Reviews
Going Green
This series discusses five different issues related to the topic of green living. Each book explains how a specific environmental problem affects the world and gives examples of things society and individuals are doing or could do to reduce human impact on the environment. Page spreads… View →
Afraid of the Water
This series explores the danger posed by several varieties of well-known sea creatures. Each volume begins with a documented encounter in which the animal has perpetrated an injury on an unsuspecting human. The books are fortified by “Danger” fact boxes throughout, which… View →
Seizure Alert
For anyone already in love with pooches, the titles in the Dog Heroes series will only increase the certainty that dogs are the greatest things on the planet. The series is a surprising 17 titles deep and touches on everything from sled dogs to the Dog Scouts of America. Combat-Wounded… View →
School Library Journal Review for Spectacular Animal Towns
This delightful series highlights the habitats of a variety of creatures, from tiny one-celled corals to bats, beavers, and prairie dogs. Through excellent photographs, high-interest texts, sidebars, maps, and other material, children learn about both the animals and their habitats. The… View →
X-Moves
Readers may not have tried, or even witnessed, many of these sports in person. Nonetheless, they will welcome these overviews that feature short sentences coupled with colorful action photographs, and that all include at least one famous female competitor. History, basics, and important… View →
World's Biggest
Colorful, close-up photos of the featured machine or structure will draw readers to this attractive series. Titles include nine chapter spreads, each of which has a full-page photo that slightly spills over onto the opposite page, where one or two paragraphs are printed over a fluffy… View →
Peculiar Pets
Before Lunis delves into introductory facts and care requirements for these atypical companions, she employs anticipatory storytelling, discussing the antics of a particular pet. The language in these charming books is lively, describing, for example, how ferrets “pounce on loose… View →
Going Green
Students and teachers will appreciate these books’ straightforward format. Each title outlines how individuals can treat the environment better by changing their transportation habits, food consumption, and living and working conditions. Color photographs (most full page) and a few View →
Combat-Wounded
For anyone already in love with pooches, the titles in the Dog Heroes series will only increase the certainty that dogs are the greatest things on the planet. The series is a surprising 17 titles deep and touches on everything from sled dogs to the Dog Scouts of America. Combat-Wounded… View →
Extreme Cuisine
Kids…will be amazed to learn there are a variety of insects and other creepy creatures that are eaten by various cultures around the world. These books are easy to read with big type, and recipes are included just in case readers might want to try the deep-fried spiders or… View →
Moray Eel
Moray Eel and Portuguese Man-of-War were recommended in the October 2009 Spotlight on Series Nonfiction. View →
Stonefish
This entry in the Afraid of the Water series introduces the deadly stonefish, which offers unwary waders the daunting combination of a powerful venom injected by needlelike dorsal spines and a camouflage so effective that the fish is manifestly hard to see—even in abundant closeup color… View →