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San Diego City Schools

Nice photographs and easy text make this a good science (plant study) book for K-2. View →

 

San Diego City Schools

This man is an excellent role model for students. It gives a background of how he was bullied as a child and how this led him to excel. View →

 
Cover: Rutherford B. Hayes: Our Nineteenth President

A noteworthy review of Our Presidents from San Diego City Schools on December 31, 2001

Highly readable with interesting content. Straightforward and pertinent with appealing sidebars. I’d look into this whole series for all the schools. View →

 
Cover: Grizzly Bears

A noteworthy review of Nonfiction Readers: Level 1 from San Diego City Schools on December 31, 2001

This book is a great introduction to nonfiction for a beginning reader. View →

 
Cover: Word Bird's Summer Words

A noteworthy review of New Word Bird Library from San Diego City Schools on December 31, 2001

The book has outstanding illustrations and the collection of summer words will help especially with persons learning English. The playful characters used makes this book truly enjoyable. View →

 
Cover: The Underground Railroad

A noteworthy review of Journey to Freedom: The African American Library from San Diego City Schools on December 31, 2001

This is a very well written book that gives a lot of information of different persons that were involved with freedom. View →

 
Cover: Somalia

A noteworthy review of Countries: Faces and Places from San Diego City Schools on December 31, 2001

This title from the Child’s World series Countries – Faces and Places has beautiful photos with interesting text. View →

 
Cover: Lyndon Baines Johnson: Our Thirty-sixth President

A noteworthy review of Our Presidents from San Diego City Schools on December 31, 2001

This new series will include all the presidents, even G.W. Bush! This book includes black and white photos of historical events during Johnson’s presidency. Solid information. View →

 
Cover: Helen Keller

A noteworthy review of Nonfiction Readers: Level 2 from San Diego City Schools on December 31, 2001

The use of large print and photographs will provide a wonderful support for beginning readers. Vocabulary is simple and the use of an index and resources of books and websites will be very useful to students who are reading for information. View →

 
Cover: Tanks

A noteworthy review of Machines at Work from San Diego City Schools on December 31, 2001

From the series Machines At Work, this title is clean with an easy to read format that The Child’s World Publisher’s do well. Good for grade level and struggling readers. View →

 

San Diego City Schools

Great nonfiction text supports and outstanding photos; comprehensive information for this level. View →

 
Cover: Martin Van Buren: Our Eighth President

A noteworthy review of Our Presidents from School Library Journal on December 1, 2001

Presidential biography becomes more accessible with these appealing volumes. An uncluttered layout, large-type font, and high-quality illustrations invite children to delve into each page. Oil portraits and photographs capture each man’s likeness at various stages of his life,… View →