Reviews
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 →
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 →
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 →
No Backbone! Creepy Crawlers
In the No Backbone! The World of Invertebrates! series, [each] book has what it takes to entice young children in grades K through 2 into the world of life science. The brilliant and sharp images provide the “gross!” factor, and the text provides real content about the… View →
No Backbone! Creepy Crawlers
In the No Backbone! The World of Invertebrates! series, [each] book has what it takes to entice young children in grades K through 2 into the world of life science. The brilliant and sharp images provide the “gross!” factor, and the text provides real content about the… View →
No Backbone! Spiders
This series allows readers to come safely eye-to-eye with larger-than-life spiders of all shapes and sizes. The texts, which are occasionally too vague, offer basic and interesting facts about spiders’ body structures, their young, how spiders eat, and where they live. Their many… View →
The Horn Book Guide Review for Uncommon Animals
Readers follow the work of scientists who study the unique features and challenges of animals living in remote habitats….firsthand accounts create a narrative feel while still weaving in facts about the animals and their environments. Large photos, mostly clear captions, and short… View →
Michael Phelps
The life of the multiple gold medal-winning swimmer is covered in simple text with plenty of color photographs in this addition to the Defining Moments: Super Athletes series. Much of the emphasis is on Phelps’ younger days as he struggled in school with View →
Earth in Danger
This series covers green living and environmental policy for children. Each book tackles a different problem, defining the issue using lucid, easy-to-read (though occasionally preachy) text and clear stock photographs. Appended “Just the Facts” and “How to Help”… View →
School Library Journal Review for Football Heroes Making a Difference
These athletes make a difference in other people’s lives through volunteering. Whether it is through an organization that contributes to various charities, such as the Matt Hasselbeck Foundation, or with a single body such as the Special Olympics, which Urlacher supports, each… View →
The Midwest Book Review for Super Bowl Superstars
A premier publisher of non-fiction books-in-series for young readers, Bearport Publishing presents Super Bowl Superstars by Michael Sandler, which will have an especial attraction for boys in grades K through 3 and features a text with a second grade reading level. This series of six… View →
Booklist Review for Uncommon Animals
Just when you thought every animal had been covered comes a series with volumes on the aye-aye, fossa, and Weddell seal. The explanatory text works splendidly, with large photographs that bring readers as close as they’ll ever get to such beasts. View →