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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 →