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The Tapir Scientist: Saving South America's Largest Mammal, Aylea Stephens
The Tapir Scientist: Saving South America's Largest Mammal, Aylea Stephens
Children's Book and Media Review
In another great addition to the Scientists in the Field series, readers can discover the mysterious tapir and the people who study them. Tapirs, prehistoric tropical animals that live in Brazil, are creatures that most people have never heard of, but scientists like Pati Medici have dedicated their lives to the study and protection of tapirs. The book has fact sheets, biographies of the scientist team, and descriptions of the region that the tapirs live in.
Everything Goes: In The Air, Kristie Hinckley
Everything Goes: In The Air, Kristie Hinckley
Children's Book and Media Review
This book starts out as comic book, following a little boy and his parents as they head to the airport. Sporadic speech bubbles of busy travelers provide most of the book’s text. Readers learn about the history of planes, the Wright brothers, and old planes called biplanes. Hot air balloons are also found in the air and are featured in this book. There are lots of different planes with different purposes that children will learn about in Everything Goes: In the Air.This book ends like a comic strip as the little boy and his family enjoy the simple luxuries of …
King Baby, Ariel Woodbury
King Baby, Ariel Woodbury
Children's Book and Media Review
All hail King Baby! He gives his loyal subjects many blessings of kisses and coos, but he also demands a lot from them. One day King Baby wants his thing. But his subjects bring him the wrong thing. So King Baby must get the thing himself. To get the thing he has to crawl and thus begins his transition to being...a big boy. But who will rule his poor subjects now? And then he meets Queen Baby.
The Elephant's Friend And Other Tales From Ancient India, Ariel Woodbury
The Elephant's Friend And Other Tales From Ancient India, Ariel Woodbury
Children's Book and Media Review
Elephant's friend Dog is sold away and Elephant mourns until the king returns Dog to him. The scrawny tiger tricks a greedy man to cross the river for a gold bangle, but then eats him. The wise little parrot tricks the cat so that he won't eat her babies who are learning to fly. The fishermen catch two large fish who believes in fate, but the wise fish and the clever fish escape. The foolish lion is tricked into jumping down a well. The golden swan's kindness is repaid with greed. The crocodile is a disloyal friend and the monkey …
Duct Tape Costumes, Mikelle Torgesen
Duct Tape Costumes, Mikelle Torgesen
Children's Book and Media Review
Duct Tape Costumes is a fun book for children with a creative streak. It begins with a brief history and description of duct tape and covers the basic safety precautions before jumping in to the many ideas of costumes made with the help of duct tape.
Anne With An "E": Your Will Shall Decide Your Destiny, Abigail Packard
Anne With An "E": Your Will Shall Decide Your Destiny, Abigail Packard
Children's Book and Media Review
Anne is a thirteen-year-old girl with an immense imagination and a fiery tongue, two attributes that have kept her from finding a real home after being orphaned as a baby. But all this changes when she arrives by mistake at Green Gables, home to Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert. The Cuthberts had originally wanted a boy to help Matthew with his work around their farm. So when Anne flounces into their quiet lives with her endless chatter and boundless imagination, Matthew and Marilla aren’t quite sure what to do. Or rather, Marilla isn’t quite sure and Matthew secretly hopes that they …
Bittersweet, Lisa Packard
Bittersweet, Lisa Packard
Children's Book and Media Review
Hudson Avery loves ice skating. But at the peak of her high school career she finds out her dad has been cheating on her mom. Distraught, Hudson gives up skating and hides behind baking cupcakes. While working at her mom’s diner, she's dealing with feelings of being betrayed and abandoned by her dad and disappointment in herself for giving up something she loves. One day she receives a letter from her old ice skating instructor inviting her to compete in a skating competition to win a scholarship for college. As Hudson prepares for the competition, she starts to question what …
Super Science Infographics: Life Science Through Infographics, Ariel Woodbury
Super Science Infographics: Life Science Through Infographics, Ariel Woodbury
Children's Book and Media Review
Do you have what it takes to be a life scientist? This book introduces many of the main concepts such as evolution, what defines life, fossils, types of life, DNA, cell reproduction, food webs, and more. In addition to the general topics, Life Science Through Infographics includes interesting statistics and fun facts throughout the book.
The Sisters Grimm #9: The Council Of Mirrors, Olivia Noli
The Sisters Grimm #9: The Council Of Mirrors, Olivia Noli
Children's Book and Media Review
In the final story, Mirror (the magic mirror a.k.a the Master) has taken over Granny Relda's body in an effort to escape Ferryport Landing. However, he is unable to leave and the Scarlet Hand is wildly rampaging through the town and causing mass destruction. The Grimm Family takes refuge in Charming's new castle along with some twenty or so other Everafter refugees. The war seems hopeless, but with the help of the Wicked Queen, they are able to procure a prophesy from the magic mirrors, providing their only course of hope. Only the Grimm sisters can lead the army to …
Eloise's Summer Vacation, Kristie Hickley
Eloise's Summer Vacation, Kristie Hickley
Children's Book and Media Review
Rambunctious, young Eloise and her little dog Weenie are excited for their summer road trip. Sometimes Eloise stays in her seat, but sometimes she doesn’t. She shows Weenie all of the attractions that they pass by, including the Grand Canyon, Mt. Rushmore, and Niagara Falls. Eloise brings along her art supplies and paints along the way. Sometimes Eloise can be a little much, but Nanny and Butler are very patient with her. At the end of the night, Eloise and Weenie enjoy looking at pictures of their trip and playing with their souvenirs at the hotel.
Incarnate, Shelly Darringrton
Incarnate, Shelly Darringrton
Children's Book and Media Review
For thousands of years the souls of Range have been reincarnated, keeping all memories and experiences from their past lives. When Ana is born, an old soul inexplicably disappears. Ana is a NewSoul; a completely new person who has never lived before. Rejected by her parents, Ana decides to travel to the city of Heart, the hub of life in Range. But her journey is difficult, and she is rescued from the sylph, strange monsters that burn and destroy, by Sam, a soul that doesn’t treat her with hatred. Sam and Ana become closer as they travel to Heart together. …
Axel The Truck: Rocky Road, Kristie Hinckley
Axel The Truck: Rocky Road, Kristie Hinckley
Children's Book and Media Review
Axel is a monster truck who leaves the smooth roads in the city to conquer the rough terrain of the rocky, muddy mountains. He has lots of fun and makes lots of cool noises as he does! Axel catches a falling rock and brings it to the dump, makes a pit stop, and races back to town. He may be small compared to other trucks like dump trucks, but he is mighty!
What Is It Made Of? Noticing Types Of Materials, Ariel Woodbury
What Is It Made Of? Noticing Types Of Materials, Ariel Woodbury
Children's Book and Media Review
Ms. Sampson's class learns about different kind of materials and what we use to make things. Materials have different uses and textures. The class goes on a scavenger hunt to find different types of materials around them. They notice similarities between different materials they find.
The Sisters Grimm #8: The Inside Story, Olivia Noli
The Sisters Grimm #8: The Inside Story, Olivia Noli
Children's Book and Media Review
Sabrina, Daphne, and Puck leap into the Book of Everafter in pursuit of the Master, who has kidnapped their baby brother. They land right in Oz and must pretend to be the main characters in order to progress through the story. Once they do, a door appears and they continue to the next story, progressing towards the Master. Pinocchio is also loose in the book, trying to change his story so that he can grow from a boy to a man. As they continue in the strange world of the book, they encounter the editor of the book and a …
Would I Trade My Parents?, Kristie Hinckley
Would I Trade My Parents?, Kristie Hinckley
Children's Book and Media Review
Did you ever wish that your friend’s parents were yours? Peek into the mind of a young boy who has had that thought. Katie’s mom drives a cool convertible. Ben’s dad takes their family camping. Sydney’s mom is really good at doing hair. William’s parents are divorced, but his dad takes him to baseball games and his mom owns a pet shop. Even though his friends' parents sound cool, this young boy would miss his own great and loving parents.
Trouble Is A Friend Of Mine, Aylea Stephens
Trouble Is A Friend Of Mine, Aylea Stephens
Children's Book and Media Review
Zoe’s life changes when brilliant, annoying Digby shows up at her door and expects her to come along in his schemes. A local girl has been kidnapped, and Digby is determined to get to the bottom of it and the kidnapping of his little sister eight years ago. Digby, Zoe, and a few other friends try to get to the bottom of the mystery, from breaking into a skeevy gynecologist’s office, making friends with a few police officers and getting them to help with their detective work, and investigating the strange cult in Zoe’s neighborhood. Their adventures lead to almost …
The Sisters Grimm #7: The Everafter War, Olivia Noli
The Sisters Grimm #7: The Everafter War, Olivia Noli
Children's Book and Media Review
War has come to Ferryport Landing. After Prince Charming, Mr. Canis, and Robin Hood build a fort as a refuge against the Scarlet Hand. Now, the Scarlet Hand is attacking Everafters who refuse to join their cause. Henry and Veronica Grimm have awoken from their sleeping curse and want to leave Ferryport Landing, but war draws the Grimm family in. The Grimm girls are forced to learn the demands of war and try to work with their parents. Henry is unable to grasp that his daughters are no longer innocent, helpless young girls, and Veronica discovers that she was pregnant, …
Fabulous Frogs, Amanda Durrant
Fabulous Frogs, Amanda Durrant
Children's Book and Media Review
This book is full of facts about frogs. The first two pages explore general frog facts about diet and physical attributes, including the egg and tadpole stages. The following pages explore different types of frogs from around the world: the huge Goliath frog from western Africa, the colorful South American Poison Arrow frog, and even the frog you are likely to see sitting on a lily pad in your backyard. Fun facts about each of the frogs are explored, including how the pointy-nosed Darwin frog scoops up his eggs and carries the newly hatched tadpoles in a pouch in his …
Penny & Jelly: The School Show, Aylea Stephens
Penny & Jelly: The School Show, Aylea Stephens
Children's Book and Media Review
All of Penny’s classmates are participating in the Peabody Elementary School Talent Show, but Penny isn’t sure what she can do to participate. She can’t sing. She can’t dance. She makes a list of possible other talents, but they get crossed off her list one by one. She doesn’t give up, though. She decides that she is going to be a doggy fashion designer with the help of her dog, Jelly. When that doesn’t succeed either, she tries ballroom dancing, magic tricks, and many other things that don’t work. When she is about to give up and skip school so …
The Man Who Walked Between The Towers, Kristie Hinckley
The Man Who Walked Between The Towers, Kristie Hinckley
Children's Book and Media Review
The twin towers in New York City are famous for being the World Trade Center as well as other devastating events. But did you know that there was a man named Philippe Petit who wanted to walk across a tight rope between those two buildings in the 1970s? This book is about how he snuck into the World Trade Center and traversed the gap 1,350 feet up in the air. This book is enthralling, but ends on a bittersweet note as the towers are no longer there.
Splat And The Cool School Trip, Aylea Stephens
Splat And The Cool School Trip, Aylea Stephens
Children's Book and Media Review
Splat is thrilled to be able to go to the zoo with his class on a field trip to see the penguins. He thinks penguins are some of the best animals, and can’t wait to see them himself. Seymour can’t come because mice scare the elephants, but Seymour does his best to get to the zoo himself anyway when Splat leaves him to go to school. Finally, after waiting for a long time and having to go see lots of other animals first, Splat is on his way to see the penguins when Seymour crashes out of the air on …
The Sisters Grimm #6: Tales From The Hood, Olivia Noli
The Sisters Grimm #6: Tales From The Hood, Olivia Noli
Children's Book and Media Review
Mr. Canis is arrested for his crimes as the Big Bad Wolf several hundred years ago. He is resigned to his fate, but Sabrina wants to help. The trial for The Big Bad Wolf is obviously rigged against him, but the Grimm Family refuses to give up. They learn what really happened to Little Red Riding Hood and prove Canis's innocence. They even manage to cure Red Riding Hood of her madness and extract the wolf from Canis's body. Meanwhile, the family races to find Goldilocks, the only person who can free their parents from the sleeping curse.
The House In The Night, Kristie Hinckley
The House In The Night, Kristie Hinckley
Children's Book and Media Review
The House in the Night is a poetic book that follows a small family of three with their pets into their home for the night. Inside, the little girl gets ready for bed and opens up a book to read before going to bed. The story comes alive to her and she sails through the beautiful night sky on a bird, eventually flying back to her warm home that is full of light.
Ace Dragon Ltd, Aylea Stephens
Ace Dragon Ltd, Aylea Stephens
Children's Book and Media Review
While John is walking down the street one day, he hears a noise and discovers the Ace Dragon LTD. After learning what LTD means, the voice he hears tells him that it can make fire come out of its mouth, fly, and spin straw into gold, but before any of that can happen, John has to fight it. He meets up with the dragon and they fight. John wins, so John and Ace Dragon LTD. go flying and skywriting together. They get stuck on a golden moon, but luckily Ace is able to spin gold into straw so that they …
The Adventures Of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend, Kristie Hinckley
The Adventures Of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend, Kristie Hinckley
Children's Book and Media Review
Where do unimaginary friends wait while their waiting to be imagined? Dan Santat invites children into a whole new world as they discover the life behind an imaginary friend. Beekle is an unimaginary friend who waits around for a friend to imagine him, but when that doesn’t happen he does the unimaginable and goes to find her! He meets a dragon, a whale, and some people from the real world along the way. Among many important messages, this book sends the reader the following message: don’t wait around for something good to happen, make good things happen yourself! There are …
The Loch Mess Monster, Aylea Stephens
The Loch Mess Monster, Aylea Stephens
Children's Book and Media Review
In Scotland, there is a legend of a monster that lives at the bottom of a lake, but it turns out that the legend is false: there are actually three monsters. Angus, the little monster, has always been taught the Five Basic Monster Rules, but even though he is well-behaved, he makes huge messes and doesn’t pay attention to rule number two: always pick up after yourself. Until he does, his parents tell him that he needs to stay in his room so he can keep his mess in there. His pile of stuff on the bed keeps growing and …
The Sisters Grimm #5: Magic And Other Misdemeanors, Olivia Noli
The Sisters Grimm #5: Magic And Other Misdemeanors, Olivia Noli
Children's Book and Media Review
Sabrina and Daphne are finally in real training to be fairy tale detectives. The girls learn how to track suspects, escape traps, find clues, use self-defense, and other helpful skills. Meanwhile, they are also searching for ways to wake their parents from a sleeping curse. But several distractions occur that keep them from this goal. Several incidents of time travel keep happening in their latest mystery, and the evil Scarlet Hand is doing everything to try to get the Grimm family out of Ferryport Landing. With the help of all their friends, Sabrina and Daphne are determined to change the …
Mrs. Noodlekugel Series: Mrs. Noodlekugel And Drooly The Bear, Kristie Hinckley
Mrs. Noodlekugel Series: Mrs. Noodlekugel And Drooly The Bear, Kristie Hinckley
Children's Book and Media Review
Nick and Maxine have recently moved to an apartment building in the city when they discover Mrs. Noodlekugel and her talking, piano playing pets that live behind their building. When Nick and Maxine’s parents need to attend an event out of town, their parents have them stay with Mrs. Noodlekugel. They are surprised when Mr. Noodlgekugel, a sailor, brings home a bear named Drooly, whom he plans to train for the circus. When Drooly wanders off one day, everyone joins efforts to find him. Once they do, Mr. Noodlekugel and Drooly decide to head back to sea! It is quite …
When Will It Rain? Noticing Weather Patterns, Ariel Woodbury
When Will It Rain? Noticing Weather Patterns, Ariel Woodbury
Children's Book and Media Review
Mr. Davis's class is doing a weather project. They observe and record the weather to look for patterns. A meteorologist visits the class and teaches them about air pressure, hurricanes, and tools she uses to predict the weather.
Lola Knows A Lot, Sarah Rawle
Lola Knows A Lot, Sarah Rawle
Children's Book and Media Review
Lola is so excited to start school this year! She feels like she knows a lot until her big sister, Charlotte, shows Lola just how much she doesn’t know. Lola is really worried now, but her mom advises Lola to ignore what Charlotte said and to remember all the things she does know. Lola realizes that although she doesn’t know everything, she does know a lot and is ready to learn more!