Reviews
Saving Animals from Hurricanes
This easy-to-read text describes what happens to animals during hurricanes. Hurricane Katrina in 2005 was a turning point for how animals would be treated during catastrophic events, and the concern of individuals across the world for the pets left behind led to federal legislation… View →
How Do You Know It's Summer?
This introductory book on the summer season provides plenty of interesting facts about what happens in the natural world during summer. By characterizing that time of year and describing some of the weather patterns that typically accompany summer, young readers will be able to recognize View →
Acts of Courage
These slender volumes use bright backgrounds, large color photographs, and limited text to tell the stories of the military men and women who have gotten the Silver Star and other awards for bravery. Each book begins with a picture of the Twin Towers and a brief explanation of the war on View →
So Big Compared to What?
Young readers will find these topics and related photographs exciting. Brief insets on illustrations, along with approachable text, offer the information to students. Pictures explain historical and modern comparisons. With the need for nonfiction choices, even the youngest reader will… View →
Animal Loudmouths
Whether you’re looking to read about these noisy critters from cover to cover, flip through the pages for a few bits of trivia, or marvel at the beautiful color photographs, this series should be in your collection. Each title is jam-packed with interesting facts and details. Each… View →
Science Books & Films Review for Animal Diaries: Life Cycles
[Starred review]. Animal Diaries: Life Cycles is a marvelous series of children’s books designed for the child who is sitting quietly at the pond or the one chasing the butterfly or asking where do frogs come from? This review is based on the following titles: A Spider’s Life, A… View →
So Big Compared to What?
Young readers will find these topics and related photographs exciting. Brief insets on illustrations, along with approachable text, offer the information to students. Pictures explain historical and modern comparisons. With the need for nonfiction choices, even the youngest reader will… View →
Animal Loudmouths
Whether you’re looking to read about these noisy critters from cover to cover, flip through the pages for a few bits of trivia, or marvel at the beautiful color photographs, this series should be in your collection. Each title is jam-packed with interesting facts and details. Each… View →
Bomb-Sniffing
It isn’t all fun and games when you’re a dog. Some, like the canines featured in the Dog Heroes series, are trained professionals, using their keen sense of smell to aid military personnel, police officers, and search-and-rescue teams. In Bomb-Sniffing Dogs, readers learn… View →
Pest Sniffing
It isn’t all fun and games when you’re a dog. Some, like the canines featured in the Dog Heroes series, are trained professionals, using their keen sense of smell to aid military personnel, police officers, and search-and-rescue teams. In Bomb-Sniffing Dogs, readers learn… View →
Bomb-Sniffing
It isn’t all fun and games when you’re a dog. Some, like the canines featured in the Dog Heroes series, are trained professionals, using their keen sense of smell to aid military personnel, police officers, and search-and-rescue teams. In Bomb-Sniffing Dogs, readers learn… View →
Pest Sniffing
It isn’t all fun and games when you’re a dog. Some, like the canines featured in the Dog Heroes series, are trained professionals, using their keen sense of smell to aid military personnel, police officers, and search-and-rescue teams. In Bomb-Sniffing Dogs, readers learn… View →