Reviews
School Library Journal
‘The Sound Box Library’ series from the 1970s has been given a new face, thanks to King’s energetic artwork. In each book, a child named after the appropriate letter (‘Little c,’ ‘Little d,’ etc.) looks for items that begin with that letter of… View →
Fairfax County Public Schools
Detailed accounting using simple sentences of Henson’s exploits and latent recognition his achievements garnered posthumously. Excellent photographs. View →
School Library Journal
Mathew Henson chronicles the life of an exraordinary man and arctic explorer who was honored in 1996 by the U.S. Navy by having a ship named after him. Prince Whipple and James Armistead are two of the patriots discussed in Revolutionary War. Ironically, most African Americans fought for View →
Fairfax County Public Schools
Easy to understand text in large type. Full page B&W historical photographs. A good social studies resource. View →
Clark County School District (Chris Lasky)
An easy read with good information and wonderful photographs. View →
Clark County School District (Jill Savage)
The author did a great job informing the readers of the history behind the Washington Monument. Information regarding various types of funding and the problems that arrived during its construction allows the reader to be well informed on this national monument. Large black and white… View →
Parent Council, Ltd. (L. Mathison)
Another from the Big Machines at Work series, the photographs and simple text of this book highlight work with a snowplow. Readers will find out how the snowplow clears the roads in winter weather. One section gives kids a peek at the cab, another page names and numbers the outside… View →
Children's Literature (Della A. Yannuzzi)
This book opens with a dramatic black-and-white photograph of Lincoln being shot in the head, accompanied by text on how this happened. This is a good lead in to the topic of Gilmore’s book on how the Lincoln Memorial came into being. The rest of the book deals with the selection… View →
Children's Literature (Barbara L. Talcroft)
Part of the ‘Music Makers’ series for young readers, this volume features large, attractive photographs, very simple text and a collection of facts about violins. Each book in the series identifies the family to which its instrument belongs and tells a bit about its history,… View →
Children's Literature (Denise Daley)
Originally only three acres in size, Ellis Island grew in both magnitude and importance during the late 1800s. As New York City’s subway was being dug, its dirt and rocks were dumped into the water surrounding Ellis Island, increasing the island’s size to almost 28 acres. It… View →
Children's Literature (Marilyn Courtot)
The books that constitute the ‘Sound Box’ library are attractively packaged with colorful illustrations on crisp white pages. The series has been designed and written to teach phonics and words that have the appropriate sounds. The format is the same for each letter of the… View →
Children's Literature (Marilyn Courtot)
The books that constitute the ‘Sound Box’ library are attractively packaged with colorful illustrations on crisp white pages. The series has been designed and written to teach phonics and words that have the appropriate sounds. The format is the same for each letter of the… View →