Reviews
A noteworthy review of Countries: Faces and Places from Omaha Public Schools on July 1, 2002
Intermediate students get an overview of the country Vietnam through large, non-intimidating text and photographs. They get a sense of the the country’s past and present, its people, holidays, plants and animals. Added features on every page are the colorful stamp-like captions… View →
A noteworthy review of Naturebooks from Omaha Public Schools on July 1, 2002
A beautiful book on seals. Has real life photos and large print with bolded vocabulary. A glossary, index and web sites are included. View →
A noteworthy review of American History from Omaha Public Schools on July 1, 2002
This book contains the history of the Lincoln Memorial, how it was built, and what it represents. Includes colored and black and white photographs, table of contents, index, glossary and web sites. The binding and paper are of good quality. View →
A noteworthy review of New Sound Box Books from Omaha Public Schools on July 1, 2002
A little girl goes through the story and collects things with the short ‘i’ sound. The story has many short ‘i’ words throughout the story. At the end of the book the long ‘i’ sound is introduced. A great book for beginning readers. View →
A noteworthy review of Journey to Freedom: The African American Library from Omaha Public Schools on July 1, 2002
A must for elementary libraries. The photographs, format, and writing style will appeal to young people researching positive role models. Through this biography about the famous boxer, readers get a sense of Ali’s values and beliefs, dedication and goals. He has done many things in View →
A noteworthy review of Machines at Work from Omaha Public Schools on July 1, 2002
A very primary book detailing purposes and various cars of a train. Vocabulary words in bold type are found in the glossary at the end of the book. Beautiful photographs show the types of train cars and even the couplers and track are described. Photographs with numbered details on the… View →
A noteworthy review of Naturebooks from Omaha Public Schools on July 1, 2002
This book is almost as good as a trip to Africa to see giraffes. The photos are colored and up-close. The print is large. Important terms are in bold print. The text is filled with interesting facts about giraffes. View →
A noteworthy review of Music Makers from Omaha Public Schools on July 1, 2002
This title has full page photographs opposing a page of spaced, bolded information. Each page with a picture is explained with a caption and an arrow directed to the picture. Students will learn how a ‘Luthier’ makes a violin by hand. How sounds are made by the 4 strings is… View →
A noteworthy review of New Sound Box Books from Lincoln Public Schools, Nebraska on July 1, 2002
First grade teachers love books like this. A great book to be used to introduce short and long ‘i’ vowels in different words. Big print is a plus to the beginning reader. Information about the author and illustrator are at the end of the book. View →
A noteworthy review of Machines at Work from Lincoln Public Schools, Nebraska on July 1, 2002
A simple, clear description of the parts of a train. Good for the core curriculum transportation units. View →
A noteworthy review of Naturebooks from Lincoln Public Schools, Nebraska on July 1, 2002
Beautiful large pictures. Simple text. A great book for reports, with just enough information. Glossary, index, and web sites are included. View →
A noteworthy review of Journey to Freedom: The African American Library from Douglas County Schools, Colorado on June 19, 2002
Simple, well-organized chapters provide a broad overview of biographical information on Jesse. The text contains key highlighted words that are then defined in the glossary. This technique emphasizes key concepts and provides strategic reading support for the independent learner. View →