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16 pp.
| Quarto
| September, 2020
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TradeISBN 978-0-7603-6885-5$14.99
(3)
4-6
Inside Out series.
This intensive look at horse bodies features large, full-color anatomical drawings on each packed page highlighting successive anatomical systems (via die-cuts): muscular, skeletal, nervous, digestive, etc. Bite-sized text blocks and additional photos and drawings explain how horses' anatomy relates to their health and behavior and offer (sometimes loosely connected) topics like "mini whinnies" (miniature horses) or horse body language. Whether it's explaining how tissues in horses' feet act like supplemental hearts pumping blood back up the leg with each step or pointing out that horses are unable to vomit, this immersive, volume feeds enthusiasts' appetites for all things horse.
48 pp.
| Simon
| May, 2016
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TradeISBN 978-1-4169-2441-8$17.99
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EbookISBN 978-1-4814-5967-9
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K-3
When playground bullies continually destroy their sandcastle, a group of "extremely cute animals" gets "EXTREMELY MAD" and builds an amusement park--"no bullies allowed." But since these cutie-pies are not extremely mean, they invite the bullies in, showcasing forgiveness over anger. Carried by hilarious juxtapositions, such as a tutu-wearing bunny wielding a blowtorch, this is a fresh take on bullying, empowerment, and empathy.
112 pp.
| Scholastic/Orchard
| September, 2007
|
PaperISBN 978-0-439-02494-5$15.99
(2)
4-6
David and Gordon speak plainly and clearly to their young audience using kid-friendly metaphors. The layout makes use of color, various fonts, photographs, line drawings, charts, and maps not only to convey information but also to emphasize important points. Recommended actions are feasible: write your mayor, turn off surge protectors, get parents to buy post-consumer paper goods. Solid documentation is appended. Reading list, websites. Bib., glos., ind.
Reviewer: Betty Carter
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
January, 2008
32 pp.
| Atheneum
| December, 2007
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TradeISBN 978-1-4169-2440-1$15.99
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K-3
A lost pink mitten meets a blue sock after it falls out of a laundry basket. Together they face adversities such as trampling feet, shrinkage, and unraveling, before ultimately realizing that, "smitten," they make "the perfect pair." The story will hold readers' attention, but they may not cotton to the synthetic-looking, digitally rendered, anthropomorphized main characters.
(3)
PS
Brother and sister trucks leave their home at the edge of the junkyard to search for fuel. They find a beautiful gas station and are subsequently trapped by the Wicked Winch. Luckily, clever Hansel has left a trail of bolts, and their father rescues the pair. In Gordon's third fairy tale starring trucks, his animation-inspired illustrations again take center stage.
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K-3
"Way out west," a mother truck gives birth to a litter of trucklings, one of whom is distinctly different from her siblings. In this hybrid of "The Ugly Duckling" and Are You My Mother?, the unhappy misfit eventually discovers her true identity: she's an airplane. The story is unsatisfying, but the illustrations, on spacious double-page spreads, have an engaging cartoon-cinematic quality.