With simple text and colorful pictures, this title provides young readers an introduction to President’s Day. The book starts by describing President’s Day and who celebrates it. Also included is information on the origins and traditions of President’s Day as well as directions on how to make George Washington’s wig.
Dry, sparse information and complex concepts without adequate explanation makes this title less appealing for young readers.
Introducing the season of spring through the colors of plants, animals and weather. Color words in the text appear as that color. The descriptions of spring are interrupted 3 times to explain coloring techniques; texture, shading, and symmetry. Text is supported by colorful photographs and drawings. End-papers includes names of the colors used in the text, glossary, Learn More, and Index.
Crayons are part of every child’s early years of school. Using crayons and color to describe the characteristic features of spring make this a child friendly title on the subject.
Strawberry Shortcake’s friend, Orange Blossom has a problem – her store is packed with fans no one will buy because the weather is still cool. Raisin Cane offers to use her expertise to help promote the store through social media. Orange Blossom’s performances become increasingly complex and time consuming and her followers on social media keep asking for more. Unfortunately none of her efforts actually sell any fans, it just keeps her out the store. Bosley Bookworm tracks Orange Blossom down looking for some olive oil from her store. Orange Blossom realizes that her fixation on selling fans has hurt her business. Giving up on her social media campaign is a relief – and the arrival of warmer weather is good for the fan business.
In graphic novel format. Includes an additional story, “A Haunting in Berry City.” Sure to be a hit with Strawberry Shortcake fans.
Miss Mallard and her companions face many dangers on their trek to the lost city of Kimbu Tacka. Disasters follow them from a collapsing bridge to a leaky canoe. The greatest danger is the headless demon that protects the ancient site. The frightened expedition members are willing to turn back without exploring Kimbu Tacka until Miss Mallard discovers that the headless demon is one of their party disguised to frighten everyone so he can steal the Kimbu Tacka treasures.
Large type and short simple sentences make this a readable choice for students transitioning to chapter books. The start of the story is rather abrupt and hard to follow. Bold text throughout the story is used either to identify vocabulary found in the glossary or to show emphasis. Sometimes both purposes are found on the same page.
Written by J. Patrick Lewis, the Children’s Poet Laureate of the United States, this is a cute collection of Halloween poems. The poems are each 4 lines celebrating an aspect of the holiday; from parties to costumes and pumpkins to trick-or-treating. Each poem has a 2 page spread with the poem on the left and a digitally modified photo on the right. Each spread includes an interesting fact about Halloween that supports the poem topic.
End papers include spooky celebrations around the world featuring fall holidays in 6 different countries; a brief description and history of the holiday of Halloween; and a glossary and index.
I found the use of lowercase text for the Table of Contents and poem titles to be a potential distraction for young readers and writers who are just beginning to recognize and use proper capitalization.
These are designed for younger readers, with an animated Ranger Red Fox as a guide. The book covers geology, history, flora and fauna, activities for visitors and even basic map reading. Large font text uses simple sentences and vocabulary making it accessible for young readers. Colorful photographs, with inserts and captions supports the text. Great introduction for kids
This is a very detailed look on the subject of animal rehabilitation. The book provides some basic background, including the beginning of the Audubon Society, and increased environmental awareness in the 60’s. Additionally, it describes how rehab facilities work, including admitting, care, and return to the wild. The pros and cons of animal rehabilitation are discussed at length. Guidance is given for what to do when you find an injured animal as well as suggestions on how to become an animal advocate.
Recommended title for studies of human impact on the environment.
A Hi-Lo comic book style story told with text and pictures. Significant words are enlarged and colored with an interesting font. A possible next step up for graphic novel fans. Obstructed is the second in series of 4. The story imagines that superheroes and villains have united, and follows adventures of Mateo (a villain) at Superhero High School. Nice balance with boys and girls and different races as both hero and villain. Nothing new, but sure to please.
This nonfiction book covers a wide range of systems – circulatory and respiratory systems in your body, transportation and communication systems in your town, plumbing and heating systems, our solar system, and ecosystems. The focus of each system description is different. Origin of the system, significance of the system to humans, human role in the system, and the impact if part of the system is removed are addressed with discussions of a specific system. Text is supported by color photographs. Animated Space Cat narrates “Did You Know?” and “Try It!” inserts on each 2 page spread. Interesting approach.
With large font and short simple sentences, this book describes the basics of construction workers – what they are, what they do, and characteristics of a good construction worker. Colorful photographs support the text. Good mix of people in pictures.