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Road Trip! by Claudia Friddell, illustrated by Jeremy Holmes
Road Trip! Camping with the Four Vagabonds by Claudia Friddell, illustrated by Jeremy Holmes. Calkins Creek, 2022. 9781684372720 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover picture books What did you like about the book? What a … Continue reading
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The Most Magnificent Idea by Ashley Spires
The Most Magnificent Idea by Ashley Spires. Kids Can Press, 2022. 9781525305047 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover picture book What did you like about the book? The inventive girl from The Most … Continue reading
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Lady Icarus: Balloonomania and the Brief, Bold Life of Sophie Blanchard by Deborah Noyes
Lady Icarus: Balloonomania and the Brief, Bold Life of Sophie Blanchard by Deborah Noyes. Random House Studio, 2022 9780593122037 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover What did you like about the book? Before airplanes were … Continue reading
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The Great Stink: How Joseph Bazalgette Solved London’s Poop Pollution Problem by Colleen Paeff, illustrated by Nancy Carpenter
The Great Stink: How Joseph Bazalgette Solved London’s Poop Pollution Problem by Colleen Paeff, illustrated by Nancy Carpenter. Simon & Schuster, 2021. 9781534449299 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover What did you like about … Continue reading
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Wingmaker by Dave Cameron, illustrated by David Huyck
Wingmaker by Dave Cameron, illustrated by David Huyck. Kids Can Press, 9781525302374, 2021 Format: Hardcover Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Genre: Picture book What did you like about the book? Leaf and Lou are two industrious ants who live … Continue reading
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Homes: From Then to Now by Carol Lawrence, illustrated by Poppy Kang / Transportation: From Then to Now by Carol Lawrence, illustrated by Ran Zheng
Homes: From Then to Now (9780807533659) by Carol Lawrence, illustrated by Poppy Kang / Transportation: From Then to Now (9780807580592) by Carol Lawrence, illustrated by Ran Zheng. Albert Whitman, 2021 Format: ARC Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred … Continue reading
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Otto P. Nudd by Emily Butler, illustrated by Melissa Manwill
Otto P. Nudd by Emily Butler, illustrated by Melissa Manwill. Crown Books for Young Readers, 9781524717759, 2020 Format: Hardcover Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Genre: (low) fantasy/general adventure What did you like about the book? Otto is an exceedingly clever, but very … Continue reading
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Okapi Tale by Jacob Kramer, illustrated by K-Fai Steele
Okapi Tale by Jacob Kramer, illustrated by K-Fai Steele. Enchanted Lion, 2020. 9781592703043 Format: Hardcover Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 3 Genre: Animal fiction What did you like about the book? In the town of Beaston, … Continue reading
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Sneaky Uses for Everyday Things (Revised Edition) by Cy Tymony, illustrated by Kevin Bremmer
Sneaky Uses for Everyday Things (Revised Edition) by Cy Tymony, illustrated by Kevin Bremmer, Andrews McMeel, 9781524853303, 2020 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 2 Format: Small paperback, about 5” x 7” What did you like … Continue reading
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Mr. T.V.: The Story of John Logie Baird – Julie Fulton, illustrations by Patrick Corrigan
Mr. T.V.: The Story of John Logie Baird – Julie Fulton, illustrations by Patrick Corrigan, Maverick Publishing, 9781848866461, 2020 Format: PDF (Hardcover available) Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 What did you like … Continue reading
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