Mack, Tracy and Michael Citrin. Scholastic, New York, 2009. The Baker Street Irregulars (BSI) are back to solve another mystery with Sherlock Holmes. A group ...  Read more  »

This sequel to The Legend of Lady Ilena has the lady adjusting to her new role as Heredity Chief of Dun Alyn. An economical summary ...  Read more  »

Using just a small part of the Spanish artist’s long life (1881-1973), this fictionalized account based on factual detail focuses on Picasso’s blue and rose ...  Read more  »

Capturing the essence of oral storytelling from the West African Republic of Benin, Raouf Mama shares 16 folktales from a wide range of Beninese ethnic ...  Read more  »

This book inspires curiosity among one of nature’s most feared creatures. It would be a good read for older children interested in marine life or ...  Read more  »

The final installment in the Carle/Martin collaborations, Baby Bear, Baby Bear, What Do You See? presents preschool children with a charming look at North American ...  Read more  »

Patricia McKissack continues her historical fiction series for newly independent readers with a thoroughly enjoyable look back in time to the Negro baseball leagues. Familiar ...  Read more  »

Grade 5 and up. Ten years after the Civil War has ended, twelve year old Addy O’Donnell is abandoned by her parents. The school teacher ...  Read more  »

When Gwen comes to Ireland to visit her cousin Findabhair, she finds her distant and suddenly adult. The growing unease she feels becomes a physical ...  Read more  »

Well-known to United States teachers and librarians, who have used her several books with children here, this introduces 18 works of art which emphasize particular ...  Read more  »