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Cover: Grow Your Mind

School Library Journal, Series Made Simple

This series for middle grade readers discusses helpful social-emotional skills. Each book begins with an explanation of the difference between a “fixed mindset” and a “growth mindset.” The main text describes how brains respond to certain situations and how minds can be trained to work… View →

 
Cover: Be a Dog Expert

School Library Journal, Series Made Simple

Pet care tips, breed characteristics, and fun facts make these titles both useful and entertaining. Information for pet ­owners includes the basics about selection, homes, feeding, and health. A helpful list of dos and don’ts is included as well as a list of foods, with spot images. The… View →

 
Cover: Usemos la tecnología sabiamente (Using Technology Wisely)

School Library Journal, Series Made Simple

This comprehensive, up-to-date Spanish STEAM series examines various aspects of technology, including robotics, how to think like a scientist, how humans interact with technology, and types of energy. These titles offer simple sentence structures and familiar… View →

 
Cover: Be a Rabbit Expert

School Library Journal, Series Made Simple

Pet care tips, breed characteristics, and fun facts make these titles both useful and entertaining. Information for pet ­owners includes the basics about selection, homes, feeding, and health. A helpful list of dos and don’ts is included as well as a list of foods, with spot images. The… View →

 
Cover: Be a Pet Expert

School Library Journal, Series Made Simple

Pet care tips, breed characteristics, and fun facts make these titles both useful and entertaining. Information for pet ­owners includes the basics about selection, homes, feeding, and health. A helpful list of dos and don’ts is included as well as a list of foods, with spot images. The… View →

 
Cover: Be a Horse and Pony Expert

School Library Journal, Series Made Simple

Pet care tips, breed characteristics, and fun facts make these titles both useful and entertaining. Information for pet ­owners includes the basics about selection, homes, feeding, and health. A helpful list of dos and don’ts is included as well as a list of foods, with spot images. The… View →

 
Cover: Be a Hamster and Guinea Pig Expert

School Library Journal, Series Made Simple

Pet care tips, breed characteristics, and fun facts make these titles both useful and entertaining. Information for pet ­owners includes the basics about selection, homes, feeding, and health. A helpful list of dos and don’ts is included as well as a list of foods, with spot images. The… View →

 
Cover: Careers on the Front Line

School Library Journal, Series Made Simple

Careers in public and military service are presented in this six-part series, including jobs available in government, branches of the armed forces, police careers, undercover operations, and more. The requirements for sub-careers in each field are listed. For example, Army Careers… View →

 
Cover: Bo and Zop Learn How to Be an Earthling

School Library Journal, Series Made Simple

Two inquisitive aliens set out to learn all they can about earthlings. Bo and Zop investigate diversity, charity, environmentalism, and disagreements. The aliens conduct thoughtful discussions about healthy ways to deal with anger, how to show respect to others, how to improve the… View →

 
Cover: Work Smarter

School Library Journal, Series Made Simple

This series for middle grade readers discusses helpful social-emotional skills. Each book begins with an explanation of the difference between a “fixed mindset” and a “growth mindset.” The main text describes how brains respond to certain situations and how minds can be trained to work… View →

 
Cover: Be a Reptile Expert

School Library Journal, Series Made Simple

Pet care tips, breed characteristics, and fun facts make these titles both useful and entertaining. Information for pet ­owners includes the basics about selection, homes, feeding, and health. A helpful list of dos and don’ts is included as well as a list of foods, with spot images. The… View →

 
Cover: Charles Darwin

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From his childhood to his famous voyage of discovery, his meticulous research, and his groundbreaking On the Origin of Species, this colorful volume introduces Charles Darwin and presents the basics of his life’s work. Readers new to the subject will find this an accessible, very… View →