Let’s face it, for some of us, “math” can be a four-letter word. Math anxiety is all too real for folks in and out of school alike. (For example, some frequent results for a recent Google search for the term “math anxiety” were “Why is math making me cry?” and “What is math trauma?”) I […]
The Brilliant Deep: Rebuilding the World’s Coral Reefs by Kate Messner, illustrated by Matthew Forsythe Kraken Me Up by Jeffrey Ebbeler Shark Lady: The True Story of How Eugenie Clark Became the Ocean’s Most Fearless Scientist by Jess Keating, illustrated by Marta Alvarez Miguens This year’s summer reading theme is “Oceans of Possibilities”, and it […]
The Chalk Art Handbook: How to Create Masterpieces on Driveways and Sidewalks and in Playgrounds by David Zinn Everything You Need to Ace…in One Big Fat Notebook series, various authors The LEGO Castle Book: Build Your Own Mini Medieval World by Jeff Friesen It’s spring! Or, at least it finally feels like it. Flowers and […]
Just so you know where I’m coming from, I’m not a fan of F. Scott Fitzgerald. Being introduced by way of forced dissection of a lesser known novel in literature class did not help. I’m amazed that I kept reading American literature after that, I was so turned off by the experience. I shudder recalling […]
Snowflake Bentley by Jacqueline Briggs Martin, illustrated by Mary Azarian The Snowflake: Winter’s Frozen Artistry by Kenneth Libbrecht and Rachel Wing The Story of Snow: The Science of Winter’s Wonder by Mark Cassino with Jon Nelson, Ph.D. The National Weather Service (NWS) defines a white Christmas […]
Poe: Stories and Poems, a Graphic Novel Adaptation, by Gareth Hinds Steampunk Poe, illustrated by Zdenko Basic and Manuel Sumberac Halloween’s almost here, and I can’t wait! October’s put me in the mood for spooky reads despite the fact that the scariest thing I can handle are the sharks in Finding Nemo. Edgar Allan Poe […]
Area schools have been in session for a week or so now, and the air around the Library’s Teen Department has been filled with equal parts excitement and trepidation all month. There have been a lot of butterflies, whether it’s the start of band camp or sports practice or middle school or senior year. Middle […]
Shirley Chisholm Is a Verb! written by Veronica Chambers, illustrated by Rachelle Baker You know the feeling you get when you hear the ice cream truck coming? The anticipatory thrill, the bounce-on-the-balls-of-your-feet excitement when you hear the music from down the street? That’s how I’ve felt while waiting to get my hands on this week’s […]
This was almost the shortest book review submitted here: “Read them! They’re wonderful!” Because that’s all you really need to know about the books published by the Joplin High School Cartoonist Club. It’s easy to gush about the delightful results of local students’ creativity and hard work. And, it’s loads of fun to see a […]
Pictures have such power! Bright and bold or quiet and soft, the stories they tell vary as widely as those told by words alone. What happens when powerful pictures and beautiful text meet in the same book? Magic! Traci Sorell creates magic with her first children’s picture book, We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga. A citizen of […]
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