Reviews
Southern Sea Otters
Dedicated environmentalists value, care for, and advocate for sea otters in an effort to improve their endangered status. Vivid photographs. View →
Extreme Cuisine
The gross factor may keep strong-stomached readers paging through descriptions of Thai fried bats, Mexican mealworm pasta, and other culinary “delights.” Close-up photos of live ingredients and completed dishes add an extra ick factor. Readers beware: there are real dangers… View →
Matt Hasselbeck
Ben Roethlisberger, LaDainian Tomlinson, and Matt Hasselbeck were recommended in Booklist’s September 2009 Sports Series Roundup. View →
No Backbone! Insects
These accessible, fully illustrated guides illuminate the invertebrate world for young readers. Enlarged photographs. View →
Donovan McNabb
Part of the Football Heroes Making a Difference series, this gets off to a raucous start with a volley of boos. Fans in Philadelphia weren’t happy when McNabb was picked as their number-one draft choice. But a season later, after a trip to the play-offs, they began to see things… View →
Red Wolves
Books in the America’s Animal Comebacks series spotlight species teetering on the brink of extinction that have been brought back by determined conservationists. California Condors takes on the titular species, which has lived in North America for 40,000 years. But with the… View →
Red Wolves
Books in the America’s Animal Comebacks series spotlight species teetering on the brink of extinction that have been brought back by determined conservationists. California Condors takes on the titular species, which has lived in North America for 40,000 years. But with the… View →
Earth in Danger
Any teacher, media specialist, or student who is looking for more information to reduce their carbon footprint will enjoy this series. Clear and concise language defines the topic, the layout is crisp, and the photographs are dramatic. Graphic aids are abundant and increase the… View →
Earth in Danger
Any teacher, media specialist, or student who is looking for more information to reduce their carbon footprint will enjoy this series. Clear and concise language defines the topic, the layout is crisp, and the photographs are dramatic. Graphic aids are abundant and increase the… View →
Extreme Cuisine
From “Stir-Fried Silkworms” (eaten in Suzhou, China) to “Dragonflies on a Stick” (eaten on Bali), the nine dishes in each of these titles will be unfamiliar to most children. Each one is covered on a spread, with descriptions opposite glossy, somewhat garish color View →
Red Wolves
These titles introduce the work of scientists to restore California condors and red wolves to viable populations in the wild. Each book begins with the day of a captive animal’s release into its natural habitat. Then, the book goes back to trace the decline of the species; the plan View →
Gross-Out Defenses
Beginning readers will be enthralled by the freakish defensive capabilities of this wonderfully weird collection of animals. While most students will be familiar with the defenses of the porcupine, Prickly Porcupines explores some of the porcupine’s more unfamiliar defensive… View →