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Flood and Monsoon Alert! (revised, ed. 2) - Children's Literature
Never underestimate the power of rushing water. It can sweep a car off the road or uproot a tree. Water is vital to the survival of all living things on this planet, but this book points out the dangers it can present also. Monsoons occur naturally in many parts of the globe, so the… View →
Velociraptor - Children's Literature
A high-stepping, feathered Velociraptor bares its teeth as it rushes toward the reader from the cover of this book in the “Smithsonian Prehistoric Zone” series. As with all twelve books in the series, the opening page highlights the evolution of dinosaurs and is complete with View →
Friend or Foe?: Plays About Bullying - Children's Literature
Using role playing and reader’s theater offers strategies for young people to address personal development. These plays include: The Newbie. Maria and Kaylee are starting the year at new schools, but not at the same one. Maria’s mother gives her a cell phone, but warns her… View →
Military Helicopters: flying into battle - Children's Literature
Scouting, attacking, and transporting people and cargo are the main jobs of military helicopters. Young readers interested in flying machines will find much to like in this addition to Bobby Kalman’s “Vehicles on the Move” series. The who, what, when, where and why are… View →
Ecological Disasters - Children's Literature
The “Science of Catastrophe” series uses science to explain what happened in different disasters and excels in being accurate and readable. The series also has artistic illustrations and detailed diagrams of the science involved. The books are current and the price is… View →
War in the Pacific - Children's Literature
Fantastic, well-written! Superb! This graphic novel is about WWII and has six sections. The first two sections, The Pacific Conquered and Turning the Tide, are in prose form and take us from 1940 to 1945. The next three sections are written in graphic novel… View →
The Western Front - School Library Journal
Gr 5–9—In each volume, text overviews and photos bookend three graphic-novel formatted stories that focus on individuals involved in specific actions and/or conflicts. Although there are several different artists, the fairly realistic artwork is consistent among the books, depicting… View →
King Arthur's Tale - School Library Journal
This adventure is filled with magic, wizards, and dragons, and it seems factual when paired with people and places in Arthur’s life. View →
What is an ocean? - Children's Literature
How about this scenario? You are driving to your favorite beach or aquarium and a little voice comes from the back seat: “Are we there yet?” Instead of explaining about mileage, car speed, time, or geography, hand over this book. Young readers will get an introduction to the… View →
Santa Claus - Children's Literature
The familiar phrase, “Santa is coming! Santa is coming!” is proclaimed by many kids every December. Kids wait for him to come on Christmas Eve and he comes when they sleep. The anticipation of his arrival, as well as other information about Santa Claus is well covered in this View →
What Is Cell Theory? - Children's Literature
It took centuries of work by many collaborators, working together and independently, to identify and understand the basic building block of all life—the cell—and develop a scientific theory to explain its functions. That a unified theory could emerge from such divergent sources and… View →
Space Blog - Children's Literature
What is it like to be an astronaut and travel to outer space? In this book, readers follow Captain Toni Omari and his crew as they tour the solar system. The journey begins at Cape Canaveral where lift off is successful and within minutes the spacecraft has left earth’s atmosphere. View →