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National Parks Set 1 – School Library Journal
Beautifully illustrated with full-color photos taken by the author, these titles are not only informative but also quite readable. Each volume discusses the origins, history, ecosystems, geology, wildlife, and highlights of the park. A section on future challenges such as overcrowding… View →
Animal Kingdom Set 2 - School Library Journal
These. . .books all follow the same basic format of short, two- to three-page chapters, large print, and lots of full-color photos. Each book gives basic information about its subject such as the animal’s physical characteristics, its habitat, and what it eats. The easy vocabulary… View →
Rhyme Time – School Library Journal
In this series of beginning readers, each book focuses on a different rhyming sound. The first page lists 10 rhyming words and notes that “words that rhyme do not have to be spelled the same.” Then each of the words is illustrated with a full-color photograph and a… View →
Children's Authors Set 3 – School Library Journal
These introductions to. . .well-known children’s authors offer many facts and anecdotes that fans might find appealing. Each book begins with a little background about the writers’ works, and then moves to childhood events and family situations that influenced their work. .… View →
Stink: The Incredible Shrinking Kid (Stink) - School Library Journal
Delightful full-page and spot-art cartoons and playful language in large type bring the child’s adventures to life. “Things are definitely looking up, up, UP” with this bright addition to beginning chapter-book collections. View →
Chris Van Allsburg (Children's Illustrators) – Booklist
This short biography. . .provides a quick overview of the life and work of the two-time Caldecott winner. With short sentences in spacious type and a photo on each double-page spread, the small, square book appears accessible to young children. View →
Stink: The Incredible Shrinking Kid (Stink) - Booklist
The narrative is fun and laced with puns—from Mt. Trashmore to “newt in shining armor,” and it’s peppered with black-and-white illustrations, including comics (“The Adventures of Stink”) reflecting Stink’s triumphant fantasies. View →
Animal Kingdom Set 2 - School Library Journal
In each of these slender introductions, short paragraphs of large-print text describe basic anatomy, distinctive physical characteristics, habitats, hunting method, diet, birth of young, natural enemies, and defense mechanisms. . . . Most of the color photographs adequately depict their… View →
Jokes – School Library Journal
Most assuredly, children will laugh. . . View →
Sight Words – School Library Journal
Each of these small-format titles introduces beginning readers to six to eight “sight words.” On each spread, one of the words (like, of, out, them, she, two, etc.) is highlighted in the frame of a small magnifying glass and used in a simple sentence. Opposite this page is a… View →
World War I – School Library Journal
These brief books present a remarkable amount of information and provide readers with a clear understanding of complicated issues…the unbiased texts are illustrated with mostly black-and-white and sepia photos varying from postage-stamp size to full page. Some full-color paintings… View →
All Aboard America Set 1 – School Library Journal
These books feature large type, interesting photographs, and fun facts relating to each site. The vocabulary is advanced for younger readers, but the scope is narrow enough to provide basic information about the background, individuals involved, and construction of the structure or… View →
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