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Galore!
by Selene
Vasquez
Picture
Books: Ages 8-10
Millions to Measure
by David Schwartz. Illustrated by Steven Kellogg. (HarperCollins, 32 pp., $16.99)
Marvelosissimo, the Mathematical Magician tackles the madness of linear, weight,
and volume measurements in entertaining fashion. Fun and functional artwork
compliments the enormous amount of information.
Historical
Fiction: Ages 8-10
Homespun Sarah
by Verla Kay. Illustrated by Ted Rand. (Putnam, 32 pp., $15.99)
It’s
farm life in the 1700’s and an 18th century Pennsylvania girl
has outgrown her handmade dress. Watercolor and graphite illustrations
enhance the historical accuracy of colonial life.
Nonfiction:
Ages 6-10
The Song Within My Heart
by David Bouchard. Illustrated by Allen Sapp. (CIP, unpaged, $14.95)
A lyrical and intimate portrayal of a Cree Indian boy attending his first pow-wow
with his beloved grandmother. Stunning paintings accompany the text as poetic
as the rhythm of drumbeats.
Biography:
Ages 8-10
Harvesting Hope: the Story of Cesar Chavez by Kathleen
Krull. Illustrated by Yuyi Morales. (Harcourt, unpaged, $17.00)
The defender of laborers in the fields and protesting their inhumane living
and working conditions, Chavez undertook a 340 mile march known as “La Causa”—the
Cause—with victorious results. Appealing as a well-told biography with quiet
earth-tone illustrations.#
Selene
S. Vasquez is a media specialist at Orange Brook Elem-entary
School in Hollywood, Florida. She is formerly a children’s
librarian for the New York Public Library.
Education
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