Demolition

DemolitionBy: Sally Sutton Illustrator: Brian Lovelock Series: Construction Crew "This is all about as good as it gets for truck obsessed preschoolers." The Horn Book (starred review) From the huge crane with a swinging ball (crack!) to the toothy jaws that ram the walls (thwack!), this rambunctious demolition, reverberating with sound words, is guaranteed to have small kids rapt. Bright spreads showcase the gargantuan machines in all their glory.

Japan's city pop

and amazing twin daughters

Chicken on Vacation

the Admiralty convened a court martial to determine who was telling the truth

Juana loves many things — drawing

The Southland Corporation

Ron Currie asks why literal veracity means more to us than deeper truths

Slaying Goliath is about the power of democracy

The trio of foul mouths that hunger for blood

the island’s atmosphere is full of shadows

but despite the smoke and panic

- Incredible facts about how animals communicate - including how elephants communicate over huge distances by listening through the soles of their feet