Steve Augarde, . . Random/Yearling, $6.50 (448pp) ISBN 978-0-440-42029-3
PW
called this tale set on Mill Farm, an old family homestead that turns out to be the ancient home of a panoply of magical beings, a "rich and atmospheric fairy tale." Ages 10-up. (Dec.)
Mill Farm, an old family homestead whose lands have recently gone up on the auction block, turns out to be the ancient home of a panoply of magical beings, in British author/illustrator Continue reading »
Two years after floods have drowned most of the world, Baz's best hope for survival is to bargain for passage to Eck's Isle—nicknamed X Isle—a former school where it's rumored boys get three meals a Continue reading »
Mechanics in the making will get good training with Garage by Steve Augarde. ""It's a busy day at the garage. Our first job is to check the brakes on this car. Let's put it up on the hydraulic Continue reading »
Readers can take two very different trips with a pair of titles by Steve Augarde, both with plenty of flaps, tabs and so forth. We're Going on an Airplane! takes readers through the airport and Continue reading »
Readers can take two very different trips with a pair of titles by Steve Augarde, both with plenty of flaps, tabs and so forth. We're Going on an Airplane! takes readers through the airport and Continue reading »
A friendly purple monster on the cover helps kids learn using wheels and flaps with four titles in the Silly Monsters series by Steve Augarde. In Purple Eyes, kids turn a wheel to find the correct Continue reading »
A friendly purple monster on the cover helps kids learn using wheels and flaps with four titles in the Silly Monsters series by Steve Augarde. In Purple Eyes, kids turn a wheel to find the correct Continue reading »
A friendly purple monster on the cover helps kids learn using wheels and flaps with four titles in the Silly Monsters series by Steve Augarde. In Purple Eyes, kids turn a wheel to find the correct Continue reading »
A friendly purple monster on the cover helps kids learn using wheels and flaps with four titles in the Silly Monsters series by Steve Augarde. In Purple Eyes, kids turn a wheel to find the correct Continue reading »
Change Is in the Air: The Hidden Discoveries of Eunice Newton Foote, the First Climate Scientist
Rebecca Donnelly
Donnelly and López celebrate the acumen of American scientist and suffragist Eunice Newton Foote (1819–1888) in this engaging account of the subject’s work. Thorough text Continue reading »
The Vanishing Sea: The Tale of How the Aral Sea Became the Aral Desert
Dinara Mirtalipova
Mirtalipova’s parable-like account of the Aral Sea’s dwindling waters makes for a startling story of ecological change. A series of seven opening maps chronologically Continue reading »
Drawing attention to a keystone species, this hopeful, science-led picture book traces the work of human volunteers who look out for “lost” cold-stunned sea turtles. Continue reading »
Khorram (The Breakup Lists) impresses with this searing, deeply felt dual-POV novel about the aftermath of a thoughtless act and the process of making amends. Egged on by a Continue reading »