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A noteworthy review of The Black American Journey from School Library Journal on April 1, 2021
To say ‘Lincoln freed the slaves’ is too simplistic to be real history. Students should learn the actual reasons for his actions. Black Americans have withstood horrific conditions throughout American history and these books speak to their heartbreaking struggles and… View →
A noteworthy review of Blast Off to Space from School Library Journal on April 1, 2021
This eight-book series incorporates a broad range of subjects related to astronomy. Each book contains three or four chapters with many vibrant, full-page photographs. The length of the text and amount of data included in each title make it a good choice for first book reports or as a… View →
A noteworthy review of True Spy Stories from Booklist on April 1, 2021
This entry in the True Spy Stories series (6 titles) begins with a bullet-pointed list of ‘fast facts,’ setting readers up with background information on WWII and spying that gives necessary context to the coming stories. From there, five chapters… View →
A noteworthy review of Learning Sight Words from School Library Journal on April 1, 2021
Sight words, or words that developing readers can identify by memory without decoding them, are introduced through different scenarios in this series. Books take a set of two or three sight words and highlight them by repeating them in different sentences throughout the text… View →
A noteworthy review of Blast Off to Space from Booklist on April 1, 2021
Kids curious about the universe of space objects beyond our eight local planets and sun will appreciate this title in the Blast Off to Space series (8 titles). The book opens with the discovery of the dwarf planet Eris, which led scientists to establish new criteria for classifying… View →
A noteworthy review of The Black American Journey from Booklist on April 1, 2021
Starred Review. This volume in The Black American Journey series (12 titles) chronicles the rise of Greenwood, Oklahoma—later annexed by Tulsa—known as Black Wall Street for the wealth its Black population built, and the bloody massacre that was its downfall in 1921. In six… View →
A noteworthy review of True Spy Stories from School Library Journal on April 1, 2021
Each title starts off with a ‘Fast Facts’ section, giving brief background information on the particular era. It also includes spies and their tools. The writing is serious. Mini biographies of spies and their actions are included. Anna Smith Strong, a spy during the… View →
A noteworthy review of Affecting Lives: Drugs and Addiction from Booklist on March 1, 2021
The Affecting Lives series uses sample scenarios to show young readers what can happen when people become dependent on controlled substances. Each book starts with a one-page introduction on what the substance looks like, what it’s made of, how it’s used, and typical physical View →
A noteworthy review of How America Works from School Library Connection on January 1, 2021
It is important to have a good set or two of books on American government and democracy in the library, especially in an election year. These four titles are the latest installments in How America Works series published by The Child’s World. Written for an upper elementary… View →
A noteworthy review of The United States Presidents from Children's Bookwatch on December 1, 2020
‘The United States Presidents’ is a new forty-four volume series from The Child’s World that individually showcases each American president from George Washinton to Donald J. Trump. This impressively informative series for young readers ages 8-12 chronicles the lives of View →
A noteworthy review of Social and Emotional Learning from School Library Journal on November 1, 2020
This series explains the core skills at the heart of social and emotional learning. Each title presents three short stories that depict children developing skills, such as teamwork, recognizing boundaries, conflict resolution, and self-awareness. The layout features plenty of white space View →
A noteworthy review of Pandemics and COVID-19 from School Library Journal on November 1, 2020
Upper elementary students may have many questions about COVID-19. From a discussion of pandemics in general to a reflection on how the virus has changed our world, this series addresses many of those questions. Large images with captions help to support the… View →