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Leaning Tower of Pisa

From the Series Whole Wide World

In this book, early fluent readers will marvel at the Leaning Tower of Pisa while learning about its history, location, uses, and architecture. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they learn more about the landmark's cultural history.

A Take a Look! infographic aids understanding, sidebars present interesting, supplementary information, and an At a Glance recap offers a map and quick stats on the landmark. Children can learn more about the Leaning Tower of Pisa using our safe search engine that provides relevant, age-appropriate websites. Leaning Tower of Pisa also features reading tips for teachers and parents, a table of contents, a glossary, and an index.

Leaning Tower of Pisa is part of Jump!'s Whole Wide World series.

Format List Price Library Price Qty
978-1-63690-313-2
$26.99 $18.95
978-1-63690-315-6
$35.00 $26.25
Interest Level Grade 2 - Grade 5
Reading Level Grade 2
Category Leveled Readers
Subject Social Studies
Copyright 2022
Publisher Jump!
Imprint Pogo Books
Language English
Number of Pages 24
Publication Date 2022-01-01
BISACS JNF025260, JNF005000, JNF025070
Dewey 725
Dimensions 7.5 x 9
Features Glossary of key words, Index, and Table of contents

Reviews

SLJ Review of Whole Wide World

This series continues to balance information with an eye-catching format, highlighting landmarks around the world. There are about three chapters that are six pages long and contain full-page pictures that accompany short paragraphs throughout. The beginning of each title starts with before, during, and after questions for teachers and caregivers to engage readers.

The series takes a look at the history of each location, such as the hundreds of stone statues on Easter Island which “…were made more than 500 years ago” (Easter Island). Vocabulary words are in bold, photos are labeled, and infographics, like diagrams and sidebar facts, make the text easy to understand.

Still, some full-page pictures are cut in half by an unnecessary color block that has a small paragraph, but this allows the information to be broken up into pieces. The end of each series includes quick facts and tools, a glossary, index, and how to learn more.

VERDICT: An accessible introduction about historical landmarks for elementary readers.

Illustrator: N/A

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Leaning Tower of Pisa - Whole Wide World

LEANING TOWER OF Location: Pisa, Italy Height: 186 feet (57 m) on high side; 183 feet (56 m) on low side Years Built: 1173 to 1372 Past Use: bell tower Current Use: bell t View available downloads →