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Egypt - the people (revised, ed. 2) - School Library Journal
Gr 4-6-Each of these books touches on both ancient and modern life, but to different degrees determined by the subject matter. For example, Culture is dominated by ancient times and religious beliefs. A briefer section mentions modern religious practices, art, music, dance, and other… View →
Roberta Bondar: Canada's First Woman in Space - Children's Literature
This biography is a detailed look at the life of Bondar, the female astronaut who spent eight days in space on the 1992 Discovery shuttle mission. First chosen in 1983 as one of six Canadian astronauts, she waited patiently for nearly a decade after the U.S. space program shut down… View →
Boats on the Water - Children's Literature
One of the “Vehicles on the Move” series, this book is a treasure for both young and old, whether landlubbers or seafarers. In addition to photographs of vehicles on water, the author embeds into each page the explanations, examples and definitions that develop both reasoning View →
Why We Need Fats - Children's Literature
One of the “Science of Nutrition” series, this edition explores the role of fats in our diets, why they are needed, and what happens to your body if you do not get an adequate amount. The eleven chapters, designed for upper elementary and middle school students, utilize an… View →
Touring, Trekking, and Traveling Green: Careers in Ecotourism - Children's Literature
One of eight in the “Green-Collar Careers” series, this title focuses on the many careers associated with ecotourism, defined as “responsible travel to natural areas that conserves the environment and improvise the well-being of local people.” The five chapters… View →
Caterpillar Capers - Children's Literature
Part of the “Crabtree Connections” series, this title is categorized as a recount book and it introduces the life cycle of a caterpillar as it grows from a tiny egg into a beautiful butterfly or moth. Told in the first person, a caterpillar relates her life story. It begins… View →
Slides, Flips, and Turns - Children's Literature
Geometry is something that some of us just take for granted, but the very basic concepts are presented in this title which is part of the “My Path to Math” series. The concepts of mirror images and flipping something upside as well as turning it over are demonstrated with… View →
Get Active! - Children's Literature
The body is like a machine that needs to be used often to keep it working. Keeping fit helps the body look and feel good. An active body helps build strong bones and muscles. Without them, the body would be as wobbly as jelly. Strong muscles are less likely to get injured and can work… View →
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 →
The Civil War Begins - Children's Literature
Early on an April morning in 1861 the residents of Charleston, South Carolina, waited with baited breath. Then, the sound of a cannon being fired was heard. Swiftly, the reports of other artillery pieces could be discerned. The shelling of Fort Sumter, so anticipated with joy or dread by View →
Treasure Hunter's Handbook - Children's Literature
For imaginative six- through nine-year-olds, this book will help young readers enter a world where they will become a pirate and conquer the world by escaping bad guys and finding treasures. Step-by-step directions are provided to accomplish these goals. They include how to keep your… View →
The Lost Broomstick - Children's Literature
Part of the “Tadpoles” series, this guided reading level B book entertains new readers with an amusing tale. A young witch named Tess has lost her broomstick. How she lost it is not explained, but the broomstick seems to have a mind of its own. Found by a series of… View →