Reviews
South Sound Book Review Council Review of Animal Battles: Saltwater Crocodile vs. Great Hammerhead Shark
Saltwater Crocodile vs. Great Hammerhead Shark by Nathan Sommer is part of a 40 book Torque set of Animal Battles. This set is geared towards third grade through seventh grade, with full color pictures and a reading level of third grade. Perfect for your reluctant readers. Each book is… View →
SLJ Review of U.S. National Parks
Each book in this series begins with a description of a popular park experience, then goes on to describe the history of the park, its top sites, human impact on the area, and other details. The wonders of each park are displayed in large photos along with smaller inset images. Two… View →
South Sound Book Review Council Review of Spotting Differences – Crow or Raven?
Blastoff! Reader Level 1: Spotting Differences is a twenty books set that delves in the differences between animals. Each book focuses on a pair of animals and details their physical and behavioral traits. Text is accessible to your newest readers and accompanying illustrations are high… View →
Booklist Review of Animal Feet
In this toe-tally enjoyable entry in the Amazing Animal Parts series (6 titles) of level 1 readers, simple text and vivid photos introduce several different categories of animal feet: webbed (like ducks’), sticky (like some frogs), clawed (like dogs’ paws), and hooved (like… View →
Educator Review of Sports Fun!
In this series, the beginning reader learns details about the various sports. The books highlight the equipment and the rules of the sport. The books include photographs of the sport being played by kids. There are a variety of sports for any young sports fan! The photographs are… View →
Booklist Review of Biology Basics: Need to Know
These titles in the Biology Basics series explore important concepts about biology and the interrelationships of plants, animals, climates, and habitats. Each book will draw in readers with vibrant photos, engaging fact boxes, and compelling infographics that further illuminate the… View →
PSLA Review of Country Explorers
This reader had the opportunity to review A Visit to Thailand. In the context of a trip to a foreign country, this simply written, compact book gives young readers a mini-tour of the famous sites. With accompanying color photographs and easy-to-read text, students can identify different… View →
Educator Review of A Pet What?!
In this series, the reader learns about specific animals that families have as pets. This series is very engaging to readers as the pets featured in these books are unusual pets for most families (i.e. ferret, mini pig, mini horse, sugar glider, etc.). These books give great details… View →
Educational Resources Lab Review of Happy Holidays
The Happy Holidays series is an excellent resource for young elementary students interested in learning about different cultures and their traditions. Each of the 24 titles in the series takes young readers on a journey into the heart of various festivities and explains the customs and… View →
Educator Review of Animals at Risk
In this series, the reader learns about specific animals in each book that are ‘at risk’ of becoming extinct. Each book begins with describing physical traits of the animal and shows the reader where the animal lives on a map. The books give reasons as to why the animal is ‘at risk’,… View →
PSLA Review of Ancient Marine Life
Discover extinct animal life with the series Ancient Marine Life! Take a deep dive into the past with this series. The reviewer read the title Megalodon. Megalodon – the massive ancient shark, so massive it is the largest to ever live! Read about its body parts, life, and extinction.… View →
PSLA Review of Happy Holidays!
Bellwether Media is back with six new titles in their existing Happy Holidays! non-fiction series for early readers. Each volume introduces readers to a major holiday from around the world via basic facts communicated in large text, accompanied by high quality photographs. This reviewer… View →