Matt Forrest

2 months ago | slj.com | Laura Ellis |Jennifer Swanson |Irene Latham |Matt Forrest

. Apr. 2025. 32p. Tr $18.99. ISBN 9780593525463. COPY ISBN Gr 2-4–Olympic ice dancing medalists and siblings Maia and Alex Shibutani team up again to highlight Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders who have changed and are changing the world by breaking down barriers and being an inspiration to others. Most individuals featured have a short paragraph that shares where they are from and their contributions and accomplishments.

2 months ago | slj.com | Mark Leiren-Young |Michele A. Shaw |Irene Latham |Matt Forrest

. (Orca Wild). Feb. 2025. 104p. Tr $24.95. ISBN 9781459838956. COPY ISBN Gr 4-7–Researchers are still discovering new things about octopuses (not octopi) almost every day, even new octopuses! There are at least 300 different kinds, ranging from species tinier than an eyeball to the giant pacific octopus, explored by award-winning author, filmmaker, and podcaster Leiren-Young in this installment of the “Orca Wild” series.

2 months ago | slj.com | Amy Alznauer |Vi Ha |Irene Latham |Matt Forrest

. Mar. 2025. 48p. Tr $18.99. ISBN 9781536229479. COPY ISBN Gr 1-4–Shapes that repeat and fit without gaps or overlaps are a seemingly simple jigsaw puzzle problem that hide an even bigger math problem. Not all shapes tessellate, fitting together by repetition, and the puzzle of having a pentagon tessellate has been a conundrum since ancient times. The story approaches the explanation of this complex math problem through a biography of housewife Marjorie Rice and her fascination with shapes.

2 months ago | slj.com | Mary Osborne |Darby Wallace |Irene Latham |Matt Forrest

. Apr. 2025. 128p. adapted by Jenny Laird. Tr $17.99. ISBN 9780593705858. COPY ISBN Gr 1-5–There’s a reason kids love “Magic Tree House,” and this fact tracker on dinosaurs is a perfect example of why. In a very thorough introduction to dinosaurs of all kinds, readers will learn about flesh-eaters and plant-eaters, where they roamed, how they died, and how scientists have built a collection of information about the amazing beasts.