Reviews
Booklist - Spotlight on Series Nonfiction
Series Review: “For those interested in sports, direct them to Black Rabbit’s Beisbol! Latino Heroes of MLB series …”
Booklist - Spotlight on Series Nonfiction
Series Review: “For those interested in sports, direct them to Black Rabbit’s Beisbol! Latino Heroes of MLB series …”
Big Business – School Library Journal, Series Made Simple
An absorbing, thorough look at the production of commonly used natural resources and their by-products. Economic, legislative, and environmental factors as well as new technologies and the…
School Library Journal Review of See Them Grow
Well-designed introductions to animal development that pair simple text with clear photographs. The sequences showing embryo development in Chicken and Turtle are particularly effective.…
Booklist - Spotlight on Series Nonfiction
Series Review: “For those interested in sports, direct them to Black Rabbit’s Beisbol! Latino Heroes of MLB series …”
Booklist - Spotlight on Series Nonfiction
Series Review: “For those interested in sports, direct them to Black Rabbit’s Beisbol! Latino Heroes of MLB series …” ***See Sheet 2 for full review – multi-title review
Booklist Review for My Senses
This entry in the Get Started with STEM series limits its examination of human senses to the traditional five, combining simple facts with multiple, easy demonstrations, and offering a
School Library Journal Review for Egypt's Ancient Secrets
The “secrets” of ancient Egypt are revealed through visits to archaeological excavations and analysis of what they reveal about Egyptian civilization. Spreads have several paragraphs of text,
Booklist Review for Turtle
While some young readers may be familiar with the life cycle of sea turtles, this volume in the See Them Grow series focuses instead on the birth and growth of pond-dwelling painted…
School Library Journal Review for See Them Grow
Well-designed introductions to animal development that pair simple text with clear photographs. The sequences showing embryo development in Chicken and Turtle are particularly effective.…
School Library Journal Review of See Them Grow
Well-designed introductions to animal development that pair simple text with clear photographs. The sequences showing embryo development in Chicken and Turtle are particularly effective.…
School Library Journal Review for Apex Predators of the Amazon Rain Forest
Each featured beast fills an apex predator role in the rain forest ecosystem. Content focuses on predation in the first half, including the subject’s diet and hunting methods, with photos…
A noteworthy review of Highly Guarded Places from Horn Book Guide on April 1, 2017
Highly Guarded Places series. It’s all about protection in these examinations of guarding important or high-profile entities. From America’s gold storehouse and nuclear facilities to prisons…
Booklist Review for Valley of the Golden Mummies: A Giant Cemetery
This volume in the Egypt’s Ancient Secrets series follows renowned Egyptologist Zahi Hawaas on an exciting 1996 dig near the Bahariya Oasis in Egypt’s Western Desert. After hearing about a…
A noteworthy review of Dangerous Jobs in Action from School Library Journal on April 1, 2017
What better way to communicate the dangers inherent in a risky occupation than by sharing the stories of real men and women at work? Job details (conditions, equipment, safety concerns, etc.)
School Library Journal Review for Tiptoe Into Scary Places
Elementary schoolers are invited to enter the realm of the paranormal and discover real-life grisly murders, hauntings, and curses. Each volume retells a handful of spooky tales, from ghosts…
Alternative Energy - School Library Journal
Fact-filled and thorough, this well-written collection covers a vast array of sustainable power sources, from the familiar (Solar Energy; Wind Energy) to the less common (Biofuels;…
Super Simple Origami – School Library Journal, Series Made Simple
Origami books are ideal for reinforcing print concepts, as readers flip back to the introductions to refer to the instructions for basic folds and following steps in order. These titles offer
A noteworthy review of Comparison Fun from Booklist on March 15, 2017
The content of these playful books in the Comparison Fun series perfectly matches the series title. Each book uses a variety of often whimsical comparisons to bring to life one small corner…
Otis the Very Large Dog (Hank the Pet Sitter) – Booklist
This has diverse secondary characters and uses word repetition to reinforce comprehension. Funny and sweet. . .
A noteworthy review of Engineering that Made America from Booklist on March 1, 2017
Kids handed the Engineering That Made America series will be immediately drawn to its subject matter. In part, that’s because each title begins not with a feat of engineering but with a…
Kirkus Reviews - The Skydiving Beavers
An Idaho game warden invents an ingenious solution for a growing town’s wildlife problem in this tale set in 1948 Idaho.Characterized as “a lovely place” and so portrayed in van…
Foreword Reviews Willow and the Wedding
Willow and the Wedding encourages self-expression, positive thinking, and pursuing whatever makes you happy.
Willow’s zest for life and love for her family takes center stage in denise…
Publishers Weekly - Out of School and into Nature
Slade (The Music in George’s Head) and Lanan’s (The Story I’ll Tell) account of the life of artist and naturalist Anna Comstock unfolds against an airy, pastoral landscape, where she observed