Parent:Wise Austin - Book Review

Hummingbirds: Facts and Folklore from the Americas

Admin — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 23:53:25 +0000

Book Author:

Janette Larson

Reviewer:

Kim Pleticha

When she hasn’t been reading and reviewing books for Parent:Wise, Books Editor Jeanette Larson has been busy writing her own book for kids ages 9-to-12 — and it has been worth the wait!

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Kim Pleticha is the editor of Parent:Wise Magazine

The Midnight Charter: Children of the Lost

Admin — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 23:51:19 +0000

Book Author:

David Whitley

Reviewer:

Kim Pleticha

Although author David Whitley is somewhat of a wunderkind in his native England —he was the youngest person ever to win the Cheshire Prize for Literature— his debut novel The Midnight Charter didn’t r

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Kim Pleticha is the editor of Parent:Wise Magazine

Papertoy Monsters

Admin — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 23:49:07 +0000

Book Author:

Brian Castleforte

Reviewer:

Kim Pleticha

If you thought airplanes were the only toys you could create with paper, think again. This amazing book features 50 monsters that kids can pop out, put together, and play with.

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Kim Pleticha is the editor of Parent:Wise Magazine

How Big Is the Lion?

Admin — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 23:45:23 +0000

Book Author:

William Accorsi

Reviewer:

Kim Pleticha

Preschoolers with an early interest in math will enjoy this sturdy board book, which includes a small wooden ruler (permanently attached to the book via a red ribbon).

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Kim Pleticha is the editor of Parent:Wise Magazine

Edgar Allan's Official Crime Investigation Notebook

Admin — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 23:30:45 +0000

Book Author:

Mary Amato

Reviewer:

Jeanette Larson

The clues in this light, literary mystery are poems left by someone who keeps stealing items from Mrs. Blackwell's fifth grade classroom.

About:

Jeanette Larson: Books Editor, teaches children’s literature for the School of Library & Information Studies at Texas Woman’s University

National Geographic Kids Ultimate Dinopedia: The Most Complete Dinosaur Reference Ever

Admin — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 23:26:06 +0000

Book Author:

"Dino" Don Lessem

Reviewer:

Jeanette Larson

I have to admit that I don't totally get the attraction dinosaurs have for kids —especially boys ages 7-to-10— but children can't seem to get enough of them.

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Jeanette Larson: Books Editor, teaches children’s literature for the School of Library & Information Studies at Texas Woman’s University

Tucker's Valentine

Admin — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 22:08:07 +0000

Book Author:

Leslie McGuirk

Reviewer:

Jeanette Larson

Nothing says "I love you" to a child like a book for Valentine's Day! This board book for very young children features Tucker, a little white terrier, and a catalog of things he loves.

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Jeanette Larson: Books Editor, teaches children’s literature for the School of Library & Information Studies at Texas Woman’s University

Regards to the Man in the Moon

Brian J. Stankiewicz — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 13:20:28 +0000

Book Author:

Ezra Jack Keats

Reviewer:

Daniele VanDenBossche

A little boy is upset because the kids call his dad the Junk Man. His dad tells him that all the junk he has “can take you right out of this world” with a little imagination.

Along for the Ride

Brian J. Stankiewicz — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 13:15:38 +0000

Book Author:

Sarah Dessen

Reviewer:

Daniele VanDenBossche

Auden is a loner by nature, an academic who relieves her insomnia by driving around town at midnight.

Conspiracy 365: January

Brian J. Stankiewicz — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 13:11:12 +0000

Book Author:

Gabrielle Lord

Reviewer:

Jeanette Larson

It’s a bit of a gimmick, much like the television show 24, but teens will love this new series. On New Year’s Eve, 15-year-old Cal Ormond discovers that his life has changed forever.

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Jeanette Larson: Books Editor, teaches children’s literature for the School of Library & Information Studies at Texas Woman’s University