Reviews
Whale Quest: Working Together to Save Endangered Species
STEM Tuesday All About Conservation—Book List Scientists have said that we are experiencing the 6th great mass extinction in the history of our planet. WOW, that’s scary, especially for kids! But, thankfully, we have View →
Love, Ruby Valentine
“Engaging watercolors depict Ruby on her quest, and . . . Ruby herself is a charming heroine. A Valentine’s offering as sweet as candy.” — Kirkus View →
“For readers looking for something imaginative and distinctive, Silver City will not disappoint.” — School Library Journal View →
Girl Power in the Classroom: A Book About Girls, Their Fears, and Their Future
“. . .will be popular browsing items with girls who want to know more about managing themselves and their lives.” —School Library Journal View →
The Road to Seneca Falls: A Story about Elizabeth Cady Stanton
“. . .a book that is enjoyable as well as informative. Black-and-white charcoal-and-pencil drawings provide a sense of the period.” —School Library Journal View →
Girl Power on the Playing Field: A Book about Girls, Their Goals, and Their Struggles
“Both texts [Girl Power on the Playing Field and Girl Power in the Family] flow well and the authors’ decidedly post-feminist voices come through loud and clear. Upbeat additions.” —School Library Journal View →
Tyrannosaurus Tsuris: A Passover Story
“Adorable book perfect for young children.”—Storybook Lady View →
Cooking the Japanese Way
“The books [Cooking the Japanese Way and Cooking the Spanish Way] are well designed, attractively arranged, and have lots of color photos. Tasteful titles that will be popular and useful.” —School Library Journal View →
The Fastest Dinosaurs
“. . . sure to engage young dinosaur lovers. . .” —Science Books & Films View →
The Fastest Dinosaurs
“The illustrations. . . are sure to engage young dinosaur lovers. . . it provides an exciting story and factual inforamtion for elementary school students.” —Science Books & Films View →
Flying Giants of Dinosaur Time
“. . . the design and layout, the illustrations, and the breezy writing stle make this book a useful general introduction to pterosaurs.” —Science Books & Films View →
Pablo Picasso
“. . .uses short sentences and lots of images to engage primary-grade readers. Porter’s colorful illustrations, almost mimicking Picasso’s own style, flesh out the biography.” —Booklist View →
Pattern Bugs
“Here is an intelligent math tool that can be used by an individual child or with groups. . . By using the sounds in the poems, the details of the pictures, and the various blocks of color that frame the initial spread, children can find and identify repetitive patterns. . . An… View →
Relativity and Quantum Mechanics: Principles of Modern Physics
“The language and sentence structure make an otherwise difficult subject easier to understand through a conversational text.” —School Library Journal View →
Matter and Energy: Principles of Matter and Thermodynamics
“The language and sentence structure make an otherwise difficult subject easier to understand through conversational text.” —School Library Journal View →
Girl Power in the Mirror: A Book about Girls, Their Bodies, and Themselves
“. . .will be popular browsing items with girls who want to know more about managing themselves and their lives.” —School Library Journal View →
Girl Power in the Mirror: A Book about Girls, Their Bodies, and Themselves
“Cordes cuts to the quick with these spirited, no-nonsense, yet still gentle and approving self-help titles [Girl Power in the Mirror and Girl Power in the Classroom] for young teenage girls. . . a lively design, a very engaging style, and substantive lists of resources.”… View →
School Bus Drivers
“New readers hungry for factual information will be drawn to these titles.” —School Library Journal View →
Horned Dinosaurs
“These titles meet the perennial need for dinosaur books that offer the right combination of information and action.” —School Library Journal View →
The Smartest Dinosaurs
“Attractive, realistic illustrations keep pace iwth a simple text . . . this is a clear look at a facet of dinosaur makeup not often touched on in other works.” —School Library Journal View →
Armored Dinosaurs
“These titles meet the perennial need for dinosaur books that offer the right combination of information and action.” —School Library Journal View →
Hairy, Scary, Ordinary: What Is an Adjective?
“Descriptive words of many kinds are presented in bouncy, rhyming text. . . The text bounces, too, with the words printed in wavy linves and unevenly sized letters. The adjectives are colorfully highlighted and readers will see their function demonstrated in a wide variety of… View →
Pocahontas
“An easy-to-read biography of the Powhatan Indian woman who played an important role in American history. The author is careful to give a disclaimer, stating that it is difficult to know the true story because of lack of documentation. Large print and limited vocabulary make the… View →
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The Tale of La Llorona: [A Mexican Folktale]
“These lively, fast-paced classic folktales, in a format that is easy to read, will appeal to young readers in grades two through five. Colorful illustrations matched to the text and a glossary also assist new readers in developing their skills.”… View →