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Children's Book Review: *S is for Shamrock* by Eve Bunting

S is for Shamrock: An Ireland Alphabet written by Eve Bunting, illustrated by Matt Faulkner
Reading level: Ages 4-8
Hardcover: 48 pages
Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press (March 2007)
ISBN-13: 978-1585362905

Back-of-the-book blurb:  Small in size (less than 400 by 200 miles) the country of Ireland holds a big place in world and human history. And many from around the globe [...]

Children's Book Review: *Finn McCool and the Great Fish* by Eve Bunting

Finn McCool and the Great Fish written by Eve Bunting, illustrated by Zachary Pullen
Reading level: Ages 4-8
Hardcover: 32 pages
Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press (January 2, 2010)
ISBN-13: 978-1585363667

Back-of-the-book blurb:  Finn McCool is the largest giant in all of Ireland.  He’s a fierce warrior, even beating the giant Culcullan and saving Ireland from the Scots.  Helpful and kind, [...]

Children's Book Review: *The Busiest Street in Town* by Mara Rockliff

The Busiest Street in Town by Mara Rockliff; illustrated by Sarah McMenemy
Reading level: Ages 4-8
Hardcover: 40 pages
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers (October 13, 2009)
ISBN-13: 978-0375840203

Back-of-the-book blurb:  Agatha Walker does not want to live on the busiest street in town!

Rushmore Boulevard is the busiest street in town—until Agatha May Walker decides to do something about [...]

Children’s Book Review: *Leah’s Pony* by Elizabeth Friedrich

Leah’s Pony by Elizabeth Friedrich, illustrated by Michael Garland
Reading level: Ages 4-8
Paperback: 32 pages
Publisher: Boyds Mills Press (September 1999)
ISBN-13: 978-1563978289

Back-of-the-book blurb: Amid the Dust Bowl of the 1930s, Leah’s father is faced with the loss of the family farm and puts his farm and equipment up for auction, but Leah comes up with the money [...]

Children’s Book Review: *What Darwin Saw* by Rosalyn Schanzer

What Darwin Saw: The Journey That Changed the World by Rosalyn Schanzer
Reading level: Ages 9-12
Hardcover: 48 pages
Publisher: National Geographic Children’s Books (January 13, 2009)
ISBN-13: 978-1426303968

Back-of-the-book blurb: In 1831 a 22-year-old naturalist named Charles Darwin stepped aboard the HMS Beagle as a traveling companion of an equally youthful sea captain called Robert FitzRoy. The Beagle’s round-the-world [...]

Children’s Book Review: *America’s White Table* by Margot Theis Raven

America’s White Table by Margot Theis Raven, illustrated by Mike Benny
Reading level: Ages 4-8
Hardcover: 48 pages
Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press; 1 edition (April 21, 2005)
ISBN-13: 978-1585362165

Back-of-the-book blurb: The White Table is set in many halls as a symbol for and remembrance to service members fallen, missing, or held captive in the line of duty. Solitary and [...]

Children’s Book Review: *Seven Miles to Freedom* by Janet Halfmann

Seven Miles to Freedom: The Robert Smalls Story by Janet Halfmann, illustrated by Duane Smith
Interest level:  Grades 1-6
Reading level:  Grades 4 and above
Hardcover: 40 pages
Publisher: Lee & Low Books (April 30, 2008)
ISBN-13: 978-1600602320

Back-of-the-book blurb: Growing up a slave in South Carolina, Robert Smalls had always dreamed of the moment freedom would be within his grasp.  [...]

Children’s Book Review: *V is for Venus Flytrap* by Eugene Gagliano

V is for Venus Flytrap: A Plant Alphabet written by Eugene Gagliano, Illustrated by Elizabeth Traynor
Reading level: Ages 4-8
Hardcover: 40 pages
Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press (June 25, 2009)
ISBN-13: 978-1585363506

Back-of-the-book blurb: From the carnivorous and deciduous to orchids and perennials, V is for Venus Flytrap explores the plant kingdom from A to Z.  Why do your eyes [...]

Book Review: *Junie B’s Essential Survival Guide to School* by Barbara Park

Junie B’s Essential Survival Guide to School by Barbara Park
Reading level: Ages 4-8
Spiral-bound: 120 pages
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers; Spiral edition (July 14, 2009)
ISBN-13: 978-0375838118

Back of the book blurb: Hello, school children! Hello! Hello! It’s me . . . Junie B., First Grader!

I have been going to school for over one-and-a-half entire years [...]

Children’s Book Review: *First Dog* by J. Patrick Lewis

First Dog by J. Patrick Lewis and Beth Zappitello; illustrated by Tim Bowers
Reading level: Ages 4-8
Hardcover: 32 pages
Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press (April 15, 2009)
ISBN-13: 978-1585364671

Back of the book blurb:  Once upon a time a dog was looking for a home. Not just any home–the perfect home, to be exact. So he decides to travel the [...]