Especially for Girls Book Reviews
217 book reviews found, page 39 of 44. Narrow results by selecting age range:
Summer Birds: The Butterflies of Maria Merian
Margarita Engle (2010), 32 pages
Illustrated by Julie Paschkis
Audience: Preschool - 2nd Grade
What does a thirteen-year-old girl growing up in the Middle Ages know about butterflies? PLENTY! In this easy to read and beautifully illustrated book 'Summer Birds: The Butterflies of Maria Merian' by Margarita Engle, we learn about a little girl who had the courage to disagree. In the Middle Ages, scientists believed that 'summer birds'(butterflies) were born from mud. Maria set out to prove that this theory was wrong. By observing caterpillars and documenting their activities with her vibrant paintings, Maria was able to disprove a theory that had existed since the ancient Greeks. Read this unique book about a young girl's bravery and determination to discover the truth.
Similar authors: Rachel Rodriquez
Similar books: Pricilla and the Hollyhocks by Anne Broyles;
Velma Gratch and the Way Cool Butterfly by Cathryn Falwell;
The Butterfly House by Eve Bunting;
Arabella Miller's Tiny Caterpillar by Clare Jarett;
The Things With Wings by Gregory J. Holch;
The Poet Slave of Cuba by Margarita Engle
Reviewed by: mb
Date read: 7/28/2010
ISBN-10: 0805089373
ISBN-13: 9780805089370
Check the library catalog
Sasha Silver is accepted to Canterwood Crest Academy. Can she prove to the school bullies that she belongs there? Join Sasha and her horse Charm to find out!
Book Series: Canterwood Crest
Reviewed by: St. Charles Reader
Date read: 10/22/2009
ISBN-10: 1416958401
ISBN-13: 9781416958406
Jamilah just wants to blend in at her school in Australia, so she changes her name to Jamie and dyes her hair blond, hoping her Lebanese-Muslim background will not be discovered. Her new email friend John is the one person she can open up to, but will she be able to when she actually meets him? When her Arabic-music band is hired to play at her school dance, she needs to decide who she is ' Jamie or Jamilah?
Similar books: Does My Head Look Big in This? by Randa Abdel-Fattah
Reviewed by: donna
Date read: 6/29/2010
ISBN-10: 0545050553
ISBN-13: 9780545050555
Three orphans are sent to live at a dancing school. Will they make it through?
Reviewed by: St. Charles Reader
Date read: 10/22/2009
ISBN-10: 0679854347
ISBN-13: 9780679854340
They Called Her Molly Pitcher
Anne Rockwell (2002), 40 pages
Illustrated by Cynthia von Buhler
Audience: K - 3rd Grade
Read Anne Rockwell's true story of a courageous young woman and her heroic part in America's War of Independence. Follow Mary Hays, otherwise known as 'Molly' as she follows her husband, marching off in General Washington's Colonial Army to fight the English in the Revolutionary War. Equipped with her pitcher, her determination, and her willingness to do what is needed, she earns the love and respect of General Washington and his soldiers to become the legend that is Molly Pitcher!
Similar authors: Augusta Stevenson; Christy Devilier
Similar books: Molly Pitcher by Eileen Dunn Bertanzelli;
Molly Pitcher,Young Patriot by Augusta Stevenson;
Molly Pitcher by Christy Devilier
Reviewed by: mb
Date read: 6/28/2010
ISBN-10: 0679891870
ISBN-13: 9780679891871
Page 39 of 44:
Previous
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
Next
Library Home | Catalog | My Account | Ask Us
St. Charles Public Library, 1 South 6th Avenue, St. Charles, IL 60174
630-584-0076 • 630-584-9390 Youth Services
Copyright © 2004-2013 St. Charles Public Library. All rights reserved.