Reviews
Children's Literature (C. Henebry)
This book would be particularly appropriate to read to preschoolers as they snack on grapes, or to have early readers enjoy while they sample a bunch of grapes. ‘The use of nonfiction text provides readers the valuable opportunity to read to learn, not just to learn to read.’ View →
Parent Council, Ltd. (C. Henebry)
Young children will learn some interesting facts about bananas from this ‘level one’ reader. Interesting, colorful photographs illustrate the book. ‘The use of nonfiction text provides readers the valuable opportunity to read to learn, not just to learn to read.’ View →
Parent Council, Ltd. (L. Mathison)
From the Farm Machines at Work series comes this basic introduction to the plow, complete with photographs and simple text. Find out how a farmer pulls the plow with his tractor to ready the fields for planting. Take a peek inside the cab, then discover the names of the outside parts… View →
Parent Council, Ltd. (L. Mathison)
One from the Farm Machines at Work series, this book of photographs with simple text will introduce youngsters to a milking lesson. Children will learn about cow parts as well as machinery parts. View →
Parent Council, Ltd. (L. Mathison)
From the Farm Machines at Work series, the photographs and simple text of this book highlight the job of a combine. Readers will find out how the combine harvests wheat. One section gives kids a peek at the cab, another page numbers and names the outside parts, and yet another section… View →
School Library Journal
With a format that approaches learning as a child does, by asking questions, each chapter explains how each animal lives, eats, and survives in its unique environment. The texts are appealing, using the style and vernacular of young readers – ‘Giraffes can’t just flop… View →
School Library Journal
Mimicking a child’s investigative approach to a new topic, each two- to four-page chapter in these slightly oversized volumes begins with a question such as ‘What Are Seals?’ and ‘Where Do Seals Live?’ The straightforward texts and simple sentence structure… View →
Horn Book Guide (JMB)
Each of these clear and simple texts relates basic information about a mammal’s appearance, diet, offspring, enemies, and more. The full page color photographs are attractive, and captions often expand on the text. View →
Lincoln Public Schools, Nebraska (D. Rupnow)
This beginning reader about vets has excellent colorful photos with cultural diversity and gender equality. View →
Lincoln Public Schools, Nebraska (P. Cassel)
Very simple text for early readers. Good sentence structure with one or two sentences per page of text. Nice, colorful full-page, photo illustrations. View →
School Library Journal
Beginning-reader series titles that offer a few facts about popular sports. In Skating, each spread consists of a page of large-print text facing a full-color photograph that provides some visual clues for new readers. A description of the activity, equipment, and a few safety tips are… View →
Booklist (Hazel Rochman)
Gr. 3-5, younger for reading aloud. With lots of big color pictures and a simple text, each photo-essay in the Faces and Places series introduces a country to a young audience. There’s a big clear map and then a double-page spread for each subject – geography, history, plants View →