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Super Simple Body Set 1 - Library Media Connection
The titles. . .are easy on the eyes and student friendly. The pages are not overwhelming and the pictures are simple to understand. . . . These books give students a new perspective on a very complex topic. View →
Up2U Adventures Set 1 – Library Media Connection
This series offers beginning chapter books where readers select the ending. Each book offers three endings. Of course, readers can read all three endings then decide what conclusion they like. . . .These are easy-to-read adventure stories. The stories may appeal to children who would… View →
Organ Transplants (Medical Marvels) - Booklist
There’s so much information packed into this rather compact book, students and browsers will come away with a real sense of how transplants work, as well as their history and future. . . . The book is handsomely designed with interesting full-bleed photographs often facing a page… View →
Up2U Adventures Set 1 - School Library Journal
. . .these fast-paced titles are almost exclusively plot driven. . . . The adventures are mostly tame and perfect for readers looking for a creepy early chapter book. . . . Recommend these titles to those who would enjoy the freedom of choosing their own endings. View →
Adventure of the Red Circle (Graphic Novel Adventures of Sherlock Holmes) – Booklist
The timeless appeal of Holmes and Watson, reinforced with large panels on each page, clear colors, and easily readable font in high-contrast white bubbles, will make this set of adventures in demand with emerging, reluctant, and struggling readers. This series is a nice way to introduce… View →
Essential Library of American Wars - School Library Journal
These titles do an excellent job of describing the history of. . .wars in which the United States has been involved. . . . The amount of information in these titles makes them solid additions. View →
You're Invited to a Creepover - Library Media Connection
What reader doesn’t like to be scared and has to keep turning pages to see what will happen?…The fast-paced stories have the reader rushing through the books to see how things will turn out for each character… View →
American Revolution - Library Media Connection
These richly illustrated volumes provide a brief survey of major events in the American Revolution, while dispensing with the usual introductory and concluding chapters. The vocabulary is clear and simple, with the use of action verbs and phrases that will appeal to boys who prefer to… View →
Xtreme Pets - School Library Journal, Series Made Simple
This set surveys potential pets, offering overviews of their attributes rather than specific care instruction…The straightforward writing lays out basic facts clearly using paragraph-long summaries and sometimes detailed captions. “Xtreme Fact” text boxes offer snippets of further… View →
Abby and the Book Bunch – School Library Journal
The busy lives of Abby, her friends, family, and neighbors in the idyllic suburban community of Evergreen are the focus of these early chapter books. . . . Generously sized font, short chapters, and a good number of gray-scale digital cartoon illustrations make these fast and fun reads.… View →
Arctic Animals – School Library Journal
Each title starts out with a spread that explains what and where the Arctic region is then breaks off into its featured topic. Maps show where the creatures live. The texts are presented in a large font and the sentences are short. Spreads have different colored backgrounds, a layout… View →
More Super Simple Science - School Library Journal, Series Made Simple
Prefaced by boilerplate on the scientific method and a complete list of easily available ingredients, the 9 to 11 new science demonstrations in each volume of this follow-up set to ABDO’s Super Simple Science series offer clear directions, color photos. . .and lucid explanations… View →
Beginner Biographies Set 2 - Library Media Connection
This series is written with not only young readers in mind, but also with classroom instruction in mind. . . . Young readers will not feel overwhelmed; the illustrations included are simply done. . . . View →
Cool USA Cooking – School Library Journal, Series Made Simple
All the titles begin with an introduction to the featured region, a spread addressing health and safety, another that defines and illustrates “cool cooking terms” and tools, and a section of necessary ingredients. The instructions for the eight recipes that follow are nicely arranged. .… View →
Explore the Countries Set 1 - School Library Journal, Series Made Simple
With a format that combines large, bright photos and brief text, these books provide basic introductions to world countries. Each title opens with maps that locate the country and its most important cities and then touches on its history and flag, geography, economy, culture, most famous View →
History's Greatest Disasters - School Library Journal, Series Made Simple
These chronologically arranged accounts of major world disasters begin with background information followed by a summary of events and analysis of how each event resulted in technological or regulatory changes to prevent or mitigate the effects of similar happenings in the future. The… View →
Sports by the Numbers - School Library Journal, Series Made Simple
Each volume begins with an introduction that provides readers with some fairly complex facts about the subjects. . . . Text boxes pose an addition or subtraction word problem. Answers are in the back, along with some interesting facts about the sport and a short glossary. Teachers can… View →
Cool Wheat–Free Recipes, Cool Meat–Free Recipes (Cool Recipes for Your Health) – Library Media Connection
These eye-catching books touch on two popular diet trends. . . . After relaying reasons behind these trends, the books share, in helpful picture format, the tools and ingredients necessary to make the recipes. Especially noteworthy are the cooking terms. . . .The books do offer a lot in… View →
United States Armed Forces – Booklist
Covering four branches of the service plus two special forces, this series meshes outstanding photographs and “X-treme Facts” to balance out some of the more challenging words in the surprisingly informative texts. View →
Essential Lives Set 8 - Booklist
This series does an excellent job of depicting each individual as a nuanced human rather than an icon. View →
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