The Children’s Book Review | April 30, 2015 Age Range: 12 and up Hardcover: 272 pages About the Book The Revelation of Louisa May Written by Michaela MacColl Publisher’s Synopsis: Louisa May Alcott can’t believe it—her mother is leaving for the summer to earn money for the family and Louisa is to be in charge of the household. How will she find the time to write her stories, much less have any adventures of her own? But before long, Louisa finds herself juggling her temperamental father, a mysterious murder, a fugitive seeking refuge along the Underground Railroad, and blossoming love. Intertwining fact, fiction, and…
Author: Bianca Schulze
Bianca Schulze
Bianca Schulze is the founder of The Children’s Book Review. She is a reader, reviewer, mother and children’s book lover. She also has a decade’s worth of experience working with children in the great outdoors. Combined with her love of books and experience as a children’s specialist bookseller, the goal is to share her passion for children’s literature to grow readers. Born and raised in Sydney, Australia, she now lives with her husband and three children near Boulder, Colorado.
The Children’s Book Review | April 28, 2015 Age Range: 6-8 About the Book The Sky Painter: Louis Fuertes, Bird Artist Written by Margarita Engle; Illustrated by Aliona Bereghici Publisher’s Synopsis: Louis loves to watch birds. He takes care of injured birds and studies how they look and how they move. His father wants him to become an engineer, but Louis dreams of being a bird artist. To achieve this dream, he must practice, practice, practice. He learns from the art of John James Audubon. But as Louis grows up, he begins to draw and paint living, flying birds in their natural habitats. Louis Agassiz Fuertes…
Sarah Dyer’s highly entertaining portrayal of a child’s-eye view of the adult world of work is full of wit and charm and will be enjoyed by children and adults alike.
The Children’s Book Review | April 23, 2015 Age Range: 12 and up Paperback: 816 pages About the Book The Maze Runner and The Scorch Trials: The Collector’s Edition Written by James Dashner Publisher’s Synopsis: Get lost in the thrilling action and twisting plotlines of James Dashner’s #1 New York Times bestselling Maze Runner series. Read the first two books—The Maze Runner and The Scorch Trials—discover lost files from the offices of WICKED, and learn forgotten Glader memories in this collectible edition. The Maze Runner is now a major motion picture from Twentieth Century Fox. Don’t miss the sequel, Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials, coming to theaters on September 18, 2015, with…
Rainbow Learns to Fly is Mary Clark Dalton’s second picture book in her Rainbow series, which teaches children moral values and life skills.
The Children’s Book Review | April 22, 2015 Age Range: 4-12 Paperback: 128 pages About the Book The Beach Book Written by Fiona Danks and Jo Schofield Publisher’s Synopsis: You don’t need to live right on the water’s edge to have fun at the beach! The Beach Book is all about finding wild places at the seaside, as well as by lakes and rivers and making the most of opportunities to explore and enjoy all these places have to offer. You can have fun: Discovering beach wildlife (eg. rock pooling, crabbing and fishing or making a rock-pool viewer) and exploring sand dunes and beach combing.…
The Children’s Book Review | April 20, 2015 Age Range: 7-12 About the Books You Do the Math: Solve a Crime By Hilary Coll and Steve Mills Publisher’s Synopsis: Collect the clues to become an amazing super-sleuth! Follow each stage of the case and complete the math exercises to track down and catch the criminal. From addition and decimals to line graphs and pie charts, these books have different challenges to be solved with a varying range of difficulty. Ages 7-12 | Publisher: QEB Publishing | 2015 | ISBN-13: 978-1609927325 Available Here: You DO the Math: Fly a Jet Fighter By Hilary Coll and Steve Mills Publisher’s Synopsis: Take to the skies on…
The Water and the Wild, by K.E. Ormsbee: Follow Lottie down through the roots to another world in pursuit of the impossible.
PAIGE MCKENZIE, the face of The Haunting of Sunshine Girl, is thrilled to have the chance to bring her unique voice to life in a book series.
The Children’s Book Review | April 17, 2015 About If You Were Me and Lived in … Scotland Carole P. Roman is taking students to Northern Europe again and this time it’s to visit Scotland. You’ll learn about the fascinating architecture that was inspired by ancient Greece and Rome. Whether your name is Ian, Connor, or Malcolm, you’ll follow along and visit Loch Ness and hope to get a sighting of its famous occupant, Nessie. Perhaps you’ll try haggis or tatie scones and finish your meal with a clootie. Children are loving this award winning series! It has created a whole generation of…