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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 →
Record-breaking Earth - Children's Literature
Planet earth is an amazing world. Grassy plains, icy tundras and beautiful blue waters abundant with life are just a few of the wondrous places found on our very special planet. Ganeri has chosen twelve exciting places for young readers to explore. “Travelers Tips” give… 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 →
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 →
Hank Aaron: Home Run Hero - Children's Literature
For Hank Aaron life was all about baseball from the start. Born in segregated Mobile, Alabama in 1934, Aaron grew up playing sand lot baseball and was recruited to play in the Negro League while still in high school. His talents were soon recognized by scouts from the Major League and in View →
What's in the Southwest? - Children's Literature
The country is divided into five regions and each of the titles follows a similar format in the series “All Around the U.S.” The general introduction is the same and it presents a colorful map that clearly identifies the regions, including the abbreviated names for the states View →
Woolly Mammoth - Children's Literature
A large Wooly Mammoth searches for its food, as the Ice Age cold creeps over the ground. It lives during the Pleistocene epoch of the Cenozoic Era and early humans hunt its kind for survival. Details in a day of this Mammoth’s life are covered in this thirty-two page book from the… View →
Night animals - Children's Literature
How are owls and raccoons alike? They both are nocturnal animals. This means they are awake at night and asleep in the daytime. Readers will find out about the habits of nocturnal and diurnal animals (animals active during the day) in this colorful and appealing guided non-fiction… 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 →
Pteranodon - Children's Literature
An introductory page contains a diagram of the Mesozoic Era showing the Triassic, the Jurassic, and the Cretaceous Periods. A brief text explains that living things have been around for billions of years and the place in time for the Pteranodon. A twenty-two page story follows which… 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 →
Date Rape - School Library Journal
Gr 7–10—The Rodgers tackle a sensitive subject in a manner that’s easy for young people to comprehend. They cover topics ranging from overt racism to homophobia to the treatment of people with mental and physical disabilities. They discuss the history of hate and include personal… View →