Reviews
Nightmare Plagues
Each title in this series covers one of the most deadly contagious diseases in history. Starting with the history of a specific person, such as Typhoid Mary or Jesus Lajun (who contracted the bubonic plague), each book discusses the symptoms, treatment, and causes of the disease. Readers View →
HorrorScapes
The dramatic photos and illustrations in this series grab the reader’s interest immediately. The text is written as a high interest story and includes fact boxes, making the books attractive to reluctant readers. Each book starts with the history of an actual person and describes… View →
Blink of an Eye
Showcasing the fastest animals on land, air, and sea, this series is sure to appeal to a wide variety of readers. Vibrant photos illustrate each animal from multiple perspectives, providing opportunity for readers to closely examine the animal. Information is organized by subject… View →
Baghdad Pups
Baghdad Pups explores how a special division of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals International (SPCAI) has been rescuing dogs who have befriended service people in Iraq, despite the clear disapproval of the United States military, which has… View →
Earthquake in Haiti
This title in the Code Red series is concerned with catastrophic events that occurred in a moment and had huge, long-lasting ramifications. The text is written from the points of view of some of the people involved, including primary source direct quotes. Some of the pictures are… View →
Gross Body Invaders
This book is guaranteed to make readers say “Ew-www!” Part of the Up Close and Gross series, this book lives up to its name. Readers get a Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) photo tour of creatures that call your body home. Nothing says… View →
Gross Body Invaders
This book is guaranteed to make readers say “Ew-www!” Part of the Up Close and Gross series, this book lives up to its name. Readers get a Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) photo tour of creatures that call your body home. Nothing says… View →
Flu of 1918
Donald Jacobi was one of the fortunate who survived the flu epidemic of 1918. What was later recorded as a worldwide pandemic spread across the United States between September 14 and October 5. The Bubonic Plague, most widespread in Europe in the 1300s, struck again in Los Angeles in… View →
Maine Coons
There are plenty of breeds of cats out there, as the Cat-ographies series shows, but the big Maine coon cats are particularly interesting because of their size and the ways they’ve adapted to their environment. One of the largest and heaviest breeds, the cats came to America from Europe… View →
Maine Coons
There are plenty of breeds of cats out there, as the Cat-ographies series shows, but the big Maine coon cats are particularly interesting because of their size and the ways they’ve adapted to their environment. One of the largest and heaviest breeds, the cats came to America from Europe… View →
Cat-ographies
Readers will find these informative and engaging books especially useful, as they include specific breed health concerns as well as standard information about history and care. Also provided is a link to the publisher’s website for the series, where readers can find sites for each… View →
Fast Rides
Sharp, colorful photos and succinct texts provide brief but informative introductions to record-setting vehicles. Chapter spreads vary in length, but they adequately cover the topics. Captions add to the close-up photos, some of which cover the bottom half of spreads, while others occupy View →