Reviews
A Review of "F Is for Fenway Park: America's Oldest Major League Ballpark" in Booklist
Paying well-deserved tribute to 100-year-old Fenway Park—the oldest major-league park still in use—Pallotta proffers both soaring (OK, florid) verses (“It isn’t just a ballpark; it’s Boston’s sacred ground. / From the furthest bleacher seats to the pitching mound”) and side comments on… View →
A Review of "The People of Twelve Thousand Winters" in The Midwest Book Review
Part of the “Tales of the World” series, The People of Twelve Thousand Winters is a children’s picturebook in which award-winning author Trinka Hakes Noble portrays the life of a Native American boy growing up among his people, the Lenni Lenape, as they once lived… View →
Vegbooks.Org - Compost It
Compost It is part of Cherry Lake Publishing’s Save the Planet Series. This book walks kids through the steps of composting in a logical, straightforward manner. For kids who are unfamiliar with or rusty on the basics of composting, the linear order will be especially welcome when… View →
A Review of "The Quilt Walk" in Kirkus Reviews
When 10-year-old Emmy Blue Hatchett’s father announces that the family will be traveling from their home in Illinois to the frontier town of Golden, Colo., the reaction to the news is as varied as the colors in one of their beloved hand-pieced… It is 1863, and the Colorado G View →
A Review of "Delia’s Dull Day: An Incredibly Boring Story" in Kirkus Reviews
An amusing visual riff on the frequent refrain “nothing ever happens to… Delia recounts the details of her incredibly dull yesterday. While her words describe a pedestrian day from breakfast to bedtime, the illustrations tell a completely different story. While Delia’s eyes are View →
A Review of "Pardon Me" in Kirkus Reviews
Back for her third outing, Stella reports, “If you write at least three books that are all connected then you have a… All is not well for Stella: Her BFF has moved far away, leaving a serious sense of loneliness and loss, which is made all the wors View →
Library Media Connections - History Digs
Stories in each title are told through the eyes of a student who acts as a historian gathering facts, artifacts, and photographs from interviews, museums, and other locations. A mission is given at the beginning of each book. Although the chapters are short, these are good starter books… View →
Library Media Connections - It's Cool to Learn About the United States
Bright colorful images highlight the areas featured in each of these volumes, making it a very inviting series. Each volume is written by a different well-known nonfiction author and discusses topography, state capitals, the history of the region, the government and economy, people, and… View →
A Review of "The People of Twelve Thousand Winters" in School library Journal
Gr 2-4–Walking Turtle and Little Talk are children of the Lenni Lenape, living in an undetermined time in a region now part of New Jersey. They seem wise beyond their years as they convey the way of life and some of the cultural practices of their people. Ten-year-old Walking Turtle… View →
A Review of "Track That Scat!" in Publishers Weekly
Stepping in animal poop is rarely cause for celebration, but it is for a girl named Finn in a story that invokes not one, not two, but three meanings of the word “scat.” On a wildlife walk with her basset hound, Finn introduces her brand-new sneakers to a potpourri of animal scat:… View →