Reviews
Animals with Super Powers
This series focuses on creatures with unexpected “super powers.” Some of the powers, such as using electricity to find prey, seem more “super” than others (e.g., having a transparent appearance). All of the traits—and how animals use them to their advantage—are… View →
Animals with Super Powers
With cool title phrases like “glow-in-the-dark” and “see-through,” even reluctant readers will surely be drawn to these informational books on animals. Each title covers eight animals with a different super power, appealing to children who are fascinated by… View →
Up Close and Gross
This fascinating series is just what students are looking for in nonfiction these days. Packed with intriguing facts and shocking details about the microscopic organisms that invade our bodies, foods we eat, backyard, and home, these books will fly off the shelves! Students will enjoy… View →
Fast Rides
Sandler provides a brief overview of different types of vehicles from the racing world. Each book includes information about several styles of vehicles within the title category; some volumes also touch on history, statistical information, and principal personalities involved in the… View →
Up Close and Gross
Colorful photographs and diagrams of enlarged organisms are paired with squirm-inducing texts to present an accessible look at the (nearly) microscopic world around us… While the casual reader might focus on the “grossness,” budding microbiologists will pore over the up-close View →
Firefighters to the Rescue
Since the attacks of 9/11, when 343 firefighters died, the emotional respect for firefighters is even more heightened. Montages of captioned, color photos portray the dangers and risks in different kinds of fire situations, while Goldish relays the different parts and focuses of a… View →
Saving Animals from Oil Spills
Featuring colorful, visually packed pages and readable prose, this title in the Rescuing Animals from Disasters series offers an accessible introduction to the impact of oil spills on a variety of creatures. Opening with a pelican rescue off Louisiana’s coast, the spreads move on… View →
Way Cool Drinks
This nifty title opens with a comprehensive “getting started” page, including tips, safety reminders (Don’t put your hand in the blender, kids!), and a list of tools. Parents are encouraged to handle the chopping and cutting; however, this entry in the Yummy Tummy… View →
Up Close and Gross
Colorful photographs and diagrams of enlarged organisms are paired with squirm-inducing texts to present an accessible look at the (nearly) microscopic world around us… While the casual reader might focus on the “grossness,” budding microbiologists will pore over the up-close View →
Firefighters to the Rescue
Since the attacks of 9/11, when 343 firefighters died, the emotional respect for firefighters is even more heightened. Montages of captioned, color photos portray the dangers and risks in different kinds of fire situations, while Goldish relays the different parts and focuses of a… View →
Cat-ographies
These volumes discuss history, characteristics, and how to care for the title cat breed. Anecdotes about famous or otherwise noteworthy cats (e.g., the Siamese whose meows drew attention to its unconscious owner) are included. The many photographs will appeal to cat lovers. View →
Wild Baby Animals
Titles in this small-format series offer very basic facts about the habitats, diets, and traits of mammal babies… Clear and engaging photographs include some images of newborns, of nursing juveniles, and of the title animals’ prey. Each volume includes a small habitat map and a… View →