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...
by Judy Bradbury | Apr 22, 2019 | Adventure, Chapter Book, Science, Social-Emotional Learning
written by Vivian Vande Velde, illustrated by Steve Björkman; Holiday House, 2019. Twitch is curious, he’s spontaneous, and through his squirrely adventures, the young reader gains insight into science and human nature—between giggles. Did I mention Twitch is...
