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Nonfiction Monday: Celebritrees by Margi Preus

Travis Jonker, March 28, 2011 | Reviews



Celebritrees: Historic and Famous Tree of the World By Margi Preus Illustrated by Rebecca Gibbon Henry Holt (Macmillan) ISBN: 9780805078299 $16.99 Grades 2-4 In Stores Not to get all “hippie” on you, but do you ever think about trees? Here are these massive plants, unmatched by anything on earth, and we walk around barely paying […]

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Review: Cloudette by Tom Lichtenheld

Travis Jonker, January 20, 2011 | Reviews



Cloudette By Tom Lichtenheld Henry Holt (Macmillan) ISBN: 9780805087765 $16.99 Grades K-2 In Stores March 1, 2011 The concept of a small protagonist making a mark on the big world is a children’s lit mainstay. It makes sense – there are few situations children can better relate to than being surrounded by those that are […]

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Review: Birdy’s Smile Book by Laurie Keller

Travis Jonker, October 21, 2010 | Reviews



Birdy’s Smile Book By Laurie Keller Henry Holt (Macmillan) ISBN: 9780805088830 $16.99 Grades K-2 In Stores I used to be upset with electronic dance music. Too repetitive, too synthetic, too cheesy I thought. But I was ignoring a fact that explained it all – that this sort of music is created for one purpose: to […]

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Review: The Village Garage by G. Brian Karas

Travis Jonker, June 10, 2010 | Reviews



The Village Garage By G. Brian Karas Henry Holt ISBN: 9780805087161 $16.99 Grades K-2 In Stores Quick test: Name a picture book about city workers. Having trouble? Me too. The men and women who keep our towns running smoothly are indeed a rarely represented subject in the children’s lit world. The Village Garage is notable […]

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