Reviews
A noteworthy review of Our Presidents from Children's Literature on January 1, 2002
This entry in the well-written ‘Our Presidents’ series provides an overview of John Adams, his early years in Massachusetts, his involvement in the Revolutionary War and his rise during the Second Continental Congress as a diplomat. In the first election cast in this country, View →
A noteworthy review of Nonfiction Readers: Level 1 from Children's Literature on January 1, 2002
The book’s title explains it all; this is a very basic book about crocodiles, written for children who are ready to read words of more than one syllable. On one page is a sentence; a photo illustrating its meaning is opposite. Each short sentence reveals a basic, pertinent fact.… View →
A noteworthy review of Our Presidents from Children's Literature on January 1, 2002
This entry in the well-written ‘Our Presidents’ series provides an overview of William Henry Harrison’s life, early years on a Virginia plantation, his fight with Tecumseh at the Battle of Tippicanoe, his rise in politics, and his sudden demise one month later. All… View →
A noteworthy review of Our Presidents from Children's Literature on January 1, 2002
This entry in the well-written ‘Our Presidents’ series provides an overview of Franklin Pierce’s life, early years in New Hampshire, his rise in law and politics, his unfortunate choice of wife who did not like life in Washington, the tragic loss of each of his three… View →
A noteworthy review of Our Presidents from Children's Literature on January 1, 2002
This entry in the well-written ‘Our Presidents’ series provides an overview of James Buchanan’s life, early years in Pennsylvania, an ill-fated romance which left him a lifelong bachelor, and his steady rise to political power under many presidents before becoming one… View →
A noteworthy review of Our Presidents from Children's Literature on January 1, 2002
This entry in the well-written ‘Our Presidents’ series provides an overview of Ulysses S. Grant’s life, early years in many locations and his role in the Civil War. A variety of photographs show his family, his wife and children, Grant’s relationship with Lincoln, View →
A noteworthy review of Our Presidents from Children's Literature on January 1, 2002
This entry in the well-written ‘Our Presidents’ series provides an overview of Grover Cleveland’s life, early years in New Jersey and New York, his rise to the governorship of New York, and his leading of the Mugwump Party. The text also covers Cleveland’s efforts View →
A noteworthy review of Our Presidents from Children's Literature on January 1, 2002
This entry in the well-written ‘Our Presidents’ series provides an overview of Benjamin Harrison’s, early years in Ohio, and later in Indianapolis, his compassion and bravery as a Union soldier in the Civil War, family life, rise to political life through the Senate,… View →
A noteworthy review of Naturebooks from Children's Literature on January 1, 2002
From up close to far away, accompanying photographs help the text to demonstrate just what wildebeests are in this easy to read book. Captioned photos show scenes of herds migrating across an African plain, several close-up portraits of wildebeests’ faces, and even a newborn… View →
A noteworthy review of Naturebooks from Children's Literature on January 1, 2002
This volume in the ‘Naturebooks’ marine life series will fascinate kids with one odd fact after another about the strange life of the octopus. An animal of extremes, the smallest octopus measures one inch long, and the largest is twenty feet from tentacle-tip to tentacle tip… View →
A noteworthy review of Our Presidents from Children's Literature on January 1, 2002
This entry in the well-written ‘Our Presidents’ series provides an overview of William McKinley’s life, early years in Ohio, character-forming military activity in the Civil War, tragic family life, political life, and important aspects of his presidency, including his… View →
A noteworthy review of Naturebooks from Children's Literature on January 1, 2002
A giraffe is an interesting animal, as anyone who reads this book will discover. For example, they have the same number of bones in their necks as humans do, and newborn giraffes are dropped to the ground at birth, for the mothers endure labor while standing. These facts and more are… View →