Reviews
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 →
Under, Over, By the Clover: What Is a Preposition?
“. . . readers will enjoy the whirlwind grammar lesson.” —The Horn Book Guide View →
North American Pelicans
“These three books [North American Pelicans, Penguins, Bald Eagles] in the series will be a useful addition to the reference section in the children’s library. Crisp, well-captioned color photos accompany the text, which is suitable for middle-grade readers.” … View →
Life on a Dairy Farm
“Life on a Farm Series. In each photo-essay, a child narrator talks about his or her life living and working on a family farm. Captioned color photos and an informative text follow the farm activites, including many aspects of the operation. Websites. Bib., glos., ind.”… View →
Life on a Chicken Farm
“Life on a Farm Series. In each photo-essay, a child narrator talks about his or her life living and working on a family farm. Captioned color photos and an informative text follow the farm activites, including many aspects of the operation. Websites. Bib., glos.,… View →
Life on a Sheep Farm
“Life on a Farm Series. In each photo-essay, a child narrator talks about his or her life living and working on a family farm. Captioned color photos and an informative text follow the farm activites, including many aspects of the operation. Websites. Bib., glos., ind.”… View →
Life on an Apple Orchard
“Life on a Farm Series. In each photo-essay, a child narrator talks about his or her life living and working on a family farm. Captioned color photos and an informative text follow the farm activites, including many aspects of the operation. Websites. Bib., glos., ind.”… View →
Living in Suburban Communities
“These books provide very simple introductions to life in cities and suburbs.” —The Horn Book Guide View →
Forest Fires
“Each book defines a natural disaster in simple terms, describing how and why it occurs and the destruction it causes.” —The Horn Book Guide View →
La electricidad (Electricity)
“These volumes about light and electricity feature short chapters and simple science experiments.” —The Horn Book Guide View →
La luz (Light)
“These volumes about light and electricity feature short chapters and simple science experiments.” —The Horn Book Guide View →
¡Sonríe! (Smile a Lot!)
“It’s hard to resist the toothy smile of Carlson’s frog protagonist in this book about staying positive regardless of the challenges around you.” —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 →
Earthquakes
“Each book defines a natural disaster in simple terms, describing how and why it occurs and the destruction it causes.” —The Horn Book Guide View →
Campfire Mallory
“. . .this familiar story is enlivened by Mallory’s exuberant narration and endearing personality.” —The Horn Book Guide View →
Fairy World Crafts
“Fairy costumes for girls and dolls, fairy wings, fairies’ friends and furniture, and a maze are a few of the twenty-two projects made from pipe cleaners, craft sticks, artificial flowers, pony beads, glue, and other common items.” —The Horn Book View →
Hunter's Heart
“A turbulent look at how one youth turns to violence as a way of gaining control.” —The Horn Book Guide View →
Prisoner for Liberty
“The realistic illustrations give life to Forten’s tale.” —The Horn Book Guide View →
Hornets: Incredible Insect Architects
“These books offer a lot of information on each species, and the photographs, captions, and fact boxes broaden their usefulness.” —The Horn Book Guide View →
Senses in the City
“The color photos make each scene active and full of life.” —The Horn Book Guide View →
It's Test Day, Tiger Turcotte
“Already nervous about his first big test, multiracial second-grader Tiger gets upset when he doesn’t know what answer for the question about his race. Though didactic, the story is also humorous – as are the illustrations – and will speak to the feelings of… View →
Loudmouth George and the Sixth-Grade Bully, 2nd Edition
“The text crackles with verbs and vernacular, while full-color illustrations of Carlson’s animal characters extend the broad humor with amusing detail.” — The Horn Book Guide View →