Reviews
SLJ Review of U.S. Government Need to Know
This new hi-lo series from focuses on the branches of the United States government and how they interact together. Each title explores an aspect of the federal government, including how it works and its key… The series successfully conveys very complicated concepts like che View →
SLJ Review of What on Earth? Climate Change Explained
This series covers the many aspects of climate change from weather patterns to climate events to the effects on animals. Each section is two pages long, and builds understanding of what climate change is and why it is happening. For example, due to climate change “…fire seasons… View →
Arlington School District Review of The Red Book: What to do when you're Angry
“The Red Book: What to Do When You’re Angry” is a part of a four book series, Colorful Minds: Tips for Managing Your Emotions – Anger, Excitement, Sadness & Nervousness. This is a great book to add to your school library SEL… View →
SLJ Review of Intro to Physics: Need to Know
This series delivers straightforward financial information to readers. Topics covered include credit scores, interest rates, budgeting, and saving. The author relates each subject to a real-life money situation, such as saving for a computer or investing birthday… The books f View →
SLJ Review of Saving the World
Intended for beginning learners, this series covers environmentally friendly actions one can make at school, at home, on vacation, and while outside. Topics such as driving less, recycling paper and plastic, reusing or donating used items, and caring for nature are introduced through… View →
SLJ Review of Baby Animals in the Wild!
Basic information about the lives of young wild animals is ably supported by excellent photographs. Short, declarative sentences cover food, grooming, play, and social groups, often with a single fact or two about each topic: “Tiger cubs are born! They drink their mother’s milk!” View →
SLJ Review of Intro to Chemistry: Need to Know
Dive into the world of chemistry with the latest installment of the ‘Need to Know’ series from Bearport. Accessibility is at the forefront of these books, with text written at a second-grade reading level using a dyslexia-friendly… Titles explore different chemistry concepts, View →
Booklist Review of Get Crafting for Your Hip Hamster
Part of the Playful Pets Projects series (6 titles), this guide for advanced-beginner or intermediate crafters outlines four projects kids can make and use with their hamster buddies. A Popsicle-stick house, carrot and hamster-seed cupcakes, a cardboard maze, and a fleece snuggle pouch… View →
SLJ Review of Animal Masterminds
A life-saving pig and an escaping octopus are among the highly intelligent animals introduced through a graphic novel… Each book focuses on a single animal. Some use their brains to rescue humans from danger, while others, like a tool-making crow, show their intelligence in View →
Booklist Review of Filibuster
This brief book packs in a tremendous amount of straightforward, accessible information about filibusters. Two lines of informational text flow throughout the pages. One offers four or five enlarged-font sentences that explain definitions and basic applications, with vocabulary words… View →
Booklist Review of Eco Journeys
“These ecology-minded offerings take everyday objects that young audiences will recognize and tell where they come from and where they end up. Facing spreads featuring full-page photos overlaid with images and word bubbles show how items are made, what they’re made of and how—after View →
Booklist Review of How to Build Our World
“This cheerful How to Build Our World series helps young readers understand environments, layer by layer. Each title builds a particular setting by adding elements one at a time: foundation, surface details, inhabitants, photographs, captions highlighted in bright blocks of color,… View →