Reviews
Rescuing Animals from Disasters
This series recounts specific disasters and the rescue efforts made to save the animals affected, using accessible… language, brief personal stories, and evocative (sometimes cute [baby…
Big Dogs Rule
Each volume begins with a notable member of the title breed (e.g., Saint Bernard Katie, a therapy dog at a public library). The books then give very broad histories of the breeds, with…
Derrick Rose
This entry in the Basketball Heroes Making a Difference series profiles one of the NBA’s brightest young stars. The quick biographical section talks about how, as one of the smaller players…
Skunk Kits
Discover how baby skunks learn to hunt and what tiger cubs eat. Simple text and vivid photographs and graphics.
Acts of Courage
This series shares the combat stories of individual soldiers from diverse backgrounds and rank. The profiled service members committed outstanding acts of bravery and were decorated…
Big Dogs Rule
Each volume begins with a notable member of the title breed (e.g., Saint Bernard Katie, a therapy dog at a public library). The books then give very broad histories of the breeds, with…
Horses, Donkeys, and Mules
Really? Horses, donkeys, and mules in the U.S. Marines? But this slim title in the America’s Animal Soldiers series, with its many color photographs, makes it clear that these animals are—and
Horses, Donkeys, and Mules
Really? Horses, donkeys, and mules in the U.S. Marines? But this slim title in the America’s Animal Soldiers series, with its many color photographs, makes it clear that these animals are—and
NSTA Recommends Animal Diaries: Life Cycles
Journals and notebooks are an integral part of the educational journey today. Recording information quantitatively as well as qualitatively preserves the event on paper for future reference.…
Weather Wise
This series of five Weather Wise books is designed for the beginning reader, grades 2 and 3. The topics covered in the series are designed to excite young readers and draw them into topics…
Spectacular Skyscrapers
The first book [Amazing Amusement Park Rides] highlights some of the world’s biggest and fastest (and scariest) amusement-park attractions and how they operate, such as the Steel Dragon 2000…
Freaky-Strange Buildings
The first book [Amazing Amusement Park Rides] highlights some of the world’s biggest and fastest (and scariest) amusement-park attractions and how they operate, such as the Steel Dragon 2000…
