Something Out of Nothing: Marie Curie and Radium5 reviews Carla Killough McClafferty Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR), 2006 Radium: It slices. It dices. + a masterful title for a great book + A great read! + Delightful Reading! + Easy To Read Fascinating Biography             5,000 Miles to Freedom: Ellen and William Craft's Flight from Slavery1 review Dennis Fradin, Judith Fradin National Geographic Children's Books, 2006 This year's non-fiction winner At what point did the National Geographic press for children just decide to whop the competition upside the head and produce book after book after book of fairly fabulous non-fiction like some kind o' history creatin' machine? I was willing to turn a blind eye the first two or three times this ...             Team Moon: How 400,000 People Landed Apollo 11 on the Moon (Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12 ...10 reviews Catherine Thimmesh Houghton Mifflin, 2006 Will use this in class. + A great way to learn about team work and Apollo 11 + team moon + An Adventure in Science Fiction             The 9/11 Report: A Graphic Adaptation55 reviews Sid Jacobson, Ernie Colon Hill and Wang, 2006 A straightforward, full-color graphic novel adaptation + Great substitute for and companion to the original + One of the most eye opening books in recent history + Surprisingly interesting             Men of Salt: Crossing the Sahara on the Caravan of White Gold18 reviews Michael Benanav The Lyons Press, 2006 Absorbingly Good Reading + Please don't preach + Made me want to go there! + Fun Read + 5 Stars!             Freedom Walkers: The Story of the Montgomery Bus Boycott (Bank Street College of Education Flora Stieglitz ...3 reviews Russell Freedman Holiday House, 2006 On the march + A must-read for teens as well as adults + Richie's Picks: FREEDOM WALKERS Sometimes I wonder about the process that your average author of non-fiction titles for children goes through. What, for example, makes an author, such as well-respected and brilliant Russell Freedman, decide to write about the Montgomery Bus Boycott? The man could really write about anything he ...             Up Before Daybreak: Cotton And People In America3 reviews Deborah Hopkinson Scholastic Nonfiction, 2006 Richie's Picks: UP BEFORE DAYBREAK + A fascinating book for kids -- and adults A slave named Henry Kirk Miller was fourteen when freedom arrived with the end of the Civil War. Later he recalled how his former owner had needed money and had sold off one of Henry's sisters, taking cotton in exchange: " 'I remember hearing them tell about the big price she brought because ...             Robert E. Lee: Virginian Soldier, American Citizen3 reviews James I. Robertson Jr. Atheneum, 2005 A solid intermediate biography of Robert E. Lee for younger readers + A Solid Biography Written for Younger Readers (12 and up) There are a couple of interesting things about the cover of this juvenile biography of Robert E. Lee. First, the complete title of the book is "Robert E. Lee: Virginian Solider, American Citizen," and the sub-title James I. Robertson, Jr. picked set up an ironic juxtaposition. Because Lee ...             The Poet Slave of Cuba: A Biography of Juan Francisco Manzano (Pura Belpre Medal Book Author (Awards))3 reviews Margarita Engle Henry Holt and Co. (BYR), 2006 Soy Cuba + Fabulous read + HI MR. COSBY The verse novel is a tricky fickle thing. Though no one to the best of my knowledge has ever put down the rules that govern the creation of a verse novel, there are always a couple unwritten understandings. No verse novel should tell its tale through poetry when it would make more sense to tell ...             One Kingdom: Our Lives with Animals1 review Deborah Noyes Houghton Mifflin, 2006 We all loved it! I bought this for my 15 year old daughter who is very interested in animals. Her rave reviews inspired my husband and I to read. We all love it! The manner in which Deborah Noyes intertwined myth, history, science and humanity in this book made it both educational and a page turner.             Escape!: The Story of the Great Houdini12 reviews Sid Fleischman Greenwillow, 2006 For Magicians Of All Ages! + Escape!: The Story of the Great Houdini + Escape: The Story of the Great Houdini + Okay + A 2007 Association of Jewish Libraries Notable Book for Older Readers             Freedom Riders: John Lewis and Jim Zwerg on the Front Lines of the Civil Rights Movement3 reviews Ann Bausum National Geographic Children's Books, 2005 Richie's Picks: FREEDOM RIDERS + Good book + compelling history FREEDOM RIDERS: JOHN LEWIS AND JIM ZWERG ON THE FRONT LINES OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT by Ann Bausum, National Geographic, January 2006 "Why did I participate in the Freedom Rides? The answer is simple. It was the right thing to do." --Jim Zwerg "What's that I hear now ringing in my ...             Last Chance in Texas: The Redemption of Criminal Youth9 reviews John Hubner Random House, 2005 Hopeful + no holds barred + If You Really Want to Change Kids and Crime + a dose of a different reality + perspective is excellent             Letters to a Young Brother: MANifest Your Destiny76 reviews Hill Harper Gotham, 2006 This One Is OUTSTANDING!!!! + Encouraged me! + I did NOT know + Good Book + Letters from one brother to the world             Something Out of Nothing: Marie Curie and Radium5 reviews Carla Killough McClafferty Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR), 2006 Radium: It slices. It dices. + a masterful title for a great book + A great read! + Delightful Reading! + Easy To Read Fascinating Biography             One Kingdom: Our Lives with Animals1 review Deborah Noyes Houghton Mifflin, 2006 We all loved it! I bought this for my 15 year old daughter who is very interested in animals. Her rave reviews inspired my husband and I to read. We all love it! The manner in which Deborah Noyes intertwined myth, history, science and humanity in this book made it both educational and a page turner.             The 9/11 Report: A Graphic Adaptation55 reviews Sid Jacobson, Ernie Colon Hill and Wang, 2006 A straightforward, full-color graphic novel adaptation + Great substitute for and companion to the original + One of the most eye opening books in recent history + Surprisingly interesting             Team Moon: How 400,000 People Landed Apollo 11 on the Moon (Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12 ...10 reviews Catherine Thimmesh Houghton Mifflin, 2006 Will use this in class. + A great way to learn about team work and Apollo 11 + team moon + An Adventure in Science Fiction             5,000 Miles to Freedom: Ellen and William Craft's Flight from Slavery1 review Dennis Fradin, Judith Fradin National Geographic Children's Books, 2006 This year's non-fiction winner At what point did the National Geographic press for children just decide to whop the competition upside the head and produce book after book after book of fairly fabulous non-fiction like some kind o' history creatin' machine? I was willing to turn a blind eye the first two or three times this ...             Last Chance in Texas: The Redemption of Criminal Youth9 reviews John Hubner Random House, 2005 Hopeful + no holds barred + If You Really Want to Change Kids and Crime + a dose of a different reality + perspective is excellent