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Math & Poetry collide in Betsy Franco’s excellent Counting in Dog Years
COUNTING IN DOG YEARS AND OTHER SASSY MATH POEMS, by Betsy Franco and Priscilla Tey, Candlewick, Oct. 11, 2022, Hardcover, $18.99 (ages 8-12) Mathematics and poetry collide in Counting in Dog Years and...
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2022 Gift Guide: Picture Books
Each year, Cracking the Cover compiles a list of books that make great gifts. The following are picture books published and/or reviewed in 2022. All synopsizes are italicized in gray and provided by...
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2022 Gift Guide: Holiday Books
Every year, Cracking the Cover compiles a list of books that make great additions to your holiday library. These books range from Christmas to Hanukkah to the celebrating the new year. The following...
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Universe in You: A Microscopic Journey is engaging picture book
THE UNIVERSE IN YOU: A MICROSCOPIC JOURNEY, by Jason Chin, Neal Porter Books, Dec. 13, 2022, Hardcover, $18.99 (ages 8-12) Caldecott Medalist Jason Chin explores the smallest building blocks of life in...
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Explore the southernmost continent in Around Antarctica
AROUND ANTARCTICA: EXPLORING THE FROZEN SOUTH, by Tania Medvedeva and Maria Vyshinskaya, Thames & Hudson, Feb. 14, 2023, Hardcover, $27.95 (ages 8-12) Travel to southernmost continent in Around...
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Spin to Survive: Pirate Peril is a choose-your-own adventure fun
SPIN TO SURVIVE: PIRATE PERIL, by Emily Hawkins and Ruby Fresson, Wide Eyed Editions, Sept. 26, 2023, Hardcover, $29.99 (ages 8 and up) Spin to Survive: Pirate Peril, by Emily Hawkins, is a...
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Join a mighty quest in Eoin Colfer’s Three Tasks for a Dragon
THREE TASKS FOR A DRAGON, by Eoin Colfer and P.J. Lynch, Candlewick, Oct. 3, 2023, Hardcover, $19.99 (ages 8-12) Three Tasks for a Dragon, by Eoin Colfer and P.J. Lynch is a story of knights, quests,...
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Paper World: Human Body features fantastic cut-paper illustrations
PAPER WORLD: HUMAN BODY, by The Templar Company LTD and Gail Armstrong, Big Picture Press, Sept. 26, 2023, Hardcover, $24.99 (ages 8-12) Explore the human body through interactive paper cut-outs in...
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Jacek Ambrozewski’s Sky High! explores history of aviation
SKY HIGH!: A SOARING HISTORY OF AVIATION, by Jacek Ambrozewski, Thames & Hudson, Jan. 16, 2024, Hardcover, $29.95 (ages 8-12) Discover the history of airborne adventures — from birds to planes and...
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Look at poetry in a new way in Grant Snider’s Poetry Comics
POETRY COMICS, by Grant Snider, Chronicle Books; First Edition, March 26, 2024, Hardcover, $18.99 (ages 8 and up) Poetry Comics, a new offering by Grant Snider, is a book that combines poetry and...
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