp theme. It has a different science theme every week led by experts and specialists from organizations like NASA and National Park Service so that kids can have fun, interactive activities with science during the summer. All kids can enjoy the explanations and activities, but kids ages 7-10 are likely to benefit the most from the activities. There is a supply list for each week of activities so that parents can get the supplies for activities in advance, and parents can print out camp badges that kids earn …
Beneath
Children's Book and Media Review
After waiting a year, Pat O’Toole finally receives a package from his missing brother, Coop. Inside is a digital voice recorder detailing Coop’s exploration of an unknown society beneath New York City. When Pat’s letters go unanswered, Pat makes his way to New York City’s underground. There Pat meets Kate, a girl who needs Pat’s help in rescuing Coop from her grandfather, Lod or Lord of the Deep. Together they travel to the mysterious lair of the Pod where Coop is being help captive. Kate gets all three of them out of the Pod and a friend, known as the …
Becoming Jinn
Children's Book and Media Review
Azra knows that when she turns sixteen she will be able to use her Jinn powers. However, since her best friend died when they were younger and magic couldn’t save her, Azra doesn’t want to be a Jinn. She doesn’t get along with the sisterhood of Jinn her age, and granting wishes is more complicated than she had expected. As she gets used to her magic, she starts to learn about the secrets of the powerful Afrit, the Jinn ruling class, and that her magic is different and more dangerous than the magic of her Jinn sisters. She has to …
Art Dog
Children's Book and Media Review
Based on the children’s book of the same name by Thacher Hurd, Art Dog introduces children to famous paintings and artists in a fun and memorable way with a cast composed entirely of dogs. Arthur, a guard at an art museum, spends his days patrolling the rooms of the museum, which feature several famous paintings. At night though, if the moon is shining, Arthur transforms into Art Dog; decorating the walls of his city with his own imaginative paintings. After closing time at the museum one moon-bright night, two thieves break in and steal the “Mona Woofa,” replacing it with …
The Ant And The Grasshopper
Children's Book and Media Review
A tired worker ant makes her way home with a huge load of watermelon on her back. She’s tired, hungry, and just wishes she was home already. Then she hears something. A beautiful something. A strange, musical something. She follows the noise and finds a grasshopper and his friends and their band. Their music relieves her worries and then she finds a way to pay them back as well.
The Animal Book
Children's Book and Media Review
The Animal Book is first and foremost educational. It breaches in depth animal kingdom subjects, defining words, classifications and habitual practices. Flipping through the pages will aid in discovering more about the world around you as well as animals you’ve never seen in real life or even heard of.
The Abc Animal Orchestra
Children's Book and Media Review
The Animal Orchestra is here to help kids learn their ABC’s! Every letter is “played” by a different member of the animal kingdom on instruments and with sounds from around the world. For example, “T is for TURTLE tooting his TUBA. It’s also for teapot, tulips, and truck.” The final page shows all of the animals playing together.
Who Says That, Cat The Cat?, Liz Kazandzhy
Who Says That, Cat The Cat?, Liz Kazandzhy
Children's Book and Media Review
Energetic and spunky Cat the Cat visits his many animal friends and asks them what sounds they make. Hound, Chick, and Cow happily make their sounds for Cat, but Bunny finds that he has no sound to make! But no worries—Cat and friends gather around to give him a hug so he doesn’t feel so bad.
The Tortoise And The Hare, Sydnee Burr
The Tortoise And The Hare, Sydnee Burr
Children's Book and Media Review
The classic story of the race between the tortoise and the hare is recreated and rediscovered in Caldecott Medalist’s Jerry Pinkney’s children’s book. With limited words, children can easily follow the progression of steady and slow winning the race as well as become familiar with this classic tale.
The Three Little Pigs And The Somewhat Bad Wolf, Aylea Stephens
The Three Little Pigs And The Somewhat Bad Wolf, Aylea Stephens
Children's Book and Media Review
The three little pigs live happily on a farm until one day the farmer tells the pigs that he and his wife are moving to Florida. The first pig builds his house out of straw so that he can have plenty of money left over for potato chips. The second pig builds his house out of sticks so that he will have plenty of money for sody-pop. The third pig decides to build her house out of bricks and mortar. When a hungry and somewhat bad wolf comes to town and all of the food places are closed, he goes …
The Testing #1 : The Testing, Pat Frade
The Testing #1 : The Testing, Pat Frade
Children's Book and Media Review
It’s graduation day for sixteen-year-old Malencia Vale. All Cia can think about is whether she’ll be chosen for The Testing, a government program that selects the best and brightest new graduates to become possible leaders of the slowly revitalizing post-war civilization. The government has the last university program available to those select few chosen to rebuild the country. But to enter this selected group, candidates must first pass The Testing—their one chance at a college education and a rewarding career. When Cia is chosen, her father finally tells her what little he remembers of his own “testing” experience. His final …
The Magic Garden, Rebeca Wallin
The Magic Garden, Rebeca Wallin
Children's Book and Media Review
A young boy named David and his football team has just lost a game to the local team sponsored by the candy factory. David and his team have been eating candy before dinner and then avoiding the vegetables they are served. David discovers a cast of characters in his garden including Dandy Lion, King Onion and other vegetables. The vegetables are worried about the nationwide disdain for vegetables and love of sweets. They decide to visit the Queen of Sweets to discuss a solution. The Onion King is trapped by the Queen of Sweets and narrowly escapes. Leaving an oniony …
The Little Shop Of Monsters, Aylea Stephens
The Little Shop Of Monsters, Aylea Stephens
Children's Book and Media Review
The Little Shop of Monsters is the best place to buy a monster. They growl at you when you walk in, but it’s their way of saying hello. There are lots of different monsters, including monsters that like to eat snacks, monsters that smell bad, some that are sticky, and some that are sleepy. Visitors can take a monster home, but there’s something visitors might not know. You don’t choose a monster. A monster chooses you!
Marty And Grace #2: Tentacles, Tessa Mcmillan
Marty And Grace #2: Tentacles, Tessa Mcmillan
Children's Book and Media Review
Travis Wolfe and his business partner, Ted Bronson, are in need of money to help finance their search for cryptids. The two men agree to a paid expedition to capture a giant squid for the Northwest Zoo and Aquarium of Seattle. Marty and Grace join Wolfe on the sea voyage, along with Marty’s boarding school roommate, Luther. Because Noah Blackwood poses such a threat, Wolfe secretly brings the Mokélé-mbembé eggs onboard under extreme security measures. But Blackwood’s spies and his best hunter, Butch McCall, infiltrate the ship. When Wolfe’s ship reaches the coast of New Zealand to search for the …
Soldier's Secret: The Story Of Deborah Sampson, Pat Frade
Soldier's Secret: The Story Of Deborah Sampson, Pat Frade
Children's Book and Media Review
Deborah Sampson wanted more out of life than child rearing and household duties. She wanted to read, to travel, and to have adventures. She never had any desire to be a man, but when her family abandons her and her country needs her, she determines to do everything she can to be able to fight like a man. She enlists in the army to support General Washington in the War for Independence, disguising herself and battling as a young man—and fooling everyone for over a year. She learned the hardships of the War first hand and kept her identity hidden …