Category: Ages 9-12
April, 2011: Best Selling Kids’ Books, New Releases, and More …
Here’s the scoop on the most popular destinations on The Children’s Book Review site, the most coveted new releases and bestsellers.
2011 Children’s Choice Book Awards
Thirty books have been nominated for the six categories: k-2nd, 3rd-4th, 5th-6th, Teens, and author of the year.
Reviews by Children: Countdown by Deborah Wiles
Countdown is about a girl named Franny who is in 5th grade during the 1962 Bay of Pigs crisis, which was a time when Russian missiles were in Cuba, aimed at Washington D.C.
Books About Women: Celebrating Women’s History Month
Four excellent books that celebrate women’s history.
March, 2011: Best Selling Kids’ Books, New Releases, and More …
Here’s the scoop on the most popular destinations on The Children’s Book Review site, the most coveted new releases and bestsellers.
Review: Snook Alone by Marilyn Nelson
Masterfully illustrated by Timothy Basil Ering, the story takes us to a faraway atoll in the Indian Ocean where Abba Jacob, a contemplative monk, spends his days in silence, prayer and work shadowed by his rat terrier Snook.
A Tale Dark and Grimm by Adam Gidwitz
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Review: The Boy Who Invented TV: The Story of Philo Farnsworth
In The Boy Who Invented TV: The Story of Philo Farnsworth, we learn about the boy genius who exhibited signs of greatness as young as age three when he drew detailed pictures of the inner workings of trains.
Valentine’s Day Gifts: Kids’ and Young Adult Books
The theme is love, but of course. “The giving of love is an education in itself.” ~ Eleanor Roosevelt
