The Secret Project

This is an interesting read.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/06/books/amelie-wen-zhao-blood-heir-keira-drake-...

LibrarianRyan I really like that they asked two different authors who were attacked their views. I watched both those episodes play out in real time. Last year this seemed to be happening a lot. I wish they would have added another perspective, when authors sick the hoard on others. 5y

WanderingBookaneer @LibrarianRyan : The two perspectives is why I shared it. 5y

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Krisjericho

The Secret Project | Jonah Winter

so-so

I saw this one on some Caldecott contender lists, so I checked it out. It is an odd book. The cover is very plain, an as adult, I find it appealing in a mysterious kind of way, but I don‘t see it appealing to kids. The art is quite striking on the inside, and it is definitely the best part of the book. Continued in comments.

Krisjericho Here is what I found odd, though - it is about the creation of the atomic bomb, which is important for kids to be educated on, but it is so vague, that unless you already understand that is what it is about (a.k.a., adults), this books doesn‘t really explain anything. The author‘s notes at the end give some more info, but that is not the text of the book. 6y

Krisjericho I also read some of Debbie Reese‘s commentaries on the problematic aspects of representing the Native population, so there is that is as well. It is just not well done as a children‘s non-fiction book. The art is very appealing, though, and that is why I gave it three stars 6y

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