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Cutting-Edge Science and Technology - School Library Journal, Series Made Simple
For more dedicated students exploring future careers in high-tech science, these eye-opening surveys both lay out current areas of progress and impart a heady sense of the breathtaking pace of discovery. Along with offering broad overviews enriched with specific descriptions of relevant… View →
Science in Action - School Library Journal, Series Made Simple
Exploring the physics behind things and phenomena that will be familiar to younger students, Kenney ratchets up the level of specific detail. In Color the text doesn’t just explain exactly why the sky is blue but discusses the electromagnetic spectrum, photons, how the eye works,… View →
Great Moments in Science - School Library Journal, Series Made Simple
These studies complement equivalent volumes in ABDO’s ongoing “Great Minds of Science” series by leaving biographical details by the wayside to instead focus on specific ideas, experiments, evidence, chains of reasoning, and publications associated with each figure’s best-known… View →
STEM in the Real World Set 1 - School Library Journal, Series Made Simple
These volumes are an excellent complement to the 2013 series Science in the Real World, with upbeat, career-oriented surveys of the history, scope, recent trends, and types of work in selected STEM fields. The texts are surprisingly accessible,… View →
Special Reports Set 1 - School Library Journal, Series Made Simple
There is a range of topics, some of which are considered contentious or controversial, but the authors approach them from multiple viewpoints with sensitivity, balance, and impartiality. The topics are well-researched and indexed. . . . The text is clear and accessible. The use of boxes, View →
Your Body - School Library Journal, Series Made Simple
Simple introductions to the structure and function of body parts will capture readers’ attention from the first glimpse of the striking covers. Inside, one or two sentences pair effectively with the facing photo to help beginners explore the topic. A labeled diagram of the body parts… View →
Toy Trailblazers - School Library Journal, Series Made Simple
Students will savor these informative and fast-paced titles on the fascinating, sometimes quirky histories behind the visionary inventors of popular toys. Brief chapters keep reading pace brisk. “Fun Facts” sidebars offer entertaining, educational bits of trivia and striking covers,… View →
Mysteries of History - School Library Journal, Series Made Simple
Budding conspiracy theorists and mystery lovers will be intrigued by this set, which suggests plausible and more sensational (aliens, ghosts, strange natural forces) explanations for each historical mystery. Authors outline the theories and objectively present the arguments for and… View →
Barbie Developer: Ruth Handler (Toy Trailblazers) – Booklist
If anyone deserves a book in the Toy Trailblazers series, it’s Ruth Handler, who brought the world Barbie. This well-written title introduces Handler, a Jewish immigrant and youngest of 10 children. Handler faced much skepticism about whether an adult doll would sell. Handler, an… View →
Presidential Perspectives – School Library Journal, Series Made Simple
In these concise titles, historical events are examined through the related actions and beliefs of the then–sitting president. The book uses quotes from the presidents’ letters and speeches with relevant personal details about their daily lives: a premise that proves to be an effective… View →
The One - Pop Mythology
. . .highly recommended reading for adult and young adult readers… . . .a wonderfully imagined tale that is every bit as engrossing as The Hunger Games or Divergent series. But The One has a thematic edge of sophistication – both in the science fictional View →
History Maker Biographies Set 2 - School Library Journal
These titles necessarily simplify complex topics–Rosa Parks also introduces the civil rights movement, for instance–but they are ideal for the target audience. View →