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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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →