Reviews
Code Red
This offering [The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire] from the Code Red series recounts the March 25, 1911, fire that destroyed a New York City clothing manufacturer, killing 146 people, most of them young female garment workers. Using a narrative style, Greene explains how the fire… View →
The Challenger Space Shuttle Explosion
The Challenger Space Shuttle Explosion was recommended in the April 2007 Spotlight on Series Nonfiction for Youth. View →
The Challenger Space Shuttle Explosion
The Challenger Space Shuttle Explosion was recommended in the April 2007 Spotlight on Series Nonfiction for Youth. View →
Wildlife Survival
These visually appealing books provide information about their respective animals and the threats to their survival. . . Each spread usually includes a stunning full-color photograph of the animal in its natural habitat and a box of additional facts. The photographs are the highlight of… View →
Fossil Hunters
Dinosaurs are a high-interest topic, and this book will not remain on any library shelf for long. Teachers may begin by reading it aloud, but then students will want to borrow it. While at first glance this might appear to be another reading book about science, on careful examination the View →
Fossil Hunters
Dinosaurs are a high-interest topic, and this book will not remain on any library shelf for long. Teachers may begin by reading it aloud, but then students will want to borrow it. While at first glance this might appear to be another reading book about science, on careful examination the View →
Smart Animals
Each text aptly demonstrates the intelligence of its subject. Sea lions have been trained by the U.S. Navy to help guard harbors and recover items lost in the oceans. Octopuses are problem-solvers. The texts are easy to follow and understand, and large, clear photographs draw in readers. View →
Fossil Hunters
These books are simply written and have period photos, maps, and full-color reproductions. The titles range from the historical (the 19th-century “Bone Wars”) to the contemporary (the discovery of T. rex) to a bridge work (Philip Currie’s search for Barnum Brown’s “lost”… View →
Superfast Cars
Descriptions of fast, powerful cars will catch the attention of readers interested in drag racing and speed. A bibliography and an index are included. View →
Superfast Cars
Descriptions of fast, powerful cars will catch the attention of readers interested in drag racing and speed. A bibliography and an index are included. View →
Smart Animals
Did you know that dolphins and chimpanzees recognize themselves in the mirror? Ever heard of a police pig? The Smart Animals series offers vibrant books on intelligent animals. Each book has numerous photos, engaging stories, habitat maps and clearly written information on other animals… View →
Which Came First?
Students and teachers will be lining up to check out this series, which incorporates a guessing game with lessons of history, economics, science and sociology. Each title consists of 10 paired inventions covering Household Inventions, Communication Inventions, Clothing Creations,… View →