by Judy Bradbury | Aug 27, 2019 | Picture Book, Science, Social-Emotional Learning
by Stacy McAnulty, illustrated by Stevie Lewis; Holt, 2019. From the flyleaves forward, you get the idea. Moon! Earth’s Best Friend is going to be learning fun. The third in the Our Universe series that began with Earth! My First 4.54 Billion Years,...
by Judy Bradbury | Aug 5, 2019 | Graphic Novel, Social-Emotional Learning
by Jerry Craft; Harper, 2019. Jerry Craft has created a stand-out contemporary graphic novel for middle school kids that is at once funny and thought-provoking. Twelve year-old Jordan Banks lives in two worlds—his Washington Heights neighborhood and the...
by Judy Bradbury | Jul 8, 2019 | Historical Fiction, Middle-grade novel, Social-Emotional Learning
by Veera Hiranandani; Kokila/Dial, 2018. Set in India in 1947, The Night Diary is a moving middle-grade historical novel written in diary form. It examines the effects of India gaining independence from Britain and becoming two countries: India and Pakistan. Known as...
by Judy Bradbury | Jun 13, 2019 | Picture Book, Science, Social-Emotional Learning
by Shelley Rotner; Holiday House, 2019. Shelley Rotner is the author and photo-illustrator of a number of exuberant, timely, and highly-regarded informational books accessible to young children. One of my favorite books by Shelley (co-written by Sheila M. Kelly) is...
by Judy Bradbury | May 21, 2019 | Biography, Picture Book, Science
Sue Hendrickson Discovers Her T. Rex written by Toni Buzzeo, illustrated by Diana Sudyka; Abrams, 2019. Sue Hendrickson’s curiosity as a child fed her penchant for finding things; her love of learning led her to books and discovery; and her shyness, instead of being a...
