Reviews
“Elementary and middle school students will appreciate this well-organized and well-written series with vivid color photos and illustrations on each page.” —MultiCultural Review View →
“Developed in partnership with USA Today, this attractive series is designed for readers at the secondary level. The biographies are accessible even to reluctant readers and feature people that students will find interesting.”… View →
“Developed in partnership with USA Today, this attractive series is designed for readers at the secondary level. The biographies are accessible even to reluctant readers and feature people that students will find interesting.”… View →
"Developed in partnership with USA Today, this attractive series is designed for readers at the secondary level. The biographies are accessible even to reluctant readers and feature people that students will find interesting."… View →
“Both of these small, square volumes feature lots of nice, bright pictures, many taken from unusual angles [Earthmovers and Trains].” —Booklist 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 →
Will and Orv
“Based on historical records, this fictionalized history shows the Wright brother’s flight through Johnny’s eyes.” — Mailbox Magazine View →
Tisha B'Av: A Jerusalem Journey
“The latest entry in the Nature in Israel series (Sukkot Treasure Hunt, 2009) explains the origins of Tisha B’Av, a Jewish fast day that commemorates the destruction of the First and Second Temples in Jerusalem. A young boy narrates as he and other family members visit the View →
Death in the Donner Party: A Cause-and-Effect Investigation
Grades 1 – 3, Grades 4 – 5: This nonfiction book gave me a much better understanding of how the Donner Party ran into so many problems as they were immigrating to California. They first decided to take Lansford Hastings shortcut which was suppose to take 350-400 miles off… View →
Read Anything Good Lately?
“From ‘an atlas at the airport’ to ‘a yoga book in the yard’ and ‘the zodiac at the zoo,’ a little girl moves playfully along through biography, comics, dictionary, encyclopedia, magazine, poetry, quotations, recipes, and a variety of genres.… View →
“Written with elementary and middle school students in mind, these volumes provide in-depth information about each featured country.” —MultiCultural Review View →
Counting on Naamah: A Mathematical Tale on Noah's Ark
“. . . [A] pretty darn good combination of classic tale and mathical mathiness.”—Betsy Bird View →
"Written with elementary and middle school students in mind, these volumes provide in-depth information about each featured country." —MultiCultural Review View →
“Written with elementary and middle school students in mind, these volumes provide in-depth information about each featured country.” —MultiCultural Review View →
Sammy Spider's First Haggadah
“…this Haggadah shouts out for little hands to hold it and turn its delightful pages.” View →
Sammy Spider's First Purim
“This is a charming book, illustrated in bold, vivid colors that perfectly express the warmth of the story.” View →
De-Extinction: The Science of Bringing Lost Species Back to Life
Written especially for young adults, yet utterly fascinating for readers of all ages to browse, De- extinction: The Science of Bringing Lost Species Back to Life is about advances in scientific technology to potentially bring back animal species that have gone extinct. A real-life… View →
Eight Wild Nights: A Family Hanukkah Tale
“Genuinely clever rhymes, several cuts above the jingles used in so many picture books, tell the story of an extended family’s raucous eight nights of Hanukkah.” —AJL View →
It's Purim Time!
“Perfect for your preschoolers!” View →
The Secret of Priest's Grotto: A Holocaust Survival Story
“Deserving of the over-used term “unique”…Priest’s Grotto is highly recommended." View →
“This masterful rendition of the ancient story of Ruth and Naomi will help make it accessible to younger readers, and will be enjoyed by adults and children.” View →
“This combination bible story and recipe book succeeds through its breezy narrating tone and its ethnic foods…Older readers will like the hip and slightly fresh tone of voice and, thus, will like rereading the stories.” View →
The Shabbat Box
“A thoroughly delightful portrayal of children, a family, a teacher and her class, and the empowering example of a small child solving a problem without adult help is given through the words and pictures of this charming story.” View →
The Shapes of My Jewish Year
“The entire series, enhanced by these new books, should be part of every Jewish early childhood collection and classroom.” View →