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Go Greek! - Children's Literature
This well-illustrated picture book mixes a few facts about ancient Greece with related crafts and activities. The author introduces a few related vocabulary terms, including “battering ram”, “frieze” and “Medusa”; however, I would not recommend this as View →
What Are Minerals? - School Library Journal
Gr 3–5—With rocks and minerals being curriculum topics, libraries are always in need of additional, current resources. These books cover the basic information but they will not engage readers. The reading level is high for the intended age group. The introductions in Crystals, Fossils,… View →
Turning Point Battles of the Civil War - Children's Literature
The Civil War was fought in hundreds of locations, with armies totaling over three million men across the span of the conflict, and in ways that can hardly be understood by modern readers. Yet, despite the multiplicity of persons, places, and material things that made up the American… View →
Baby animals in ocean habitats - Children's Literature
This text is part of a series “The Habitats of Baby Animals” specifically focused on introducing early readers to geographic regions through the use of baby animals, something most young children will respond to with enthusiasm. This particular text, with its focus on ocean… View →
Reports from the Front in WWII - Children's Literature
Poland is being terrorized! Polish citizens hide in their cellars for fourteen hours while the country is being invaded by Germany. This is the beginning of a unique book told from the perspective of those who experienced the war first hand. They include soldiers, Holocaust survivors,… View →
Baby animals in grassland habitats - Children's Literature
If you want a child to read something enjoyable yet educational, Kalman’s “Habitats” series is right up your alley. This title focuses on animals living in a grassland environment and explores common questions including: what is a community and what is a food chain?… View →
Harry and the Horse - Children's Literature
Part of the “Tadpoles” series this Guided Reading Level C book entertains new readers with an amusing tale. Harry has gone to the fair and he is enjoying his ride on the Merry Go Round. It is magical as Harry’s imagination takes him around faster and faster until he and View →
Baby animals in rainforest habitats - Children's Literature
It would be hard not to pick up and look at this book which is part of the “Habitats of Baby Animals” series because the covers are so attractive. Baby animals hold a lot of appeal and not only for young readers. There is a baby orangutan on the cover and title page both of… View →
Baby animals in savanna habitats - Children's Literature
It would be hard not to pick up and look at this book which is part of the “Habitats of Baby Animals” series because the covers are so attractive. Baby animals hold a lot of appeal and not only for young readers. There is a baby cheetah on the cover and title page both of… View →
Percentage - Children's Literature
“My Path to Math” is a multi-volume series of which this title is a part. The book’s purpose is to make math concepts easy to understand and this book has its strong and weak points. The introduction is very well done and there is excellent reinforcement for each… View →
Famous People of the War of 1812 - School Library Journal
Taken collectively, these volumes present an effective, engaging account of the causes, personages, and battles of an all-too-often-forgotten American conflict. Occurring in the early years of the young nation, it tested the Republic’s mettle, fanned the flames of nationalism, and… View →
Meet my neighbor, the News Camera Operator - Children's Literature
The book, a title in the “Meet My Neighbor” series, follows the workday of Kevin Faibish, a news camera operator in Canada. Readers see Faibish packing and unpacking equipment, taping an interview with soccer players, and working in the television studio. Through text and… View →