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Children's and Teen: 6 - 8 years old

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CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 1, 2010
Kirkus Star BEAUTIFUL OOPS
by Barney Saltzberg, illustrated by Barney Saltzberg
"A festive invitation to creative liberation. (Pop-up. 4-12)"
A pleasingly tactile exploration of the possibilities inherent in mistakes. Read full book review >
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 1, 2010
POP-UP: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW TO CREATE YOUR OWN POP-UP BOOK
by Ruth Wickings, illustrated by Frances Castle
"It's a bit of a shame, though, that there's not more free rein given to readers' imaginations, but one hopes the exercise will give them confidence to create their own pop-ups. (Pop-up nonfiction. 8-14)"
A pop-up book on how to make pop-ups. Read full book review >
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 1, 2010
A NUMBER OF DINOSAURS
by Paul Stickland, Henrietta Stickland, illustrated by Paul Stickland, Henrietta Stickland
"This has immediate and obvious appeal to dinosaur-loving preschoolers, who won't notice there's any education going on. (Pop-up. 3-6)"
A bevy of fancifully colored and benignly visaged little dinosaurs counts up from one to 10. Read full book review >
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Aug. 1, 2010
WEIRD BUGS
illustrated by Peter Scott
"Just because something is creepy-crawly and has many legs is no reason to ignore basic taxonomy, even if you want to do something cool to demonstrate millipede walking action. (Pop-up nonfiction. 5-8)"
The insect world receives a flawed, interactive overview. Read full book review >
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 1, 2008
SHIPS
by Robert Crowther, illustrated by Robert Crowther
"With its concluding tableau of a working port, this nifty history will leave young mariners fulfilled. (Pop-up/nonfiction. 6-12)"
The history of seafaring transport, from rafts to supertankers, receives a brief but engaging treatment. Read full book review >
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Aug. 1, 2006
THE PERFECT POP-UP PUNCTUATION BOOK
by Kate Petty, illustrated by Jennie Maizels
"Young writers and collectors of pop-up volumes will also be intrigued. (Nonfiction pop-up. 6-10)"
This unusual approach to explaining punctuation uses pop-up scenes, flaps, tabs and other features of paper engineering to bring some pizzazz to an often dull subject. Read full book review >