There is a 100 year-old hero living in the deep blue sea of the Pacific Northwest. She is a 7,000-pound great grandmother and an awesome athlete. Meet Granny, an orca (or killer whale), the hero portrayed by a whale expert in a new children’s picture book, Granny’s Clan: A Tale of Wild Orcas.
Month: August 2012
It takes a special talent—and a particular ability to remember how young children think—to convey scientific concepts about the natural world to a young audience. Biodiversity? Adaptation? I’d rather play! But a new picture book, Nature’s Patchwork Quilt: Understanding Habitats, does it so gracefully that teachers and parents will find teaching science a pleasure.
A delightfully illustrated and inspiring picture book that is perfect for children afraid of trying new things.
Elizabeth Singer Hunt is the bestselling author of the hugely popular Jack Stalwart series. Her love of adventure and travel is what inspired her to create her globe-trotting children’s book character, nine-year-old Secret Agent Jack Stalwart. More than 1 million books have been sold worldwide and the series has been published in multiple languages.
David Levithan is the immensely imaginative and talented author of many bestselling novels. When he isn’t writing his amazing books, David works as an Executive Editor at Scholastic. His ingenious new novel “Every Day” has released.
“Dust Girl: The American Fairy Trilogy Book 1” is an engaging, exhausting romp that will leave the reader wanting more.
“The Kill Order,” prequel to James Dashner’s bestselling series “The Maze Runner” trilogy, is here! Dashner talked to us about “The Maze Runner” series and the books and movies that inspire his writing. He is also the author of the 13th Reality series.
Teaching children to be compassionate—to understand someone else’s suffering and to try and alleviate that suffering—is not easy. Here are a few books that can help impart the message that being kind to one another is essential and that the golden rule is paramount.
Of course, every boy isn’t a reluctant reader. A lot of boys love books. All we’re trying to do is get as many as possible to strike their pup-tents in camp #1 and pitch them in Camp #2.
To kick off TCBR’s new column “On the Shelf,” which shines a spotlight on brilliant children’s librarians, April Hayley, MLIS, graciously talked to us about becoming a librarian, among other great topics. Do you think you can guess which is the most checked out children’s book at San Anslemo Public Library in California?