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Essential Lives Set 5 – Horn Book Guide
Nicely laid-out and easy to read, these informative. . .biographies provide historical context as well as personal information about their subjects. Many sidebars, pull-quotes, and photographs enhance the presentation. View →
Super Simple Cooking – School Library Journal, Series Made Simple
. . .these titles provide solid foundations, familiarizing children with the kitchen before featuring the recipes. Each introduction has an overview of cooking basics, safety tips, and how to use the microwave, framing a picture of a child cooking with an adult “helper.” Measuring tips… View →
Cool Food Art – School Library Journal, Series Made Simple
. . .this series assumes a. . .comfortable footing with cooking and encourages readers to stretch their imaginations beyond the eight dishes offered in each title. Helpful starting points include a page devoted to foods that can be made into facial features: eyes (blueberries on banana… View →
Going to Work: School Edition – School Library Journal, Series Made Simple
These narratives are simple yet informative and printed in an easy-to-read font. Each one begins with a simple introduction explaining the importance of the job. Subsequent chapters, sprinkled with “Did You Know?” sidebars, broadly explain responsibilities, requirements, and preparation, View →
My Body - School Library Journal, Series Made Simple
. . .contents are pleasantly specific; in Brain, for instance, readers get a concise but accurate account of the main functions of the cerebrum, cerebellum, brain stem, and pituitary gland in learning, remembering, and bodily functions, and Stomach covers the entire… View →
Xtreme Sports – Horn Book Guide
These books provide middle-elementary students with introductions to action sports in risky environments. The volumes rely on exciting action photos and pulse-pounding texts, including “Xtreme Quotes” to depict the adventurousness and skill required for each activity. View →
Essential Issues Set 1 – Library Media Connection
This series provides a solid background on a wide range of contemporary newsworthy topics. The text is clear and concise, and generally easy to read. For students, some titles will be more interesting than others; however, all are interesting and vital for a middle or high school… View →
Xtreme Predators - Horn Book Guide
. . .“Xtreme Facts” and “Xtreme Quotes” are combined in these reach-out-and-grab-you texts that may attract reluctant readers. View →
Graphic Novel Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Set 1 – Library Media Connection
The timeless appeal of Holmes and Watson, reinforced with large panels on each page, clear colors, and easily readable font in high-contrast white bubbles, will make this set of adventures in demand with emerging, reluctant, and struggling readers. This series is a nice way to introduce… View →
Nocturnal Animals – Library Media Connection
The animals in this series come to life through color photographs, maps, and diagrams. Wide-eyed or eyeless, each animal is depicted [in] their natural habitat which adds an exotic feel to these nocturnal animals. . . . Students will enjoy browsing these books due to the unusual nature… View →
Nocturnal Animals – Horn Book Guide
Report writers won’t be let down. . . . Each book offers information about the titular species’ habitat, habits, care of young, and threats to survival. View →
Dogs Set 8 – Horn Book Guide
Numerous photographs accompany several short sections that provide basic information about the history of each breed; details about coat and color, size, care, feeding, behavior; and how to deal with the special demands of puppies. View →
Cool Baking – Horn Book Guide
The page count in this series of baking books is evenly divided between fundamentals of basic techniques such as measuring, creaming, and beating, and about a half-dozen recipes. A note to adult helpers begins each volume. The step-by-step directions are easy to follow, and the… View →
Rock On!: A Look at Geology – Library Media Connection
Using a consistent format, these titles. . .are highly illustrated with color photographs, maps, and graphic drawings that enhance and effectively support the text. Topics and ideas are presented using examples and explanations so that young scientists can easily understand such… View →
Military Heroes – Library Media Connection
The titles will be useful for research on these historical figures because they are easy-to-read and are richly illustrated with historical photographs, color pictures, sketches, and relevant maps. Generously illustrated timelines help students put events in perspective. Sidebars clarify View →
Cool Pet Treats (Cool Baking) – Booklist
Kids are always on the lookout for new ways to prove their devotion to their pets, and this entry in the Cool Baking series will slake that undying thirst. . . .The first half of the book is more about cooking in general and features an appealing, catalogue-style spread of cooking View →
Military Heroes – Horn Book Guide
Filled with photographs and archival illustrations, this series presents a range of famous and lesser-known people involved in U.S. military history. In addition to standard biographical details, the texts also examine controversies and career flops as well as successes; sidebars provide View →
Lives Cut Short Set 1 – Horn Book Guide
Each biography opens with a pivotal moment in the performer’s career. The texts then move chronologically from the person’s childhood to his untimely death, touching on upbringing, setbacks, and accomplishments along the way. The volumes are enhanced by their many photos and… View →
Team Sports By the Numbers – Library Media Connection
. . . These small, compact books highlight the math involved in several popular American team sports. The popularity of each of the sports would spark interest for all readers, with younger readers appreciating the introduction to the sports and older readers valuing them as a reference… View →
It's A! (It's the Alphabet!) – Booklist
The central conceit is clever and educational. To demonstrate a “short a,” the words track, rabbit, cat, and ant are shown alongside associated photos. Then a sentence pulls them all together. The kids. . .will have a fine time breezing through the pages with their active, colorful… View →