Reviews
Crafts for Kids Who Are Learning about Dinosaurs
“Kids fascinated with pterodactyls, duck-billed dinosaurs, and pteranodons will dive into these twenty-two crafts.” —The Horn Book Guide View →
Robert Smalls Sails to Freedom
“Brown makes this an exciting, well-told story that may spark readers to search for more information.” —The Horn Book Guide View →
Pattern Bugs
“Harris’s rhythmic, loosely rhyming text describes how seven insects move through a backyard garden. . . [T]his book cleverly elucidates its concept via verbal and pictorial patterns. In each two-page cartoon illustration, every element, from the decorative frame to the… View →
Waves: Principles of Light, Electricity, and Magnetism
“The five volumes in this series [Secrets of the Universe] clearly explain complex subjects in well-organized texts.” —The Horn Book Guide View →
Objects in Motion: Principles of Classical Mechanics
“The five volumes in this series [Secrets of the Universe] clearly explain complex subjects in well-organized texts.” —The Horn Book Guide View →
Harriet's Halloween Candy, 2nd Edition
“The simply told post-Halloween story is accompanied by quietly appealing color art featuring a cast of dogs.” —The Horn Book Guide View →
Hillary to the Rescue
“Caple’s humorous watercolors, often arranged in several small blocks per page, depict a happy cast of feline characters.” —The Horn Book Guide View →
The Laugh Stand: Adventures in Humor
“Cleary presents a wide variety of language humor, ranging from anagrams and Tom Swifties to cartoons and mathematical poems.” —The Horn Book Guide View →
Liquids and Gases: Principles of Fluid Mechanics
“The five volumes in this series [Secrets of the Universe] clearly explain complex subjects in well-organized texts.” —The Horn Book Guide View →
Matter and Energy: Principles of Matter and Thermodynamics
“The five volumes in this series [Secrets of the Universe] clearly explain complex subjects in well-organized texts.” —The Horn Book Guide View →
Relativity and Quantum Mechanics: Principles of Modern Physics
“The five volumes in this series [Secrets of the Universe] clearly explain complex subjects in well-organized texts.” —The Horn Book Guide View →
“These small, square volumes [Sturdy Turtles and Hiding Toads] use sharp, colorful photos and simple declarative sentences to convey scientific concepts. . .” —Horn Book Guide View →
Citizenship
“Simple text and pictures are tightly linked to allow readers to grasp weighty concepts without becoming overwhelmed with large words. . .” —The Horn Book Guide View →
Count Your Way through Iran
“Each spread includes a colorful. . . painting as backdrop in addition to the Arabic numeral, the notation and pronunciation in. . . Farsi.” —The Horn Book Guide View →
Count Your Way through Afghanistan
“Each spread includes a colorful. . . painting as backdrop in addition to the Arabic numeral, the notation and pronunciation in Pashto.” —The Horn Book Guide View →
“Striking color photographs of people from around the world illustrate each theme and generate a sense of connectedness across cultures.” —The Horn Book Guide View →
“Striking color photographs of people from around the world illustrate each theme and generate a sense of connectedness across cultures.” —The Horn Book Guide View →
Celebrating
“Striking color photographs of people from around the world illustrate each theme and generate a sense of connectedness across cultures.” —The Horn Book Guide View →
“Tense action sequences blossom into a joyous, fulfilling conclusion, but it is the imagery – lyrical, mysterious, haunting – that will linger.” —The Horn Book Guide View →
"Using simple language and expressive. . . photos, this volume introduces the idea of conflict and working to a resolution through compromise." — The Horn Book Guide View →
Red, White & True Blue Mallory
“Lively writing and humorous illustrations will make readers happy to tag along on a class field trip to Washington, D.C.” —The Horn Book Guide View →
“Striking color photographs of people from around the world illustrate each theme and generate a sense of connectedness across cultures.” —The Horn Book Guide View →
Rules and Laws
“Simple text and pictures are tightly linked to allow readers to grasp weighty concepts without becoming overwhelmed with large words. . .” —The Horn Book Guide View →