BROWSE BOOK REVIEWS

Children's and Teen: 9 - 11 years old

CHILDREN'S

Released: Sept. 1, 2007

UNDER YOUR SKIN: YOUR AMAZING BODY

by Mick Manning, Brita Granström, illustrated by Mick Manning, Brita Granström

"The older elementary set will be clamoring for this lighthearted but informative look at their own insides. (Nonfiction. 5-10)"

Covering most of the major systems (circulatory, muscular, skeletal, digestive, respiratory and nervous), this is one introduction to the human body that will find a willing and fascinated audience. Read full book review >

CHILDREN'S

Released: Aug. 1, 2005

ENCYCLOPEDIA PREHISTORICA: DINOSAURS: THE DEFINITIVE POP-UP

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 >