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Gr 8 Up—Julian "Bean" Delphiki's story continues in this thrilling installment of Card's acclaimed sci-fi saga...

Gr 1–3—Enthusiastic and competent Miss Mingo takes her class of animals, insects, and sea creatures hiking...

Gr 9–11—Words have unexpected power in this well-imagined, but poorly executed, fantasy...

Gr 10 Up—Sedia has created a story replete with often-absurd adventure and excessive complication...

PreS-Gr 3—Budding naturalists and lovers of art will be thrilled with this book...

PreS-Gr 2—C...

Gr 6 Up—Serious map junkies and aspiring cartographers will find this book fascinating, but many general readers will be lost...

Gr 5–7—Aronin addresses each question in a four- to eight-page chapter, and topics include trailblazing the route to Oregon, the commercial and missionary impulses that drove early settlement in the region, preparation for and "jumping off" onto the trail, the hardships of life on the journey, large-scale migration to Oregon, and the effects of the transcontinental railroad on settlement in the West...

PreS—There are numerous missed opportunities in this simplistic series...