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Essential Survival Stories - School Library Journal
Opening chapters jump right into a detailed account of people in peril, from a rugby team’s plane crash in the Andes (Rock and Mountain) to a sailor stranded on a raft in the Atlantic Ocean (Ocean), before examining the multiple risks and challenges inherent in the featured environment.… View →
Xtreme Survival - School Library Journal
Each title explores the challenges of surviving in a different environment, using true life adventures as examples. Surviving the Swamp, for example, opens with a narrow escape from an alligator. Subsequent chapters look at how dangers such as dehydration, starvation, and predators come… View →
Sports Strategies- School Library Journal
From mixed martial arts which draw upon traditional disciplines to modern auto racing, strategy is essential to sports. Offering dramatic, action-packed photos, these concise overviews use historic plays and current athletes to demonstrate strategy’s impact. Top-tier players are… View →
Mining in America- Booklist
The Mining in America series takes readers on a comprehensive tour of the country’s mining industry…. Notable charts and graphs, fast facts, and guided questions in each volume encourage deeper reflection in this niche but fascinating series. View →
Punctuation - School Library Journal
High-quality photos accompany texts, featuring racially and ethnically diverse children and families engaged in enjoyable activities. View →
Ice Age Animals- School Library Journal
These titles address historic climate change and extinction in a captivating way for emerging readers. A great choice for school libraries to add to their animal and ecosystem collections. View →
Living Through American History - School Library Journal
The series offers a solid introduction to each historical period, strengthened by the excellent articles, sites, and videos available through the QR codes. View →
Blockbusters - School Library Journal
Films that have broken box office records and the people who created them are covered in this series. From classic horror like Steven Spielberg’s Jaws to Ryan Coogler’s superhero hit Black Panther, titles make a point of sharing the commercial and critical acclaim these films received… View →
Broken Records- School Library Journal
Feats of eating, sports, and more are celebrated in this new series. Each slim book presents a different type of world record, with an emphasis on sensational and thrilling achievements. The text is written at a second grade reading level with one-to-three sentences per page. The… View →
World Religions - School Library Journal
A look at the world’s biggest religions that is both illuminating and affirming. View →
Vowel Teams- School Library Journal
Vowel teams are building blocks that comprise numerous words. This series provides children with good opportunities to practice their reading skills by introducing many new words featuring six common vowel teams. A chart on the Table of Contents page identifies the team, names the… View →
Versus- School Library Journal
With high-interest topics ranging from fashion to big tech to comic books, this series is recommended for late elementary and middle school striving readers View →
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