And Other Prehistoric Critters That Roamed the Planet Written by Helaine Becker, Illustrated by John Bindon This book is both fascinating and freaky! If having a 4 inch scorpion crawl across your foot gives you shivers, imagine facing the 2 ft. 7 in. Pulmonoscorpius! Its survival strategy is referred to as the “toxic stab.” Yikes! …
Coding Is CATegorical Series Written by Brian P. Cleary, Illustrated by Martin Goneau This is a cute, easy-to-read story about the definitions and examples of algorithms,even giving examples of recipes and self-driven cars. Who knew? The illustrations are delightful and clever, but they are very helpful to further educate the reader regarding algorithms. This will …
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How Tennis Star Billie Jean King Changed Women’s Sports Written by Mara Rockliff, Illustrated by Elizabeth Baddeley This is an easy-to-read nonfiction picture book about the accomplishments of tennis star Billie Jean King. Beginning with her energetic childhood, the book shows how Billie Jean ran fast, played hard, and put everything she had into her …
A Conversation in Verse Written by Susannah Buhrman-Deever, Illustrated by Bert Kitchen I absolutely loved this book and easily gave it 5 stars! I shared it with my family and my teen children were even interested in it. Great educational poetry book that can be read with two voices. It had many fascinating animal behavior …
All you need to know about having fun while hiking Written by Helen Olsson and the Walter Foster Creative Team
Written by Helen Frost, Illustrated by Rick Lieder I loved this beautiful poetry book! I read it to my granddaughter and she loved it too! Gorgeous photos are displayed on every page, and the rhyming words are simple and sweet. Follow the little bird on its journey from birth into the world. I especially enjoyed …
Written by Jenni L. Walsh This biography of Malala Yousafzai reaches across cultural lines to inspire everyone who will read it. From the basic desire to go to school to her childhood dream of becoming a doctor, this view of her life is easy to relate to. She has wanted to change the world and …
Young Readers’ Edition Written by Jose Antonio Vargas
Written by John Florio & Ouisie Shapiro If you like sports and/or history, I think you will like this book. It is about two boxers: one from America and one from Germany. In the 1930s Joe Louis and Max Schmeling faced off two times to decide who was the Heavyweight Champion of the world. The …
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