*Wake Up, Woods by Michael Homoya and Shane Gibson (2019) has a copyright by the Indiana Native Plant Society. The beautiful illustration on the cover by Gillian Harris fooled me into thinking this was a story for very young children. This is actually a book for the budding botanist in elementary school. Each plant featured takes up a two-page spread that includes its common name, scientific name, a rhyme, and detailed descriptive text. The fine art pictures are essential in this kind of nonfiction. There’s a glossary, appendix, and several pages of additional information at the end of the book. This book belongs in every elementary school science room!
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Frederick by Leo Lionni values the imagination. While Frederick's family gathers food supplies for the winter, Frederick sit... -
Molly and the Sword by Robert Shlasko, (1996) is unoriginal and tedious. Molly is a good daughter who demonstrates qualities one mi...