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Baby animals in mountain habitats - Children's Literature
If you’ve ever wondered what sort of animals live high on the mountain, then this look at mountaintop babies is the right choice for you. Young readers get a look at the mountain and its inhabitants in a series of wonderful photographs. Soft furry animals like ground squirrels, red View →
Baby animals in desert 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 desert… View →
Baby animals in water habitats - Children's Literature
The idyllic scene of swans and their young make an attractive cover and it would be hard not to pick up and look at this book which is part of the “Habitats of Baby Animals” series. Baby animals hold a lot of appeal and not only for young readers. The animals on the title… View →
Human-made Disasters - Children's Literature
The man made explosion of a steam engine caused a huge explosion killing 35 people and leaving 50 suffering horrific burns. There is rich vocabulary in the “Science of Catastrophe” series such as horrific, or slowly decomposes, or embankment types. The reader is not talked… View →
Why We Need Carbohydrates - Children's Literature
One the “Science of Nutrition” series, this edition explores the role of carbohydrates in our diet, why they are needed, and what happens to your body if you do not get an adequate amount. The twelve chapters, designed for upper elementary and middle school students, utilize… View →
Understanding Chinese Myths - School Library Journal
Gr 5–8—Despite the title, this series is more of an overview of ancient cultures than a primer on mythology. In addition to providing background on religious practices and relevant gods and goddesses, each volume also discusses social structure, domestic life, and cultural legacies.… View →
Animals move like this - Children's Literature
The table of contents indicates that there is a lot of information in this book. Young readers learn how various animals move, but first there is a page that explains why animals move. They need to hunt food, hide from danger and like humans they often move just to play and have fun. The View →
Boats on the Water - Children's Literature
One of the “Vehicles on the Move” series, this book is a treasure for both young and old, whether landlubbers or seafarers. In addition to photographs of vehicles on water, the author embeds into each page the explanations, examples and definitions that develop both reasoning View →
Treasure Hunt! - Children's Literature
This action book about pirates and lost treasure is divided into very brief chapters with intriguing headings. View →
Jungle Crash! - Children's Literature
The crash that you are hearing in the jungle is the sound of falling trees which means that the jungle is disappearing. Readers learn that animals and plants no longer have homes and that trees which have been growing for years are cut down in minutes. Of course we need trees to provide… View →
Roberta Bondar: Canada's First Woman in Space - Children's Literature
This biography is a detailed look at the life of Bondar, the female astronaut who spent eight days in space on the 1992 Discovery shuttle mission. First chosen in 1983 as one of six Canadian astronauts, she waited patiently for nearly a decade after the U.S. space program shut down… View →
Touring, Trekking, and Traveling Green: Careers in Ecotourism - Children's Literature
One of eight in the “Green-Collar Careers” series, this title focuses on the many careers associated with ecotourism, defined as “responsible travel to natural areas that conserves the environment and improvise the well-being of local people.” The five chapters… View →