Reviews
All New Crafts for Earth Day
“These 22 projects range from clever and cute. . .” —School Library Journal View →
A Rainy Day
“Small-format beginning readers with just the right does of fact and fun. Through repetition and simple sentence structure, the author encourages students to develop some rhythm in their reading while learning a few facts.” —School Library… View →
A Snowy Day
“Small-format beginning readers with just the right dose of fact and fun. Through repetition and simple sentence structure, the author encourages students to develop some rhythm in their reading while learning a few facts.” —School Library… View →
A Sunny Day
“Small-format beginning readers with just the right dose of fact and fun. Through repetition and simple sentence structure, the author encourages students to develop some rhythm in their reading while learning a few facts.” —School Library… View →
Where Is My State?
“. . .these books [Where Is My State?, Where Is My Continent?, and Where Is My Country?] are attractive and will fill a niche for those who insist on introducing these concepts to kindergartners.” —School Library Journal View →
Stars and Galaxies
“Like their predecessors, these entries in this valuable series combine clear, extended expositions with a vivid mix of colorful space photos, well-designed diagrams, and dramatic paintings of alien shores and skies. . . Solid additions for serious students of ‘worlds… View →
Where Is My Country?
“. . .these books [Where Is My Country?, Where Is My Continent?, and Where Is My State?] are attractive and will fill a niche for those who insist on introducting these concepts to kindergartners.” —School Library Journal View →
Where Is My Continent?
“. . .these books [Where Is My Continent?, Where Is My Country?, and Where Is My State?] are attractive and will fill a niche for those who insist on introducing these concepts to kindergartners.” —School Library Journal View →
Cooking the Spanish Way
“The books [Cooking the Spanish Way and Cooking the Japanese Way] are well designed, attractively arranged, and have lots of color photos. Tasteful titles that will be popular and useful.” —School Library Journal View →
Cooking the West African Way
“Glossy covers, pictures throughout, and well-designed layouts add to the overall appeal of these volumes [Cooking the West African Way and Holiday Cooking Around the World].” —School Library Journal View →
Holiday Cooking around the World
“Glossy covers, pictures throughout, and well-designed layouts add to the overall appeal of these volumes [Holiday Cooking Around the World and Cooking the West African Way].” —School Library Journal View →
Holiday Cooking around the World
“Bright color close-up photos show the finished dishes.” —School Library Journal View →
Girl Power in the Family: A book about Girls, Their Rights, and Their Voice
“Both texts [Girl Power in the Family and Girl Power on the Playing Field] flow well and the authors’ decidedly post-feminist voices come through loud and clear. Upbeat additions.” —School Library Journal View →
Cooking the Mexican Way
“Each well-organized and well-written book [Cooking the Mexican Way, Cooking the East African Way, and Cooking the French Way] now has a greater emphasis on low-fat and vegetarian recipes. These new titles will be useful for cultural and heritage school projects as well as fun… View →
Cooking the Norwegian Way
“The narrative pieces are smoothly written and offer some interesting tidbits. The authors are either natives or have some family connection to the country under discussion. All in all, these are good resouces for reports and for older kids who want to add something new to their… View →
Cooking the Greek Way
“The narrative pieces are smoothly written and offer some interesting tidbits. The authors are either natives or have some family connection to the country under discussion. All in all, these are good resources for reports or for older kids who want to add something new to their… View →
Cooking the Italian Way
“This appealing title for beginning cooks has been revised to include vegetarian recipes and low-fat suggestions in addition to pasta and pizza. A good offering for multicultural events that include food.” —School Library Journal View →
A Harbor Seal Pup Grows Up
“. . .attractive and will enhance science collections.” —School Library Journal View →
A Tiger Cub Grows Up
“Clear, full-color photos and a very simple text suitable for beginning readers.” —School Library Journal View →
Inclined Planes and Wedges
“Children will find these accessible titles [Inclined Planes and Wedges; Pulleys; and Wheels and Axles] informative, and may see their world in a different light after reading them.” —School Library Journal View →
The Bug in the Jug Wants a Hug: A Short Vowel Sounds Book
“Cleary does a masterful job of explaining such potentially dry topics as ‘long vowel sounds with consonant digraphs’ and ‘inflectional endings’ by using comic, incongruous situations to get his point across. . . In his introduction, Cleary states that:… View →
More Than Meets the Eye: Seeing Art with All Five Senses
“A fine addition for most collections.” —School Library Journal View →
Get the Ball, Slim
“[B]eginning readers illustrated with clear, full-color photographs of people and props dramatically placed on all-white backgrounds. The book. . . feature twins Tim and Jim playing with their dog. . .The characters’ exaggerated expressions give the stories the feeling of a View →