Reviews
America's Hidden Animal Treasures
This set highlights some of the lesser-known animals with whom we share our country. While students may have some familiarity with cougars, they are less likely to have heard of the other creatures. Each volume starts with a high-interest story and goes on to describe its subject’s View →
Weather Wise
Each book has full-color pages with photographs and a few diagrams showing weather concepts. Many of the pages ask the reader a question, some of which are answered on the following pages, others ask the reader to draw on their experience and preferences. There are notebook insets with… View →
America's Hidden Animal Treasures
This set highlights some of the lesser-known animals with whom we share our country. While students may have some familiarity with cougars, they are less likely to have heard of the other creatures. Each volume starts with a high-interest story and goes on to describe its subject’s View →
Plant-ology
Whether dealing with photosynthesis or introducing unusual examples of meat-eating species, these volumes are strong introductions for early elementary learners. Clearly labeled photos reinforce information presented in adjacent text. Related questions encourage readers to make… View →
Water Babies
The primary-grade crowd will love this early fluent reader series that discusses the infancy and development from birth to adulthood of various water animals. Physicality at each stage, diet, and social structure are addressed; predators are not mentioned in all of the volumes. Clearly… View →
Ground-Zero Dogs
[Starred review]. The Dog Heroes series is up to a surprising two dozen titles now. The bigger surprise? They keep getting better. Ground Zero Dogs is the best entry yet, introducing readers to a select few of the roughly 300 search-and-rescue dogs that used their agile feet and powerful View →
Meat-Eating Plants
“The insect doesn’t know it, but it has just made a big mistake.” Yep, that fly just got suckered by the oldest trick in the book, the Venus flytrap’s nectar. This entry in the Plant-ology series uses every inch of its wide trim to show the brilliantly colored,… View →
John Cena
For young WWE fans, John Cena is the man. A reigning champion in the world of wrestling, Cena’s becoming equally familiar outside the ring, especially for his blossoming film career. This entry in the Wrestling’s Tough Guys series gives a brief… View →
John Cena
For young WWE fans, John Cena is the man. A reigning champion in the world of wrestling, Cena’s becoming equally familiar outside the ring, especially for his blossoming film career. This entry in the Wrestling’s Tough Guys series gives a brief… View →
Amazing Plant Bodies
Amazing Plant Bodies and Cooking with Sunshine were recommended in Booklist’s October 2012 Spotlight on Series Nonfiction. View →
Cooking with Sunshine
Amazing Plant Bodies and Cooking with Sunshine were recommended in Booklist’s October 2012 Spotlight on Series Nonfiction. View →
Cooking with Sunshine
Amazing Plant Bodies and Cooking with Sunshine were recommended in Booklist’s October 2012 Spotlight on Series Nonfiction. View →