By Bianca Schulze, The Children’s Book Review Published: November 27, 2009 Author Mike Lupica is well known among sports-lit fans. His latest book, Million-Dollar Throw, a sports novel for kids ages 9-12, released this month and is already a best seller! Add this book to your collection: Million-Dollar Throw
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The Children’s Book Review proudly shares this list of GREAT books all published by Random House.
By The Children’s Book Review Published: November 19, 2009 The Children’s Book Review presents a “guest post” from education writer Karen Schweitzer. Karen is the About.com Guide to Business School. She also writes about online school for OnlineSchool.net. Reading classic books is a great way for children to expand their horizons and improve their reading skills. You can find classic books at almost any public library. The most popular titles can also be found and read online. Here are 10 sites that provide free classic books to young readers and classic enthusiasts.
By Bianca Schulze, The Children’s Book Review Published: November 24, 2009 I’m looking forward to reading this book … The narration on the video reminds me of Lord of the Rings. Anyone else?
Here is the scoop on the most popular destinations on The Children’s Book Review site. From “Turkey Day” through to the “New Year”, see what November has to offer.
By Bianca Schulze, The Children’s Book Review Published: November 19, 2009 Congratulations to Phillip Hoose, the winner of the 2009 National Book Award, in the Young People’s Literature category. I haven’t had the opportunity to read this book, however, I thought I’d share the publisher’s synopsis … Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice by Phillip M Hoose Reading level: Young Adult Hardcover: 144 pages Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR); 1 edition (January 20, 2009) Publisher’s synopsis: “When it comes to justice, there is no easy way to get it. You can’t sugarcoat it. You have to take a stand and…
If you’re looking for the best kids’ books about Hanukkah, we think you’ll find these books will become your favorites for celebrating the Festival of Lights.
It’s the baby’s first Christmas and you need some books to celebrate!
By Kristine Daniels Published: November 13, 2009 Author Showcase: A place for authors and illustrators to gain visibility for their works.* Danny the Dragon Meets Jimmy by Tina Turbin Reading Level: Ages 4-8 Paperback: 32 pages Publisher: Imagination Publishing Group (December 19, 2008)
The following suggestions are some of our favorite collections and box sets for all ages. We’ve even gone as far as pairing them with an extra something-special to make giving books even more fun!