Top 10 children's books of 2010
Behemoth'
In Scott Westerfield's "Behemoth" (Simon Pulse), Deryn (of "Leviathan") serves as a cabin boy for Darwins granddaughter, Nora Darwin Barlow, on a diplomatic mission to the Ottoman Empire. With escapes, chases, and strange beasts, this steampunk novel entertains but educates at the same time.

