Reviews
Going Green
These books describe different ways we can address environmental issues, on a large scale (e.g., building environmentally friendly skyscrapers) and in everyday life (e.g., riding bicycles or walking, being aware of food growth practices)…. Accessible diagrams and attractive… View →
Building Greenscrapers
Building Greenscrapers and Using Earth’s Underground Heat were recommended in Booklist’s Spotlight on the Environment. View →
Building Greenscrapers
Building Greenscrapers and Using Earth’s Underground Heat were recommended in Booklist’s Spotlight on the Environment. View →
Using Earth's Underground Heat
Building Greenscrapers and Using Earth’s Underground Heat were recommended in Booklist’s Spotlight on the Environment. View →
Booklist Review for Traveling Green
Up-to-date statistics drive the urgent arguments in this lively photo-essay in the Going Green series. Bright, full-color pictures support the facts and the call to readers to walk, cycle, and use public transport to cut down on greenhouse gases, which can increase global warming. New… View →
Using Earth's Underground Heat
Building Greenscrapers and Using Earth’s Underground Heat were recommended in Booklist’s Spotlight on the Environment. View →
Disgusting Hagfish
Bearport Publishing brings us more jaw-dropping photos in its “Gross-Out Defenses” series. Meish Goldish’s Disgusting Hagfish (2008) showcases the creature also known as the slime hag, which doesn’t have eyes and feels its way through the ocean, hunting for recent View →
Combat-Wounded
Military dogs that have been injured in combat are true heroes! Here readers will learn the dogs’ role and how they are treated medically after being hurt. Colorful photos and fact boxes enhance the layout. A glossary, bibliography, web sites, and index are included. View →
Combat-Wounded
Military dogs that have been injured in combat are true heroes! Here readers will learn the dogs’ role and how they are treated medically after being hurt. Colorful photos and fact boxes enhance the layout. A glossary, bibliography, web sites, and index are included. View →
Disgusting Hagfish
Bearport Publishing brings us more jaw-dropping photos in its “Gross-Out Defenses” series. Meish Goldish’s Disgusting Hagfish (2008) showcases the creature also known as the slime hag, which doesn’t have eyes and feels its way through the ocean, hunting for recent View →
The Amazing Structures series is a quality primer on the basics of reading nonfiction texts, with big, bold headings and labels, captioned maps and diagrams, a glossary of unfamiliar terms, and sidebars filled with added facts. This edition deals with the basic physics that power the… View →
NSTA Recommends Spectacular Animal Towns
The vibrant photography is captivating and will entice the most reluctant reader to turn the page. This is a good reference for lessons on behavior and adaptations. View →