Off icialKidsMag.com • march 2019 • 11
The Brilliant deep: rebuilding the World's Coral reefs
By Kate Messner, illus. by Matthew Forsythe
CHrOnICle
Ken Nedimyer's single-minded passion for restoring the ocean's coral reefs is
reflected through riveting illustrations and accessible narrative.
Camp Panda: helping Cubs
return to the Wild
By Catherine Thimmesh
HMH
What does a panda suit have to do with
species conservation? as this comprehensive
book about a panda rehabilitation program
in china reveals, quite a lot. (Sibert honor
Book)
Can i Touch Your hair? Poems of race,
Mistakes, and Friendship
By irene latham and Charles Waters, illus. by sean Qualls
and selina alko
CArOlrHODA
a school writing assignment is the catalyst for conversations around
race, class, and privilege in this illustrated poetic conversation
between two fifth-graders who learn to honor each other's
differences.
dragons in a Bag
By Zetta elliott, illus. by geneva B.
rAnDOM
When nine-year-old Jaxon is left in the care
of an eccentric old witch, he begins training
as her new apprentice by leaving Brooklyn
to return three dragons to a magical world.
edison: The Mystery of the
Missing Mouse Treasure
By Torben Kuhlmann. illus. by the author. Tr.
by david henry Wilson
nOrtH-SOutH
Naturalistic illustrations enhance this story of an intrepid mouse,
who builds a submersible and makes a surprising deep-
sea discovery. (Batchelder honor Book)
The eye That never
sleeps: how detective
Pinkerton saved
President lincoln
By Marissa Moss, illus. by Jeremy holmes
AbrAMS
modern illustrations and lively text combine to relate the early history
of the Pinkerton Detective agency and how they thwarted an attempt
to assassinate President abraham Lincoln.
