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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 →
Why We Need Proteins - Children's Literature
One the “Science of Nutrition” series, this title explores the role of proteins in our diet, why they are needed and what happens to your body if you do not get enough. The ten chapters, designed for upper elementary and middle school students, utilize an attractive layout of View →
Cleaning Chemistry - Children's Literature
Using toothpaste and soap are acts most of us do every day, and this selection in the “Chemtastrophe!” series explains that we have chemistry to thank for most of the products we use to clean ourselves—and our homes. A brief overview of chemistry includes explanations of… View →
See for Yourself: Body Science - Children's Literature
I opened Body Science, expecting to see the facts I already know displayed in a new, more colorful format. I assumed they would be facts I knew because I feel fairly well informed about the human body. However, I must not have been paying close enough attention in science class, because… View →
Rapping about What animals eat - Children's Literature
Animals live and eat differently. In this book using rhymes or raps (depending on the how it’s read) little ones are introduces to these differences and the words for each type. The pictures in this book are absolutely fantastic. They are photographs that really depict what is… View →
Visual Dictionary of Victorian Life - Children's Literature
The title is misleading—this slim picture book would be more accurately described as a very simplistic encyclopedia. The information is arranged by topic area including homes, toys, clothing and travel in North America during the mid- to late 19th century. The topics focus on how… View →
Why We Need Water and Fiber - School Library Journal
Gr 4–6—Theses books provide answers to why we need the featured nutrients, but often in a way that prompts more questions. For example, Vitamins recommends eating a riboflavin-rich breakfast before an exam without showing what kinds of foods would make such a meal, and Water gives… View →
Ancient Greek Adventure - Children's Literature
The history and traditions of Ancient Greece has fascinated people for thousands of years. This book follows an Egyptian boy who arrives in Athens for the Great Dionysia festival honoring the Greek god Dionysus. Dionysus was the god of wine and was known for freeing people from their… View →
Hurry Up! - Children's Literature
Part of the “Tadpoles” series, this Guided Reading Level B book entertains new readers with an amusing tale. The vehicles are given human characteristics and the book opens with a tractor moving down the road and a snail alongside who seems to be moving at unusual speed. The… View →
Sabre-tooth Tiger - Children's Literature
An introductory page contains a diagram of the Cenozoic Era showing the Pliocene, Pleistocene, and Holocene Epochs. A brief text explains that living things have been around for billions of years and explains that Sabre-tooth Tigers became extinct about 10,000 years ago. A twenty-two… View →
Save the Oceans - Children's Literature
What sets our planet apart from the others in our solar system? Water! Levete calls on all of us to realize what we are doing to this precious resource and offers suggestions to children to help save the oceans and all the creatures that live in it. Dirty water is not only unpleasant for View →
Why We Need Minerals - Children's Literature
One of the “Science of Nutrition” series, this title explores the role of minerals in our diet, why they are needed, and what happens if you do not have enough. The ten chapters, designed for upper elementary and middle school students, utilize an attractive layout of bold… View →