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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 →
John D. Rockefeller (Essential Lives) – School Library Journal
Readers will also get a short history of American oil development in this story of one of the 19th century’s best-known “robber barons.” Plenty of sidebars and well-chosen photographs break up the text. View →
Rupert Murdoch (Essential Lives) – School Library Journal
The author focuses on controversies, such as Murdoch’s interview with David Frost, the kidnapping of a business partner’s wife, and his use of sensationalism to sell newspapers. Readers will certainly gain a sense of what it takes to dominate a global business. . . View →
Mighty Mike – School Library Journal
. . . the series deliver[s] character-education lessons about being responsible and dependable. Each book offers some “What Would Mighty Mike Do?” questions for discussion. The bright illustrations and subject matter will probably create some fans for this hero. . . View →
Food Dudes Set 1 – Horn Book Guide
These corporate histories contain some intriguing tidbits about the lives and methods of the inventors and entrepreneurs. . . . Photographs of the people and their products are interspersed throughout the texts. 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 →
Inside MLB – Horn Book Guide
Written by professional sportswriters, peppered with well-chosen quotations, and illustrated with photos at every page-turn, this series will interest die-hard baseball fans and is likely to engage reluctant readers. Highlights and heartbreaks from each team’s history are… View →
X-Men: First Class Set 2 - School Library Journal
Adorned with colorful covers, each of these stories can stand alone, and the books can be read in any order. The artwork has been beautifully reproduced on eye-catching glossy pages. These sturdy reinforced library-bound editions will stand up to the demands of constant circulation. 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 →
Who Are These People? (Essential Health: A Guy's Guide) – Library Media Connection, Editor's Choice 2011
This book is written for male students. It addresses the problems they may face as they navigate the stressful teenage years through such issues as divorce, working to help support the family, younger siblings, and military deployment. Each chapter uses a short vignette to illustrate the View →
My Body - Library Media Connection
With cartoon illustrations, this first look at the human body and its functions will answer young readers’ questions. The titles feature children who introduce themselves and their questions about their own body. Readers are then escorted by the narrator through daily activities that… View →
Climate Change – Library Media Connection
. . .Ollhoff’s writing is engaging and appropriate. . . 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 →
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 →
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 →
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! – Library Media Connection
School libraries need books about money and economics, and this series covers both well. Each book in this series has the same effective structure. Money is described with pictures of both coins and bills, economic principles are explained with vocabulary defined. Each book addresses an… 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 →
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 →
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 →