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Cultural Traditions in Brazil - Children's Literature
More than 200 million people live in Brazil, which is the largest country in South America. This nonfiction book describes the many holidays that are celebrated in Brazil. A few of these celebrations include Christmas, Carnival, Easter, Indian Day, and Feasts Day. In Brazil the weather… View →
Corvette - Children's Literature
In the 1950s America was introduced to its own ?homegrown" sports car. Produced by the Chevrolet division of General Motors, the 1953 Corvette was a fiberglass, two-seater designed to show American muscle in the international sports car world. Only three hundred of them were made… View →
Cultural Traditions in Mexico - School Library Journal
Simple overviews of the holidays, festivals, traditions, and customs of these countries. Each spread contains information and eye-catching, full-color photos depicting the foods and people commemorating events. National and religious holidays are included. Brazil starts with Christmas… View →
What Are Newton‘s Laws of Motion? - Children's Literature
Imagine developing a set of laws that describe motion succinctly, clearly and mathematically. Imagine also that these laws apply equally to motion occurring on Earth and throughout the solar system. This was the contribution to science made by Sir Isaac Newton. But Newton didn’t… View →
Rain Forest - Children's Literature
Generally rainforests are found in hot climates and they are places where it rains every day. These rainforests are homes to many plants and animals that live on the ground, in trees and at varying levels of the forest. Ants march along the ground and army ants can be quite formidable… View →
Explore Earth‘s Seven Continents - Children's Literature
Students are provided with an overview of the seven continents and what makes each continent unique. Not only is the book packed concisely with facts relating to continents, students also learn about borders, countries, cities, habitats, rivers and oceans. Kalman does an excellent job of View →
Baby animals in savanna habitats - Children's Literature
It would be hard not to pick up and look at this book which is part of the “Habitats of Baby Animals” series because the covers are so attractive. Baby animals hold a lot of appeal and not only for young readers. There is a baby cheetah on the cover and title page both of… View →
Go Greek! - Children's Literature
This well-illustrated picture book mixes a few facts about ancient Greece with related crafts and activities. The author introduces a few related vocabulary terms, including “battering ram”, “frieze” and “Medusa”; however, I would not recommend this as View →
Line, Bar, and Circle Graphs - Children's Literature
Part of the series “My Path to Math,” this volume is a useful and clear introduction to a practical subject. It begins with charts and pictographs. Children who are part of a summer reading program at a library talk about the children themselves, bookmarks, books, and subject View →
Baby animals in grassland habitats - Children's Literature
If you want a child to read something enjoyable yet educational, Kalman’s “Habitats” series is right up your alley. This title focuses on animals living in a grassland environment and explores common questions including: what is a community and what is a food chain?… View →
Teen Pregnancy - Children's Literature
The negative consequences of teen pregnancy are significant, including curtailed education and significantly lower lifetime earnings for the parent; this is also true for their children, who also experience higher incidences of teen pregnancy and incarceration. Puberty, described as the… View →
Baby animals in ocean habitats - Children's Literature
This text is part of a series “The Habitats of Baby Animals” specifically focused on introducing early readers to geographic regions through the use of baby animals, something most young children will respond to with enthusiasm. This particular text, with its focus on ocean… View →