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Groundhog Day - Children's Literature
With stunning colored photographs of groundhogs and simple text, many facts about Groundhog Day are shared. Groundhog Day is February 2nd in the United States and Canada. If the groundhog sees his shadow on that day, six more weeks of winter weather is predicted. If the groundhog does… View →
Velociraptor - Children's Literature
A high-stepping, feathered Velociraptor bares its teeth as it rushes toward the reader from the cover of this book in the “Smithsonian Prehistoric Zone” series. As with all twelve books in the series, the opening page highlights the evolution of dinosaurs and is complete with View →
Friend or Foe?: Plays About Bullying - Children's Literature
Using role playing and reader’s theater offers strategies for young people to address personal development. These plays include: The Newbie. Maria and Kaylee are starting the year at new schools, but not at the same one. Maria’s mother gives her a cell phone, but warns her… View →
Body Care Chemistry - Children's Literature
This book in the “Chemtastrophe!” series reminds readers that chemistry, the study of matter, is responsible for most of the products we use daily to look after our bodies. A brief overview of chemistry begins this slim volume. “Fun Facts” sidebars reveal… View →
On Expedition with Lewis and Clark - Children's Literature
One in a series from “Crabtree Connections,” this informational book is designed with newly independent readers in mind. Short, simple chapters (roughly two pages each) chunk the main points of each stage of the explorers’ journey into highly-accessible portions. Each… View →
Meet my neighbor, the Police Officer - Children's Literature
A police officer provides important services in the community. To help keep a neighborhood safe, a police officer has more than one responsibility. These responsibilities include monitoring how fast people drive, directing traffic when lights at an intersection are not working, and… View →
What is it? - Children's Literature
“Words to Know” is the first section in this early reader and it is really a picture glossary of nine words. The pictures are set on crisp white pages and fill the page. First readers see a cat and on the opposing page there is a hat and readers are asked what they see. The… View →
What is Super Nature? - Children's Literature
In this book, the author has defined “super nature” as the amazing things that plants and animals do that people wish they could do. One of the first examples is the way plants make oxygen from sunlight. In many ways this particular title is a recap of the information… View →
What is Pollination? - Children's Literature
How flowers and other plants continue to reproduce is clearly explained and illustrated on the opening spreads. The most common pollinators are bees, wasps, butterflies and other animals that visit flowers. There are three types of pollination—cross-pollination, self-pollination and wind View →
What is climate? - Children's Literature
In this nonfiction book, primary school aged children can learn about the many causes and impacts of climate. Chapters cover the relationship between weather, climate, and the Earth, including a chapter at the end with practical tips on how we can reduce our carbon footprint. Climate… View →
Ecological Disasters - Children's Literature
The “Science of Catastrophe” series uses science to explain what happened in different disasters and excels in being accurate and readable. The series also has artistic illustrations and detailed diagrams of the science involved. The books are current and the price is… View →
Go Green! Lead the Way - Children's Literature
Going green helps everyone in today’s world. In this book from the “Crabtree Connections” series, readers have their interest aroused on the opening two pages with the questions: What’s the problem? What does it mean? What can we do? Answers are supplied… View →