Reviews
A noteworthy review of Survival Stories from Booklist on April 1, 2024
This entry in the Survival Stories series (6 titles) contains gripping true stories of people around the world who escaped the wrath of volcanoes. It opens with a detailed description of how volcanoes erupt and fast facts about the four featured stories: two people’s escape from a… View →
A noteworthy review of Paralympic Sports from School Library Journal on April 1, 2024
Each book in this series begins with an excerpt from a game or race from an athlete’s perspective, before moving on to an overview of each sport, its equipment and history, and ends with thumbnail sketches of noteworthy athletes. Straightforward prose is complemented by photos and… View →
A noteworthy review of Safari Animal Families from School Library Journal on April 1, 2024
Animal group dynamics are the central topic in this well-organized series. Readers learn how each animal family is structured, including leadership, hierarchies, and the various roles different members play. Details about behaviors, such as hunting, mating, and child rearing are all… View →
A noteworthy review of Dealing with Life Challenges from School Library Journal on April 1, 2024
Familiar situations for children and families are centered in these titles on tough topics. While the page counts for these titles are limited, they are substantial enough to cover each issue in a way that allows children to explore the topics alone or with a caregiver. Real photographs… View →
A noteworthy review of Foods around the World from School Library Journal on April 1, 2024
This delectable series beckons readers to embark on a culinary journey to explore diverse world traditions. Each title showcases three recipes, typically featuring two savory dishes and one dessert. Before delving into the recipes, readers are introduced to the nation’s geographic… View →
A noteworthy review of Survival Stories from School Library Journal on April 1, 2024
With a focus on the human elements of real natural disasters, the authors incorporate scientific aspects of these events into the stories of people who experienced them. There are photographs of the events and an explanation of how they came to occur. The severity of each event is… View →
A noteworthy review of Paralympic Sports from Booklist on April 1, 2024
Olson expertly covers the basics of para cycling in this installment in the Paralympic Sports series (8 titles), covering para cycling competitions, including classification, entry and evaluation, road and track races, and the type of bikes used. Through the examples of a few Paralympic… View →
A noteworthy review of Safari Animal Families from Booklist on April 1, 2024
This offering from the Safari Animal Families series (12 titles) begins with an explanation of why groups of wildebeests, or gnus, are called confusions. Presumably the term is based on wildebeests’ tendency to clump together in big bunches, occasionally even trampling one another. View →
A noteworthy review of Foods around the World from Children's Bookwatch on March 1, 2024
The Child’s World is a premier publisher of non-fiction books in series for preschool, elementary school, and community library collections. An outstanding example is their new ‘Foods Around The World’ series published under their Wonder Books imprint. Featuring a… View →
A noteworthy review of Military's Most Powerful from Booklist on February 1, 2024
An action-packed scene of a military vehicle or machine in use jump-starts each topical installment in the Military’s Most Powerful series.Successive short chapters introduce related military vehicles, machines, and technology with specialized vocabulary (e.g., radar, stealth,… View →
A noteworthy review of Youth Sports from Children's Bookwatch on February 1, 2024
The Child’s World is a premier publisher of books for K-3 level young readers and one of their series is authored by Kara L. Laughlin and specifically dedicated to the subject of ‘Youth Sports’. https://www.childsworld.com/shop/show/8242 ‘Downhill… View →
A noteworthy review of Military's Most Powerful from Children's Bookwatch on January 1, 2024
The Child’s World is a premier publisher of non-fiction children’s ‘books in series’ for both school and community libraries collections. One of their newest, ’Military’s Most Powerful’ has as its focus the American military and its weaponry.… View →