Reviews
SLJ Review of World Festivals
Festivals celebrated around the world are summarized in this series. Through brightly colored photographs that accompany short paragraphs, the informa- tion about each festival is easily described. Starting with a table of contents, vocabu- lary words are in bold and in a different color View →
SLJ Review of You Choose: World War II Frontlines
Various World War II scenarios are explored in these volumes, placing readers on the front lines in Africa, Europe, the Pacific, and Russia and allowing them to choose their roles and subsequent actions in these combat zones. Choices include nurse, saboteur, pilot, scout, and… View →
SLJ Review of Career Clues For Kids
This series introduces a variety of popular career options through the lens of favorite activities like cooking, doing sci- ence experiments, taking care of animals, building things, keeping up with fashion trends, playing sports, being creative, and researching ways to mitigate the… View →
SLJ Review of Wellness Workshop
Titles in this series use art to help readers learn to manage stress in mindful, positive ways. Opening with a table of contents and a “Wellness Wheel,” each title covers an aspect on the wheel that includes social, physical, emotional, spiritual, environmental, and intellectual… View →
Booklist Review of Julie Dash
Readers interested in Black history, film, and women telling unique stories will enjoy this early biography of Julie Dash from the Groundbreakers: Black Movie Makers series (6 titles). From her early days growing up in Long Island to film school to the struggle to get her movies made to… View →
SLJ Review of We the People: U.S. Government at Work
An overview of the various facets of the United States Government is provided in these six introductory volumes. Readers learn how a bill becomes a law, how the three branches of government work together, and the roles of the Supreme Court, the President, and the Vice President. Facts… View →
SLJ Review of Versus
Written at a second-grade reading level, Versus follows company rivalries from across different industries. From Coke and Pepsi to Marvel and DC Comics, titles explore the history and impact of different conflicts, with an emphasis on the relationships at the heart of them. While these… View →
SLJ Review of Dino Discovery
This series introduces dinosaurs by groups such as armored, horned, etc. Readers may dive into their favorite type of dinos, or work their way through the complete series. Along with illustrations, there are bullet lists of fun facts and text boxes, and captions with extra details. A… View →
SLJ Review of Inside Big Events
This series views big events from a variety of perspectives, offering a unique and comprehensive view not often pro- vided in sports nonfiction. The Daytona 500 shares perspectives from the founder, a chief starter, a fan, a driver, and a broadcaster. The NBA… View →
The Big Game - School Library Journal
Athletes put in lifetimes of work to make it to the big games described in this thorough series. While readers will be familiar with the championship games, they will learn the origins as well as the stories of legendary games and players in the NBA Finals,… View →
CLCD Review of Clothes We Wear
Clothes We Wear is a beautifully simple non-fiction children’s book. Full pages of real photographs of young children playing and interacting with other young children are a favorite among preschoolers. All are happy, smiling faces and neatly connect the printed words to what is… View →
CLCD Review of Meet Cooper Kupp
Super Bowl LXI was held in Los Angeles at SoFi Stadium, the field of the host city’s LA Rams. Typically, the Super Bowl occurs on neutral territory for both teams, but in an unusual turn of events, the Rams made it to the Super Bowl and ended up playing… View →