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Treasure Hunter's Handbook - Children's Literature
For imaginative six- through nine-year-olds, this book will help young readers enter a world where they will become a pirate and conquer the world by escaping bad guys and finding treasures. Step-by-step directions are provided to accomplish these goals. They include how to keep your… View →
Caterpillar Capers - Children's Literature
Part of the “Crabtree Connections” series, this title is categorized as a recount book and it introduces the life cycle of a caterpillar as it grows from a tiny egg into a beautiful butterfly or moth. Told in the first person, a caterpillar relates her life story. It begins… 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 →
The Lost Broomstick - Children's Literature
Part of the “Tadpoles” series, this guided reading level B book entertains new readers with an amusing tale. A young witch named Tess has lost her broomstick. How she lost it is not explained, but the broomstick seems to have a mind of its own. Found by a series of… View →
Spotlight on Russia - Children's Literature
Russia is the largest country in the world, spanning two continents, and its customs and people are numerous and very diverse. Part of the “Spotlight on My World” series, this title offers a brief overview of the county and its customs, wildlife, cities and people. The text… View →
The Civil War Begins - Children's Literature
Early on an April morning in 1861 the residents of Charleston, South Carolina, waited with baited breath. Then, the sound of a cannon being fired was heard. Swiftly, the reports of other artillery pieces could be discerned. The shelling of Fort Sumter, so anticipated with joy or dread by 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 →
Egypt - the people (revised, ed. 2) - School Library Journal
Gr 4-6-Each of these books touches on both ancient and modern life, but to different degrees determined by the subject matter. For example, Culture is dominated by ancient times and religious beliefs. A briefer section mentions modern religious practices, art, music, dance, and other… View →
The Metric System - Children's Literature
The metric system is in general use around the world and if kids learn it early they will have no problem adjusting to it. The U.S. has not converted to the metric system and it tends to stand alone when it comes to temperature, weights and measures. Readers learn that Celsius is the… View →
Slides, Flips, and Turns - Children's Literature
Geometry is something that some of us just take for granted, but the very basic concepts are presented in this title which is part of the “My Path to Math” series. The concepts of mirror images and flipping something upside as well as turning it over are demonstrated with… View →
Treasure Hunt! - Children's Literature
This action book about pirates and lost treasure is divided into very brief chapters with intriguing headings. View →