This biographical picture book about Babe Ruth features amazing photorealistic illustrations and enough facts about the Babe to make any baseball fan's day. Every other page has a mock baseball card, with extra information about 'Jidge,' to supplement the story's main text.

Reviewed by: sc

Date read: 5/18/2009

ISBN-10: 0152009701

ISBN-13: 9780152009700

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In Africa, the honeyguide (a bird) and the honey badger are partners. Honeyguide leads Badger to the honeycomb, and Badger opens it up and shares the feast. But one day, Badger eats all the honey by himself! Honeyguide is very angry. The next day, Honeyguide leads Badger on a chase through the land looking for honey. You'll never guess what they find!

Reviewed by: sc

Date read: 6/29/2009

ISBN-10: 0399244638

ISBN-13: 9780399244636

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Victor is amazed at Houdini's ability to do almost anything: escape from a bolted metal box dropped in water, walk through brick walls, or hold his breath for five thousand seconds. When Victor tries to imitate these feats, he's stuck. Not only is he unable to escape even a simple locked trunk, he makes no progress whatsoever in walking through walls. Then, Victor meets Houdini himself, who promises to mail Victor a letter with secrets Houdini cannot tell him in a crowded train station. What secrets will Houdini reveal? This book will be great fun for readers who love the mysteries of magic and those who enjoy lots of pictures with their stories.

Awards nominated: Bluestem 2011

Reviewed by: emc

Date read: 6/11/2010

ISBN-10: 0689844883

ISBN-13: 9780689844881

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Parents will be delighted to know that dinosaurs are, in fact, very obedient with their bedtime routines. A dinosaur doesn't 'slam his tail and pout' or 'throw his teddy bear all about.' This rhythmic story portrays classic bedtime resistance activities (moping, moaning, crying, etc.), asking if dinosaurs do that when they're saying goodnight. Each spread features a comic portrayal of an enormous dinosaur resisting his/her bedtime in a bedroom like a human child's room. At the end, we learn that the way dinosaurs actually say goodnight is by being polite, kissing the parent, and quietly going to sleep. Dinosaur lovers will note that each bedroom has the name of the dinosaur featured on the page hidden somewhere in the bedroom.

Similar books: How Do Dinosaurs Get Well Soon? by Jane Yolen; How Do Dinosaurs Eat Their Food? by Jane Yolen; How Do Dinosaurs Play with Their Friends? by Jane Yolen; How Do Dinosaurs Clean Their Rooms? by Jane Yolen and other 'How Do Dinosaur' titles

Reviewed by: emc

Date read: 6/17/2010

ISBN-10: 0590316818

ISBN-13: 9780590316811

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Did you know that Surinam toads hatch from eggs that are in pits on their mother's back? Or that the assassin bug spears its prey with a poisonous 'beak?' Read all about the fascinating, and slightly gross, habits of very unusual creatures. The paper collage illustrations are wondrous.

Reviewed by: hap

Date read: 10/11/2010

ISBN-10: 061896634X

ISBN-13: 9780618966349

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