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31 Days, 31 Lists: 2021 Nonfiction Books for Older Readers
Here's a brief smattering of some of the books that I think are deserving of your time and attention. If you know a kid that loves their informational texts, something on this list is bound to whet their whistle.
Review of the Day: While I Was Away by Waka T. Brown
Waka T. Brown fills her latest book with all the pathos, yearning, frustrations, and humor you might find in a middle grade novel. The important difference? It’s all true. It’s all real. It’s all enthralling.
Review of the Day: Race Against Time by Sandra Neil Wallace and Rich Wallace
A thoroughly rousing story, deserving of wider acclaim. The package may be lacking but the contents are gold.
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Review of the Day: Timelines From Black History: Leaders, Legends, Legacies by D.K. Publishing
This book is NOT the only book on the subject that will ever be written, but right now it appears to be the only book so far. And I’m just relieved that it was good to begin with. A beautifully designed supplement.
31 Days, 31 Lists: 2020 Nonfiction for Older Readers
A sliver of the magnificent nonfiction for older readers on offer to kids in 2020.
Review of the Day: The Talk, edited by Wade Hudson and Cheryl Willis Hudson
Pitch perfect in tone and content, this is supposedly the book that will help all parents talk to their kids. In truth? This also is the book that will help KIDS talk to their parents. It’s a two-way street and everybody’s driving.
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Review of the Day: Beavers – The Superpower Field Guide by Rachel Poliquin and Nicholas John Frith
Beavers: The Superpower Field Guide By Rachel Poliquin Illustrated by Nicholas John Frith $18.99 ISBN: 9780544949874 Ages 9-12 On shelves December 4th Here, sit down a sec. I wanna tell you a story about this beaver I once knew. So I’m at the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago, which, if anyone asks, is my favorite […]
Review of the Day: At Home in Her Tomb by Christine Liu-Perkins
At Home in Her Tomb: Lady Dai and the Ancient Chinese Treasures of Mawangdui By Christine Liu-Perkins Charlesbridge $19.95 978-1-58089-370-1 Ages 9-12 On shelves now When I say the word “mummy” what springs into your mind? Movies starring Brendan Fraser? Egypt and scarabs and rolls of crumbling papyrus? Absolutely. But what if I told you […]
Historical Kids: What the HECK is Going On With Nonfiction Bios These Days?
Maybe it’s Common Core. Maybe not. I’m not always quite certain how far to place the blame in these cases. However you look at it, children’s nonfiction bios are getting weird these days. In some ways it’s quite remarkable. I’m the first one to say that nonfiction for kids is better now than it has […]
Review of the Day: Jumping Penguins by Jesse Goossens
Jumping Penguins by Jesse Goossens Illustrated by Marije Tolman Lemniscaat $19.95 ISBN: 9781935954323 Ages 6-11 On shelves now. Here’s a puzzler for you. See what you think. There’s been a lot of talk lately about nonfiction for kids and the importance of highlighting those books that adhere strictly to the truth. That means no invented […]
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