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Getting to the Bottom of Global Warming: An Isabel Soto Investigation

January 1st, 2011 · No Comments · Books

Review By CAROLYN M. MULLIN Dr. Isabel “Izzy” Soto, respected historian, anthropologist and colleague of Max Axiom, makes a strong, female lead in her series of graphic-like novels that span the subject matter gamut: investigations into the paranormal, historical events, and other research undertakings. Utilizing a special stone found in Thailand, Izzy is able to [...]

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The Magic School Bus and the Climate Challenge

November 29th, 2010 · No Comments · Books

Review By JESSICA ALMY Climate change is not just a difficult problem, but difficult to understand as well. Joanna Cole and Bruce Degen attempt to make the causes and effects of global warming accessible to children in The Magic School Bus and the Climate Challenge. I have to admit that after reading this book, my [...]

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Once I Was A Cardboard Box… but Now I’m a Book About Polar Bears!

October 1st, 2010 · No Comments · Books

Review By JENNIFER GANNETT Once I Was a Cardboard Box … But Now I’m a Book About Polar Bears! is a clever book designed not only to inform children about the biology and status of polar bears but also give them a detailed look at what happens to some of our cardboard when it enters [...]

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The Polar Bears’ Home

August 14th, 2010 · No Comments · Books

Review By JESSICA ALMY This little book by Lara Bergen and Vincent Nguyen introduces kids to the concept of climate change. When a little girl from the Arctic takes a canoe ride with her father, they spy two polar bear cubs alone on the ice. This provides an opportunity for the father to explain to [...]

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