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Oh, Jet! - Children's Literature
Part of the “Tadpoles” series, this guided reading level B book entertains new readers with an amusing tale. Jet is a funny-looking black dog that is taken by his family to the beach. Once there, they throw a plastic bone out into the water for Jet to retrieve. He… 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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
The Hungry Little Monkey - School Library Journal
K-Gr 1—Each book contains a preview of the vocabulary used in the story as well as a follow-up activity and suggestions for parents as they help their youngsters with reading comprehension. In the first book, Bill starts off with four wheels on his bike but finds that he only needs two.… 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 →
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 →
Why We Need Water and Fiber - Children's Literature
One of the “Science of Nutrition” series, this edition explores the role of water and fiber 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,… View →
Why We Need Vitamins - Children's Literature
One of the “Science of Nutrition” series, this edition explores the role of vitamins in our diet, why they are needed, and what happens to your body if you do not get an adequate amount. The ten chapters, designed for upper elementary and middle school students, utilize an… 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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
Freddy‘s Teddy - Children's Literature
Part of the “Tadpoles” series, this Guided Reading Level C book entertains new readers with an amusing tale. Freddy’s Teddy bear was losing his stuffing because he had a rip in one of his seams. Can anything be done? Mother says “off to the hospital” and… 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 →
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 →
WWII Survival Tips - Children's Literature
The unique concept of this slim, paperback book is that the reader is actually living during World War II and is being given basic rules of survival for the period. The active voice livens up a perhaps distant subject for young readers by explaining how they might survive a bomb attack,… 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 →