BROWSE BOOK REVIEWS

Best Children's Books of 2012: Nonfiction (page 5)

CHILDREN'S

Released: Nov. 6, 2012

TWELVE KINDS OF ICE

by Ellen Bryan Obed, illustrated by Barbara McClintock

"Irresistible. (Memoir. 6-9)"

Winter on a Maine farm offers the joys of ice in all its forms. Read full book review >

CHILDREN'S

Released: Dec. 4, 2012

FIFTY CENTS AND A DREAM: YOUNG BOOKER T. WASHINGTON

by Jabari Asim, illustrated by Bryan Collier

"An outstanding achievement and a life worthy of note. (additional facts, author's note, illustrator's note, bibliography) (Picture book/biography. 4-8)"

A former slave fulfills his quest for an education and much more in this superbly designed tribute to an oft-maligned African-American educator and author. Read full book review >