Reviews
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 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 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 →
A noteworthy review of The United States Presidents from School Library Journal on November 1, 2020
Young readers learn about each president’s childhood, their introduction to politics, and time in office. Significant world events that occurred during the president’s tenure are highlighted in boldface to facilitate comprehension and provide historical context. Each title… View →
A noteworthy review of How America Works from School Library Journal on November 1, 2020
This fact-filled series provides straightforward information. In Democracy, Weber explains the history of the concept and includes facts about the Athenian democracy of Socrates and Plato. Our Founding Fathers profiles some early American statesmen, including George Washington, John… 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 Children's Bookwatch on October 1, 2020
An absolutely essential and critically timely addition to elementary school, middle school, and community library collections for young readers, ‘Pandemics and COVID-19’ is a new six volume series ($191.70 List/$119.70 S&L) from the people at The View →
A noteworthy review of Pandemics and COVID-19 from Booklist on October 1, 2020
Leading with Mr. Rogers’ advice to ‘look for the helpers’ when things feel scary, this book in the Pandemics and COVID-19 series (6 titles) adopts a friendly, comforting tone as it introduces essential workers striving to keep everyone safe and View →
A noteworthy review of The United States Presidents from Booklist on October 1, 2020
The United States Presidents series (44 titles) reviews the lives of those who held America’s highest office. The first half of this biography follows young Barry from his upbringing in Hawaii and Indonesia through decades of education and his meteoric rise in politics, with the… View →
A noteworthy review of Simple Coding from Children's Bookwatch on August 1, 2020
As children grow up surrounded by technology, more and more are learning computer coding at younger and younger ages. With the ‘Simple Coding’ series for children ages 7-10, computer coding has never been simpler. Each 24 page book in this seven volume series introduces young View →