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Biology Basics: Need to Know - Booklist
These titles in the Biology Basics series (6 titles) explore important concepts about biology and the interrelationships of plants, animals, climates, and habitats. Each book will draw in readers with vibrant photos, engaging fact boxes, and compelling infographics that further… View →
National Park Adventures - Booklist
The National Parks Adventures series (8 titles) offers readers a welcome escape into some of the most stunning locales in the U.S. Each book is comprised of five short chapters, laid out with colorful text blocks and one to two photos per spread that show off the natural beauty of these… View →
Coping - Booklist
These offerings in the Coping series serve as replacements for Rosen’s 2017 series on helping young adults deal with various physical, mental, and societal challenges. All titles offer balanced information and supply facts, statistics, and case studies to present straightforward… View →
Animals at Risk - Booklist
Some of the world’s most vulnerable species are exhibited for youngreaders in the Animals at Risk series. Each title introduces the endangered animal, how many species exist and where they live, howendangered they are, what’s threatening their survival, and straightforward ways to help… View →
Mythology Matchups - Booklist
These breezy volumes in the Mythology Matchups series pit twosimilar deities from different ancient religions against each other to seewho comes out on top. Each title opens with a dramatic scene in whichits featured gods or goddesses arrive before moving into four chaptersthat typically View →
Sleep-Deprived Nation: Why Sleep Matters - Booklist
This well-researched book explains what sleep is and that it’s important for everyone, especially teenagers, who are the “most sleep-deprived group of any individuals the world has ever seen,” according to psychotherapists and sleep specialists Heather Turgeon and Julie Wright. The book… View →
Rebel Girls Climate Warriors - Childrens Literature
Black Rabbit Books provides another installment to their popular Rebel Girls series. This volume, with a forward from Cristina Mittermeier, photographer and co-founder of SeaLegacy and Only One conservation groups, focuses on women and girls trying to save the planet. Organized… View →
Military's Most Powerful - School Library Journal
Robots, machine guns, drones, missiles, warships, and more are examined in these eight volumes. The authors discuss how the respective machines work and what they do. The underlying theme is safety for military personnel, highlighting how drones and robots handle dangerous jobs for… View →
Totally Silly Science - School Library Journal
Take a deep dive into unbelievable science, from brain freezes to how space toilets work, in this winning new series. Each title takes a topic, such as animals or space, and presents a series of fun facts woven together with the real science behind them. The books live up to their… View →
Animal Behavior - School Library Journal
This series focuses on behavioral traits of each highlighted animal, rather than pet care. Each book opens with a brief narrative about a child interacting with the pet. These aren’t especially engaging, and some photos are unconnected to the story. Parrot Behavior, for instance, pairs a View →
That's Scary! - School Library Journal
Each topic in this fascinating, fast-paced series has sure-fire reading and visual appeal and is guaranteed to keep kids turning pages. Volumes are brief, with three to five chapters, and only two or three sentences per page, but the books’ brevity easily establishes a sense of creepy… View →
Supernatural Survivor - School Library Journal
This tongue-in-cheek, guidebook-like series is geared to those seeking escape from marauding invaders. It delivers text in short bursts within “taped” boxes set against photos on colored background pages. The prose is a tantalizing mix of true-fact snippets and the untrue, advancing the… View →
Jr. Graphic Tales of the Unexplained - School Library Journal
Students diving into this series will discover exciting, thought-provoking tales. Here readers will find accounts of ghosts and hauntings; mysteries not yet fully solved; and creatures that, even after having undergone intense scientific scrutiny, still haven’t been officially declared… View →
Into the Wild Outdoors - Children's Bookwatch
A premier publisher of books in series for children, ‘Into the Wild Outdoors’ is a new 12-volume series for children ages 7- 10 with a focus on the different types of hunting and fishing. . . . Deer Hunting explores the techniques and equipment needed for deer hunting,… View →
Everyday Mindfulness - School Library Journal
Using situations and role-play through stories, these titles take readers on a journey with the families inside each book as they demonstrate mindfulness concepts in common situations such as dinners or shopping trips together. While typical topics, like nature mindfulness and mindful… View →
World Religions - School Library Journal
This series takes readers on a journey through the world’s major religions. Each book presents a clear and thorough exploration of a religion’s history, beliefs, symbols, holidays, and key figures. QR codes offer access to videos, activities, and extra readings, enhancing the text’s… View →
South American Animals (Animales sudamericanos) - School Library Journal
From the dense rainforests of the Amazon to the windswept plains of Patagonia, these books are a fantastic way to introduce children to the magnificent creatures that call South America their home. A variety of animals, including anacondas and sloths, are explored in this series, giving… View →
Kitchen to Career - School Library Journal
This series explores how readers can transform their passion for cooking into a fulfilling profession. Each book delves into the historical background, methodologies, safety standards, daily working conditions, lifestyles, and common practices within different aspects of culinary-related View →
Iconic American Decades - School Library Journal
Social studies standards often seem to be grouped around particular decades—the Roaring Twenties, the Great Depression, etc.—making this series an excellent option for classroom use. Each book begins with a well-known event such as the Hindenburg disaster, then moves on to highlights in… View →
Paranormal Tech - School Library Journal
Science- and technology-minded students will welcome this well-written, fact-filled series showcasing researchers using actual technological tools to investigate the paranormal. Easy-to-understand prose makes most of the technical language comprehensible. Some readers may find the text a View →
Living Through American History - School Library Journal
Major turning points in American history are presented through descriptive text and abundant images within these titles. Captions for the illustrations add more details, as do sidebars on topics like Japanese internment camps or a recipe for Civil War hardtack. Each narrative wraps up… View →
Manga Drawing with DC - School Library Journal
Illustrated in manga style, each title in this series instructs readers on how to draw characters from the DC universe. Starting with a table of contents and introduction, each title includes a supply list as well as a brief history of the character being drawn. Characters receive a… View →
Totally Not True! - School Library Journal
This fact-packed, accessible series shows students scientific truth debunks false ideas and misinformation. Each volume opens with a “Welcome to TNT” message and explains the scientific method step-by-step. Pages resemble cork boards; throughout, text and captioned photo “evidence” that… View →
Norse Mythology - School Libary Journal
Each title in this set includes three brief chapters about major heroes. The writing is simple and conversational. Strivers will appreciate the series, though some tales are overly complicated, feature too many characters, and include personal or place names that may be difficult to… View →