Easy Readers

Image of A Grand Idea: How William J. Wilgus Created Grand Central Terminal
Author(s):
Megan Hoyt
Illustrator(s):
David Szalay
Genre(s):
Children, 4-8, Easy Readers

A Grand Idea: How William J. Wilgus Created Grand Central Terminal

January 22, 2024
Reviewed by: 
Edith G. Tolchin

“It was a magical place. Building such a grand train station without computer-aided design plans . . . or modern equipment, was difficult.”

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Image of Leonardo da Vinci's Life of Invention
Author(s):
Jake Williams
Genre(s):
Children, 4-8, Biography, Autobiography & Memoir, Easy Readers

Leonardo da Vinci's Life of Invention: A stunningly illustrated children’s book on da Vinci’s life, inventions, art and genius

June 10, 2023
Reviewed by: 
Marissa Moss

"The best pages in this book focus on these strange, improbable ideas, many linked to flight."

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Image of LGBTQ+ Families (All Families)
Author(s):
Jen Breach
Genre(s):
Children, 4-8, Easy Readers

LGBTQ+ Families (All Families)

January 17, 2023
Reviewed by: 
Cindy Helms

“The general message in LGBTQ+ Families is that all types of families exist, and they are formed in many different ways.”

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Image of A History of Music for Children (A History of…Series)
Author(s):
Mary Richards
Genre(s):
Children, 4-8, Easy Readers

A History of Music for Children

September 20, 2021
Reviewed by: 
Susan Middleton Elya

The big colorful book of A History of Music for Children grabs your attention with its orange, oversized cover.

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Image of I Am Enough
Author(s):
Grace Byers
Genre(s):
Children, 4-8, Easy Readers

I Am Enough

March 8, 2018
Reviewed by: 
Susan Middleton Elya

I Am Enough starts out with beautiful art and rhyming poetic stanzas.

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Image of The Big Book of Beasts (The Big Book Series)
Author(s):
Yuval Zommer
Illustrator(s):
Barbara Taylor
Genre(s):
Children, 4-8, Easy Readers

The Big Book of Beasts

May 17, 2017
Reviewed by: 
Cindy Helms

Why is an armadillo covered in armor? Just how lazy is a sloth? Why does a beaver chomp through trees? Just what is a binturong?

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Image of National Geographic Little Kids First Big Book of How (National Geographic Little Kids First Big Books)
Author(s):
jill Esbaum
Genre(s):
Children, 4-8, Easy Readers

National Geographic Little Kids First Big Book of How (National Geographic Little Kids First Big Books)

March 7, 2016
Reviewed by: 
Rita Lorraine Hubbard

Children ages four to eight naturally ask a lot of “how” questions, and National Geographic Kids Little Kids First Big Book of How by Jill Esbaum attempts to answer every single one of the

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Image of Coco and the Little Black Dress
Author(s):
Annmarie Van Haeringen
Genre(s):
Fashion & Jewelry, 4-8, Biography, Autobiography & Memoir, Easy Readers

Coco and the Little Black Dress

September 30, 2015
Reviewed by: 
Jeffrey Felner

Although this slim and petite volume is supposedly aimed at the juvenile crowd, it must be said that the book possesses a great deal of charm and charisma for those of us of more advanced age.

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