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A review of the book "A Centennial Celebration of The Brownies' Book," edited by by Dianne Johnson-Feelings and Jonda C. McNair, is presented.

The article reviews several children's books, including "Probing Space," by David Baker and Heather Kissock, part of the Exploring Space book series, "Beyond: A Solar System Voyage," by Michael Benson, and "Venus," by Ruth Bjorklund, part of the Space! book series.

The article reviews several biographical book series including The Thinking Girl's Treasury of Real Princesses Series, the Remarkable People Series, and the Leaders of the Colonial Era Series.

The article reviews several book series about world history including the Nightmare Plagues Series, the Epidemics and Society Series, and the World History Series.

The article reviews several book series about the American people and U.S. history including the Colonial People Series, the Why We Fought: The Revolutionary War Series, and the Daily Life in American in the 1800s Series.

The article reviews several book series about sports including the Blazers: Wild Outdoors Series, the Passport to World Sports Series, and the Girls Play to Win Series.

The article reviews several book series about arts and crafts including the First Facts: Easy Magic Tricks Series, the Musical Families Series, and the World Crafts and Recipes Series.

The article reviews several book series about machines including the Extreme Machines Series, the Lightning Bolt Books: Vroom-Vroom Series, and the Machines Close-Up Series.

The article reviews several book series about health issues including the Healthy Eating Series, the Kids & Obesity Series, and the Investigating Diseases Series.

The article reviews several book series about life sciences including the World of Wonder: Watch Them Grow Series, The Nasty (But Useful!) Science Series, and the How Your Body Works Series.

The article reviews several science book series including the Earth Science series, the Science Everywhere! Series, and the Inside Science Series.

The article reviews several book series about animals including the Our Animal World Series, the A Day in the Life: Rain Forest Animals Series, and the Secret Lives series.

The article reviews several book series about environmental issues including the Fact Finders: Animals on the Edge Series, the Endangered Biomes Series, and the Sustaining Our Environment Series.

The article reviews several book series about careers including the Community Connections Series, the Becoming a Soldier Series, and the In the Workplace Series.

The article reviews several books including "English Colonies in America," by Rebecca Love Fishkin, part of the We the People Series, "The Adventurous Life of Myles Standish and the Amazing-But-True Survival Story of Plymouth Colony," by Cheryl Harness, and "Colonial America," by Deirdre Clancy Steer and Amela Baksic.

The article reviews several books including "Diego: Bigger Than Life," by Carmen T. Bernier-Grand, illustrated by David Diaz, "Shakespeare Makes the Playoffs," by Ron Koertge, and "Three Rivers Rising: A Novel of the Johnstown Flood," by Jame Richards.

The article reviews multiple books, including "Ice Skating," by Bob Temple, from the Jump Into Sports book series, "Rodeo," by S.L. Hamilton, from the Xtreme Sports book series, and "Great World Cup Moments," by Michael Hurley, from the World Cup book series.

The article reviews multiple books, including "Bikes on the Move," by Willow Clark, from the Transportation Station book series, "Dirt Bike Racers," by James Holter, from the Kid Racers book series, and "Dirt Bikes," by Lori Polydoros, from the Full Throttle book series.

The article reviews several books including "How Do You Wokka-Wokka?" by Elizabeth Bluemle, illustrated by Randy Cecil, "Sparks Fly High: The Legend of Dancing Point," by Mary Quattlebaum, illustrated by Leonid Gore, and "Grandmother's Secrets: The Ancient Rituals and Healing Power of Belly Dancing," by Rosina-Fawzia B. Al-Rawi, translated by Monique Arav.

The article reviews several books on deserts and grasslands including "The Dry Desert: A Web of Life," by Philip Johansson, part of A World of Biomes Series, "Deserts," by Cathryn Sill, illustrated by John Sill, part of the About Habitats Series, and "The Prairie Dog's Town: A Perfect Hideaway," by Miriam Aronin, part of the Spectacular Animal Towns Series.

The article reviews several books including "What Baby Needs," by William Sears, Martha Sears, and Christie Watts Kelly, illustrated by Renée W. Andriani, "Before You Were Here, Mi Amor," by Samantha R. Vamos, illustrated by Santiago Cohen, and "I Love You Like Crazy Cakes," by Rose Lewis, illustrated by Jane Dyer.

The article reviews several books including "Flags of the World," written and illustrated by Sylvie Bednar, translated by Gita Daneshjoo, "The Enemy: A Book About Peace," by Davide Cali, illustrated by Serge Bloch, and "City Boy," by Jan Michael.

The article reviews several children's books about world history. The publications include six books from the "Life in Ancient Civilizations" series which includes "The Aztecs: Life in Tenochtitlan" and "The Chinese: Life in China's Golden Age," by Matt Doeden, "The Greeks: Life in Ancient Greece," by Michelle Levine, "The Babylonians: Life in Ancient Babylon," by Martha E. H. Rustad, "The Egyptians: Life in Ancient Egypt" and "The Romans: Life in Ancient Rome," by Liz Sonneborn, and several books from the "Flashback History" series which includes "Inuit," by Cherry Alexander and Brian Alexander, "Amazonian Indians," "Plains Indians," and "Prehistoric People," all by Susie Brooks.

The article reviews several children's books about U.S. history. The publications include four books from the "Our American Story" series which includes "The First American Flag," by Kathy Allen and illustrated by Siri Weber Feeney, "President George Washington," by Kathy Allen and illustrated by Len Ebert, "Paul Revere's Ride," by Lori Mortensen and illustrated by Craig Orbeck and "Writing the U.S. Constitution," by Lori Mortensen and illustrated by Siri Weber Feeney and several books from "The United States: Past and Present" series which includes "Texas: Past and Present," by Jeanne Bagle, "Massachusetts: Past and Present," by Jeri Freedman, "Washington: Past and Present," by Daniel E. Harmon, "Pennsylvania: Past and Present," by Heather Hasan, "Wisconsin: Past and Present," by Bridget Heos, and "California: Past and Present," by Laura La Belle.

The article reviews several children's books about sports. The publications include four books from the "First Facts: Best of Pro Sports" series which includes "The Best of Pro Soccer," by Heather Adamson, "The Best of Pro Baseball," "The Best of Pro Basketball," and "The Best of Pro Football," by Matt Doeden, four books from the "Sporting Championships" series which includes "NCAA Basketball Championship," by Annalise Bekkering, "Rose Bowl," by Lauren Diemer, "NASCAR Sprint Cup," by Jennifer Howse, and "The Masters," by Christine Webster and several books from the "In the Zone" series which includes "Football," by Tanis Booth and "Baseball," by Rennay Craats.

The article reviews several children's art instruction books. The publications include eight books by Ann Becker from the "Explore and Draw" series which includes "Airplanes," "Cars," "Dinosaurs," "Horses," "Knights & Castles," "Monster Trucks," "Spacecrafts," and "Wizards, Witches & Dragons," and several books from the "Get Art Smart" series which includes "What Is Color?" by Tea Benduhn and "What Is Texture?" by Stephanie Fitzgerald.

The article reviews several children's books related to the life sciences. The publications include four books from the "Fact Finders: Anatomy Class" series which includes "The Human Head," by Kathy Allen, "Human Organs," by Kristi Lew, "The Human Skeleton," by Jody Sullivan Rake, and "Human Muscles," by Jodi Wheeler-Toppen and six books from "The Amazingly Gross Human Body" series which includes "The Bloody Book of Blood," "The Sweaty Book of Sweat," and "The Wee Book of Pee," all by Kelly Regan Barnhill, "The Pukey Book of Vomit," "The Slimy Book of Spit," and "The Snotty Book of Snot," all by Connie Colwell Miller.

The article reviews several children's books related to the health and safety. The publications include six books from the "Slim Goodbody's Nutrition Edition" series which includes "Delicious Dairy," "Fabulous Fruits," "Glorious Grains," "Marvelous Meats and More," "Outstanding Oils and Wonderful Water," and "Vital Vegetables," all by John Burstein, and several from the "Now We Know About..." series which includes "Caring for Our Bodies," "Good Manners," and "Healthy Eating," all by Deborah Chancellor and "My Body," by Mike Goldsmith.

The article reviews several children's books related to earth science. The publications include six books by Robin Birch from the "Weather and Climate" series which includes "Climate Change," "Earth's Climate," "Extreme Weather," "How Weather Works," "Living with Weather," and "Watching Weather," and several from the "Landform Top Tens" series which includes "The World's Most Amazing Coasts," "The World's Most Amazing Deserts," and "The World's Most Amazing Volcanoes," all by Anna Claybourne and "The World's Most Amazing Islands," by Anita Ganeri.

The article reviews several children's books related to the animals. The publications include six books from the "Lightning Bolt Books: Animal Close-Ups" series which includes "Let's Look at Bats" and "Let's Look at Brown Bears," both by Ruth Berman, "Let's Look at Iguanas," by Judith Jango-Cohen, "Let's Look at Pigeons," by Janet Piehl, "Let's Look at Snails," by Laura Hamilton Waxman, "Let's Look at Prairie Dogs," by Christine Zuchora-Walske and four books from the "What's the Difference?" series which includes "What's the Difference Between a Leopard and a Cheetah?" and "What's the Difference Between an Alligator and a Crocodile?" both by Lisa Bullard, "What's the Difference Between a Frog and a Toad?" by Mary Firestone and "What's the Difference Between a Butterfly and a Moth?" by Robin Koontz.

The article reviews several children's books related to the environment. The publications include four books from the "Climate Change" series which includes "Climate Change in the Antarctic," by Stuart Baker, "Climate Change in Temperate Zones," by Stuart Baker, "Climate Change in the Arctic," by Stuart Baker, and "Climate Change in the Tropics," by Stuart Baker and six books from the "How Can We Save Our World?" series which includes "Sustainable Farming," by Carol Ballard, "Sustainable Water Resources," by Anne Rooney, "Sustainable Cities," by Angela Royston, "Sustainable Energy," by Angela Royston, "Sustainable Transportation," by Cath Senker, and "Sustainable Tourism," by Andrew Solway.

The article reviews several children's books related to the environmental sciences. The publications include "Eating Green," by Sunita Apte from the "Going Green" series, "Traveling Green," by Jacqueline A. Ball from the "Going Green" series, "Making Cities Green," by Jeanette Leardi from the "Going Green" series, "Building Green-scapers," by Steven Stern from the "Going Green" series "All About Electric and Hybrid Cars and Who's Driving Them," by Stephanie Bearce from the "Tell Your Parents" series, "A Planet Called Home: Eco-Pig's Animal Protection," by Lisa S. French from the "Eco-Pig" series, "What Can We Do About Global Warming?" by Lorijo Metz from the "Protecting Our Planet" series, "Acid Rain," by Sally Morgan from the "Earth SOS" series, and "Biofuels," by Julie Richards from the "Energy Choices" series.

The article presents reviews of several books for children and young adults including "The Watsons Go to Birmingham--1963," by Paul Christopher Curtis, "Catherine, Called Birdy," by Karen Cushman, and "The BFG," by Roald Dahl with illustrations by Quentin Blake.

The article reviews several books including "The Mighty 12: Superheroes of Greek Myth," written by Charles R. Smith, Jr., illustrated by P. Craig Russell, "The McElderry Book of Greek Myths," written by Eric A. Kimmel, illustrated by Pep Montserrat," and "Mythological Creatures," by Lynn Curlee.

The article reviews several children's books including "America Ferrera: Latina Superstar," "Miley Cyrus: Music and TV Superstar," both by Sheila Anderson and "Shaun White: Snow and Skateboard Champion," by Marty Gitlin.

The article reviews several books including "Jazz Baby," by Lisa Wheeler, illustrated by R. Gregory Christie, "A Horn for Louis," by Eric Kimmel, illustrated by James Bernardin, and "Take-off: American All-Girl Bands During WWII," by Tonya Bolden.

The article reviews several books including "Leaf Man," written and illustrated by Lois Ehlert, "One Green Apple," by Eve Bunting, illustrated by Ted Lewin, and "Every Autumn Comes the Bear," written and illustrated by Jim Arnosky.

The article reviews several books including "Ballots for Belva: The True Story of a Woman's Race for the Presidency," written by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen, illustrated by Courtney A. Martin, "Presidential Races: The Battle for Power in the United States," by Arlene Morris-Lipsman, and "Vote," by Philip Steele. INSET: ON THE WEB.