Canada
USAReviews
Today is a great day! - Children's Literature
This tribute to optimism opens with children greeting each morning saying, “Today is a great day!” Examples of things and activities that make life enjoyable follow. These include smiling with friends, playing team sports, sharing ice cream cones, going to school, dancing,… View →
Justin Bieber - Children's Literature
Justin Bieber’s rise to superstardom from small-town Canadian teen is chronicled in this volume in the “Superstars!” series. Raised primarily by his mother, Justin always loved music, but not until he competed in a talent show in his hometown of Stratford, Ontario, at… View →
The Jonas Brothers - Children's Literature
A tribute to the three Jonas Brothers with facts and photographs makes up this nonfiction entry in the “Superstars!” series. It begins with a summary of the accomplishments of the band. It tells about how they are known for their wholesome lifestyles, and the fact that they… View →
Natural Disasters: Moving Earth - Children's Literature
The “Science of Catastrophe” series uses science to explain what happened in different disasters and excels in being accurate and readable. The series also has artistic illustrations and detailed diagrams of the science involved and the price is affordable. Reading about… View →
A Nation Divided: Causes of the Civil War - Children's Literature
The causes of the Civil War lay in the very social fabric of the nation. Divisive issues such as varying economies, conflicting social norms, divergent class structures, and opposing positions on trade policy were all factors that caused tension between the antebellum North and South.… View →
What Is the Theory of Evolution? - Children's Literature
What if your life’s work involved developing a theory about a subject that ran contrary to what most people believed? What if it inspired a controversy that continues for decades? Such was the contribution of Charles Darwin, in his work on evolution. Joining other scientists who… View →
Area - 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 does not do a good job. In spite of the language level (which appears appropriate) and the order of presentation, and… View →
Government in the Ancient World - Children's Literature
Some of the names of rulers in the ancient world may be familiar like Alexander the Great and Hammurabi while others will be new including some famous women like Empress Wu in China and Hatshepsut in Egypt. The structure of society and the form of leadership is discussed for the world… View →
Technology in the Ancient World - Children's Literature
Reading this title in the “Life in the Ancient World” makes you realize how much was known in ancient times and how much was lost when these civilizations crumbled. Looking at the Roman Aqueducts which more than 2000 years later can still carry water is amazing and learning… View →
Natural Disasters: Violent Weather - Children's Literature
The “Science of Catastrophe” series uses science to explain what happens in different disasters and excels in being accurate and readable and the price is affordable. The series has beautiful illustrations and detailed diagrams of the science involved. For example, diagrams… View →
How to Tell a Fable - Children's Literature
Each book in this series follows the same format as it examines one aspect of the oral tradition. Fables are defined as stories handed down from generation to generation in which animals act like humans and contain a moral or lesson that help a reader understand human nature. The story… View →
Final Campaigns of the Civil War - Children's Literature
Students of the Civil War are sometimes amazed by the fact that Confederate armies fought so effectively for so long and then simply crumbled in the final weeks of the war. In reality, despite the valor and elan of Confederate soldiers, the material mismatch that lay at the heart of the… View →