Reviews written by Rachel Feeck, Staff Reviewer

A comprehensive guide to horses, from their prehistoric origins to the breeds known today. In addition to the titular 80 horse breeds, this book includes timelines of horses through history, anatomical terminology, famous legends and lore of equine creatures, and the role of horses for work and sport. ...

How do instruments make sound? Why is it cold when we get out of the pool? What's different about throwing a ball or a frisbee? This book answers all that and more, presenting a colorful guide to the science behind the day-to-day tools and phenomena we encounter on the city...

A coming-of-age fantasy adventure steeped in lore. Hermium is a tinkerer, not a warrior, so he’s less than enthused to be selected for a prestigious warrior school (make that two - and he doesn’t get to choose). The bullies and grueling curriculum don’t do much to change his mind, but...

A coming of age fantasy both hauntingly and beautifully told. Reading this edition, now forty years after the original publication, this book is a study in how to be of the time and also timeless. It’s clearly a time before cell phones and the ubiquitousness of modern automobiles, but Laura’s...

Theo is an ordinary boy with a very dapper dog, Geoff, who's not big on dog things but sure knows how to paint a portrait or whip up a good smoothie. Although Theo first wishes Geoff would be more normal, he soon comes to see that Geoff is happiest the...

It's a tale as old as time. Boar the neighborhood grump likes to be left to himself, but this pesky cheerful Hedgehog keeps giving him helpful advice. And when it comes time for Boar to do a good thing for Hedgehog, this prickly pig might have to admit that he...

This little dog patrols the docks, braves the high seas, befriends exotic animals in far off territories...well, in his imagination anyway. He's also super happy to play with his owner in a big city park, and think of far off adventures again in his dreams. ...

This summer vacation is Waverly's chance to be a cool, normal girl - chill with her aunt, maybe get a job, make friends (okay, maybe not with the grumpy neighbor), not let anyone find out she can't swim, and think as little as possible about her parents' divorce. Her ensuing...

In this modern legend with roots in age old fairy tales, Jem is upset when his family moves from the city to a small town. Maybe he misses his friends or all of the bright lights - whatever it is, he doesn't want to talk about it, and his feelings...

Sherlock and Watson have never been cooler than this, the first volume in Manga Classic's upcoming series of full color adaptations that promise to capture the mystery and charm of Conan Doyle's original stories. Here, a young Dr. Watson chances to be introduced to the quirky Sherlock Holmes as potential...

All about bridges, including the history of specific structures, the evolution of design and building techniques, general design considerations, bridges in lore and legends and more. Each page is stuffed full of both facts and visual graphics or illustrations that engage the reader in a way similar to visual dictionaries...

A touching story of a girl and her community in the aftermath of sudden disaster, inspired by true events. From her school up on a the hillside, Hana witnesses a tsunami wash away her town, and in the wake of the wave she and her remaining family start to rebuild...

In this super fun and relatable story, Minimoni asks a big question - what is love? People describe it as lots of different things, and although it seems confusing at first, she soon realizes all the many ways she gives and receives love everyday. The simple narrative affirms the power...

A charming and profound little book that connects some of the littlest things, like an apple seed, to the vast expanse of the universe, and the place of our world within it. Cut outs on each page for fun shapes and an interactive reading experience, and also reinforce the connections...

This little girl is all excited to go to summer camp...but when her bus arrives, she finds it's full of feline friends and going to a very different sort of camp! Cats don't like to do all the same things as people, but at the end of the day, the...