Reviews
A noteworthy review of Holiday Crafts from Midwest Book Review on June 1, 1999
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 →
A noteworthy review of Forces of Nature from Parent Council on June 1, 1999
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 →
A noteworthy review of Community Helpers from Parent Council on June 1, 1999
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 →
A noteworthy review of Forces of Nature from Midwest Book Review on June 1, 1999
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 →
A noteworthy review of Biomes of Nature from Midwest Book Review on June 1, 1999
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 →
A noteworthy review of Countries: Faces and Places from Midwest Book Review on June 1, 1999
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 →
A noteworthy review of Forces of Nature from Midwest Book Review on June 1, 1999
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 →
A noteworthy review of Machines at Work from Lincoln Public Schools, Nebraska on June 1, 1999
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 →
A noteworthy review of Naturebooks from Booklist on June 1, 1999
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 →
A noteworthy review of Reading, Rhymes and Riddles from St. Cloud Elementary West on May 1, 1999
Simple, humorous rhymes ask a series of questions about things that appear in the spring. Large print and delightful paintings make this very visually desirable for very young readers or beginning readers. Part of a collection of books (Reading, Rhymes, and Riddles) that are all… View →
A noteworthy review of Journey to Freedom: The African American Library from Booklist on May 1, 1999
Each book in the attractive new Journey to Freedom – The African American Library series presents a brief biography of a famous African American, planted firmly within the context of the struggle for freedom and civil rights. The texts are somewhat formal in tone (rather like… View →
A noteworthy review of Machines at Work from Booklist on April 15, 1999
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 →