Plumfield Moms

Mackinac Bridge: The Five-Mile Poem

Reviewed by Sara Masarik
Mackinac Bridge is an engrossing installment in the Tales of Young Americans series that I have come to love so much. I discovered this series because Gloria Whelan authored several books in it, and each one has been unique, compelling, and invited me into something new and worthy. Read the full review

Maggie the Magnificent

Reviewed by Greta
Maggie the Magnificent is the story of an Australian magpie. I would not have been surprised if Maggie flew off the page and began to sing. This book chronicles the life of Maggie–a typical magpie–from a fledgling to an adult bird. Maggie does not tell us about himself–he acts, thinks, and communicates like a bird. Magnificently life-like human characters give us an account of what magpies are and do. And when they can’t, Thompson fills the gap. The people in this story tell us other facts that many of us probably don’t know.  Read the full review

Magic in the Margins: A Medieval Tale of Bookmaking

Reviewed by Diane Pendergraft
Readers learn the fact that Simon has to know how to make parchment, cure quill pens, grind pigments for paint, and write the alphabet. We learn the meaning of “bestiary,” “herbal,” and “psalter.” There are some lovely and interesting illustrations, but I don’t find it as illustrative of the art and craft of medieval book-making as some of the other resources on our list. Read the full review