A program of the Children's Services department of the Allen County (Indiana) Public Library. Please join our discussion of this year's best informational books for children.
Saturday, August 1, 2009
Lucy Long Ago: Uncovering the Mystery of Where We Came From
I liked the way each section was headed with a question (Boy or Girl?), followed by a section of text/narrative and very appropriate photos/illustrations, and then wrapped up with "and the bones said...", a brief but very understandable answer to The Question. I found it very easy to follow. I'm just amazed at the amount of information that trained professionals can gather by studying bones!
We're excited about all the new informational books for kids that will be published in 2011 and we look foward to highlighting some of the best here. We hope you'll join the discussion by leaving comments on the titles we post. If you'd like to suggest a title for our list, simply leave a comment or send us an email.
In January of 2012, we'll get together in person to talk about our favorites and vote for our Mock Sibert Award winners. Watch for details to be published later this year.
Children's librarians at the Allen County Public Library sometimes receive Advance Reading Copies and other free books from a variety of publishers. After reading, some of these books find their way onto this blog before being added to the permanent Library collection or given as gifts to the participants in our book programs.
Lucy Long Ago: Uncovering the Mystery of Where We Came From 
2 comments:
This book was artfully done and described in a way that makes good sense to me as a reader. Sensitive coverage of the topic.
I liked the way each section was headed with a question (Boy or Girl?), followed by a section of text/narrative and very appropriate photos/illustrations, and then wrapped up with "and the bones said...", a brief but very understandable answer to The Question. I found it very easy to follow. I'm just amazed at the amount of information that trained professionals can gather by studying bones!
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