Reviews
School Library Journal Review for Uncommon Animals
These examinations of six photogenic animals and selected specialists who study them offer the current crop’s best balance of appealing presentation and systematic, clearly presented information. Each creature inhabits an exotic habitat, from the arctic fox that “lives… View →
No Backbone! Spiders
Young children will surely be fascinated to discover the wonderful world of spiders in this set of six slim books for readers in the early elementary grades. My own children, and students I have taught, found these eight-legged invertebrates to be a little scary yet absolutely… View →
Dino Times Trivia
The six books in the Dino Times Trivia series will engage children with their easy-to-read format, great illustrations, and wealth of factual information about adaptations and the relationship of structure to function in the prehistoric animals that once ruled the land, sky, and sea.Each View →
Dino Times Trivia
The six books in the Dino Times Trivia series will engage children with their easy-to-read format, great illustrations, and wealth of factual information about adaptations and the relationship of structure to function in the prehistoric animals that once ruled the land, sky, and sea.Each View →
Tasmanian Devil
Fossa and Tasmanian Devil were recommended in the October 2008 Spotlight on Series Nonfiction. View →
Tasmanian Devil
Fossa and Tasmanian Devil were recommended in the October 2008 Spotlight on Series Nonfiction. View →
Dog Scouts of America
The Dog Scouts offer opportunities for people and pets to work together to learn new skills. Photographs show many different breeds and their human companions working, playing, and providing community service by reading with kids, visiting seniors, and helping raise funds for police dogs. View →
World Series Superstars
After briefly providing biographical information, Sandler focuses on pivotal moments in the series’ games, illuminating the reasons these players were deemed “most valuable.” The texts’ focus can be scattered, but the excellent action photographs will grab the… View →
Dog Scouts of America
The Dog Scouts offer opportunities for people and pets to work together to learn new skills. Photographs show many different breeds and their human companions working, playing, and providing community service by reading with kids, visiting seniors, and helping raise funds for police dogs. View →
World Series Superstars
After briefly providing biographical information, Sandler focuses on pivotal moments in the series’ games, illuminating the reasons these players were deemed “most valuable.” The texts’ focus can be scattered, but the excellent action photographs will grab the… View →
Special Ops
This series examines selected operations designed for specific purposes in the armed forces. Using a similar format, each book includes a basic history, describes the selection and training processes, and discusses the role of the unit today…. reluctant readers may be drawn to the… View →
Horn Book Guide Review of Scary Places
This series explores high-interest topics engagingly… Each double-page spread features an actual “scary place,” with paragraphs of history and some examples of spooky happenings…. Accessible language and sensationalized content will keep these books from growing… View →