Reading Ahead
My Grandma and Me
My GrandÂma and Me Mina JavaÂherbin illusÂtratÂed by LindÂsey Yankey CanÂdlewick Press, 2019 ISBN 978−1−4263−3304−0 If you were forÂtuÂnate to have one or two or three lovÂing grandÂmothÂers, this book will touch your heart. GrandÂmas can be the most lovÂing peoÂple in our long lives, teachÂing us about life, passÂing along traÂdiÂtions, sharÂing stoÂries, helpÂing us
Explorer Academy: The Falcon’s Feather
ExplorÂer AcadÂeÂmy: The FalÂcon’s FeathÂer TruÂdi Trueit illusÂtratÂed by Scott Plumbe (with a blend of phoÂtos) NationÂal GeoÂgraphÂic PartÂners, 2019 ISBN 978−1−4263−3304−0 I’ve writÂten a priÂor ReadÂing Ahead essay about my love for The NebÂuÂla Secret, the first book in the ExplorÂer AcadÂeÂmy series. Now book two, The FalÂcon’s FeathÂer, conÂtinÂues the stoÂry and I think it’s even more
Make This!
Make This! BuildÂing, ThinkÂing, and TinÂkerÂing Projects for the AmazÂing MakÂer in You Ella Schwartz, phoÂtographs by Matthew RakoÂla NationÂal GeoÂgraphÂic Kids, 2019 When preÂsentÂed with this book, wheels start turnÂing, ideas begin popÂping, and your temÂperÂaÂture risÂes! This is going to be fun. And a careÂfulÂly thought-through learnÂing expeÂriÂence … but who needs to know that? By the book’s
Books Books Books
Books Books Books Mick ManÂning and BriÂta Granström CanÂdlewick Press, 2017 Book lovers appreÂciÂate the beauÂty, rarÂiÂty, invenÂtive design, and conÂtent of all types of books. Those in the vast colÂlecÂtion of the British Library (more than 150 milÂlion litÂerÂary artiÂfacts on 15 floors and 400 miles of shelvÂing) will help to make book lovers of
LOVE
Love writÂten by StaÂcy McAnÂulÂty illusÂtratÂed by Joanne Lew-VriÂethoff RunÂning Press Kids, DecemÂber 2018 Here is a book to give to those peoÂple who immeÂdiÂateÂly jump to your mind when you think of love. Love isn’t about objects or comÂmerÂcial holÂiÂdays or comÂpeÂtiÂtion. It’s about time spent togethÂer, makÂing memÂoÂries, being thoughtÂful, noticÂing the details (I saw that
The Poetry of US
If you’re still lookÂing for holÂiÂday gifts or start-the-year-with-a-treat gifts for your home, classÂroom, a host present, someÂthing lastÂing … conÂsidÂer this book. The PoetÂry of US editÂed by J. Patrick Lewis NationÂal GeoÂgraphÂic PartÂners, 2018, 192 pages Not everyÂone can travÂel to all the dots on our country’s map, but this book transÂports us throughÂout AmerÂiÂca with the
Fly With Me
This book is pure gold. Your entire famÂiÂly will want this on your bookÂshelves so you can dip into it freÂquentÂly. Your library patrons will be grateÂful when you hand them this gem. And in a classÂroom, this is a gorÂgeous, STEAM-empowÂerÂing, wideÂÂÂly-encomÂÂÂpassÂing book. Read the poetÂry out loud, read the nonÂficÂtion narÂraÂtives out loud because they’re
Outstanding Short Biography Collections
You know the young readÂers, and strivÂing readÂers, who will love all three of these books. They’re a colÂlecÂtion of biograÂphies, two of the books focused on women, and one of the books choosÂing among chilÂdren across the cenÂturies and around the world. Whether you’re lookÂing for your home bookÂshelves or your library’s these three books
If Da Vinci Painted a Dinosaur
At once ridicuÂlous and subÂlime, If da VinÂci PaintÂed a Dinosaur is magÂnetÂic. Which dinosaur will be feaÂtured in whose paintÂing? Quick, turn the page! Amy NewÂbold, author, and Greg NewÂbold, illusÂtraÂtor, folÂlow up If PicasÂso PaintÂed a SnowÂman with this volÂume comÂbinÂing a herd of hisÂtoric and imagÂiÂnary dinosaurs includÂed in 19 famous artists’ familÂiar paintÂings: Degas’ ballerinas
Storm
That irreÂsistible urge to jump into a cushÂioned pile of waist-high leaves, sinkÂing into the vivid colÂors, the smell of earth and sky, the sounds of nature embracÂing you? Don’t miss Storm by Sam UshÂer (TemÂplar Books). The glowÂing reds and golds of fall jump off the covÂer, invitÂing you to open the book and setÂtle in
History’s Mysteries
You pick up the brightÂly colÂored book lying on the table and open it near the midÂdle. What’s this book about? In 1848, the HMS EreÂbus and the HMS TerÂror set out to find the link between the PacifÂic Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean by sailÂing into the ArcÂtic waters. The ships and the crews
A World of Cities
A World of Cities text by Lily MurÂray illusÂtratÂed by James Brown CanÂdlewick StuÂdio, 2018 ISBN 978−0−7636−9879−9 Those kids in your life, your schoolÂroom, your library who are Fact Hunters? They colÂlect facts to savor, share with othÂers, and build their knowlÂedge of the world around them. This is a book for them. Not every child can travÂel to
Explorer Academy: The Nebula Secret
ExplorÂer AcadÂeÂmy: The NebÂuÂla Secret TruÂdi Truett illusÂtratÂed by Scott Plumbe (with a blend of phoÂtos) NationÂal GeoÂgraphÂic PartÂners, 2018 ISBN 978−1−4263−3159−6 Done with the HarÂry PotÂter series, maybe not quite ready for the Alex RidÂer series, what do you sugÂgest? ExplorÂer AcadÂeÂmy. EmphatÂiÂcalÂly. The book opens in Hawaii, where Cruz CoroÂnÂaÂdo (not quite 13) is getting
imagine
There are times when I open a new book that my pulse quickÂens and times when I need to be conÂvinced. SomeÂtimes I can sense myself slidÂing comÂfortÂably into the surÂroundÂings of a picÂture book, feelÂing welÂcomed, underÂstandÂing everyÂthing about the book because it is so well craftÂed. That’s this book. First off, this is an autoÂbiÂogÂraÂphy … so as a menÂtor text
Anna and Johanna
Anna and JohanÂna: a ChilÂdren’s Book Inspired by VerÂmeer GeralÂdine ElschnÂer illusÂtratÂed by FloÂrence Koenig PresÂtel PubÂlishÂing, 2018 pubÂlished in French in 2016 ISBN 978−3−7913−7345−4 Delft. Delft blue. The book begins with blue and yelÂlow. 1666. Two friends born on the same day. This day, their birthÂday. They are each makÂing gifts for the othÂer. Lace and chocoÂlate. One the daughter