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Super Simple Gardening - School Library Connection
This series will appeal to science teachers, beginning gardeners, and garden clubs. Each book gives easy step-by-step instructions on how to create the garden. The photographic illustrations are first-rate. Teachers will appreciate the botany students are learning as well as the… View →
Seeing is Believing - School Library Connection
This series offers one or two simple sentences per two-spread with a colorful photograph to illustrate the information given. An access code for related crafts, videos, and games is also included in each title. The little-known facts will intrigue and delight young children and. . .lead… View →
Rocks and Minerals - School Library Connection
This well-researched series offers many opportunities for students to engage with the text and drive home Common Core skills. Clear and crisp photographs also support the text and engage readers’ curiosity. Each volume is packed with information and activities. View →
How the US Government Works – School Library Connection
Chapters give information on the book’s topic with generous white space, some captioned photographs, and several sidebars of information. This is an attractive series to supplement the Social Studies curriculum in the intermediate grades. View →
Healthy Habits - School Library Connection
With simple kid-friendly language and bright engaging pictures, any early elementary library would be incomplete without this series. View →
Biggest, Baddest Books Set 2 - School Library Connection
This series teaches young readers about various high interest scientific topics. The information contained in each book is brief in scope but appropriate for the intended audience. Each book provides full-color illustrations and vivid photographs detailing fascinating facts and presents… View →
Xtreme Jobs – School Library Journal, Series Made Simple
This informative and attractive series includes eye-catching, full-page photos that immerse readers in the dangerous work of stunt performers, test pilots, and other death-defying professionals. Written in brief, easy-to-read blocks of text, the information highlights the skills,… View →
Animal Superpowers – School Library Journal
Each title in this series briefly identifies one “superpower” for each animal, such as the alligator’s strong jaws or the regeneration ability of the salamander. This brief introduction is followed by straightforward species basics. Using a few sentences per page, the… View →
Reality TV Titans – School Library Journal, Series Made Simple
A quick look at some big names in reality TV. The layouts are more attractive and varied, making ample use of current and archival photos. Readers will learn some intriguing and illustrative facts. . . . Special mention is made of charities established or supported by the stars. These… View →
Animal Friends – School Library Journal, Series Made Simple
The animals in this well-designed series have been hand-picked for their positive social behaviors. After briefly covering appearance, diet, habitat, and social structure, the author uses the remaining pages to explore a noteworthy trait, such as dolphins’ helpfulness or… View →
Out of This World – School Library Journal, Series Made Simple
Children will enjoy learning about the universe in this series. Packed with interesting facts and eye-catching images. . ., these slim books pack a lot of punch in just a few pages. The layout and design are remarkable and provide a variety of details that enhance the reading experience, View →
Amazing Super Simple Inventions – School Library Journal, Series Made Simple
. . .four to seven projects in each volume of this hands-on series. . .demonstrate selected physical principles behind notable modern inventions. Each title opens with a boilerplate summation of the scientific method, very brief [i]dentifications of important associated inventors–Henry… View →