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Grandmother Fish: A Child's First Book of Evolution (Review)

Apr 18, 2021
2 min

Grandmother Fish: A Child's First Book of Evolution (Review)

Interest Level: Ages 3 - 6 Author: Jonathan Tweet Illustrator: Karen Lewis Publisher: Feiwel and Friends Books (Macmillan), 2015 Pages:...

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Buzzing with Questions: The Inquisitive Mind of Charles Henry Turner (Review)

Allison Diehl

Apr 4, 2021
2 min

Buzzing with Questions: The Inquisitive Mind of Charles Henry Turner (Review)

Interest Level: Ages 7 - 10 Author: Janice N. Harrington Illustrator: Theodore Taylor III Publisher: Calkins Creek Books, 2019 Pages: 48...

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Accidental Archaeologists: True Stories of Unexpected Discoveries (Review)

Allison Diehl

Jan 6, 2021
2 min

Accidental Archaeologists: True Stories of Unexpected Discoveries (Review)

Interest Level: Grades 5 - 7 Author: Sarah Albee Illustrator: Nathan Hackett Publisher: Scholastic, 2020 Reading Level: Lexile 990 Pages:...

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Gregor Mendel: The Friar Who Grew Peas (Review)

Allison Diehl

Jan 1, 2021
2 min

Gregor Mendel: The Friar Who Grew Peas (Review)

Interest Level: Ages 5 - 10 Author: Cheryl Bardoe Illustrator: Jos. A. Smith Publisher: Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2006 Reading...

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Allison Diehl

Dec 2, 2020
2 min

Snowflake Bentley (Review)

Interest Level: Preschool - Grade 3 Author: Jacqueline Briggs Martin Illustrator: Mary Azarian Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers,...

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Allison Diehl

Nov 19, 2020
2 min

Barefoot Books Solar System (Review)

Interest Level: Ages 8 - 12 Author: Anne Jankéliowitch Illustrator: Annabelle Buxton Publisher: Barefoot Books, 2019 Pages: 52 Retail:...

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Allison Diehl

Nov 9, 2020
2 min

Grow: Secrets of Our DNA (Review)

Interest Level: Ages 5 - 9 Author: Nicola Davies Illustrator: Emily Sutton Publisher: 2020, Candlewick Press Pages: 40 Retail: $17.99,...

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Ada Lovelace, Poet of Science: The First Computer Programmer (Review)

Allison Diehl

Nov 1, 2020
2 min

Ada Lovelace, Poet of Science: The First Computer Programmer (Review)

Interest Level: Ages 4 - 8 Author: Diane Stanley Illustrator: Jessie Hartland Publisher: Simon & Schuster (Books for Young Readers), 2016...

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Flip, Float, Fly: Seeds on the Move (Review)

Allison Diehl

Oct 23, 2020
2 min

Flip, Float, Fly: Seeds on the Move (Review)

Interest Level: Ages 4 - 9 Author: JoAnn Early Macken Illustrator: Pam Paparone Publisher: Holiday House, 2008 Reading Level: Lexile...

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Allison Diehl

Oct 19, 2020
2 min

What is an Archaeologist? (Review)

Interest Level: Ages 7 - 9 Author: Libby Romero Publisher: National Geographic Kids, 2019 Reading Level: Lexile 820 Pages: 40 Retail:...

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The Diamond and the Boy: The Creation of Diamonds & the Life of H. Tracy Hall (Review)

Allison Diehl

Oct 15, 2020
3 min

The Diamond and the Boy: The Creation of Diamonds & the Life of H. Tracy Hall (Review)

Interest Level: Ages 4 - 8 Author: Hannah Holt Illustrator: Jay Fleck Publisher: Balzer + Bray (Harper-Collins), 2018 Pages: 40 Retail:...

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When We Became Humans: Our Incredible Evolutionary Journey (Review)

Allison Diehl

Oct 13, 2020
2 min

When We Became Humans: Our Incredible Evolutionary Journey (Review)

Interest Level: Ages 8 and up Author: Michael Bright Illustrator: Hannah Bailey Pages: 64 Retail: $19.95, Hardcover Summary: A...

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Flower Talk: How Plants Use Color to Communicate (Review)

Allison Diehl

Oct 7, 2020
2 min

Flower Talk: How Plants Use Color to Communicate (Review)

Interest Level: Grades 2 - 5 Author: Sara Levine Illustrator: Masha D'yans Publisher: 2019, Millbrook Press Reading Level: Grade 2,...

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Allison Diehl

Sep 30, 2020
2 min

The Museum Book (Review)

Interest Level: Ages 8 - 12 Author: Jan Mark Illustrator: Richard Holland Publisher: Candlewick Press, 2014 (first US edition) Reading...

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Always Looking Up: Nancy Grace Roman, Astronomer (Review)

Allison Diehl

Sep 26, 2020
2 min

Always Looking Up: Nancy Grace Roman, Astronomer (Review)

Interest Level: Preschool to Grade 3 Author: Laura Gehl Illustrator: Louise Pigott and Alex Oxton Publisher: Albert Whitman & Co., 2019...

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The Mary Celeste: An Unsolved Mystery from History (Review)

Allison Diehl

Sep 13, 2020
2 min

The Mary Celeste: An Unsolved Mystery from History (Review)

Interest Level: Ages 6 - 10+ Authors: Jane Yolen and Heidi E. Y. Stemple Illustrator: Roger Roth Publisher: Simon & Schuster, 2002...

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Swirl by Swirl: Spirals in Nature (Review)

Allison Diehl

Sep 3, 2020
2 min

Swirl by Swirl: Spirals in Nature (Review)

Interest Level: Ages 3 - 7 Author: Joyce Sidman Illustrator: Beth Krommes Publisher: 2011, HMH Books for Young Readers Reading Level:...

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If Stones Could Speak: Unlocking the Secrets of Stonehenge (Review)

Allison Diehl

Aug 31, 2020
3 min

If Stones Could Speak: Unlocking the Secrets of Stonehenge (Review)

Interest Level: Ages 10 and up Author: Mark Aronson Publisher: 2010, National Geographic Children's Books Reading Level: Grades 5 - 6;...

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Ox, House, Stick: The History of Our Alphabet (Review)

Allison Diehl

Aug 14, 2020
2 min

Ox, House, Stick: The History of Our Alphabet (Review)

Author: Don Robb Illustrator: Anne Smith Publisher: 2007, Charlsebridge Interest Level: Ages 8 - 11; Grade Levels 3 - 7 Reading Level:...

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Behind the Scenes at the Museum (Review)

Allison Diehl

Aug 7, 2020
2 min

Behind the Scenes at the Museum (Review)

Author/Illustrator: DK Publisher: 2020, DK Children Interest Level: Ages 9 and up Reading Level: Grades 4 - 7 Pages: 160 Retail: $19.99,...

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