Reviews
Educator Review of Careers in STEM
In this series, the reader learns about a variety of careers related to Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM). These books give great insight into what a typical day looks like in this specific career. For example, each book discusses the location of View →
Booklist Review of Grassland Animal Groups
The Wild Animal Families series (4 titles) takes young readers to different habitats to observe their animal groups. This entry opens by explaining why living in groups can be beneficial and stating a clear definition of grassland habitats. Then come the creatures! With a double-page… 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 Apache Helicopter
Known as a “flying tank,” this U.S. Army attack helicopter is built for action, and military and aircraft enthusiasts are the obvious targets of this accounting of its… Part of the Military Aircraft series (6 titles), this high-interest offering opens with a short fict 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 →
South Sound Book Review Council Review of War Histories: The Vienam War
The Vietnam War by Alex Monroe is part of a Torque set of War Histories. This set is geared towards third grade through seventh grade, with full color pictures and a reading level of third grade. Each book is 24 pages and starts with a table of contents a short description of the war.… View →
South Sound Book Review Council Review of World War II
World War II by Alex Monroe is part of a Torque set of War Histories. This set is geared towards third grade through seventh grade, with full color pictures and a reading level of third grade. Each book is 24 pages and starts with a table of contents a short description of the war. This… View →
SLJ Review of Cities Through Time
These titles survey the history of cities from ancient to modern times. Seven important dates are highlighted, each with a few sentences of information in colorfully illustrated spreads. A cartoon character adds a fun fact on some pages. Coverage spans over 1,000 years, so the seven… View →
Educator Review of Ocean Animals
This series explores ocean animals for the emerging reader. Each title draws in the reader with a bright cover highlighting a large, clear picture of the animal of focus. The animals explored in this series include crabs, dolphins, jellyfish, octopuses, sea horses, sea stars, sea… View →
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 →
Booklist Review of Magic Illusions
Budding prestidigitators are privy to a rudimentary look into the art of magic in this selection from the Fantastic Magic series (6 titles). Inside, readers will discover common magical terms introduced throughout in bold (an accompanying glossary and index are appended), a very short… View →
South Sound Book Review Council Review of Sports Fun – Wrestling
If you have one of those early readers who only like sports, but needs to practice their reading skills, this book series – SPORTS FUN! – might just be what will getting them reading. Wrestling has nine pages with large text font… View →