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Cover: Acorn to Oak Tree

New series additions represent some top picks from this educational publisher and are highly recommended additions to any elementary-level library collection. View →

 
Cover: Biodiversity Eco Facts

New series additions represent some top picks from this educational publisher and are highly recommended additions to any elementary-level library collection. View →

 
Cover: Code Confusion!

New series additions represent some top picks from this educational publisher and are highly recommended additions to any elementary-level library collection. View →

 
Cover: Code Academy

Librarians in the market for new and exciting tech texts will find much to admire in this array. “Code Academy” (Crabtree) can be a useful instructional introduction for classroom or storytime units. Like the gears in a clock, these series will work together to make your collection timely. View →

 
Cover: The Genius of the Ancients

These titles provide a good glimpse into the history and impact of ancient civilizations. View →

 
Cover: Leaving My Homeland: After the Journey

Told in a scrapbook style with lots of pictures and statistics, this series will humanize the people who are too often maligned and ignored. View →

 
Cover: War Machines

With workman like text and illustrations, these titles are additional purchases and useful as supplements. View →

 
Cover: The Human Path Across the Continents

These titles contain relevant information and are useful for most libraries. View →

 
Cover: Follow the Life Cycle

A good introduction for primary grades with the added bonus of digital support. View →

 
Cover: Moon Flight Atlas

Top 10 Series on Spance Science and Exploration. “Crabtree’s Moon Flight Atlas series takes elementary and middle school students back to the early days of the Space Race. View →

 
Cover: Full STEAM Ahead! - Arts In Action

The Full STEAM Ahead! series present engaging examples of the connections between Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts, and Math. All of the books in the series are well-suited to primary students.” Highly Recommended. View →

 
Cover: Scratch Code Smart Homes

An excellent guidebook for kids and adults learning to use computer technology to improve homes and home security. View →

 
Cover: The Genius of the Benin Kingdom

The varied topics are neatly tied together, while airy layouts with diligently captioned illustrations and fun facts create a friendly reading experience. A refreshing addition to collections on ancient cultures. View →

 
Cover: Biodiversity Eco Facts

Since biodiversity is such a huge topic, the information here is necessarily surface level, but there’s plenty to inspire deeper research. View →

 
Cover: Day and Night

Fall 2019 Best Books for Kids and Teens View →

 
Cover: Engineering in My Community

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Cover: Map and Track Wetlands

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Cover: Map and Track Rain Forests

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Cover: Map and Track Oceans

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Cover: Map and Track Mountains

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Cover: Map and Track Deserts

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Cover: Oil and Pipelines

Oil and Pipelines provides students with background context to the issue and information literacy skills to help them delve deeper into the controversy by identifying credible sources and avoiding bias.” Highly Recommended. View →

 
Cover: Immigration and Refugees

Immigration and Refugees does an excellent job of presenting the humanitarian and the economic aspects of this crisis from a local, national, and international perspective.” Highly Recommended. View →

 
Cover: Gun Violence

It is extremely important that students learn to be astute gatherers and users of information about this topic. Gun Violence does an excellent job of presenting the facts about gun violence and what to do about it from a variety of perspectives.” Highly Recommended. View →