Reviews
Friend Me!: 600 Years of Social Networking in America
“The solid information will make this useful for reports, while the pleasing design set off by touches of blue, as well as the sufficient black-and-white archival photos placed throughout, make this plenty appealing for browsers.” —Booklist View →
Elephant Talk: The Surprising Science of Elephant Communication
“How do elephants communicate over long distances? With infrasound—frequencies lower than the human ear can hear. Readers will learn more fascinating facts about these social animals in this colorful, information-packed volume, which also explores how elephants connect with each… View →
Elephant Talk: The Surprising Science of Elephant Communication
“How do elephants communicate over long distances? With infrasound—frequencies lower than the human ear can hear. Readers will learn more fascinating facts about these social animals in this colorful, information-packed volume, which also explores how elephants connect with each… View →
Elephant Talk: The Surprising Science of Elephant Communication
“This excellent book provides all the material needed for a report, or for an enjoyable browse.” —Library Media Connection View →
“This book would be a good supplement to a unit on how news reporting has changed over time.” —Library Media Connection View →
“Multimedia collages illustrate the news reports’ fanciful elements as effectively as they express the story’s rather bleak setting and its darker edge.” —Booklist View →
Earth's Water Cycle
“First-time report writers may find this series useful.” —The Horn Book Guide View →
Day and Night
“Information is very brief and basic, appropriate for first report writers.” —The Horn Book Guide View →
Lightning, Hurricanes, and Blizzards: The Science of Storms
“This series would be attractive to students interested in weather and would work well for reports. It would be a nice addition to any library collection that is lacking up to date information about weather.” —Library Media Connection View →
Pasta, Fried Rice, and Matzoh Balls: Immigrant Cooking in America
“A multi-hued crew of cartoon cats presents the various food groups and the practices of a healthy lifestyle. Each book reports which foods are in the titled group and provides simple explanations of how they affect the body. Cleary’s consistent reminders to children to help… View →
Let's Look at Iguanas
“As a classroom teacher, I was impressed with many aspects of this book, which is perfect for research reports because it has beautiful photographs and interesting morsels of information. . .this book has many excellent uses – as an easy read for a child, a great read-aloud View →
Let's Look at Brown Bears
“As a classroom teacher, I was impressed with many aspects of this book. It’s perfect for research reports because of its beautiful photographs and interesting morsels of information. The graphic design of the contents page, on which the page numbers are in bubbles, is… View →
Let's Look at Bats
“In summary, the book has many excellent possibilities for use. It could be an easy read for a child, a great read-aloud for teachers to supplement a unit of study, an entertaining book to read around Halloween time, and/or a useful book for a research report for an early… View →
Sammy Spider's First Trip to Israel
“. . .the message that Israel is not on the list of forbidden destinations is a positive one in my book, and it’s especially encouraging to know that this is Sammy’s ‘first’ foray in the Middle East.” —The Jerusalem… View →
Sophie's Monster Goes to Shul
“Cute and a bit silly…Clever and satisfying.”—The Reporter (Jewish Federation of Greater Binghamton) View →
Count Your Way through Russia
“Useful for introducing other cultures, for short classroom reports, or for teaching children to count in another language” —Booklist View →
Count Your Way through Japan
“Useful for introducing other cultures, for short classroom reports, or for teaching children to count in another language” —Booklist View →
Count Your Way through China
“Useful for introducing other cultures, for short classroom reports, or for teaching children to count in another language” —Booklist View →
Civil Rights Pioneer: A Story about Mary Church Terrell
“. . .sure to be useful for research and school reports.” —Booklist View →
A Fairy-Tale Life: A Story about Hans Christian Anderson
“. . .a good introduction for those needing report material or for children who simply want to know more about the man behind fairy tales.” —Booklist View →
Double Cheeseburgers, Quiche, and Vegetarian Burritos: American Cooking from the 1920s through Today
“. . .this interesting, accessible title – for an older audience than others in the series – will find a readership among both report writers and browsers, and it will help satisfy the growing need for titles that encourage kids to learn about the origins of their… View →
Count Your Way through the Arab World
“Useful for introducing other cultures, for short classroom reports, or for teaching children to count in another language” —Booklist View →
The Country Artist: A Story about Beatrix Potter
“A good source for author background material for book reports and lively reading for those who enjoy biographies.” —Booklist View →