Wolfsnail: A Backyard Predator by Sarah C. Campbell (2008)Nature’s Most Extreme[ly Slow] Predators! If there really was a tabloid TV show about wolfsnails, the low speed chases portrayed therein might not make for the most exciting viewing. This book, however, is a fascinating read. Detailed photographs and vivid prose introduce young naturalists to the wolfsnail, a predatory creature that earns its name by tracking and devouring other snails. This informative volume demonstrates that the drama of the life cycle doesn’t just happen in the jungle or on the savannah – it’s happening in your own back yard on a miniscule scale and at an almost agonizingly leisurely pace. For readers 6-8.
Whaam! The Art and Life of Roy Lichtenstein by Susan Goldman Rubin (2008)How Roy Lichtenstein put Donald Duck and Popeye on the walls of the world’s greatest art museums. In the sixties, painter Roy Lichtenstein, one of the founders of what came to be known as “Pop Art,” challenged the conventions of fine art by incorporating graphical techniques and imagery from comic books into his paintings. He asked viewers to consider, and this book asks YOU to consider, why pictures on a wall in a museum are “better” than pictures in a comic book? What is it that makes art “art”? Whaam! is a fun and informative portrait of one of the most influential American painters of the 20th century. For readers 9-12.
On the Scale: A Weighty Tale by Brian P. Cleary (2008)An exploration in verse of comparative weight measures. Units of mass are illustrated with real-world examples (an ounce is the weight of a slice of bread; a quart of milk weighs two pounds). English and metric systems are included. “A gram,” we learn, “is not a cracker or your parent’s mother/ It’s a weight – so get this straight – smaller than most others.” Simultaneously vivid and whimsical, this book is a way to learn about gravity with levity. For readers 6-8.
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