Reviews
SLJ Review of Mythical Creatures Set Two
In simple, easy-to-understand prose, with few sentences per page, this well-written series delivers basic information about mythical creatures. The text and images in each volume covers the creatures’ appearance, powers and abilities, diet, personality, habitat, and social group-ing. View →
SLJ Review of Extreme Sports
Readers will explore the mechanics of extreme sports through the lens of physics in this series. It delves into the science behind impressive moves, such as how gravity and buoyancy work together to keep a surfboard riding a wave, or how weight shifts enable a surfer to… These View →
SLJ Review of AI World
This series introduces young readers to the role of artificial intelligence in various aspects of life. Each book is divided into three chapters: the first defines and introduces AI in that area, the second explains how the AI works, and the third explores future possibilities. View →
SLJ Review of Digital Wellness
This easy-to-read series offers suggestions about how to have a healthy relationship with technology. Each title discusses one aspect of how technology can negatively affect our lives, such as too much screen time or harmful comments on social media. The information is presented simply,… View →
Booklist Review of Where You Dare Not Go
While some supernatural series seek to explain the seemingly unexplainable, Where You Dare Not Go unapologetically dishes out the sensational stories of sites haunted by tragedy around the world. Each title holds a thematic collection of 18 tales that takes readers to locations where… View →
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 →