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Midwest Book Review

Third graders in social studies classes will find these American history titles important and librarians will appreciate their durability and lasting topics. Historical photos blend with history and story lines in titles approximately 23 pages long. Each provides basic information for… View →

 

School Library Journal (Esther C. Ball)

Two titles that adequately cover their subjects. Each one begins with a description of the environmental problem and its causes, followed by a discussion of its effects on plant and animal life. Both authors offer practical advice on what individuals can do to help bring these situations View →

 

School Library Journal (Krista Grosick)

Attractive and clearly written biographies of two men who have been influential in the struggle for the rights of African Americans. Their lives and achievements are chronicled from birth to death in a concise manner. The large, beautifully reproduced sepia-toned photographs on almost… View →

 

Midwest Book Review

This publisher’s series titles are fine choices for libraries seeking useful references with eye-catching covers. Kids in elementary-level grades will find them involving and packed with important facts. ’Earth’s Conditions’ provide very simple explanations for… View →

 

Booklist (Carolyn Phelan)

From the Naturebooks series, these volumes introduce animals in a simple, effective format. Each book focuses on one family of animals, such as garter snakes, lemurs, reindeer, or earthworms. A typical spread includes a full-page photograph facing a page with a few short paragraphs of… View →

 

Lincoln Public Schools, Nebraska (L. Jones)

This is perfect for the very young that want truck books. Big photographs with little text. Others in series are – Bulldozers, Concrete Mixers, Diggers, Forklifts and Garbage Trucks. View →

 

Midwest Book Review

This publisher’s series titles are fine choices for libraries seeking useful references with eye-catching covers. Kids in elementary-level grades will find them involving and packed with important facts. The ‘Holiday Crafts’ series promises lasting usefulness, including View →

 

Midwest Book Review

This publisher’s series titles are fine choices for libraries seeking useful references with eye-catching covers. Kids in elementary-level grades will find them involving and packed with important facts. The ‘Forces of Nature’ series packs in vivid portraits of natural… View →

 

Parent Council, Ltd.

This series of well illustrated books provides simple explanations of, and insights into, several of the serious problems afflicting our environment. Each book is a first-hand, accessible introduction to a topic that may have previously seemed remote or theoretical. View →

 

Midwest Book Review

This publisher’s series titles are fine choices for libraries seeking useful references with eye-catching covers. Kids in elementary-level grades will find them involving and packed with important facts. The ‘Faces and Places’ series for grades 3 and up provide easy… View →

 

Parent Council, Ltd.

Well suited for toddlers, preschoolers and early readers, this series delighted all my fellow teachers. The language is simple, and the large type helps introduce many phonetic sounds. There are a total of fourteen career-specific books in this series and we plan to use them often in our View →

 

Midwest Book Review

This publisher’s series titles are fine choices for libraries seeking useful references with eye-catching covers. Kids in elementary-level grades will find them involving and packed with important facts. ‘Biomes of Nature’ for grades 3 and older support a science… View →