Reviews
Put on Your Thinking Cap: And Other Expressions about School
“The pages are well designed, and the texts are lively. Since many of the idioms have mathematical, historical, or scientific connections, this series may be used across curriculums, with plenty of opportunities for writing activities.” —School Library Journal, View →
Goal!: The Fire and Fury of Soccer's Greatest Moment
For Goal!:“Stewart wraps a history of the game, bizarre incidents, record-setting achievements, and portraits of some of the game’s greatest players around absorbing, high-tension accounts of 10 renowned goals.”—School Library… View →
The Art of Freedom: How Artists See America
“Paintings, photographs, and sculpture are used to illustrate broad ideas about American landscape, history, and values in this thoughtful study.” —School Library Journal – Curriculum Connections View →
The Laugh Stand: Adventures in Humor
“Cleary shares his enthusiasm for the English language with 13 brief chapters that encourage kids to play with words through anagrams, pangrams, daffynitions, and more.” —School Library Journal – Curriculum Connections View →
Lazily, Crazily, Just a Bit Nasally: More about Adverbs
“Wacky illustrations in bold colors complement a bouncing rhyme as the zany cats of Dearly, Nearly, Insincerely: What Is an Adverb? (Lerner, 2005) take another humorous and instructional look at the part of speech ‘that describes when, how, where, how often, and… View →
The Gateway Arch
“These attractive books use high-quality photos, illustrations, maps, and diagrams to take students to some of America’s most famous landmarks, providing information about the history, construction, and significance of each one.” —School Library… View →
Quirky, Jerky, Extra Perky: More about Adjectives
“Chock-full of imagination-tickling adjectives, this sprightly volume will have readers itching to spice up their writing, ‘make phrases sing/and keep our language interesting!’” —Curriculum Connections View →