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Cover: Inside College Basketball Set 2

Inside College Basketball Set 2 - Horn Book Guide

Each title begins with a significant championship then glides through the college team’s history, notable coaches, all-star players, and memorable highs and lows. . . . College basketball fans will eat up the statistics, game details, and anecdotes. View →

 
Cover: Girls' SportsZone

Girls' SportsZone - Horn Book Guide

These volumes survey. . . sports and the female athletes at their forefronts. Each chapter pairs a technical skill with a prominent contemporary athlete. The books are more overview than how-to, but each takes its sport seriously, depicting how the development of skills has shaped the… View →

 
Cover: Living with Health Challenges Set 2

Living with Health Challenges Set 2 - Horn Book Guide

Expert Advice from a practicing clinician. . . clearly described. Use of the second person and a conversational tone involve readers. View →

 
Cover: Mini Animal Marvels

Mini Animal Marvels - Horn Book Guide

This small-trim title for beginning readers is an appropriate size for its diminutive subject. The straightforward book profiles four species, one per four-page chapter. The simple text is enhanced by clear, engaging photos; a graphic compares relative scale to adults and a child. A… View →

 
Cover: Major League Baseball's Best Ever

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 →

 
Cover: Medical Marvels

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 →

 
Cover: Sports' Biggest Moments

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 →

 
Cover: Great Explorers

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 →

 
Cover: Earth's Treasures

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 →

 
Cover: Cool Young Chefs

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 →

 
Cover: Cool USA Cooking

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 →

 
Cover: Essential Library of Social Change

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 →