Reviews

With declarative text and glossy, full-bleed photos, the Community Helpers series introduces adult professions to the youngest readers. What sets this package apart from similar series is a…

Consistent and well written” best describes these books, which cover their topics clearly. The layout is clean and colorful, and, with only four to six sentences per page, the texts are not…

Brightly colored and eye catching, this series is sure to be a popular choice for young readers. In addition to color photographs on each page, the text is divided into four sections. For…

These titles offer emergent readers brief overviews of different sports and encourage them to participate (“Do you want to try? Dive in. Swimming is fun!”). Colorful photos depict boys and…

Excellent photographs support basic information written at a beginning reader level. Titles focus on a few key areas, such as wasps’ nests and stingers, rather than trying to cover too much…

“There are fun facts to read, like that the Thai people like to cook and eat insects.” First Choice Book

Summary
This book about the African lion includes physical descriptions of lions that explain how they catch their quarry and photographs of both male and female lions in fearsome poses with

This series reveals that the Soviet Union heavily influenced its former satellites economically, socially, and politically. It highlights the atrocities that continue to haunt the cultural…

Critical Annotation: Elementary students who love horses will appreciate this new title on the Belgian Horse. Students gain a better understanding of what type of horse Belgians are, along…