Reviews

This series introduces readers to the various jobs horses perform. Accompanied by both black-and-white and color photographs, the easy-to-read two-page sections offer history and discuss how…

Part of the America’s Animal Comebacks series, this accessible title discusses the environmental threats facing the Florida manatee and the efforts that saved this appealing sea creature from

Part of the America’s Animal Comebacks series, this accessible title discusses the environmental threats facing the Florida manatee and the efforts that saved this appealing sea creature from

All three books have the same format: two-page chapters with a full-color photo on each page, a few paragraphs of large-print text and quotes from eyewitnesses. They conclude with profiles of

In Meish Goldish’s book, entitled Gorillas, you can learn so many facts. He tells how Diane Fossey, an American zoologist, studied gorillas for nearly eighteen years. She went right into the…

Following an opening spread devoted to size and weight, these books offer bits of information about habitat, diet, physical features, and reproduction. A simple map shows where the animals…

In Meish Goldish’s book, entitled Gorillas, you can learn so many facts. He tells how Diane Fossey, an American zoologist, studied gorillas for nearly eighteen years. She went right into the…

These attractive titles include the size and description of the featured subject, a description and map of its habitat, diet, camouflage, life cycle, and whether or not it is endangered. Most

Titanic describes the 1912 collision of this “unsinkable” ship with an iceberg, and the resulting horror. Three Mile Island discusses the 1979 malfunction of a nuclear reactor that could have

One of my favorite books listed on Accelerated Reader is “Working Horses,” which is from a series called “Horse Power.” In the series, young children learn how these proud animals provide a…

One of my favorite books listed on Accelerated Reader is “Working Horses,” which is from a series called “Horse Power.” In the series, young children learn how these proud animals provide a…

The Challenger Space Shuttle Explosion was recommended in the April 2007 Spotlight on Series Nonfiction for Youth.