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Stink: Solar System Superhero (Stink) - Booklist
Astrophysics facts combine with everyday second-grade school experiences in this lively chapter book in the Stink series. Shocked to hear the scientific fact that Pluto has been declared too small to be a planet, Stink stands up to both grown-up scientists and other kids when he starts a View →
Essential Viewpoints Set 4 – School Library Journal
The titles succeed in providing balanced viewpoints, successfully incorporating historical information with current concerns. Teaching Intelligent Design and Genetically Modified Foods both do a particularly good job placing the controversy in a social, economic, and… View →
Graphic Novel Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Set 1 - School Library Journal
These tales present streamlined versions of Doyle’s well-known stories. Each volume begins with portraits identifying the cast and ends with the same back matter: step-by-step directions for drawing Holmes, a helpful glossary, an address to access related Web sites, and a brief bio of… View →
Super Simple Jewelry (Super Simple Crafts) – Booklist
. . .the likable projects featured in this slim title create bright baubles from easy-to-find, inexpensive materials. Each spread combines sharp color photos of the crafts both during construction and then in their finished state, and the book’s design makes following along easy with… View →
Ghost Detectors Set 1 - School Library Journal
Black-and-white illustrations enhance the large-print, easy-to-read texts. Filled with quirky characters such as Malcolm’s make-up-caked sister and dotty Grandma Eunice, these early chapter books are sure to delight. . . View →
Jeff Bezos (Publishing Pioneers) – Booklist
. . .it’s that belief in the enthusiasm of the masses that colors this insightful bio on billionaire CEO Bezos. With succinct prose, Robinson describes the inquisitive child who became the visionary leader and offers up irresistible details of… View →
Graphic Horror Set 2 – School Library Journal
For readers wanting a small shiver down their spines, these books will suffice. Stoker’s Dracula is succinct and well edited. These titles provide slim and chilling reads that give a taste of the actual stories for reluctant readers. View →
Meet Your Community Workers – School Library Journal
Though similar in focus to Rosen’s “On the Job” series, this set contains far more detail and is better suited in scope to the upper end of its target audience. An uncluttered layout and consistent organization are pluses. “A Day As. . . ” and “Did You Know?” sections and frequent… View →
Super Simple Crafts – School Library Journal
Colorful photos; clean layout in a bright, primary palette; and large, abundant step-by-step instructional photos give these books great appeal. The 5-to-10 crafts in each book are functional and attractive. Readily obtainable household materials and easy-to-follow instructions mean that View →
United States – School Library Journal
This series uses logical organization, clean layouts, and attractive color photos and illustrations to provide basic information about the states. These titles are attractive and informative. . . . View →
Cat Craze – School Library Journal
Purebred feline characteristics and needs are covered clearly and in reasonable detail in chapters. . . . These books have a contemporary design. The placement of the text and the eye-catching photos varies from page to page. Supplements include fact boxes, quizzes, and a cartoon… View →
Rock Band - School Library Journal
Even rock-and-roll know-it-alls will learn something from this series, which includes technical information about equipment and instruments and practical advice about overcoming stage fright or resolving disputes between band members. Copious examples and photos of bands drawn from a… View →
Publishing Pioneers – School Library Journal
This series covers a wide range of familiar, but not extensively covered, figures who played critical roles in the world of publishing. . . . The research is solid and there are extensive source notes. With marbled borders and an array of photographs, maps, diagrams, and document… View →
Essential Health: Strong Beautiful Girls Set 2 – School Library Journal
These titles combine “true-to-life” stories with advice from a child and adolescent development specialist. These hi/lo titles could be used as starting points for discussions. View →
Eco-Pig – School Library Journal
Creative, bright graphics enhance the rhyming stories and will hold youngsters’ attention. Each title includes vocabulary lists and advice on what readers can do. View →
Essential Health: Strong Beautiful Girls Set 2 – School Library Journal
These books provide useful, age-appropriate information about growing up and navigating the treacherous waters of adolescence. . .[and] could be useful additions to health and well-being sections. View →
Graphic Adventures: The Human Body - School Library Journal
The books give an accurate inside look at the organs and their roles, placement, and operation, as well as related organs and systems. The illustrations incorporate scientific images and labeled body parts. Final panels cover safety and health tips, and a closing diagram of the featured… View →
Mighty Machines - Booklist
No preschool nonfiction collection is complete without a set of books about trucks, and this new series includes large, colorful pictures that capture their intimidating size. The text length gives just enough information to satisfy, and each of the major construction vehicles gets its… View →
Essential Lives Set 3 – Horn Book Guide
Filled with interesting sidebars, photographs, or illustrations, and maps, each of these biographies traces the life of its subject, including early successes and failures. . . . A clean design makes the books user-friendly, and appended resources make them helpful for school reports. View →
Great Wall of China (Essential Events) – Horn Book Guide
This accessible volume presents an abbreviated history of China from early nomadic peoples to the present. The book also chronicles the construction, destruction, repair, and preservation of parts of the Great Wall from its inception in 221 BCE. Numerous… View →