Reviews
Basketball Heroes Making a Difference
Even as it celebrates the on-court success of these NBA superstars, this series places equal weight on their charitable works. Each slim volume follows a star from his youth, including the role family played in his life, to the present, with a generous helping… View →
Big Dogs Rule
Each volume begins with a notable member of the title breed (e.g., Saint Bernard Katie, a therapy dog at a public library). The books then give very broad histories of the breeds, with information about physical characteristics, personality, intelligence, and suitability as pets.… View →
Big Dogs Rule
Each volume begins with a notable member of the title breed (e.g., Saint Bernard Katie, a therapy dog at a public library). The books then give very broad histories of the breeds, with information about physical characteristics, personality, intelligence, and suitability as pets.… View →
Amar'e Stoudemire
Stoudemire fits neatly into the Basketball Heroes Making a Difference series. His good works match his excellent on-court performance. Sandler begins with the power forward leading the New York Knicks to an eighth straight victory in 2010. The section ends with Stoudemire telling his… View →
Skunk Kits
Discover how baby skunks learn to hunt and what tiger cubs eat. Simple text and vivid photographs and graphics. View →
Rescuing Animals from Disasters
This series recounts specific disasters and the rescue efforts made to save the animals affected, using accessible… language, brief personal stories, and evocative (sometimes cute [baby turtles], sometimes disturbing [severely burned cows]) photographs. Though successes are highlighted,… View →
Skunk Kits
Discover how baby skunks learn to hunt and what tiger cubs eat. Simple text and vivid photographs and graphics. View →
Derrick Rose
This entry in the Basketball Heroes Making a Difference series profiles one of the NBA’s brightest young stars. The quick biographical section talks about how, as one of the smaller players on the rough courts of his childhood Chicago neighborhood, Rose learned his electrifying… View →
Tiger Cubs
Discover how baby skunks learn to hunt and what tiger cubs eat. Simple text and vivid photographs and graphics. View →
Acts of Courage
This series shares the combat stories of individual soldiers from diverse backgrounds and rank. The profiled service members committed outstanding acts of bravery and were decorated accordingly, sometimes making the ultimate sacrifice, a fact that is emphasized throughout. The volumes… View →
Basketball Heroes Making a Difference
These consistent titles begin with details of game-winning moments and continue on to introduce the athletes’ childhoods, challenges overcome, and their successful NBA careers. The entries each conclude with the subject’s charitable work, such as the View →
The Work of Heroes
This well-organized series explores the education, specialized training, and daily responsibilities of the featured first responders. Photographs capture the action and enhance the accessible texts, which include details about routine as well as extraordinary incidents, notable rescues,… View →