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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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
Barnyard Buddies Set 2 - School Library Journal
Each title has a dual text, which appears on alternating pages. The large-font, easy-to-read main text presents introductory information about the animal and her young, while the smaller font offers more details. . .clearly and simply written. View →
Big Blue Bowl (Story Time with Signs & Rhymes) – Booklist
Children who are interested in learning sign language will find the Story Time with Signs & Rhymes series an intriguing place to start. Rather than just offering the letters and some examples of American Sign Language (although that is included), the main selling point here is View →
United States Presidents (2009) - Library Media Connection
Showing our nation’s leaders as people and not just iconic historical figures, this series brings authenticity to the individual featured in each volume. Although certainly not the only presidential biography series students will find, those writing reports or who are interested in View →
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