Reviews
All New Crafts for Valentine's Day
“Rosy-toned illustrations accompany straightfoward, step-by-step instructions for twenty Valentine-themed projects, including button covers, decorated baskets, cards, magnets, and wind chimes. Most of the necessary materials are familiar, though younger crafters will need the… View →
All New Crafts for Halloween
“Ross explains how to make ghost pins made from puzzle pieces and masks for dolls. Like those in most of Ross’s craft instruction books, these projects require a good deal of adult help if young children are to be successful. Some of the projects are clever. . . [and] the… View →
No One Saw: Ordinary Things through the Eyes of an Artist
“Handsome reproductions of sixteen famous paintings, set against complementary backgrounds, reflect their creators’ unique viewpoints, while a gentle rhyming text comments on the masterpieces. The selections serve the impressionist through modern works well and conclude… View →
Pattern Fish
“Harris’s rhythmic, loosely rhyming text describes six creatures moving through the sea, until a shark shows up and scares them away. More important than the slight story line, though, are the verbal and pictorial patterns throughout: in each two-page cartoon illustration,… View →
It's Summer!
“In this celebration of summer, a loosely rhyming text. . . expounds on the joys of summer. . . Colorful and dimensional art bursts with activity. . .” —The Horn Book Guide View →
Crafts from Your Favorite Children's Songs
“Taking her inspiration from such songs as ‘The Farmer in the Dell,’ Ross creates twenty crafts, many of which have clever moving parts (e.g., ‘the old man is snoring’ uses an inflated balloon to create snoring sounds). Color drawings illustrate the… View →
Butternut Hollow Pond
“Heinz describes the course of the day from dawn to night in a pond. The food chain, and the many close escapes involved in animals’ attempts to eat one another, provide narrative momentum and some suspense. The warm, detailed illustrations encourage the reader to… View →
Avoiding Drugs
“This simple, easy-to-read introduction to a complex topic explains the difference between prescribed drugs and non-medicinal drugs such as alcohol and tobacco. Without using the word addiction, Murphy discusses some reasons for drug use and warns against abuse and driving drunk. View →
A Mexican Christmas
“The readable, straightforward text personalizes the information with references to specific children participating in the fiestas.” —The Horn Book Guide View →
Alexander Graham Bell
“Accurate information, supporting illustrations in soft colors, and helpful chapter divisions headed by dates strengthen this abbreviated account of Bell’s life and accomplishments, from his work with the deaf to the telephone.” —The Horn Book… View →
Johnny Appleseed
“Packed with information and illustrated with bold, folk-flavored artwork. . .” —The Horn Book Guide 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 →
Cooking the Hungarian Way
“The large color photos, variety of tastes, and cultural backgrounds are appealing. . .” —The Horn Book Guide View →
Cooking the Middle Eastern Way
“The photographs of some of the finished dishes are mouthwatering.” —The Horn Book Guide View →
Cooking the Cuban Way
“These cookbooks feature recipes for such traditions fare as lamb kebabs, as well as lower-fat and vegetarian dishes. Introductory sections on each country’s culture and cuisine provide excellent material for school reports. Glossaries of exotic ingredients and… View →
Cooking the Indonesian Way
“These cookbooks feature recipes for such traditions fare as lamb kebabs, as well as lower-fat and vegetarian dishes. Introductory sections on each country’s culture and cuisine provide excellent material for school reports. Glossaries of exotic ingredients and… View →
Cooking the Brazilian Way
“These cookbooks feature recipes for such traditions fare as lamb kebabs, as well as lower-fat and vegetarian dishes. Introductory sections on each country’s culture and cuisine provide excellent material for school reports. Glossaries of exotic ingredients and… View →
Hairy, Scary, Ordinary: What Is an Adjective?
“The adjectives in the text are printed in energetic, creative, and colorful fonts.” —The Horn Book Guide View →
Beyond Little Women: A Story about Louisa May Alcott
“Creative Minds Biography Series. These books adequately narrate the major events in the lives of their subjects: Alcott’s writing to provide for her family, Mozart’s musical precocity, Jones’s rise in naval rank and unwillingness to accept defeat, and… View →
I Have Not Yet Begun to Fight: A Story about John Paul Jones
“Creative Minds Biography Series. These books adequately narrate the major events in the lives of their subjects: Alcott’s writing to provide for her family, Mozart’s musical precocity, Jones’s rise in naval rank and unwillingness to accept defeat, and… View →
Maker of Machines: A Story about Eli Whitney
“Creative Minds Biography Series. These books adequately narrate the major events in the lives of their subjects: Alcott’s writing to provide for her family, Mozart’s musical precocity, Jones’s rise in naval rank and unwillingness to accept defeat, and… View →
Musical Genius: A Story about Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
“Creative Minds Biography Series. These books adequately narrate the major events in the lives of their subjects: Alcott’s writing to provide for her family, Mozart’s musical precocity, Jones’s rise in naval rank and unwillingness to accept defeat, and… View →