Reviews
Educator Review of A Pet What?!
In this series, the reader learns about specific animals that families have as pets. This series is very engaging to readers as the pets featured in these books are unusual pets for most families (i.e. ferret, mini pig, mini horse, sugar glider, etc.). These books give great details… View →
Educator Review of Animals at Risk
In this series, the reader learns about specific animals in each book that are ‘at risk’ of becoming extinct. Each book begins with describing physical traits of the animal and shows the reader where the animal lives on a map. The books give reasons as to why the animal is ‘at risk’,… View →
Educational Resources Lab Review of Happy Holidays
The Happy Holidays series is an excellent resource for young elementary students interested in learning about different cultures and their traditions. Each of the 24 titles in the series takes young readers on a journey into the heart of various festivities and explains the customs and… View →
Booklist Review of All About Insects
The All about Insects series introduces common backyard critters, utilizing vibrant, closeup photos (often labeled) and clear text. The books provide general overviews that include basic information on the insects’ bodies and life cycles, while concrete details about each kind of… View →
Booklist Review of Amazing Moments in Sports
The Amazing Moments in Sports series presents memorable events in a variety of sports. The series includes individual as well as team sports and accomplishments by women athletes as well as men. The use of graphic-novel storytelling and colorful illustrations offers instant ap- peal for… View →
SLJ Series Made Simple: Totally Silly Science Review
“Take a deep dive into unbelievable science, from brain freezes to how space toilets work, in this winning new series. Each title takes a topic, such as animals or space, and presents a series of fun facts woven together with the real science behind them. The books live up to their View →
SLJ Series Made Simple: Where We Live Review
Perfect for young students learning about their communities, “Where We Live” teaches children about the physical size, basic governance, and community interactions within a city, state, country and planet. Large photos featuring people of varying skin tones and brightly colored… View →
SLJ Series Made Simple: Supernatural Survivor Review
This tongue-in-cheek, guidebook-like series is geared to those seeking escape from marauding invaders. It delivers text in short bursts within “taped” boxes set against photos on colored background pages. The prose is a tantalizing mix of true-fact snippets and the untrue, advancing the… View →
SLJ Series Made Simple: Our Greatest Adventures Review
These four volumes provide young readers with brief introductions to trailblazers of space, air, land, and sea. A two-page spread, accompanied with colorful illustrations, presents people like first in space Yuri Gagarin, the Wright Brothers who flew the first controlled airplane, Annie… View →
SLJ Series Made Simple: Totally Not True! Review
This fact-packed, accessible series shows students scientific truth debunks false ideas and misinformation. Each volume opens with a “Welcome to TNT” message and explains the scientific method step-by-step. Pages resemble cork boards; throughout, text and captioned photo “evidence” that… View →
SLJ Series Made Simple: Internet Issues Review
With the look and feel of a cute YouTube introductory video for youngsters, this series introduces readers to the pains and perils of being online. Gaming is more than just playing on an unconnected console as most video games can be played over the internet, so this book shares how… View →
SLJ Series Made Simple: Game Day Review
These bright, chipper books walk readers through the prep work that goes into getting ready for a big game. No matter what sport readers are interested in, they’ll learn that game day prep starts with a healthy dinner and getting good sleep the night before a game, followed by a healthy… View →