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bibliobrandie's review
4.0
I love middle grade nonfiction and this is a great example! Captivating look at all forms of transportation. The illustrations are great and I learned more about modes of transportation than I ever imagined I'd want to. It's very clever, I laughed out loud in some sections, and there are even some fun poems and trivia sprinkled throughout. Bonus: Bath Iron Works is featured (even if it is for war ships). I love how the author ended with talking about walking and how all this transportation affects the environment.
Question: Why don't middle grade books have bibliographies?
My only complaint is that almost every illustration features a white man. Sometimes this makes sense because it's about a specific inventor who was a white men. But then there are illustrations of roller skaters, those are all white men, and skateboarders, those are all white men, etc. I think there were some missed opportunities to diversify the illustrations.
Question: Why don't middle grade books have bibliographies?
My only complaint is that almost every illustration features a white man. Sometimes this makes sense because it's about a specific inventor who was a white men. But then there are illustrations of roller skaters, those are all white men, and skateboarders, those are all white men, etc. I think there were some missed opportunities to diversify the illustrations.
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