Reviews

This series addresses tattoos and body piercings ranging from ancestral origins to pending medical applications. Tattoos, Body Piercings, and Health presents physical damages associated with…

A moving account of a colony of penguins at the Audubon Aquarium in New Orleans that survived after Hurricane Katrina due to a dedicated staff and a host aquarium. In the opening scene,…

A pup wakes up one morning not feeling well. His older sister springs into action, toting poor Digger to the doctor’s office in a red wagon. He is afraid he will need a shot, though Daisy…

Humans have played games for centuries, and the thorough titles in the Video Games and Society series explore some of the numerous issues related to today’s popular pastime. The History of…

Recognizing the information avalanche that society faces, this series, with six subsets covering topics from current issues to teenage problems, provides a researcher with a general…

Gr 7 Up–Drawing on documented primary sources and modern scholarship, these well-written books separate fact from myth and give readers a detail-rich glimpse into life during the often…

For those who know nothing about this holiday, Pettiford gets straight to the point: “Diwali is the Hindu New Year. It begins in fall. It lasts five days.” That’s a bit vague—fall is an awful

In an uplifting true story, Patience, the oldest African penguin at the Audubon Aquarium in New Orleans, tries to keep the other penguins safe during Hurricane Katrina. Finally, the penguin…

Examines one of the world’s most mysterious places with a visual format that imparts a picture-book experience. Channing begins with a basic definition of a rain forest and walks readers…