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Apatosaurus - Children's Literature
An introductory page contains a diagram of the Mesozoic Era showing the Triassic, the Jurassic, and the Cretaceous Periods. A brief text explains that living things have been around for billions of years and shows the place in time for the Apatosaurus. A twenty-two page story follows… View →
Labor Day - Children's Literature
Unions have organized workers to band together to better working conditions and benefits. Facing sixteen hour days, dangerous workplaces and less than fair wages, unions were able to make demands for better conditions by holding strikes and protests. They improved workers lives, their… View →
Baby animals in rainforest 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 orangutan on the cover and title page both of… View →
Turning Point Battles of the Civil War - Children's Literature
The Civil War was fought in hundreds of locations, with armies totaling over three million men across the span of the conflict, and in ways that can hardly be understood by modern readers. Yet, despite the multiplicity of persons, places, and material things that made up the American… View →
The Alps - Children's Literature
The ageless Alps—world’s most famous mountain range—have the greatest population, are the most visited, and have been explored since earliest times. Readers of this “Mountains Around the World” series will discover that the Alps divide Italy from northern Europe and… View →
Harry and the Horse - Children's Literature
Part of the “Tadpoles” series this Guided Reading Level C book entertains new readers with an amusing tale. Harry has gone to the fair and he is enjoying his ride on the Merry Go Round. It is magical as Harry’s imagination takes him around faster and faster until he and View →
What Are Minerals? - School Library Journal
Gr 3–5—With rocks and minerals being curriculum topics, libraries are always in need of additional, current resources. These books cover the basic information but they will not engage readers. The reading level is high for the intended age group. The introductions in Crystals, Fossils,… View →
Lady Gaga - Children's Literature
Performance artist, social activist and fashion icon Lady Gaga has pushed her creativity since she was a student at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. Her life story from a childhood where she was known as Stefani Germanotta to her makeover into the performer Lady Gaga with a… View →
Reports from the Front in WWII - Children's Literature
Poland is being terrorized! Polish citizens hide in their cellars for fourteen hours while the country is being invaded by Germany. This is the beginning of a unique book told from the perspective of those who experienced the war first hand. They include soldiers, Holocaust survivors,… View →
Meet my neighbor, the News Camera Operator - Children's Literature
The book, a title in the “Meet My Neighbor” series, follows the workday of Kevin Faibish, a news camera operator in Canada. Readers see Faibish packing and unpacking equipment, taping an interview with soccer players, and working in the television studio. Through text and… View →
Famous People of the War of 1812 - School Library Journal
Taken collectively, these volumes present an effective, engaging account of the causes, personages, and battles of an all-too-often-forgotten American conflict. Occurring in the early years of the young nation, it tested the Republic’s mettle, fanned the flames of nationalism, and… View →
Percentage - Children's Literature
“My Path to Math” is a multi-volume series of which this title is a part. The book’s purpose is to make math concepts easy to understand and this book has its strong and weak points. The introduction is very well done and there is excellent reinforcement for each… View →