Reviews
No Backbone! Insects
[Starred review]. I recommend the No Backbone! The World of Invertebrates series highly. The engaging, informative text and bright dramatic photography will delight emergent readers as well as adults reading to young children. The books will be a useful supplement to a life sciences… View →
Smelly Stinkbugs
With a minimum of scientific terms, each title describes a few general characteristics of all insects and some distinctive characteristics of those that are featured here. On each chapter spread, several short sentences of text, set against a pastel background, are illustrated by a… View →
Bloodthirsty Mosquitoes
Most spreads consist of a full-page sharp, color close-up of one or more of the featured insects facing five short sentences of text. In some sections, smaller photos of body parts, egg cases, etc., also appear. The images are remarkably detailed, showing, for example, wing membranes and View →
Beautiful Butterflies
With a minimum of scientific terms, each title describes a few general characteristics of all insects and some distinctive characteristics of those that are featured here. On each chapter spread, several short sentences of text, set against a pastel background, are illustrated by a… View →
Deadly Praying Mantises
Most spreads consist of a full-page sharp, color close-up of one or more of the featured insects facing five short sentences of text. In some sections, smaller photos of body parts, egg cases, etc., also appear. The images are remarkably detailed, showing, for example, wing membranes and View →
Beautiful Butterflies
With a minimum of scientific terms, each title describes a few general characteristics of all insects and some distinctive characteristics of those that are featured here. On each chapter spread, several short sentences of text, set against a pastel background, are illustrated by a… View →
I Love Reading: Dino World
Controlled vocabulary and sentence structure, as well as simple format, makes this series suitable for the emergent reader. View →
Code Red
This series provides an overview of important historical events… The text is informative and will interest pleasure readers and browsers. Each two page spread focuses on the chronology of the event, including causes and consequences, and color photos and captions are used to good… View →
I Love Reading: Dino World
Controlled vocabulary and sentence structure, as well as simple format, makes this series suitable for the emergent reader. View →
Code Red
This series provides an overview of important historical events… The text is informative and will interest pleasure readers and browsers. Each two page spread focuses on the chronology of the event, including causes and consequences, and color photos and captions are used to good… View →
America's Animal Comebacks
The America’s Animal Comebacks series provides narrative nonfiction at a basic level for elementary students and reluctant readers in middle school. The goal of the series is to build enthusiasm for science reading. Each book features about 100 words per double-paged spread, a fact View →
America's Animal Comebacks
The America’s Animal Comebacks series provides narrative nonfiction at a basic level for elementary students and reluctant readers in middle school. The goal of the series is to build enthusiasm for science reading. Each book features about 100 words per double-paged spread, a fact View →