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2 weeks ago | 
hbook.com | Martha V. Parravano |Sylvia Vardell |Julie Danielson
In the Desert by David Elliott; illus. by Gordy WrightPrimary Candlewick 40 pp. 3/25 9781536223385 $18.99In fifteen verses, Elliott celebrates creatures who inhabit the Sahara Desert—and, in one introductory poem, the desert itself. As always in this winning series (see At the Poles, rev. 9/23, and eight other titles), the poems are an enticing mix of the evocative and the witty, with haunting language characterizing some poems and light wordplay others.
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1 month ago | 
chapter16.org | Julie Danielson |Susannah Felts |Davis Shoulders |Mary Emily Butt
FROM THE CHAPTER 16 ARCHIVE: This interview originally appeared on March 21, 2019. ***Can you love a tree so much that it loves you back? Sylvia, the young protagonist of Shauna LaVoy Reynolds’s Poetree, is convinced it’s possible and attaches an original ode to spring around the trunk of her favorite birch. When she receives a poem in return, it puts a lift in her step to know the tree has written back.
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2 months ago | 
hbook.com | Julie Danielson |Martha V. Parravano |Sylvia Vardell |Pauletta Brown Bracy
Our Camping Trip:
| Physics, Chemistry, and Fun
by Lenka Chytilova; Helena Haraštová; illus. by Xiana Teimoy; illus. by
Intermediate, Preschool Albatros 32 pp. , 9/24 9788000072852 $16.95
Beautifully rendered and jampacked with age-appropriate information, this book is a short and informative read for any elementary reader, whether novice or experienced hiker. It covers everything, from how to set up a tent to how to pack to enjoy a day trip, and more.
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Jan 7, 2025 | 
bookpage.com | Julie Danielson
Although Janie and her mother go birding often, she never manages to spot an owl, which she longs to see in the wild. Fortunately, Janie’s teacher, Mr. Koji, is also a lifelong birder, and owls are his favorite too. After Mr. Koji offers her a tip, she heads to the snowy woods once more and sees not one, but two owls. Children often dive wholeheartedly into their interests—many, like the wonderful Mr. Koji, carrying those interests into adulthood—focusing with boundless energy.
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Oct 17, 2024 | 
hbook.com | Sylvia Vardell |Megan Lambert |Julie Danielson
Windsongs: Poems About Weather by Douglas Florian; illus. by the authorPreschool, Primary Beach Lane/Simon 48 pp. 5/24 9781665937726 $18.99e-book ed. 9781665937733 $10.99Kids are often hyper-aware of such natural phenomena as thunder, lightning, and snow, so a collection of twenty engaging, informative poems about weather is likely to be a hit.
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Sep 16, 2024 | 
hbook.com | Julie Hakim Azzam |Martha V. Parravano |Nicholas A. Brown-Cáceres |Julie Danielson
Ursula Upside Down by Corey R. Tabor; illus. by the authorPrimary Balzer + Bray/HarperCollins 40 pp. 5/24 9780063275560 $19.99e-book ed. 9780063393882 $12.99Ursula is a happy pink catfish who enjoys her life eating bugs, only to be asked one day why she swims upside down. What a strange question! Ursula had thought all fish swam like this, with their bellies turned up to the surface of the water.
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Sep 9, 2024 | 
hbook.com | Sylvia Vardell |Megan Lambert |Julie Danielson
Grace Notes: Poems About Families by Naomi Shihab NyeMiddle School, High School Greenwillow 240 pp. 5/24 9780062691873 $19.99e-book ed. 9780062691897 $11.99Nye’s (most recently Everything Comes Next, rev. 1/21) latest collection of free verse poems is divided into two parts: “No Age Is Empty” and “Sometimes We Need a Bigger Family.” Her focus is on growing up and her own personal family circle, particularly her mother.
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Sep 9, 2024 | 
hbook.com | Danielle Ford |Martha V. Parravano |Julie Danielson |Julie Roach
Over and Under the Wetland by Kate Messner; illus. by Christopher Silas NealPrimary Chronicle 56 pp. 8/24 9781797210872 $18.99Messner and Neal’s seventh contribution to their long-running series (most recently Over and Under the Canyon, rev. 11/21) follows a child and nature-savvy grandmother into a cypress swamp.
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Sep 9, 2024 | 
hbook.com | Julie Danielson |Martha V. Parravano |Julie Roach |Shelley Isaacson
Cookie Time by Jessie Sima; illus. by the authorPreschool, Primary Simon 56 pp. 9/24 9781665936743 $18.99e-book ed. 9781665936750 $10.99Kat and Ari love baking cookies with Grandpa but struggle with the wait while the treats are in the oven. So they build a time machine to skip ahead to when the cookies are done—but they miscalculate and arrive to find them already eaten. Determined to enjoy the cookies, they hop back into the time machine to try again.
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Sep 9, 2024 | 
hbook.com | Martha V. Parravano |Julie Danielson |Julie Roach |Shelley Isaacson
The Blue Canoe by Sheryl McFarlane; illus. by Laurel AylesworthPreschool, Primary Familius 32 pp. 7/24 9781641709156 $16.99A growing family is exciting, but for young children this time can also bring anxiety. A little girl with a beloved stuffed bear in tow enjoys a “paddle-on-the-lake day” with her mother in their blue canoe. The girl is excited to become a big sister and eagerly tells her bear all the big-sister duties she will take up, such as helping put on a life jacket.
