Author: Gary Paulsen Illustrator (cover): Neil Waldman © Date: 1987 Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers Pages: 195 Chapters: Yes Illustrations: No Publisher Recommended Age: 10-14 years Bonus Activities at End of Book: No Summary from Book: Green trees and blue lakes fill Brian Robeson’s vision as he flies—in a single engine plane—to visit his […]
Author: Kate Klimo Illustrator: John Schroades © Date: 2008 Publisher: Yearling Pages: 159 Chapters: Yes Illustrations: Not really, the start of each chapter has an illustration Publisher Recommended Age: 8-12 years Bonus Activities at End of Book: No Summary from Book: Ten-year-old cousins Jesse and Daisy have always wanted something magical to happen to them.
Author: Bindi Irwin and Chris Kunz Illustrator: n/a © Date: 2010 Publisher: Sourcebooks Jabberwocky Pages: 78 Chapters: Yes Illustrations: Not really, a few small animal silhouettes are at the start of each chapter Publisher Recommended Age: 7 and up Bonus Activities at End of Book: Animal facts on key animals of the story Summary from
Author: Edward Eager Illustrator: N.M. Bodecker (cover illustration by Quentin Blake in the copy that I read) © Date: 1954, renewed 1982 Publisher: Odyssey/Harcourt Young Classic Pages: 192 Chapters: Yes Illustrations: Yes, a few illustrations are sprinkled throughout Publisher Recommended Age: 8-12 years Bonus Activities at End of Book: No Summary from Book: It all
Author: Christopher Eliopoulos Illustrator: Christopher Eliopoulos © Date: 2018 Publisher: Dial Books for Young Readers Pages: 211 Chapters: Yes Illustrations: Yes, graphic novel Publisher Recommended Age: 8-12 years Bonus Activities at End of Book: No Summary from Book: Zoe’s favorite thing to do—besides invent amazing robots—is watch classic monster movies. She has never been comfortable
Author: Peter Brown Illustrator: Peter Brown © Date: 2016 Publisher: Little, Brown and Company Pages: 269 Chapters: Yes Illustrations: Yes, many of the page layouts have an illustration Publisher Recommended Age: 8-12 years Bonus Activities at End of Book: No Summary from Book: Can a robot survive in the wilderness? When robot Roz opens her
Author: Katherine Rundell Illustrator: Ashley Mackenzie © Date: 2023 Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Pages: 334 Chapters: Yes Illustrations: Yes, some illustrations are included, but mostly text based pages Publisher Recommended Age: 10 and up Bonus Activities at End of Book: Yes, a guide to some of the mystical creatures is included Summary from Book: The
Author: Brian Selznick Illustrator: Brian Selznick © Date: 2021 Publisher: Scholastic Press Pages: 192 Chapters: Yes Illustrations: Yes, an illustration is at the beginning and end of each chapter Publisher Recommended Age: 11 years and up Bonus Activities at End of Book: No, just an author’s note Summary from Book: “Go on,” he said. “Look
Author: Brian Selznick Illustrator: Brian Selznick © Date: 2023 Publisher: Scholastic Press Pages: 511 Chapters: Yes Illustrations: Yes, graphic novel Publisher Recommended Age: 8-12 years Bonus Activities at End of Book: Not really, the afterword discusses the science and the inspirations for the story, also a poem Summary from Book: “Hello, stars, I thought I
Author: Blue Balliett Illustrator: Brett Helquist © Date: 2004 Publisher: Scholastic Inc Pages: 254 Chapters: Yes Illustrations: Yes, some full page illustrations are sprinkled throughout Publisher Recommended Age: 8-12 years Bonus Activities at End of Book: Yes, about the author and illustrator, Q&A with author and illustrator, activities, and character design sketches Summary from Book:
