Reviews
Booklist (Carolyn Phelan)
From the new Big Machines at Work Series, these books present young children with information about trucks, illustrated with color photographs. Each volume includes a long section called ‘On the Job’ showing the vehicle at work, followed by ‘Climb Aboard!’ a… View →
Parent Council, Ltd. (MT)
This handy and informative early reader can reinforce bicycle safety. Bold-faced words used in the text are defined in a glossary. Appealing illustrations help to point out the importance of bicycle safety. View →
Parent Council, Ltd.
An overview of each country contains information on history, culture, places, facts, and traditions. Lovely full-color photographs help the reader appreciate the beauty of each country. These books are a great resource. View →
Parent Council, Ltd.
This series offers wonderful examples of high achievers who set goals and experienced both disappointments as well as victories during their journey to excellence. Action shots of these great players tell part of the story. In each book, the author relates personal stories of injuries,… View →
Midwest Book Review
Richard Rambeck’s Tara Lipinski provides a fine basic survey of the figure skater’s life, with bright color photos capturing her skating activities. 23 pages of brief biographical material will appeal to grades 2-6. View →
Midwest Book Review
Peter Murray’s Dreams will interest kids in grades 2-6 with its simple blend of pictures by Robin Lawrie and fictionalized biographical details on Dr. King’s childhood and life. Civil rights and freedom issues are given plenty of detailed explanation in this introductory… View →
Fairfax County Public Schools (S. Finney)
Excellent children’s book about our American Flag. View →
Parent Council, Ltd.
Field trips are the motif of this excellent and informative series of books for early readers. A big color photo on the left page is matched with explanatory text and drawings on the facing (right) page. The books take children to the post office, the space center, the dentist, and to… View →
Infolink Book Evaluation Program (Steve Larson)
This is a straight forward careers type of book with large print text and colorful photos of postal workers doing numerous jobs on the opposite page. The workers seem to be happy, especially on the last page as Rebecca receives a card from her grandma. This is a helpful introduction to… View →
Infolink Book Evaluation Program (Marla Slifer)
This is a deceptively simple book that will present very young children with a good deal to think about. It explains in simple text, the design and theories behind the set-ups of modern zoos. The full page photos are generally clear. (The exception is that of the mother gorilla who… View →
Infolink Book Evaluation Program (Judy Ferentz)
Mexico is part of the series, Faces and Places. Book contains table of contents, fact page, index, glossary, map, statistics and reinforced spine. In simple language this book describes the geography, history, and people of Mexico. Good book for lower grades since they will be able to… View →
Infolink Book Evaluation Program (Judy Ferentz)
China is part of the series, Faces and Places. Book contains, table of contents, fact page, index, glossary, map and statistics. In brief format, this book tells about the major regions of China and how the people live. Good book for lower grades since they will be able to read it and… View →