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Ghostly Graphic Adventures – Library Media Connection
This series of ghostly adventures offers a unique graphic novel approach to historical events that will appeal to upper elementary readers. Each title opens with a list of heroes and villains that help readers instantly get into the story. . . . The brightly colored panels will attract… View →
Wendy's Weather Warriors - Library Media Connection
The titles will appeal to reluctant young adult readers because the fictional characters are involved in suspenseful adventures and use their knowledge of weather facts to save the day. Each book uses a fairly large font and occasionally integrates cartoon depictions of the characters.… View →
Calico Illustrated Classics Set 3 - Library Media Connection
These volumes will provide an enjoyable introduction to well-known classic literature for young children. Each classic is adapted for readers on intermediate and middle school levels. Volumes have large fonts, clearly defined chapters, and easy to read content. The illustrations are… View →
Your Piggy Bank: A Guide to Spending & Saving for Kids! – School Library Journal
Salzmann successfully deposits practical math into the hands of young consumers with a winning combination of fun graphics, sassy dialogue, and easily understood information. Charts and nuggets of text in bold colors explain how to organize money to count it more efficiently; to buy… View →
Planet Earth – Library Media Connection
Very young naturalists will enjoy this general overview of forces that shape our planet. Each double-page spread presents a topic in easy to read text with color photographs and a “Science Spot” box with additional facts. The format makes the titles easy for browsing, beginning research… View →
Cool Jobs for Handy Helpers (Cool Kid Jobs) – Library Media Connection
The book sets forth some basic business practices and discusses the importance of work, what to do with the money one makes, and developing a plan. Sample forms provide young workers an excellent way to track the services they provide and help them develop professionalism. View →
Colors Set 2 - Booklist
For adults wanting to reinforce color recognition to little ones, this should happily do the trick. Each book features its own story line. All of the books have a one-page explanation of primary and mixed colors and a short glossary. The cheery artwork, with distinctive shapes and… View →
Graphic Shakespeare Set 2 - School Library Journal
These brief adaptations of individual plays have attractive, full-color panels illustrating the action and incorporating dialogue taken directly from the scripts. Each volume includes a cast list, a brief description of the setting, a short summary and analysis of the play, several… View →
Bug's World – Library Media Connection
Each type of creature is introduced with its most significant attribute, such as fireflies making their own light or ants being social. Each volume includes habitat, number of species, life cycle, feeding and staying safe, body parts with a labeled picture, and an activity. The vibrant… View →
Thor, Son of Asgard - School Library Journal
Originally published by Marvel in 2004, Akira Yoshida and Greg Tocchini’s “Thor, Son of Asgard” series (Gr 6 Up) focuses on the great warrior’s teenage years, long before he had the wherewithal to wield the mighty hammer Mjolnir. Spotlight has published the View →
Troubled Treasures – School Library Journal, Series Made Simple
Representing just the tip of the iceberg—there are currently more than 900 official World Heritage Sites—these quick introductions convey a sense of the vast range of places that have been designated by UNESCO’s World Heritage Centre as being significant to our world and its cultures,… View →
African American History – School Library Journal, Series Made Simple
Although Humanity covers human origins and the European slave trade in Africa, the series focus is on the African-American experience in the United States, describing the most important events of the centuries-long struggle for freedom and civil rights. The two-to four-page… View →
Mars Family: M&M Mars Candy Makers (Food Dudes) – Booklist
Filled with photos, this small, square entry in the Food Dudes series gives a concise look at how a candy empire was created. In short, simple sentences, Mattern writes frankly about the complicated family dynamics among the Mars clan as she creates a compelling portrait of a… View →
Body Systems – School Library Journal, Series Made Simple
Succinct and to the point, these titles introduce the system, its location and operation; transition with a “Brain Food” spread with additional facts; present some related health issues; and conclude with “Healthy Body Files” that offer suggestions to keep the system working optimally.… View →
Cool World Cooking – School Library Journal, Series Made Simple
[“Cool”] will no doubt be the reaction from children after they whip up these tasty dishes. Each book begins with basic cooking terms and techniques, a picture list of ingredients (in their original packaging so that people will know what to look for at the grocery store),… View →
Meteorologist's Tools (Professional Tools) – Booklist
This entry in the Professional Tools series does a nice job taking the meteorologist’s corner of the TV studio and dividing it into digestible chunks. An opening spread shows all the key tools in a single shot, with a label to identify each. Each tool then gets its own short… View →
Professional Tools – School Library Journal
Fast facts offer interesting bits of information without being overwhelming. The length of the text is ideal for emerging readers. . . . Labeled photographs show the different parts of the featured tools and brief texts explain how and why people in the different professions use them.… View →
Google: Company and Its Founders (Technology Pioneers) – Booklist
You know you’ve arrived once you’ve become a verb. Googling Google produces billions of results to read through, but this more analog, print resource provides a compact, direct, well-researched, and relevant explanation of how Sergey Brin, Larry Page, and their brand have changed the… View →
Super Simple Science – School Library Journal, Series Made Simple
Each of these approachable volumes begins with an explanation of the scientific method to get young scientists started out on the right foot. Experiments include an opening question to consider, a list of materials, safety symbols, step-by-step instructions illustrated with clear… View →
Thor (Short Tales Norse Myths) - School Library Journal
Part of the Short Tales: Norse Myths series, Shannon Eric Denton’s Thor (Gr 2-5) presents a straightforward retelling of the exploits of the God of Thunder from boyhood to manhood, including the destruction of Ragnarok, and Thor’s lasting legacy.… View →
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