Reviews
Wildfire: The Culture, Science, and Future of Fire
“It’s nice to have this balanced, reassuring offering that puts wildfires into ecological perspective. . . This authoritative STEAM selection has multiple crosscurricular applications, engaging live action-style reporting on narrow escapes and heroic View →
Changemakers in Music: Women Leading the Way
“This is a short book about how women have served as trailblazers in making music and changing the music industry to be more inclusive. This book covers notable greats such as Ella Fitzgerald, Rihanna, Taylor Swift, Beyonce, Marion Anderson, Dolly Parton, Evelyn Glennie and Sarah… View →
Robots at Home
“The writing is clear, concise, and roundly positive about the past and future of robotics. Report writers and robot enthusiasts will have much to appreciate here.” —School Library Journal View →
Weed: Cannabis Culture in the Americas
“Caitlin Donohue’s Weed: Cannabis Culture in the Americas masterfully connects the dots between the ancient roots and modern implications and applications of cannabis, delivering an enlightening journey through diverse perspectives.”— Javier Hasse, drug… View →
Inside the Boston Celtics
“Interesting details fill the well-written and thoroughly researched books with plenty of fodder for reports . . . Especially if these teams are in your area, you’ll want these titles handy.”—School Library Journal View →
The Genius of Apple: How Tim Cook and Personal Computing Changed the World
“This useful series about the biggest names in tech is sure to have utility for report writers. . . . Thorough and well researched.”—School Library Journal View →
Lizard in a Zoot Suit
“A new YA graphic novel [that] takes a moment in real world history and turns it into the basis for a thrilling adventure that is never anything less than stylish.”–The Hollywood Reporter View →
Miriam at the River
“As the world again faces a destructive plague, we are all seeking leaders who can take us out and forward into a better day and perhaps a promised land. What better time, then, to enjoy this beautiful book by acclaimed author Jane Yolen?” — Matt Robinson, The Robinson… View →
Vote!: Women's Fight for Access to the Ballot Box
“For those interested in the subject and for report writers, so much information, and the book’s coverage of the present day, will be a bonus.”—Booklist View →
The Global Refugee Crisis: Fleeing Conflict and Violence
“An excellent resource for researchers, report writers, and school debate team members.”—Booklist View →
Women in the Military: From Drill Sergeants to Fighter Pilots
“A thorough account of interest to report writers as well as young women considering a military career.”—Kirkus Reviews View →
Pandemic: How Climate, the Environment, and Superbugs Increase the Risk
“[A] report-ready resource.”—Booklist View →
All Eyes on Alexandra
“Readers learn some nature facts as they follow intrepid Alexandra Crane and her feathered companions on a migratory trip to Israel. The art is captivating: representational, tempera-and-colored-pencil images that include a thin stripe of red ink to outline each graceful crane.… View →
Pandemic: How Climate, the Environment, and Superbugs Increase the Risk
“An informative, readable text that will appeal to those interested in the subject as well as students seeking material for reports.”—Kirkus Reviews View →
Who Invented the Airplane?: Wright Brothers vs. Whitehead
“A good choice to increase interest in STEM topics or for reports on inventions/inventors.”—School Library Journal, Series Made Simple View →
3D Printing: The Revolution in Personalized Manufacturing
“Student-report-friendly features and lots of color photos help to make this an attractive, timely, and popular addition to STEM collections.”—Booklist View →
ISIS: The Global Face of Terrorism
“A concise work for students tasked with a report or who are interested in global politics.—School Library Journal View →
Lighting Up the Brain: The Science of Optogenetics
“[W]ill be useful for students doing reports on new research techniques in the field of neuroscience.”—Booklist View →
Trashing the Planet: Examining Our Global Garbage Glut
“An excellent resource that’s chock-full of facts about human impact on the planet. Hand to students concerned about the environment, and put it on the shelf for research and reports.”—School Library Journal View →
Racial Profiling: Everyday Inequality
“This is a balanced introduction to a sometimes controversial and often emotional subject and should serve report writers well.”—Booklist View →
Exoplanets: Worlds beyond Our Solar System
“Perfect for outer space enthusiasts and out of this world for report writers.”—School Library Journal View →
Smash!: Exploring the Mysteries of the Universe with the Large Hadron Collider
“This title will be sought out for both pleasure reading and report writing. For all middle and high school science collections.”—School Library Journal View →
Hurricane Katrina and the Flooding of New Orleans: A Cause-and-Effect Investigation
“[W]ithout being too gratuitous, gory, or sensational . . . [this series] will help students understand the impact of each disaster on history. . . . A strong choice for pleasure reading and report writing.”—School Library Journal, Series Made Simple View →
The Great Leopard Rescue: Saving the Amur Leopards
“Markle continues to fill a demand for animal-centered books that satisfy both recreational readers and science-report writers.”—The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books View →