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Billie Jean King (Legendary Athletes) – Booklist
The name Billie Jean King may not be as well known as it once was, but it’s certainly at home in the Legendary Athletes series. The accessible and well-written narrative moves chronologically, beginning with King’s early life before covering her tennis triumphs, including a more… View →
Insects - Library Media Connection
Each book features beautiful color photographs and diagrams, inviting readers to learn more about the particular creature. Bug Bites sections contain interesting facts about the insect, Bug-O-Rama is a fun Q&A section with random trivia. Text is helpful for fifth graders writing… View →
What Are Food Chains and Food Webs? (Fascinating Food Chains) – Library Media Connection
In this wonderful new series, the title What Are Food Chains and Food Webs? could be used as an introductory book to teach students about how plants, different types of animals, and people contribute to a food chain. View →
Inside the Industry – School Library Journal
. . . the descriptions of each career are detailed–including information on what it entails, the work environment, the job market, a day in the life of a professional, and questions about the job. . . . Each one has a healthy amount of back matter with information on getting your foot in View →
Green Jobs (Inside the Industry) – School Library Journal
Farrell writes in clear prose about the wide range of career opportunities that students with environmental interests can pursue. Her advice and assessments are spot-on, and she clearly has experience in giving career advice. Her tone is serious, but not stultifying, and she makes no… View →
Exploring World Governments – School Library Journal
As a collection, these books cover their topics in depth, including historical global background on each type of government. They have balanced viewpoints that reference specific periods and current figures. . . . The volumes are informative and succinct, without overloading readers with View →
Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes - School Library Journal
Each title begins with a contents page and a brief explanation of the origins of Mother Goose and nursery rhymes. Each spread features one nursery rhyme set against a simple watercolor illustration. The softness of the pictures adds a warm, classic feel to the books. View →
Our Nation's Pride Set 2 – School Library Journal
In all three titles, the full-color artwork not only explains the text but also gives almost photographic renderings of topics. Excellent introductions. View →
Body Systems - Horn Book Guide
Double-page spreads describe the workings of the title body systems, usually with simple text on left-hand pages and large, colorful photographs or diagrams on the right. Ample white space, engaging images, and “Word of Mouth” sidebars are reader-friendly. View →
Adrenaline Adventure – Horn Book Guide
Each book contains a description of the sport, the equipment used, safety instructions, and suggestions for beginners. Aspiring practitioners. . .will likely be pleased with the many colorful action photos and included sidebars. View →
Civil War (African American History) – Horn Book Guide
This series installment provides an overview of major events, individuals, and topics surrounding slavery and the Civil War. Large historical and contemporary photographs, portraits, maps, and prints fill the pages. . .[and] text deals frankly with the many serious issues of this… View →
World of Mythology Set 1 – Horn Book Guide
Each book provides an overview of mythology from the title region. Folktales and legends, rituals, and beliefs, creation stories, and deities are all. . . covered. . . .Well-placed images enhance the texts. View →
World of Mythology Set 1 – School Library Journal
. . .Ollhoff approaches the civilizations individually with a focus that details the unique qualities of their traditions. View →
Technology Pioneers Set 1 – Horn Book Guide
Each book begins with an overview of the title company’s main product, then backtracks to provide a well-narrated history of its conception and development. Key figures are profiled in a way that makes clear their creativity, entrepreneurship, and inextricable links to their… View →
Amistad (Essential Events) – Horn Book Guide
Drawings, photographs, maps, sidebars enhance the main text. . . View →
Chernobyl Disaster (Essential Events) – Horn Book Guide
This book presents an account of the world’s worst nuclear power plant disaster. The events leading to the disaster, including faulty design, inadequate testing, human errors, and lack of safety precautions, are succinctly told. . . . Photographs and sidebars enhance the readable… View →
Animal Sounds Set 2 – Horn Book Guide
Through. . .rhymes and. . .informative text boxes, these books. . .show how the title animals communicate. Bright, close-up photos and the animal-sounds aspect will appeal to creature lovers. . . . Each volume includes the animal’s name in six languages. View →
Cool World Cooking – Horn Book Guide
These appealing books provide recipes for children seeking a general idea of a culture’s special foods while staying with basic, familiar ingredients and simplified preparation routines. Each country is shown on a map and its cuisine characterized briefly before tools, techniques,… View →
Legendary Athletes Set 1 – Horn Book Guide
These reasonably comprehensive volumes explore the title athletes’ childhoods, early careers, and rise within sports. Admirable attention is paid to the societal and political constraints facing the men and women, in addition to their own social activism. A good selection of… View →
Universe Set 2 – School Library Journal
These volumes offer short, simply phrased introductions to topics in astronomy enhanced by generous quantities of fairly high-quality space photography and art. In general, sturdy fare for fledgling sky watchers. View →
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