Reviews
Who's Buying? Who's Selling?: Understanding Consumers and Producers
“Bright, colorful photographs and simple text teach children skills such as how to create a budget and how to be responsible buyers and/or sellers.” —The Horn Book Guide View →
Death: Corpses, Cadavers, and Other Grave Matters
“Murray’s informative text is enhanced by well-chosen photos and sidebars, which also help to lighten the impact of the sometimes difficult subject matter.” —The Horn Book Guide View →
The Horrors of Andersonville: Life and Death Inside a Civil War Prison
“This volume details the history of the Confederate prisoner-of-war camp at Andersonville, Georgia, using official records and the personal recollections of both Confederate and Union soldiers. The book also provides biographical information about Captain Wirz, the camp commandant… View →
Michael Jackson: Ultimate Music Legend
“These standard biographies offer sanitized facts about each subject’s life, beginning with childhood and ending with present day (which in Sotomayor focuses on her Supreme Court achievements, and in Jackson his legacy after death). The simple, uncluttered… View →
One-of-a-Kind Stamps and Crafts
“No-frills illustrated instructions explain how to create twenty different homemade stamps using inexpensive, readily available materials includes bottle caps, corks, buttons, and craft foam. Rudimentary craft ideas using the stamps—such as decorating invitations or making… View →
A Tale of Two Seders
“A young girl has gone to six different Passover seders in the three years since her parents’ divorce. At the sixth seder, attended by both her mom and dad, the girl’s mother likens families to different varieties of charoset, a traditional dish: ‘Some have more… View →
“This book presents eighteen paintings illustrating the volume’s theme of action in art. Works include Lichtenstein’s Blam, Rivera’s The Conquest of Mexico, and Bruegel’s Children’s Games. Each piece is described through… View →
Alien Expedition
“Oddities abound in this convoluted but humorous adventure.”—The Horn Book Guide View →
Count Your Way through Korea
“. . .playful. . .” —The Horn Book Guide View →
Count Your Way through Mexico
“. . .playful. . .” —The Horn Book Guide View →
What I Had Was Singing: The Story of Marian Anderson
“triumphant portrait,” —The Horn Book Guide View →
Count Your Way through France
“. . .easily digestible. . .” —The Horn Book Guide View →
Count Your Way through Ireland
“. . .easily digestible. . .” —The Horn Book Guide View →
Count Your Way through Greece
“. . .easily digestible. . .” —The Horn Book Guide View →
Sisters Against Slavery: A Story about Sarah and Angelina Grimké
“. . .an engaging read.” —Horn Book Guide View →
The Back of Beyond: A Story about Lewis and Clark
“. . .competent, plainspoken prose.” —The Horn Book Guide View →
Colors of Australia
“Brief but absorbing. . .” —The Horn Book Guide View →
Escape from Pyramid X: Book 2
“Choose-your-own-ending and comic books collide in these adventure tales.” —The Horn Book Guide View →
Revolutionary Poet: A Story about Phillis Wheatley
“. . .well-written text. . .” —The Horn Book Guide View →
Vincent van Gogh
“The books are well illustrated with photographs and reproductions. . .” —The Horn Book Guide View →
Paper Airplanes: Models to Build and Fly
“The book is handsomely designed and the projects are appealing. . .” —The Horn Book Guide View →
A World of Knowing: A Story about Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet
“Bowen’s biography reads well. . .” —The Horn Book Guide View →
“Pull Ahead Book Series. These small, square books discuss each animal’s habits and characteristics, how they find food, and how they raise their young. The limited text and many photos work well together, and though the books are very brief, each provides an adequate… View →
“Pull Ahead Book Series. These small, square books discuss each animal’s habits and characteristics, how they find food, and how they raise their young. The limited text and many photos work well together, and though the books are very brief, each provides an adequate… View →