Maine Regional Library System Cream of the Crop ListPicture Book Nonfiction

Given by Maine State Library

30 Works 4,308 Books 306 Reviews 4.3
Each year publishing houses send thousands of review copies of new children's and young adult books to the Maine Examination Collection to the Southern Maine Library District. The books are show more reviewed at monthly book review meetings by local librarians. A "Cream of the Crop" Collection of the best titles published in the previous year is prepared. The "Cream of the Crop" Collection contains about books from preschool to high school age levels. All of the titles on this list have been favorably reviewed by members of the Southern Maine Library District Book Review Group. show less
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Years:
All, 2017 (17), 2016 (13)
WorkYear
Circle by Jeannie Baker
2017
Where Did They Go? by Emily Bornoff
2017
Their Great Gift: Courage, Sacrifice, and Hope in a New Land (Carolrhoda Picture Books) by John Coy
2017
Milestones of Flight: From Hot-Air Balloons to SpaceShipOne by Tim Grove
2017
The Deadliest Creature in the World by Brenda Z. Guiberson
2017
Cecil's Pride by Craig Hatkoff
2017
Fabulous Frogs by Martin Jenkins
2017
Otters Love to Play by Jonathan London
2017
The Hole Story of the Doughnut by Pat Miller
2017
The Great White Shark Scientist by Sy Montgomery
2017
Yaks Yak: Animal Word Pairs by Linda Sue Park
2017
Dorothea's Eyes: Dorothea Lange Photographs the Truth by Barb Rosenstock
2017
Some Writer!: The Story of E. B. White by Melissa Sweet
2017
Crossing Niagara: The Death-Defying Tightrope Adventures of the Great Blondin by Matt Tavares
2017
Every Day Birds by Amy Ludwig VanDerwater
2017
Poop Detectives: Working Dogs in the Field by Ginger Wadsworth
2017
My Name Is James Madison Hemings by Jonah Winter
2017
Draw What You See: The Life and Art of Benny Andrews by Kathleen Benson
2016
Jumping Off Library Shelves by Lee Bennett Hopkins
2016
The Death of the Hat: A Brief History of Poetry in 50 Objects by Paul B. Janeczko
2016
Luna & Me: The True Story of a Girl Who Lived in a Tree to Save a Forest by Jenny Sue Kostecki-Shaw
2016
From Steel to Bicycle (Start to Finish: Second Series) by Robin Nelson
2016
One Plastic Bag: Isatou Ceesay and the Recycling Women of the Gambia by Miranda Paul
2016
Water Is Water: A Book About the Water Cycle by Miranda Paul
2016
Wangari Maathai: The Woman Who Planted Millions of Trees by Franck Prévot
2016
Growing Up Pedro: How the Martinez Brothers Made It from the Dominican Republic All the Way to the Major Leagues by Matt Tavares
2016
Winnie: The True Story of the Bear Who Inspired Winnie-the-Pooh by Sally M. Walker
2016
Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer: The Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement by Carole Boston Weatherford
2016
A Tower of Giraffes: Animals in Groups by Anna Wright
2016
You Nest Here With Me by Jane Yolen
2016

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