Category Archives: *Starred Review

Bats: Biggest! Littlest! by Sandra Markle,

Bats: Biggest! Littlest! – Sandra Markle, Boyds Mill, 2013 Rating: 5 Genre:  Non-fiction 500s What did you like about the book? A better book about bats for this age group is hard to imagine.  Markle’s photographs of the bats are … Continue reading

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Littleland, by Marion Billet

Littleland, by Marion Billet, Nosy Crow Candlewick Press, 2013 Format: Picture Rating: 5 Genre:  Fantasy. What did you like about the book?This is a search-and-say type book for a very young child. The pictures are bright, clear and not overwhelmingly stuffed … Continue reading

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Mountains Beyond Mountains, adapted for young people, by Michael French

Mountains Beyond Mountains, adapted for young people, by Michael French, original book by Tracy Kidder, Random House, 2013 Format: Hardcover, Non-fiction Rating: 5 Genre:  Non-Fiction. What did you like about the book?This is a wonderful adaptation for young people of the … Continue reading

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Tomhais Meid Mo Ghra’ Duit by Sam McBratney and Anita Jeram

Tomhais Meid Mo Ghra’ Duit – Sam McBratney and Anita Jeram, Candlewick, 2013. Format: Irish Gaelic picture book  Rating: 5 What did you like about the book?  This is “Guess How Much I Love You” in Irish Gaelic.  Even if you … Continue reading

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Can We Share the World With Tigers by Robert E. Wells

Can We Share the World With Tigers, Robert E. Wells, Albert Whitman & Company, 2012 Format: Picture Book Rating: 5 Genre: Nonfiction What did you like about the book? Wells has crafted a very informative book that explores the world … Continue reading

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Pip and Posy, The Big Balloon, by Axel Scheffler

Pip and Posy, The Big Balloon, by Axel Scheffler, Nosy Crow of Candlewick Press, 2013 Format: Picture Rating: 5 Genre:  Fantasy What did you like about the book?The illustrations were great, the text was simple and the story line was clear. … Continue reading

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Dinosaur Zoom! By Penny Dale

Dinosaur Zoom! By Penny Dale, Nosy Crow Candlewick Press, 2013 Format: Picture Rating: 5 Genre:  Fantasy What did you like about the book?This book is filled with large colorful illustrations of dinosaurs driving, splashing, climbing and chugging to a secret destination … Continue reading

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TEEN REVIEW: A Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks

Title: A Walk to Remember Author: Nicholas Sparks Genre (check all that apply): Realistic, Romantic How would you rate this book?: 5 — AWESOME What did you like about this book?: I can honestly say that A Walk to Remember … Continue reading

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TEEN REVIEW: Code Name Verity by Elizabrth Wein

Title: Code Name Verity Author: Elizabeth Wein Genre (check all that apply): Historical How would you rate this book?: 5 — AWESOME What did you like about this book?: Elizabeth Wein made the characters so real, I almost felt like … Continue reading

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TEEN REVIEW: The Recruit by Robert Muchamore

Title: The Recruit Author: Robert Muchamore Genre (check all that apply): Adventure, Part of a series How would you rate this book?: 5 — AWESOME What did you like about this book?: This was book so full of action and … Continue reading

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