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Read The past year has been a particularly good year for chapter books for emerging readers. It can be hard to findgood books for 5-8 year oldsto read for pleasure (as opposed to learning to read), but this year has a great crop of entertaining easy reads.Our children's editor, Tuva...
Ashon Spencer lives in a society where 17-year-olds are taken for a year of training and testing to determine if they can earn the Cure, the most potent drug given to the worth that makes them survive past their 18th birthday. During Ashen's year of training, she learns she must choose...
Nonfictionmight not be the first genre that comes to mind when you think of fun books for seven-year-olds, but nonfiction titles create a thirst for knowledge as well as build vocabulary and fuel curiosity. Every cool kid has an interest in planets and the universe.Space: The Definitive Vis...
There is the recognition that girls (17 year olds) actually have sexual feelings. Society allows euthanasia (committing suicide) in older people. And, none of these are even the main point of the story. So here’s the story, in a time after a nuclear holocaust, the people of Rio de ...
It is inspired by my own transition from Taiwan back to Singapore, and is aimed at two to six year olds. The second is a bilingual Chinese-English picture book which uses the mechanics of the book itself to tell the story, aimed at six months to two year olds. And, I’m in the ...
by the children in my care almost every day. One day, Sophie gets really, really, angry… In the story, we see how she deals with her anger in an emotionally healthy way after an incident with her sister. This excellent book about emotions for 4-year-olds is a must-read in our ...
This transformation of the river of time into a poetic love letter to Taiwan received the 2023 Good Books for Everyone to Read Award as the Best Children’s Book. [LO] Be your own protagonist: Zuo ziji de zhujiao 做自己的主教, by Isatisse (Tong, Yan Lok Isabel) (text/illus.) (Hong...
“Eight-year-old Kaita Takano and her family are old pros at fostering rescued dogs and cats from the local animal shelter. But they’ve got their work cut out for them when a beautiful bearded dragon with plenty of attitude arrives at their doorstep. Even though Kaita narrates the rollicki...
That's okay, but it you find your child is reading less I suggest leaving a few of these tempting books for 13 year olds around the house in conspicuous places. But beware! Don't say a word about the books lest your young ones think their parents are pressuring them to read! But ...