by Site Owner | Jul 2, 2014 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Biographies & Memoirs, Children's
The Young Healing Hands of Clara Barton By Patricia Polacco Scholastic, $17.99, 32 pages Did you know that Clara Barton, founder of the American Red Cross, is a relative of best selling author Patricia Polacco? Polacco grew up hearing stories about Barton and, knowing...
by Site Owner | Jul 1, 2014 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Nature, Outdoors & Animals, Tweens
If Space Doesn’t Interest You, It Will After This Book By Pascal Lee Scholastic, $6.99, 48 pages If you don’t really like reading or learning about space, you will after reading Mission: Mars by Pascal Lee. This book is very colorful and makes you want to actually...
by Site Owner | Jun 30, 2014 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Children's
Heavy Machinery Amaze Your Little Reader By Joan Holub, Illustrated by James Dean Scholastic, $16.99, 32 pages Trucks and machinery of all sorts fill the pages of Mighty Dads. Dads (in this case, big trucks) help their children (the little trucks) build things....
by Site Owner | Jun 25, 2014 | Tweens
A Charming Tale of Faithful Friends By Lisa Schroeder Scholastic, $5.99, 192 pages Caitlin would rather stay at summer camp with her new best friends, but like everything good that comes to end she must return home and face the facts: she’s starting sixth grade at a...
by Site Owner | Jun 4, 2014 | Tweens
Friendship in the Face of Danger By Marlane Kennedy Scholastic, $4.99, 128 pages This new series by Marlane Kennedy challenges ordinary non-superhero kids to navigate natural disasters. In Disaster Strikes #1: Earthquake Shock, street smarts and teamwork skills are...
