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World of Mythology Set 1 – School Library Journal
. . .Ollhoff approaches the civilizations individually with a focus that details the unique qualities of their traditions. View →
Technology Pioneers Set 1 – Horn Book Guide
Each book begins with an overview of the title company’s main product, then backtracks to provide a well-narrated history of its conception and development. Key figures are profiled in a way that makes clear their creativity, entrepreneurship, and inextricable links to their… View →
Amistad (Essential Events) – Horn Book Guide
Drawings, photographs, maps, sidebars enhance the main text. . . View →
Chernobyl Disaster (Essential Events) – Horn Book Guide
This book presents an account of the world’s worst nuclear power plant disaster. The events leading to the disaster, including faulty design, inadequate testing, human errors, and lack of safety precautions, are succinctly told. . . . Photographs and sidebars enhance the readable… View →
Animal Sounds Set 2 – Horn Book Guide
Through. . .rhymes and. . .informative text boxes, these books. . .show how the title animals communicate. Bright, close-up photos and the animal-sounds aspect will appeal to creature lovers. . . . Each volume includes the animal’s name in six languages. View →
Cool World Cooking – Horn Book Guide
These appealing books provide recipes for children seeking a general idea of a culture’s special foods while staying with basic, familiar ingredients and simplified preparation routines. Each country is shown on a map and its cuisine characterized briefly before tools, techniques,… View →
Legendary Athletes Set 1 – Horn Book Guide
These reasonably comprehensive volumes explore the title athletes’ childhoods, early careers, and rise within sports. Admirable attention is paid to the societal and political constraints facing the men and women, in addition to their own social activism. A good selection of… View →
Universe Set 2 – School Library Journal
These volumes offer short, simply phrased introductions to topics in astronomy enhanced by generous quantities of fairly high-quality space photography and art. In general, sturdy fare for fledgling sky watchers. View →
Essential Lives Set 6 – Horn Book Guide
Sensational life experiences are handled in a refreshingly matter-of-fact way. View →
Che Guevara (Essential Lives) – School Library Journal
There is a lot to entice readers in the story of a privileged boy growing up in an intellectual, eccentric family who becomes one of the most iconic revolutionaries of the 20th century. Full chapters are devoted to Guevara’s childhood and his summer trips around South America as a… View →
John D. Rockefeller (Essential Lives) – School Library Journal
Readers will also get a short history of American oil development in this story of one of the 19th century’s best-known “robber barons.” Plenty of sidebars and well-chosen photographs break up the text. View →
Rupert Murdoch (Essential Lives) – School Library Journal
The author focuses on controversies, such as Murdoch’s interview with David Frost, the kidnapping of a business partner’s wife, and his use of sensationalism to sell newspapers. Readers will certainly gain a sense of what it takes to dominate a global business. . . View →
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