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Review of Moth: An Evolution Story
Moth: An Evolution Storyby Isabel Thomas; illus. by Daniel EgnéusPrimary Bloomsbury 48 pp. g6/19 978-1-5476-0020-5 $18.99e-book ed. 978-1-5476-0024-3 $13.29“This is a story of light and dark. Of change and adaptation, of survival and hope.” In a shadowy (pre-industrial) wood, a peppered moth — its “speckled, freckled” wing patterns wonderfully detailed...
Review of Wildheart: The Daring Adventures of John Muir
Wildheart: The Daring Adventures of John Muirby Julie Bertagna; illus. by William GoldsmithIntermediate, Middle School Yosemite Conservancy 128 pp.3/19 978-1-930238-94-7 $17.99This creatively rendered biography-in-comics-format of John Muir (1838–1914) is filled with the naturalist’s adventures, from his childhood in Scotland to his pioneering conservation work and formation of America’s National Parks....
Review of Titanosaur: Discovering the World’s Largest Dinosaur
Titanosaur: Discovering the World’s Largest Dinosaurby José Luis Carballido and Diego Pol; illus. by Florencia GigenaPrimary, Intermediate Orchard/Scholastic 40 pp. g3/19 978-1-338-20739-2 $18.99The paleontologists who discovered the fossilized bones of a group of seven of the largest-known (“for now”) dinosaurs take readers step-by-step through the careful and time-consuming process of...
Review of A Ray of Light: A Book of Science and Wonder
A Ray of Light: A Book of Science and Wonderby Walter Wick; photos by the authorIntermediate Scholastic 40 pp. g2/19 978-0-439-16587-7 $17.99Wick explores the concepts of light and color in a sophisticated yet comprehensible format. As in his masterful A Drop of Water (rev. 3/97; winner of the 1997 Boston...
Review of I Am Farmer: Growing an Environmental Movement in Cameroon
I Am Farmer: Growing an Environmental Movement in Cameroonby Baptiste Paul and Miranda Paul; illus. by Elizabeth ZunonPrimary Millbrook 40 pp. g2/19 978-1-5124-4914-3 $19.99e-book ed. 978-1-5415-4380-5 $19.99 Even as a young child Tantoh Nforba loves the rich soils of his native northwestern Cameroon, earning the nickname “Farmer” from his mocking classmates;...
Review of Just Right: Searching for the Goldilocks Planet
Just Right: Searching for the Goldilocks Planetby Curtis Manley; illus. by Jessica LananPrimary Roaring Brook 48 pp.1/19 978-1-250-15533-7 $18.99 The ever-fascinating idea that there may be life on other planets drives this smart discussion of the major advances in astronomy that have led to the discovery of exoplanets (officially, “extrasolar planets”), along...
Review of Sea Bear: A Journey for Survival
Sea Bear: A Journey for Survivalby Lindsay Moore; illus. by the authorPrimary Greenwillow 48 pp. g1/19 978-0-06-279128-3 $17.99A polar bear wanders alone through icy northern landscapes and across the seasons in search of food, her survival practices described as she hunts seals and paddles past sharks, narwhals, and...
Review of Backyard Bears: Conservation, Habitat Changes, and the Rise of Urban Wildlife
Backyard Bears: Conservation, Habitat Changes, and the Rise of Urban Wildlife [Scientists in the Field]by Amy CherrixMiddle School Houghton 73 pp. g10/18 978-1-328-85868-9 $18.99The human population of western North Carolina is encroaching on the natural habitat of the region’s black bears. In this encouraging case study of efforts to manage...
Review of The Squirrels' Busy Year
The Squirrels’ Busy Year [A First Science Storybook]by Martin Jenkins; illus. by Richard JonesPreschool, Primary Candlewick 32 pp. g7/18 978-0-7636-9600-9 $16.99A pair of squirrels and other residents of their pond-side community interact through four distinct seasons. In winter, the sleeping squirrels pop out quickly for acorns under the watchful eye...
