Reviews
Children's Literature (Jane Harrington)
Teachers and young researchers will find this edition in the ‘Naturebooks’ series to be accessible and interesting. The chapter titles are, for the most part, in question format (‘Do Seals Have Many Enemies?’) that will encourage curious readers to flip from the… View →
Children's Literature (Cherie Haas)
From up close to far away, accompanying photographs help the text to demonstrate just what wildebeests are in this easy to read book. Captioned photos show scenes of herds migrating across an African plain, several close-up portraits of wildebeests’ faces, and even a newborn… View →
Children's Literature (Jane Harrington)
This volume in the ‘Naturebooks’ marine life series will fascinate kids with one odd fact after another about the strange life of the octopus. An animal of extremes, the smallest octopus measures one inch long, and the largest is twenty feet from tentacle-tip to tentacle tip… View →
Children's Literature (Cherie Haas)
A giraffe is an interesting animal, as anyone who reads this book will discover. For example, they have the same number of bones in their necks as humans do, and newborn giraffes are dropped to the ground at birth, for the mothers endure labor while standing. These facts and more are… View →
Children's Literature (Cherie Haas)
It’s easy to get to know the zebra in this fact filled book, from general information such as where zebras live, to specifics such as their running speed. These facts and more are included in this easy to read book with photographs that complement each page. Separate sections are… View →
Children's Literature (Cherie Haas)
The strange mammal that we call a hippo is brought to life in this book, which teaches all about the hippopotamus. For instance, hippos have pink sweat that keeps them cool, and they can eat up to 300 pounds of grass in one day. Other facts included are that hippos don’t actually… View →
Children's Literature (Cherie Haas)
The complexity of elephants is explained in simple, easy to read text, accompanied by large photos throughout this book. Separate sections are headed by questions, such as ‘Do Elephants Live Alone?’ and ‘What Are Baby Elephants Like?’ Interesting facts are shared, View →
Children's Literature (Pamela S. Turner)
This volume from the ‘Nature Book’ series presents facts about walruses for young readers. Each short chapter (1 to 3 pages of text) has a conversational title—Meet the Walrus!, What Are Walruses?, Where Do Walruses Live? Other chapters discuss how walruses stay warm,… View →
Children's Literature (Nancy Garhan Attebury)
Pick up this book to come face to face with the stealthy creature known as the Mountain Lion. Large over-sized colorful photos of the cunning cat add to the appeal of this informative book from the ‘Nature Books’ series. The 32-page book offers easy to read type set in a… View →
A noteworthy review of Our Presidents from Children's Literature on January 1, 2002
This entry in the well-written ‘Our Presidents’ series provides an overview of Warren G. Harding’s life, including his early years in Ohio, his rise to political life and important aspects of his presidency, including his ill health and early death, and his unfortunate… View →
A noteworthy review of Nonfiction Readers: Level 2 from Children's Literature on January 1, 2002
WonderBooks, published by The Child’s World, Inc., has a much-needed low level nonfiction series. The series in Level 2 includes such titles as Helen Keller, Rosa Parks, Jackie Robinson, Deserts, Forests, Oceans, Underground, Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter, Biking, In-Line Skating,… View →
Children's Literature (Cherie Haas)
The rhinoceros is a unique animal, and this book proves it by providing interesting facts. For example, a rhino’s horn is made of keratin, which Murray writes is the same substance that people’s hair and fingernails are made from. Also, this mammal is the second largest on… View →