Reviews
Reaching into the Universe: Advances in Space Exploration - Kirkus
A quick progress report on humanity’s study of our own solar neighborhood and those beyond. View →
My Life with... (Mi vida con…) - Booklist
Based on interviews with the author, each volume in the My Life With . . . series focuses on a real child with a disability or illness. In conversational, first-person narration, the child, depicted in expressive digital illustrations, explains how their health condition typically… View →
Rosen Verified: The Bill of Rights Series - Booklist
The Rosen Verified: The Bill of Rights series introduces basic freedoms guaranteed in the Bill of Rights and explains the historical reasons why the Founders considered each principle sufficiently important to make it part of the American Constitution through its inclusion in the… View →
Everyday Mindfulness - Children's Bookwatch
The Child’s World is a premier publisher of non-fiction preschool and elementary school children’s books in themed series, ’Everyday Mindfulness" is one of their newest books-in-series by author Priscilla An for ages… Critique: Additional features for eac View →
Sleep-Deprived Nation: Why Sleep Matters - Kirkus
The lifesaving and life-changing magic of getting adequate sleep—and the perils of skimping on it, for both old and young. View →
Social Media: Does the Good Outweigh the Bad? - Kirkus
Is social media more good than bad? That’s easy to answer: It depends. View →
Remote Work: Pros and Cons of the Changing Workplace - Kirkus
A clear and useful survey of the pros (and some cons) of distributed work.COVID-19 pandemic precipitated a significant labor shift: In the U.S. alone, some 28 million workers are now home-based or in hybrid work situations (partly commuting to work and View →
Tech Innovations Inspired by Nature - Kirkus
A riveting investigation into how biomimicry influences design. Leonardo da Vinci’s famous bird-inspired flight designs as an example. The introduction describes a shopping View →
Ali the Great and the Market Mishap - School Library Journal
STARRED REVIEW–Readers meet Ali Tahir, a second-grade Pakistani American boy, in Faruqi’s newest early chapter book. First, they can explore the guide to Ali’s family members and learn some important Urdu words with pronunciation help. Next, readers follow Ali,… View →
Project Earth - School Library Journal
Gr 1-3–“Introducing…Earth Girl!” Jina Jeong is here to save the planet. A class research assignment leads Jina to learn about climate change, a series of missteps in saving energy, and a solution that initiates a friendship. Though the introduction to climate change is somewhat… View →
Teen Guide to Fandoms: Gaming, Music, Movies, and More - Kirkus
Differentiating regular fans from superfans or stans, this book launches readers into a positive take on fan culture. acknowl View →
Seedlings: Dinosaurs (Semillas del saber) - Booklist
Primary-school kids curious about dinos will happily dig into the newest additions to the Seedlings: Dinosaurs series. Attractively designed, the volumes feature pleasing digital artwork, photos of fossils, playful text placement, and ample white space to help young learners stay… View →
Seedlings: Dinosaurs - Booklist
Primary-school kids curious about dinos will happily dig into the newest additions to the Seedlings: Dinosaurs series. Attractively designed, the volumes feature pleasing digital artwork, photos of fossils, playful text placement, and ample white space to help young learners stay… View →
Project Earth - Booklist
This early chapter-book series opener introduces a young Korean girl who takes steps to reduce her family’s carbon footprint. While researching a school science project, Jina Jeong learns about climate change and is determined to help save the planet. Thinking about ways to conserve… View →
Teen Guide to the Supernatural - Kirkus
This brief survey covers hunting ghosts, communicating with the dead, foretelling the future, practicing witchcraft, and searching for cryptids. the number of vampire-focused book View →
Teen Guide to Managing Mental Health - Kirkus
An introduction to the broad topic of mental health for teen readers. View →
Get Stuff Done: A Guide to Managing Your Time and Being Productive - Kirkus
Productivity tips compiled from secondary sources and delivered in accessible language. can improve their time management skills. Five concise chapters discuss the elimination of View →
Fatal Doses: Fentanyl and Other Synthetic Opioids - Kirkus
Hard-hitting facts and heartbreaking stories tell the tale of America’s brutal battle with deadly synthetic opioids. View →
Crisis: Teen Mental Health at Risk - Kirkus
An overview of the ongoing teen mental health crisis. adverse data points have continued to mount. Balancing anecdotal and statistical evidence and recountin View →
Tales by Beatrix Potter - Children's Bookwatch
The Child’s World has now made available to family, school, and community ‘Books in Series’ collections a six-volume “Tales by Beatrix Potter” series, each volume of which is charmingly illustrated by Wendy Rasmussen. This classic children’s series… View →
FREEDOM OF SPEECH Should There Be Limits? - Kirkus
A concise examination of freedom of speech as interpreted by the courts, offering readers insights into debates surrounding this issue in today’s world. View →
Saint Patrick's Day - South Sound Book Review Council
Saint Patrick’s Day is a fun holiday with a long history. This title is a good introduction to what the day means with basic concepts for better understanding. The graphics are bright and welcoming. Each page has one to three simple sentences. There are many illustrations emphasizing… View →
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - South Sound Book Review Council
Martin Luther King Jr. Day is an important holiday in our country. This title is a good introduction to what the day means with basic concepts for better understanding. The graphics are bright and welcoming. Each page has one to three simple sentences. What I appreciated about this title View →
Veterans Day - South Sound Book Review Council
Veteran’s day is an important holiday in January for our country. This title is a good introduction to what the day means with basic concepts for better understanding. The graphics are bright and welcoming. Each page has one to three simple sentences. There are many illustrations… View →