Reviews
Nature's Paintbox: A Seasonal Gallery of Art and Verse
“This clever combination of poetry and art appreciation presents a year’s worth of verses that describe the colors of the seasons.” —Book Links View →
Green Beans
“This delightful read-aloud shows what happens when Gramma leaves her reluctant garden in the care of her green-thumbed granddaughter.” —Book Links View →
Chinese New Year
“This illustrated introduction from the On My Own Holidays series presents the history and customs of the holiday in a chatty, first-person narrative.” —Book Links View →
Life on a Pig Farm
“Alisha, the oldest of three sisters who live on Maple Lane Farm, narrates this appealing photo-essay about the day-to-day activities involved in raising pigs.” —Book Links View →
From Clay to Bricks
“This photo-essay in the Start to Finish series follows the step-by-step process used to manufacture bricks. Plenty of full-color, action-packed photographs are included.” —Book Links View →
Crafts for Kids Who Are Wild About Polar Life
“In addition to ideas for many other projects that enhance lessons related to polar life, Ross included instructions for making a bottled aurora, in this title from the Kids Who Are Wild series.” —Book Links View →
“From a gorilla that saved a toddler at the zoo to a dog that helped his owner survive Hurricane Katrina, these true stories about animals that helped people in peril are dramatic and amazing.” —Book Links View →
The Secret of Priest's Grotto: A Holocaust Survival Story
“Taylor and Nicola complement this lesser-known survival story with descriptions of their own exploration of the caves and recovered artifacts, interviews with survivors, and a blend of modern-day and period photographs.” —Book Links View →
The Vowel Family: A Tale of Lost Letters
“Perfect for group decoding, this goofy story adds vowels to its text only as members are added to the Vowel family. As the family grows, offspring Alan, Ellen, Iris, Otto, and Ursula – and sometimes Aunt Cyndy – complete the story’s missing text, making this a… View →
Butternut Hollow Pond
“Heinz introduces readers to the drama of nature in this day-in-the-life look at Butternut Hollow Pond, where hunters become hunted and creatures all play a part in a complex, interdependent life cycle. Water striders, dragonflies, mallard ducks, snapping turtles, and many other… View →
Everybody Brings Noodles
“Carrie organizes a Fourth of July block party for her culturally diverse neighborhood and discovers that all of her neighbors plan to bring her favorite food – noodles – to the party. Handsome illustrations and recipes for a variety of pasta dishes accompany the… View →
Annie Quinn in America
“Gr.5-9. Music lovers will enjoy this Irish immigration story from the Adventures in Time series. Annie Quinn manages to find solace in her fiddling in the midst of an unfriendly New York City life. Like many Irish, she and her brother find work as domestic staff and harbor the… View →
Count Your Way through Mexico
“. . .imaginatively introduces basic aspects of the history, folklore, arts foods, and animals of Mexico. The soft color-pencil illustrations round out the simple text.” —Booklinks 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 →
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 →
What Is Government?
“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 →
Read Anything Good Lately?
“Young bibliophiles will increase their literacy with this creative take n alphabet books: from A to Z, different types of reading material are linked to places where they can be enjoyed: ‘an atlas at the airport,’ ‘a biography in bed,’ and so on. As is… View →