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Children's and Teen: 9 - 11 years old

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CHILDREN'S
Released: Dec. 1, 2011
Kirkus Star THE ODYSSEY: A POP-UP BOOK
by Sam Ita, illustrated by Sam Ita
"Homer himself would be agog. (Pop-up classic. 10-13)"
A highlight-reel version of Odysseus' journey home, framed as a graphic novel and plastered with fantastically dramatic pop-ups and other special effects. Read full book review >
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 4, 2011
Kirkus Star AESOP'S FABLES
illustrated by Kees Moerbeek, Chris Beatrice, Bruce Whatley
"Timeless wisdom, splendidly decked out. (Pop-up fables. 6-10)"
Huge, extravagantly designed and detailed pop-up illustrations for 10 classic cautionary tales showcase a trio of uncommon talents. Read full book review >
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 14, 2010
WILD OCEANS
by Lucio Santoro, Meera Santoro, illustrated by Lucio Santoro, Meera Santoro
"A showy introduction to a fascinating subject. (Pop-up nonfiction. 6-10)"
A 3-D tour of the oceans with an emphasis on the sensational. Read full book review >
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Jan. 12, 2010
YOUR LIFE, BUT BETTER
by Crystal Velasquez
"Girls who are eagerly anticipating their teen years will enjoy this breezy, reader-driven tale, however it turns out for them. (Novelty/fiction. 10-13)"
"Choose your own adventure" meets fashion-magazine personality quiz in this lively, light story aimed at young teens. Read full book review >
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 12, 2009
THE LITTLE PRINCE: DELUXE POP-UP BOOK
by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, illustrated by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, translated by Richard Howard
"Too cool for its own good. (Pop-up/fiction. 10 & up)"
"[E]yes are blind. You have to look with the heart," says the little prince, which makes this pop-up edition of the 1943 classic a bit of an odd duck. Read full book review >
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Aug. 1, 2009
LEON AND THE PLACE BETWEEN
by Angela McAllister, illustrated by Grahame Baker-Smith
"Fair insight, that, though trite and easier said than done. (Picture book. 6-9)"
Aimed at readers who enjoy such elaborately illustrated, strongly atmospheric ventures into mysterious worlds as Neil Gaiman's The Wolves in the Walls, illustrated by Dave McKean (2003), and Chris Van Allsburg's The Garden of Abdul Gasazi (1979), this episode briefly casts a young member of a stage magician's audience through a die-cut hole into that Place "between there and back again" where magicians' props and assistants go when they disappear. Read full book review >