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Major League Baseball's Best Ever – Horn Book Guide
“Not all thwacks are created equal…” (Hitters). In entertaining prose, these. . .titles give brief descriptions of pivotal moments or plays, a bit of biography, and some statistical information for the stars they highlight. Each player is shown in . . . exciting… View →
Medical Marvels - Horn Book Guide
The rapidly advancing medical research we benefit from its often grounded in accidental findings, trial and error, and the ever-evolving understanding of the human body. In each hefty volume, eight chapters cover the history, science, methods, and people responsible for medical… View →
Sports' Biggest Moments - Horn Book Guide
. . .a potpourri of memorable, unexpected, or groundbreaking moments in college, professional, and Olympic sports. . . . Compelling archival photos and well-placed sidebars supplement the dramatic action narratives that die hard young sports fans will devour. View →
Great Explorers - Horn Book Guide
Each title successfully establishes historical setting, current knowledge, and unanswered questions, setting the stage for profiling the featured explorer. Stock photography, maps, and archival images combine with dry texts to provide adequate, straightforward biographies of these men… View →
Earth's Treasures - Horn Book Guide
This series tracks the history, natural origins, and modern uses of valuable elements and minerals. In addition to their cultural and geological backgrounds, Petersen discusses where they can be found today; sidebars suggest ways for readers to find or interact with them. . . .clear and… View →
Cool Young Chefs - Horn Book Guide
Each volume emphasizes characteristics of being a good cook (efficiency, creativity, organization, etc.); introduces a cooking technique and safety guidelines; and includes nine not-too-difficult, kid-appealing recipes—caramelized onion dip, black bean chili, breakfast bakes,… View →
Cool USA Cooking - Horn Book Guide
Each book opens with a U.S. map highlighting and describing each region’s states, then goes on to introduce basic safety rules, cooking terms, tools, and ingredients. Eight recipes, heavy on desserts and comfort foods, follow. Most recipes require some adult assistance, but… View →
Animal Rights Movement (Essential Library of Social Change) – Horn Book Guide
Beginning with a landmark case, this well-organized, thorough account explores the ideology, key figures, and events that helped to change lives and attitudes concerning animal welfare. Stock photographs combine with a dry text to present the history and future of the animal rights… View →
Seasons – Horn Book Guide
Each book very slightly introduces a season using simple questions, covering why it occurs, when it does, what the weather is like, and what animals, plants, and people do during that time of year. The childlike illustrations mix color and patterns to evoke the feel of each season. Some… View →
Readers' Theater Set 1 - Horn Book Guide
This series offers instructions for mounting readers’ theater or stage productions of four plays based on familiar tales (e.g., “Chicken Little,” “Sleeping Beauty”). Each book introduces cast and crew, sets and props, makeup and costumes, and stage… View →
Sports By the Numbers – Horn Book Guide
These easy-to-read books. . .discuss different sports and their relationships to numbers. Chapters provide general sports information ("A golf course has either 9 or 18 holes) and word problems that test reader’s ability to add and subtract. Additional facts and answers to the View →
Cool Art with Math & Science - Horn Book Guide
Color photographs and diagrams combine with simple texts to explain the featured mathematical or scientific concept. Brief introduction to the topics are followed by four art projects that turn theory into practical application. Sidebars provide supply lists, applicable terms, and… View →
Creatures of Legend - Horn Book Guide
These slim books include solid background information about the myths and legends surrounding these creatures from the multiple cultures and geographic regions. Also discussed is the creatures’ presence in popular culture. The short, simple sentences; wide leading between lines of… View →
NFL's Best Ever - Horn Book Guide
Supplementing the brief player bios and season-specific team overviews are concise stat charts and facts in eye-catching sidebars; action shots bring. . .vignettes to life and highlight the players’ athletic prowess. View →
Xtreme Rodeo - Horn Book Guide
. . . young rodeo fans will be drawn to the rugged, action-packed photos, many with a long exposure to dramatically capture movement. View →
Arctic Animals - Horn Book Guide
. . . basic but solid overviews of the Spotlighted Arctic animals. . . .Photo captions and sidebars provide additional facts. View →
Major League Baseball's Best Ever - School Library Journal, Series Made Simple
These books capitalize on fans’ love of debating the merits of their favorite players and teams. Each introduces 14 players or teams in chronological order, along with brief listings of some honorable mentions. Each player’s career highlights are briefly recounted in two pages of text,… View →
Essential Lives Set 8 - Horn Book Guide
. . . useful for report writers. View →
Science of Life - School Library Journal, Series Made Simple
This series examines the incredible diversity of life through a variety of disciplines. Many informational sidebars, explanatory diagrams, and stunning full-page photos with captions are integrated into the text and bring the concepts to life. One-page synopses provide several examples… View →
Cats Set 7 - Horn Book Guide
In each book, workmanlike prose covers the titular breed’s origins, defining features, health concerns, and variations within it. Basic information about cat ownership in general, such as feeding, grooming, breeding, and buying kittens, is also included. Large, full-color stock… View →