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American Crime Stories Set 2 - School Library Journal
These titles are not for the faint of heart. A warning in each book alerts readers to triggers of violence, crime, and death “that may be disturbing.” Each case is accompanied by infographics, detailed maps, photos, and a timeline of key events. The crime and its investigation 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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
Punctuation - School Library Journal
High-quality photos accompany texts, featuring racially and ethnically diverse children and families engaged in enjoyable activities. View →
World Religions - School Library Journal
A look at the world’s biggest religions that is both illuminating and affirming. 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 →
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 →
World of Mythical Beings- School Library Journal
Fans of these perennially popular beings will savor this enlightening series. Brief chapters, large fonts, only a few (two-to-four) sentences per page, and simple, clearly written sentences will be welcome to younger as well as striving readers. Though the narratives are compact, there… View →
Spot the Sight Words- School Library Journal
This clever series uses interactive techniques for emerging readers to find common sight words. Carefully crafted to include specific high-frequency sight words, each page includes one-to-two simple sentences around a common theme (“What can I make? I can make a cake”). This is… View →
Animal Survival-School Library Journal
Each book touches on the survival strategies of several animals, grouped by the behaviors they have in common. General information about topics like migration and camouflage leads into a variety of specific examples from the animal kingdom. In most cases, descriptions are accompanied by… View →
Kid Chemistry Lab-School Library Journal
The short chapters in these books are a mix of explanatory text, crisp photos of children and adults exploring aspects of chemistry, and supportive diagrams and tables. Readers will learn about atoms, elements, reactions and mixtures. Captions on the images offer additional information… View →
Puerto Rico- Booklist
STARRED: Puerto Rico is an island full of color, a vibrant energy, and people who love their heritage and tropical home. This attractive entry in the Core Library of US States series (52 titles) is ideal for those seeking to educate themselves on this island,… View →
Poetry Power-School Library Journal
This series focuses on different forms of poetry while giving examples based on specific topics. Starting with a table of contents that shows short sections of varying length and followed by the type of poem, its history, and how the form is used, quoting and citing the authors, such as… View →
Aves estatles- School Library Journal
This series features six common and recognizable state birds representing 24 states in the contiguous United States. The habitats, characteristics, and behaviors of American robins, California quails, Eastern bluebirds, Northern cardinals, Northern mockingbirds, and Western meadowlarks… View →
Field Guides Set 3-School Library Journal
Splashing real images of birds, bugs, and more for identification purposes, this collection of field guides is the fun out in the wilderness book for adventurous tweens to try. There is the expected information standard in guides like this such as species and differentiation markers, but View →
Egyptian Mythology-School Library Journal
The slim titles in this handsome series pack plenty of solid information into concise, clearly written sentences. The narratives provide facts not only about individual gods, but also about their roles in ancient Egyptian society. Each volume introduces the featured god, then discusses… View →
Xtreme Cars- School Library Journal
“Xtreme Cars” explores the fastest moving automobiles on the road, from classic supercars to modern, electric-powered vehicles. The books take a manufacturer, such as a Maserati or a Porsche, and track the history and development of its vehicles, with several different models… View →
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