Reviews
SLJ Series Made Simple: Where We Live Review
Perfect for young students learning about their communities, “Where We Live” teaches children about the physical size, basic governance, and community interactions within a city, state, country and planet. Large photos featuring people of varying skin tones and brightly colored… View →
SLJ Series Made Simple: Internet Issues Review
With the look and feel of a cute YouTube introductory video for youngsters, this series introduces readers to the pains and perils of being online. Gaming is more than just playing on an unconnected console as most video games can be played over the internet, so this book shares how… View →
SLJ Series Made Simple: Plant-tastic! Review
Beyond roots and stems, readers will learn about adaptive protections and the myriad ways plants spread themselves around the world. Some key concepts like photosynthesis are included, with pronunciation guides and definitions to aid in comprehension. Variety is the star of these titles… View →
SLJ Series Made Simple: Totally Silly Science Review
“Take a deep dive into unbelievable science, from brain freezes to how space toilets work, in this winning new series. Each title takes a topic, such as animals or space, and presents a series of fun facts woven together with the real science behind them. The books live up to their View →
SLJ Series Made Simple: Game Day Review
These bright, chipper books walk readers through the prep work that goes into getting ready for a big game. No matter what sport readers are interested in, they’ll learn that game day prep starts with a healthy dinner and getting good sleep the night before a game, followed by a healthy… View →
SLJ Series Made Simple: Supernatural Survivor Review
This tongue-in-cheek, guidebook-like series is geared to those seeking escape from marauding invaders. It delivers text in short bursts within “taped” boxes set against photos on colored background pages. The prose is a tantalizing mix of true-fact snippets and the untrue, advancing the… View →
SLJ Review of Intro to Physics: Need to Know
This series delivers straightforward financial information to readers. Topics covered include credit scores, interest rates, budgeting, and saving. The author relates each subject to a real-life money situation, such as saving for a computer or investing birthday money. The books feature View →
Booklist Review of Your Brain When You're Sad
Mental health is an important topic to understand, and the Brainpower series (4 titles) helps readers navigate their emotions. Here, three reassuring chapters walk readers through what it means to feel sad and how it affects our brain, differentiating between sadness and… < View →
Booklist Review of Giraffe Calves in the Wild
Preschoolers and early readers will benefit from the large photographs and simple, repetitive text in this adorable entry in the Baby Animals in the Wild! series (8 titles). The book accompanies a giraffe calf as it is cared for by its mother, grows, runs, eats, and finds protection from View →
Booklist Review of Eco Journeys
These ecology-minded offerings take everyday objects that young audiences will recognize and tell where they come from and where they end up. Facing spreads featuring full-page photos overlaid with images and word bubbles show how items are made, what they’re made of and how—after just… View →
Arlington I.S.D. Review of Energy from the Sun
Energy from the Sun gives beginning readers an accessible look at solar panels and how they work. Readers learn that energy comes from the sun in the forms of heat and… They also learn how the basics of how this energy can be collected by solar panels. Positives and negatives View →
Arlington I.S.D. Review of Medical Detection Dogs
Part of the Heroic Dogs series, Medical Detection Dogs by Megan Peterson explains that these dogs are trained to sniff out disease such as allergies, cancer, epilepsy, and… They let their owners know when problems are about to occur. The title contains large text and vibra View →