Category: Animal Books
Review: Coral Reefs by Jason Chin
By Nina Schuyler, The Children’s Book Review Published: January 27, 2012 Coral Reefs By Jason Chin Reading level: Ages 5 and up Hardcover: 40 pages Publisher: Flash Point (October 25, 2011) Source: Publisher What to expect: Science, Nature, Biology, Marine life, Water
Bad Kitty for President by Nick Bruel
It’s election season! The cats on Main Street are split along party lines. Will Bad Kitty really be elected to run the Neighborhood Cat Coalition?
Review: The Woods by Paul Hoppe
A good story finds some way to surprise. In Paul Hoppe’s The Woods, the narrator, a small boy, has lost his bunny and can’t go to sleep without it. In the first pleasing surprise, the boy doesn’t look in the obvious places.
New Books about Animals
Whether you prefer animals as loveable yet zany characters who talk or as a species that live in the natural world, these entertaining books teach children about both fantasy and science.
Dark Emperor and Other Poems of the Night
Add this book to your collection: Dark Emperor and Other Poems of the Night by Joyce Sidman Have you read this book? Rate it: [ratings]
An Interview on Hispanic Heritage and “Ten Little Puppies/Diez perritos”
Being bilingual has been one of Alma Flor Ada’s greatest assets she has enjoyed in life. She wishes the same benefit for all children.
Tumford the Terrible by Nancy Tillman
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Review: Sleeping Bootsie by Maribeth Boelts
Sleeping Bootsie by Maribeth Boelts with illustrations by Patricia Cantor is a delightful spin-off of the Sleeping Beauty fairytale.
Review: Llama Llama Home with Mama
Llama Lama Home with Mama boasts the same bestselling rhythm and intonation as the rest of the Llama Llama books that are library and home staples to so many.
