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Cool Coins (Cool Collections) – Booklist
Whether hooked by the present State Quarters Program or stimulated to check change jars around the house, budding collectors will find much here to get them started. View →
Spider-Man, Spider-Man Team Up, X-Men: Evolution - School Library Journal
Kids have seen their favorite superheroes on the big screen, the small screen, and at the end of a game controller. Now, they can read about them. Though brief, the books manage to pack a punch without sacrificing the characters’ personalities. No previous Marvel Universe knowledge View →
Stink and the Incredible Super-Galactic Jawbreaker (Stink) - School Library Journal
Black-and-white comic-book-style illustrations are clever and zany. This early chapter book is bound to be a hit with fans of Stink or Judy Moody, and it makes a hilarious read-aloud. View →
Stink and the Incredible Super-Galactic Jawbreaker (Stink) - Booklist
With large print, an attractive format, and an eye-catching cover, the second book in the Stink series will attract its share of readers who are just getting comfortable with chapter books. View →
Coral Snakes (Snakes) – School Library Journal
. . .briefly describes the subject animal’s basic anatomy and outstanding physical and behavioral characteristics. Color photos accompany the texts on every spread. [Coral] Snakes will be useful. . .where there is a heavy demand for material on poisonous snakes. View →
Great Artists Set 1 – School Library Journal
Two-page chapters offer basic information about the life and work of the artists and the eras in which they lived. Splotches of color, varied borders, small reproductions, and many photos provide visual interest in these small-format books. View →
Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy, Kent State Tragedy (American Moments) – School Library Journal
Both Robert F. Kennedy’s assassination and the Kent State tragedy are firmly set in the history of the Vietnam era. The antiwar movement informed both Kennedy’s campaign and the shootings at the Ohio university. Koestler-Grack does a workmanlike job of describing each event… View →
All Aboard America Set 2 – School Library Journal
The type is huge and is set amid plenty of white space. Each book has large, often full-page illustrations and reproductions. . .generally, they balance the words nicely. Each book has a “Detour” page that offers sideline information. . . . Overall, these titles can be useful View →
Children's Illustrators Set 1 – Horn Book Guide
. . .informative introductions. . . View →
Kent State Tragedy (American Moments) – Booklist
This entry explores the deadly 1970 clash between Vietnam War protestors and National Guard soldiers and its aftermath. . . . A solid introduction to the topic . . . . Numerous black-and-white photos of the victims and their anguished friends will be particularly effective in drawing… View →
Children's Illustrators Set 1 – School Library Journal
Wheeler documents each artist’s life, education, training, and career in brief, well-written texts enhanced by photos of the artist at work and at play. She also comments on the formal elements of art evident in each man’s work. These introductions to. . .superlative… View →
First Sounds – School Library Journal
These titles . . . will be most welcome in a classroom setting. The simple format includes clean-looking photographs surrounded by white space. The images clearly show the concept without being bogged down by extra details. These little packages are perfect for teaching lessons that… View →
National Parks Set 1 – School Library Journal
Beautifully illustrated with full-color photos taken by the author, these titles are not only informative but also quite readable. Each volume discusses the origins, history, ecosystems, geology, wildlife, and highlights of the park. A section on future challenges such as overcrowding… View →
Animal Kingdom Set 2 - School Library Journal
These. . .books all follow the same basic format of short, two- to three-page chapters, large print, and lots of full-color photos. Each book gives basic information about its subject such as the animal’s physical characteristics, its habitat, and what it eats. The easy vocabulary… View →
Rhyme Time – School Library Journal
In this series of beginning readers, each book focuses on a different rhyming sound. The first page lists 10 rhyming words and notes that “words that rhyme do not have to be spelled the same.” Then each of the words is illustrated with a full-color photograph and a… View →
Children's Authors Set 3 – School Library Journal
These introductions to. . .well-known children’s authors offer many facts and anecdotes that fans might find appealing. Each book begins with a little background about the writers’ works, and then moves to childhood events and family situations that influenced their work. .… View →
Stink: The Incredible Shrinking Kid (Stink) - School Library Journal
Delightful full-page and spot-art cartoons and playful language in large type bring the child’s adventures to life. “Things are definitely looking up, up, UP” with this bright addition to beginning chapter-book collections. View →
Chris Van Allsburg (Children's Illustrators) – Booklist
This short biography. . .provides a quick overview of the life and work of the two-time Caldecott winner. With short sentences in spacious type and a photo on each double-page spread, the small, square book appears accessible to young children. View →
Stink: The Incredible Shrinking Kid (Stink) - Booklist
The narrative is fun and laced with puns—from Mt. Trashmore to “newt in shining armor,” and it’s peppered with black-and-white illustrations, including comics (“The Adventures of Stink”) reflecting Stink’s triumphant fantasies. View →
Animal Kingdom Set 2 - School Library Journal
In each of these slender introductions, short paragraphs of large-print text describe basic anatomy, distinctive physical characteristics, habitats, hunting method, diet, birth of young, natural enemies, and defense mechanisms. . . . Most of the color photographs adequately depict their… View →
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