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Children's and Teen: 9 - 11 years old


Cover art for BEAUTIFUL OOPS
CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 1, 2010
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 >
Cover art for POP-UP
CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 1, 2010
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 >
Cover art for SHIPS
CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 1, 2008
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 >
Cover art for THE PERFECT POP-UP PUNCTUATION BOOK
CHILDREN'S
Released: Aug. 1, 2006
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 >
Cover art for ENCYCLOPEDIA PREHISTORICA
CHILDREN'S
Released: Aug. 1, 2005
by Robert Sabuda, illustrated by Matthew Reinhart

"The topic will make this a crowd pleaser, but not even rabid dino or Sabuda fans are likely to pay it more than a single visit. (Nonfiction pop-up. 5-10)"
From capering Eoraptor, "the tiny terror of the early Triassic" to a ravening T. rex lunging up at viewers as its spread opens, this gallery of dinosaurs will elicit the "Ooooohs" of admiration that Sabuda's work always does, though it's not up to his usual standard, either visually or in paper design. Read full book review >
Cover art for AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL
CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 19, 2004

"Rejoice, and buy multiple copies. (Pop-up book. 4-10)"
The wizard of pop-ups has created a masterpiece—in design, in execution, in boldness of vision, and in artistic and historical integrity. Read full book review >