Reviews
Star Booklist Review of Right to Vote: American Indians' Right to Vote
With the upcoming presidential election, kids may have questions about the election process in the U.S. This book in The Right to Vote series (4 titles) aptly highlights the inequality in voting rights for Native Americans, highlighting how their vote was historically oppressed and how… View →
South South Book Review Council Review of Beginning to End: Wind to Electricity
“Wind to Electricity” simplifies the process of converting wind into energy, making it easy for students to understand. The book features photographs of wind turbines, generators, substations, and more, which help illustrate each step of the process, making it both… View →
South Sound Book Review Council Review of Beginning to End: Sand to Glass
“Sand to Glass” is a journey through a glass factory, where students can see the fascinating machines and equipment used in the glass making process View →
South Sound Book Review Council Review of Beginning to End: Wax to Crayon
“Wax to Crayon” takes students on a journey to discover how colorless wax is transformed into one of their favorite school supplies! View →
South Sound Book Review Council Review of Apple Seed to Juice
“Apple Seed to Juice” guides students through the fascinating journey of turning apples into apple juice, from the orchard to the factory, and finally into their juice boxes! View →
Librarian Review of Community Helpers
The Community Helpers series introduces children to various jobs in their communities. Each title features one job, what the worker does, and the skills and equipment needed. Each book opens with a simple overview of the worker solving a problem or performing the steps needed in the job. View →
Educator Review of Beginning to End
In this series, the reader learns the steps of producing something from the beginning to the end. These non-fiction books are important for readers to better understand how things we have in everyday life are created through processes (i.e. glass, apple juice, electricity, and crayons).… View →
South Sound Book Review Council Review of Animal Battles: Red Fox vs. Fisher
Red Fox vs. Fisher by Nathan Sommer is part of a 40 book Bellwether Torque set of Animal Battles. This set is geared towards third grade through seventh grade, with full color pictures and a reading level of third grade. Perfect for your reluctant readers. Each book is 24 pages and… View →
South Sound Book Review Council Review of Animal Battles: Saltwater Crocodile vs. Great Hammerhead Shark
Saltwater Crocodile vs. Great Hammerhead Shark by Nathan Sommer is part of a 40 book Torque set of Animal Battles. This set is geared towards third grade through seventh grade, with full color pictures and a reading level of third grade. Perfect for your reluctant readers. Each book is… View →
Educator Review of Animals in My Yard
This series set of 6 titles offers an introduction to common critters found comprehend facts about a range of common critters in an approachable format. The included color photos bring the reader View →
Educator Review of Animals in My Yard
This series explores a variety of animals that students might find in their own backyard. Perfect for emerging readers, each book cover draws students in with a bright cover highlighting a large, clear picture of the animal of focus. The animals explored in this series include… View →
SLJ Review of Animal Battles
The titles in this series have animals facing off in a mostly realistic, albeit dramatic, battle. The animals pitted against each other in each book are from similar habitats and could cross paths in the wild. While there aren’t graphic photos of the battle, there are photos of the… View →