Reviews
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
Freaky Big Airplanes
In a browsing item par excellence, Goldish introduces nine existing mega-aircraft, from the 840-passenger Airbus A380 to the 159-foot-long B-52 bomber. The simply phrased narrative and captions describe what each vehicle carries, along with top speed, full weight, and other basic facts.… View →
Portuguese Man-of- War
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 →
Dachshund
The Little Dogs Rock! series…contains books about small breeds, and what makes this series unique is its diverse, interesting information and the author’s captivating voice. In Dachshund: The Hot Dogger, for example, the text and photos explain how dachshunds were bred to ferret… View →
Portuguese Man-of- War
Moray Eel and Portuguese Man-of-War were recommended in the October 2009 Spotlight on Series Nonfiction. View →
Freaky Big Airplanes
In a browsing item par excellence, Goldish introduces nine existing mega-aircraft, from the 840-passenger Airbus A380 to the 159-foot-long B-52 bomber. The simply phrased narrative and captions describe what each vehicle carries, along with top speed, full weight, and other basic facts.… View →