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Meet my neighbor, the Hip-Hop Dancer - Children's Literature
Hip-hop music and dancing appeal tremendously to children. Hip-hop dance can be used to teach children about the importance of exercise and, more importantly, the importance of proper training and discipline. Hip-hop dance, if performed with a professional dance crew, can be very… View →
Bill‘s Bike - Children's Literature
Part of the “Tadpoles” series, this Guided Reading Level B book entertains new readers with an amusing tale. Wow is Bill excited. He received a brand new bike for his birthday. It came with training wheels and a helmet. Off he goes with no problem with both parents… View →
Family Matters: Plays About Family Changes - Children's Literature
Family Matters: Plays about Family Changes is part of the “Get into Character” series. The book contains two illustrated plays. The first is about what happened when Brandon’s dad moved out. The second play is about when Tanya’s family has to downsize and move… View →
Baby animals in wetland habitats - School Library Journal
Gr 2–4—Expanding on a topic introduced in her Where Do Animals Live? (Crabtree, 2010), Kalman examines various habitats while upping the appeal with frequent references—heavily reflected in the accompanying photos—to the young of resident mammals or, on occasion, birds. Even in Ocean,… View →
Is it smooth or rough? - Children's Literature
A colorful page layout and headings with vibrant photographs and concise explanations make learning about concepts like matter, mass, texture, friction, and properties fun. With its bright, child-oriented photographs, this book is a good source for reinforcing concepts previously taught… View →
Religion in the Ancient World - Children's Literature
People all over the world have developed religions and some stress a relationship with nature, peace, love and good behavior while others are less so and require bloody sacrifices of animals and humans to appease the deities. The subject becomes more complex because within a society or… View →
Rainforest Research Journal - Children's Literature
In this colorful and appealingly formatted book, scientist Victoria Stanley is on a research trip, funded by The Foundation, to the Amazon. The Foundation’s director conveys in a letter that they want her to gather information on environmental problems in the Amazon. They are… View →
Motorcycles - Children's Literature
Peppas introduces some surprising facts about the world of motorcycles in another of the “Vehicles that Move” series. More than 6 million people in the U.S. ride motorcycles, some of which can travel more than 200 miles (322 km) per hour. The many uses of these vehicles… View →
Farm Animals - Children's Literature
Can you touch your nose the way a cow can? Find out in this colorful and appealing non-fiction reader with adorable farm animal pictures. Part of the “My World Series” of sixty-four books designed for young children and written in eight guided reading levels (A-H), the… View →
Lamborghini - Children's Literature
While Enzo Ferrari was winning races with his cars, Ferrucio Lamborghini was getting rich building farm tractors. He spent his wealth on fast cars and when he drove a Ferrari, he saw the potential to improve its performance. Legend has it that Ferrari was uninterested and so Lamborghini… View →
Child Abuse - Children's Literature
Child victims of neglect and abuse are especially susceptible to confusion and self-blame; this book offers a clear, strong message about where the responsibility rightly resides, and reassures readers that they are not at fault. Useful chapters on “Seeking Help” and… View →
Landscape Detective: Tracking Changes in your Surroundings - Children's Literature
This slim paperback is an informational guide that teaches young readers how to become a Landscape Detective by exploring and studying the world around them. In an easy-to-read format, the reader learns how to gather information, interpret it, and then display the results. The author… View →