Reviews
SLJ Review of Animal Coverings
Emerging readers interested in zoology will go wild for this series. They’ll learn that not all feathers are created equally—the long, stiff feathers of flamingos and eagles push their bodies into the air and help them fly while the oily, waxy feathers of ducks and penguins are… View →
SLJ Review of All About Instruments
From brass to woodwind, percussion to strings, this series introduces the different instruments we use to create music. Each colorful title opens with a table of contents and features short paragraphs and quick facts. Photo captions offer information on the different instruments, such as View →
SLJ Review of Ancient Civilizations: Need to Know
Get eager students started with these overviews of ancient civilizations around the world. Each book focuses on a different civilization, covering the societies that an ancient world history course would typically study. Information on how geography and climate affected the development… View →
SLJ Review of Earth Science—Landforms: Need to Know
Simply stated but surprisingly comprehensive science and geography information about landforms of the world. The series discusses the development of landforms by tectonic movement, rivers, or volcanic activity. It includes highlighted vocabulary related to the landforms, which are… View →
SLJ Review of Paranormal Life Cycles
A hilarious and gross introduction to the science of life cycles. Each book in this series begins with an explanation of real-world life cycles and then introduces a fantasy creature as a thought experiment. Each book goes through the life cycle from reproduction, birth, aging, and death View →
SLJ Review of Where You Dare Not Go
Readers won’t hesitate to “dare” venture into this thrilling series. Eighteen brief, chilling tales per volume make for suspenseful reading, and the “true story” element makes them all the more compelling. Spooky-looking covers resemble leather-bound books, and sepia-toned images… View →
SLJ Review of Space Revealed
The books in this striking series balance a page of text with either a large-scale image, several smaller images, or a diagrams depicting the information presented. Even the denser text pages tend to have background images, small inset pictures, or sidebars with diagrams and captions View →
SLJ Review of Marvels of Technology
Each book in this series focuses on a specific area of tech, with two-page spreads on items ranging from batteries to MRI machines and planetary rovers. Each spread explains the basics of the technology and features a notable inventor, allowing readers to learn… View →
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 →