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Coastal Treasure Hunter - Children's Literature
Sand and seashells are not the only things found on coasts around the world. Waves have washed ashore a huge variety of items including MP3 players, motorbikes, and even a squid the length of a bus. This book takes readers on a journey to discover the many treasures that can be found on… View →
How to Tell a Legend - Children's Literature
Each book in this series follows the same format as it examines one aspect of the oral tradition .This one begins with a definition of a legend and its origins and follows that with two legends, “The Legend of Johnny Appleseed” and “The Legend of King Arthur.”… View →
Green Ways of Getting Around: Careers in Transportation - Children's Literature
One of eight in the “Green-Collar Careers” series, this title focuses on careers in the transportation industry. The five chapters utilize a magazine-like layout with multiple color photos and illustrations that will appeal to upper elementary and middle school students. The… View →
George the Knight - Children's Literature
Part of the “Tadpoles” series, this Guided Reading Level C book entertains new readers with an amusing tale. George has decided that he will be a knight. He has a tunic with a crest on it and used a paper bag to make a helmet. Someone who appears to be an older brother lets… View →
Big Cat - Children's Literature
Part of the “Tadpoles” series, this Guided Reading Level C book entertains new readers with an amusing tale. Cats and mice are natural enemies—predator and prey—so it is not expected that they would be friends. The story opens with a large cat playing or really terrorizing a… View →
Alan and the Animals - Children's Literature
Part of the “Tadpoles” series, this Guided Reading Level B book entertains new readers with an amusing tale. The cover shows Alan with a frog on his head, a mouse in his pocket and a dog-like critter’s paws resting on his chest. Alan loves bats and rats and even has ten View →
Legally Green: Careers in Environmental Law - Children's Literature
One of eight in the “Green-Collar Careers” series, this edition focuses on careers in the relatively recent area of environmental law. The five chapters utilize a magazine-type layout with multiple color photos that will appeal to upper elementary and middle school students. View →
Re-Greening the Environment: Careers in Cleanup, Remediation, and Restoration - Children's Literature
One of eight entries in the “Green-Collar Careers” series, this title focuses on careers in environmental cleanup, remediation and restoration. The five chapters utilize a magazine-type layout with multiple color photos and illustrations that will appeal to upper elementary… View →
Buzz off, Flies! - Children's Literature
Flies have swarmed our planet for over 200 million years and live everywhere people do. They spread germs and diseases but are also important pollinators and have been used for medicinal purposes. Flies have been around longer than humans and have managed to find their way into recipes,… View →
Dolores Huerta: Voice for the Working Poor - Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA)
A new series from Crabtree Books, Groundbreaker Biographies, includes sport figures, fashion designers, political activists and government figures. Two of the biographies are about Sonia Sotomayor, the first Hispanic Supreme Court judge, and Dolores Huerta, a Latino activist who helped… View →
Vera Wang: A Passion for Bridal and Lifestyle Design - Children's Literature
In 1968 a major magazine featured an up-and coming teenager—Vera Wang. Ironically, that magazine wasn’t one that most Vera Wang fans would think of when they think of the iconic fashion designer. Instead, it was Sports Illustrated. The fact that she was quite a figure skater in her View →
How do living things find food? - Children's Literature
First we learn what defines a living thing and understand that they need air, water and food. It is the food that provides the energy to grow. Plants are living things that make their own energy through a process called photosynthesis. Animals who eat just plants are called herbivores… View →