I think this means I’ve wrapped up my Cybils shortlist challenge but I should double check…
Locomotive was pretty good. Not great but not bad. Lots of technical info about steam engines.
Look Up! Backyard Bird Watching In Your Own Backyard was awesome. I loved it.
How Big Were Dinosaurs was a little boring — I’ve read quite a few that are better than this one.
Barbed Wire Baseball was excellent. Interesting person that a lot of kids will never have heard of. Nice illustrations.
Volcano Rising was ok, not great. Unless you have a kid really into volcanoes or a kid who has never thought about volcanoes at all.
The Boy Who Loved Math was pretty good, though oddly enough I felt like I’d already read it. Which is weird but there you go. Is there another children’s book about Paul Erdos? That would seem odd but of course it must be possible. The whole Paul didn’t know how to take care of himself and everyone helped him — that part, seemed awfully familiar. Even the illustrations of him trying to butter bread — very familiar. Anyway — it was good. I liked it.
Anubis Speaks was… I’m torn. I was bored, which is saying something since the stories shouldn’t have been boring. I think this one could have been better. Should have been better. It just wasn’t and I wanted it to be.