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WILLEMS, Mo. Are You Big? illus. by Mo Willems. 32p. Union Square Kids & Co. Feb. 2024. Tr $17.99. ISBN 9781454948186. K-Gr 2--Carrying size comparisons out to the far reaches [...]

FANG, X.: Dim Sum Palace. illus. by X. Fang. 48p. Tundra. Sept. 2023. Tr $18.99. ISBN 9781774881989. Gr 1-3--Liddy is so excited that her family is going out for dim [...]

ROSEN, Michael. Michael Rosen's Sticky McStickstick: The Friend Who Helped Me Walk Again. illus. by Tony Ross. 40p. Candlewick. Nov. 2022. Tr $18.99. ISBN 9781536225327. Gr 1-3--In writing about how [...]

BARNETT, Mac. Twenty Questions. illus. by Christian Robinson. 40p. Candlewick. Mar. 2023. Tr $17.99. ISBN 9781536215137. K-Gr 2--Reminiscent of Chris Van Allsburg's Mysteries of Harris Burdick, but without the eeriness, [...]

* SMITH, Emma Bland. Mr. McCloskey's Marvelous Mallards: The Making of 'Make Way for Ducklings.' illus. by Becca Stadtlander. 40p. Astra/Calkins Creek. Nov. 2022. Tr$18.99. ISBN 9781635923926. Gr 1-3--Though the [...]

AUGUSTIN, Marion. The History of Western Art in Comics Part Two: From the Renaissance to Modern Art. illus. by Bruno Heitz. 96p. Holiday House. Nov. 2021. Tr $22.99. ISBN 9780823446476; [...]

WARNER, Andy. Andy Warner's Oddball Histories: Pests and Pets. illus. by Andy Warner. 192p. Little, Brown. Sept. 2021. Tr $24.99. ISBN 9780316498234. Gr 3-5--Warner follows up his history of micronations, [...]

TARGETING FOR THE MOST PART ELEMENTARY grade students, this season's STEM titles constitute a mixed bag--from the hands-on to peeks beneath the ground, city streets, and your skin. No matter [...]

KAHLO, Frida. The Two Fridas. illus. by Gianluca Foil. 32p. Schiffer Kids. Feb. 2021. Tr $18.99. ISBN 9780764361166. Gr 1-3--In her diary, renowned artist Frida Kahlo recalled dancing and sharing [...]

* KOCH, Falynn. The National Parks: Preserving America's Wild Places. illus. by Falynn Koch. 128p. (History Comics). First Second. May 2022. pap. $12.99. ISBN 9781250265883; Tr $19.99. ISBN 9781250265876. Gr [...]

BARFIELD, Mike & Jess Bradley. A Day in the Life of a Caveman, a Queen and Everything In Between: History As You've Never Seen It Before. illus. by Mike Barfield [...]

FEATHERS, Beka. Why the People: The Case for Democracy. illus. by Ally Shwed. 272p. (World Citizen Comics). First Second. Jun. 2022. Tr $28.99. ISBN 9781250760708. Gr 8 Up--Framed as exchanges [...]

MARTINEZ-JOFFRE, Miguel. Hiccups: Fun Stories. illus. by Miguel Martinez-Joffre. 52p. Action Lab. Apr. 2022. pap. $9.99. ISBN 9781632295835. Gr 1-3--For younger or less able readers just getting into comics, this [...]

ASHWIN Kate, Kel McDonald & Alina Pete, eds. The Woman in the Woods and Other North American Stories. illus. by Various. 120p. Iron Circus. Apr. 2022. pap. $15. ISBN 9781945820977. [...]

PHELAN, Matt. Leave It to Plum! illus. by Matt Phelan. 128p. Greenwillow. Jun. 2022. Tr $16.99. ISBN 9780063079168. Gr 3-7--In this alliterative zoo tale, peppy purple peacock Plum befriends Jeremy, [...]

Science & Technology John Peters, Children's Literature Consultant, New York City STEM OFFSHOOTS CONTINUE TO PROLIFERATE as authors and publishers find ingenious new angles with which to present well-worked topics [...]

Whether publishers made blatant efforts to promote Common Core State Standards or made a few discreet changes in approach, these new arrivals remain solid examples of the genre. Nonfiction, at […]

* HOLT, Bob. Let's Taco About How Great You Are. illus. by Bob Holt. 40p. Doubleday. Mar. 2021. Tr $12.99. ISBN 9780593182017. Gr 1-3--'Don't let life pasta you by.' In [...]

CY. Radium Girls. tr. from French by Ivanka Hahnenberger. illus. by Cy. 134p. Iron Circus. May 2022. pap. $15. ISBN 9781945820991. In a tale that mingles tragedy with affirmations of [...]

CHWAST, Seymour. Where's My Cat? illus. by Seymour Chwast. 32p. minedition. Mar. 2022. Tr $12.99. ISBN 9781662650697. K-Gr 2--Playfully exercising the imagination and having fun with shape associations, Chwast transforms [...]

FLOOD, Joe. Birds of Prey: Terrifying Talons. illus. by Joe Flood. 128p. (Science Comics). First Second. Mar. 2022. Tr $21.99. ISBN 9781250269478; pap. $12.99. ISBN 9781250269485. Gr 4-7--Readers should be [...]

BURKE, Lauren. Rosa Parks. illus. by Shane Clester. Nov. 2020. ISBN 9781503752948. KALLEN, Kaara. Marie Curie. illus. by Rosie Baker. Jan. 2021. ISBN 9781503752931. ea vol: 48p. (It's Her Story). [...]

CALLEN, Rocky. A Breath Too Late. 272p. Holt. Apr. 2020. Tr $17.99. ISBN 9781250238795. Gr 8 Up--Sandwiched between a trigger warning and a list of hotlines, this raw and tragic [...]

'There he lay, a vast red-gold dragon, fast asleep; a thrumming came from his jaws and nostrils, and wisps of smoke, but his fires were low in slumber. Beneath him, [...]

SEARLE, Sarah Winifred. Who Was the Girl Warrior of France? Joan of Arc: A Who HQ Graphic Novel. illus. by Maria Capelle Frantz. 64p. (Who HQ Graphic Novels). Penguin Workshop. [...]

BLAS, Terry. Who Was the Voice of the People?: Cesar Chavez. illus. by Mar Julia. 64p. (Who HQ). Penguin Workshop. Oct. 2021. Tr $12.99. ISBN 9780593224502; pap. $7.99. ISBN 9780593224496. [...]

DWINELL, Kim. The Science of Surfing: A Surfside Girls Guide to the Ocean, illus. by Kim Dwinell. 112p. (Surfside Girls: Bk. 3). Top Shelf. Jul. 2021. pap. $9.99. ISBN 9781603094948. [...]

YANG, James. A Boy Named Isamu: A Story of Isamu Noguchi. 40p. Viking. Jun. 2021. Tr $17.99. ISBN 9780593203446. Gr 1-3--In tribute to Japanese American sculptor Noguchi--or, more precisely, his [...]

YORINKS, Arthur. One Mean Ant with Fly and Flea and Moth, illus. by Sergio Ruzzier. 48p. (One Mean Ant). Candlewick. Oct. 2021. Tr $17.99. ISBN 9780763683962. Gr 1-3--This book closes [...]

SCIENTIST AND SUPER PUNDIT NEIL DEGRASSE Tyson's observation that '... where ignorance lurks, so too do the frontiers of discovery and imagination' offers a strong rationale for exposing children early [...]

Like their Common Core counterparts in language arts and mathematics, the recently released Next Generation Science Standards (www.nextgenscience.org) are certain to fuel fresh focus on increasing students' store of basic [...]

General Science EVER RESPONSIVE TO CHANGING FADS IN educational theory, nonfiction publishers are, with varying success, already tweaking their new titles to conform to the Common Core science standards. These [...]

TYPICAL TEXTBOOK CHAPTER DIVISIONS NOTWITHSTANDING, history never divides neatly into decades--but the giddy era that kicked off with the worldwide euphoria following the end of World War 1 in 1918 [...]

AUGUSTIN, Marion. The History of Western Art in Comics Part One: From Prehistory to the Renaissance, tr. from French by George L. Newman, illus. by Bruno Heitz. 96p. Holiday House. [...]

GREENBERG, Isabel. Athena: Goddess of Wisdom and War. illus. by Imogen Greenberg. 96p. (Tales of Great Goddesses). Amulet. Jim. 2021. Tr $14.99. ISBN 9781419748592. Gr 3-5--Skipping the parts that may [...]

CHRISTOPHER, Danny. Jonathan and the Giant Eagle. illus. by Danny Christopher. 32p. Eve of Newt. Jun. 2021. Tr $15.95. ISBN 9781777081751. Gr 1-2--Along with being written in seriously ungainly verse, [...]

WILLIS, Birdie. Seen: Rachel Carson. illus. by Rii Abrego. 80p. (Seen: True Stories of Marginalized Trailblazers). Boom! Box. Mar. 2021. pap. $5.99. ISBN 9781684156481. Gr 4-6--Though the lyrical first-person narration [...]

WHETHER INTENDED TO FILL YOUNG READERS in on a broad range of scientific or historical topics or simply to inspire delighted disgust, the titles below all feature mixes of bright [...]

'Traveling--it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller.' So writes the narrator in Traveling Man: The Journey of Ibn Battuta, 1325-1354, James Rumford's picture-book introduction to the greatest [...]

ALONG WITH THE USUAL INTRODUCTIONS TO lions, tigers, bears, snakes, and dinosaurs that make up animal-themed series every year, this season offers a few surprises--from insect detectives to tree kangaroos [...]

WHEN IT'S TIME TO GET AWAY FROM THE DAILY routines, there's just nothing like taking a vacation-real or virtual--to rest, relax, and recharge. Whether the travel takes place in our [...]

Sharks, dinosaurs, lions, snakes-some creatures need no publicity to attract audiences. Each season brings new batches of elementary introductions that aim to excite, delight, titillate, gross out, and, occasionally, even [...]

Though the designation of 2010 as the 'Year of the Children's Mystery Book' was announced with great fanfare at last November's National Conference of the American Association of School Librarians, [...]

THOUGH THE CUSTOMARY TREND TOWARD lower page counts and more finely divided topics continues in this latest crop of science series, in general the quality of the color photographs and [...]

KOCH, Falynn. Bake Like a Pro. illus. by Falynn Koch. ISBN 9781250150059; ISBN 9781250150066. SCHWEIZER, Chris. Fix a Car. illus. by Chris Schweizer. ISBN 9781250150035; ISBN 9781250150042. ea vol: 128p. [...]

FARLEY, Terri. Wild at Heart: Mustangs and the Young People Fighting to Save Them. photos by Melissa Farlow. 208p. bibliog. glossary. index. notes. HMH. Sept. 2015. Tr $19.99. ISBN 9780544392946. [...]

YANG, Yang. The Secrets of Dinosaurs: PNSO Encyclopedia for Children. illus. by Zhao Chuang. 240p. Brown. Apr. 2021. Tr $24.95. ISBN 9781612545158. Gr 3-7--'Oh, a gruesome fight is about to [...]

National Geographic Almanac 2021. 400p. National Geographic. Sept. 2020. pap. $19.99. ISBN 9781426221552. Gr 6 Up--Constructed along the same lines as the National Geographic Almanac 2020 but so heavily recast [...]

SULLIVAN, Tom. Escape at 10,000 Feet: D.B. Cooperand the Missing Money, illus. by Tom Sullivan. 104p. (Unsolved Case Files: Bk. 1). HarperCollins/Balzer + Bray. Mar. 2021. Tr $21.99. ISBN 9780062991522; [...]

BARFIELD, Mike. A Day in the Life of a Poo, a Gnu, and You. illus. by Jess Bradley. 128p. S. & S./Aladdin. Mar. 2021. Tr $16.99. ISBN 9781534467217. Gr 2-4--Expanding [...]