The Tennessee Titans, NFL TEAM PROFILES, by EPIC

Visually pleasing, with info-graphs, times lines and rich with statistics, this book aims to please 2nd graders on up to middle school. The sentences, vocabulary and content should read fluently with 2nd-4th graders and with ease for older students. There is still enough content to hold the attention of our later group of readers. Information about famous players is in the sidebar, maps including the hometown of the team, and an opportunity to use and interpret different info-graphs, along with amazing clear, colorful highlight pictures from games.

I recommend this book for your sports series on football.

The Washington Commanders, NFL TEAM PROFILES, by EPIC

Visually pleasing, with info-graphs, times lines and rich with statistics, this book aims to please 2nd graders on up to middle school. The sentences, vocabulary and content should read fluently with 2nd-4th graders and with ease for older students. There is still enough content to hold the attention of our later group of readers. Information about famous players is in the sidebar, maps including the hometown of the team, and an opportunity to use and interpret different info-graphs, along with amazing clear, colorful highlight pictures from games.

I recommend this book for your sports series on football.

The Seattle Seahawks, NFL TEAM PROFILES, by EPIC

Visually pleasing, with info-graphs, times lines and rich with statistics, this book aims to please 2nd graders on up to middle school. The sentences, vocabulary and content should read fluently with 2nd-4th graders and with ease for older students. There is still enough content to hold the attention of our later group of readers. Information about famous players is in the sidebar, maps including the hometown of the team, and an opportunity to use and interpret different info-graphs, along with amazing clear, colorful highlight pictures from games.

I recommend this book for your sports series on football.

A Dinosaur Named Ruth: How Ruth Mason Discovered Fossils in Her Own Backyard by Julia Lyon

Historically, women and minorities in scientific fields rarely received the recognition of their expertise either in their time or in the history books. The voices of women and minorities in science were often ignored. Ruth Mason was one of those voices. Starting as a young girl, she collected amazing dinosaur bones. Year after year she reached out to the experts in museums and universities to share her findings and was ignored or belittled.

It was only as an old woman when a fossil hunter named Rick Brooks accidentally ended up on her land that when the value of Ruth’s collection of dinosaur fossils was finally recognized. Now, skeletons from the Ruth Mason Quarry are found in museums all over the world. In recognition of her contributions, one of the reconstructed skeletons in a museum in Wales is known as “Ruth”.

Awe-some Day: Poems about the Jewish Holidays by Marilyn Singer

This collection of poetry follows that Jewish year, highlighting important holidays. Starting with Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, each holiday has a poem from the point of view of a young girl. The poems incorporate the experiences, rituals, and feelings of a child celebrating each holiday. The facing page then explains the origin and significance of the holiday as well the different ways it is celebrated.

The majority of the holidays are based in the religious celebrations of the Jewish faith. The secular holidays included are Yom Ha’atzmaut (Israel Independence Day) and Yom Ha Shoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day).

Awe-some Days will resonate with the experiences of Jewish children, but can also act as a introduction for non-Jewish readers. The format makes it easy to see connections across beliefs.

Lamborghini Huracan

This review applies to all of Bellwether’s Epic Cool Cars series. I like this series. It’s a solid choice for any library with patrons with limited reading ability and an interest in high-end sports cars. They provide a solid amount of information in a predictable format, with a lot of supports for those who may struggle with reading: the photos and diagrams support the text; vocabulary words from the glossary are highlighted in green; glossary definitions are clear and specific to the context. The topic will be of interest to a lot of readers. Even as someone not particularly interested in sports cars, I can declare I found them interesting and informative. The Diamondback binding is sturdy enough to stand up to extensive library wear. The graphics and design add appeal to the target audience without distracting from the content. My only criticism is directed at the marketing blurb in the front of each book opposite the the Table of Contents: in proclaiming in advance that Epic books “burst with intense action, high-speed heroics, and shadows of the unknown,” they rather over-sell themselves unnecessarily. I didn’t notice much in the way of heroics or action or shadows of the unknown, but I did find a lot of solid and interesting information.

Lamborghini Sian

This review applies to all of Bellwether’s Epic Cool Cars series. I like this series. It’s a solid choice for any library with patrons with limited reading ability and an interest in high-end sports cars. They provide a solid amount of information in a predictable format, with a lot of supports for those who may struggle with reading: the photos and diagrams support the text; vocabulary words from the glossary are highlighted in green; glossary definitions are clear and specific to the context. The topic will be of interest to a lot of readers. Even as someone not particularly interested in sports cars, I can declare I found them interesting and informative. The Diamondback binding is sturdy enough to stand up to extensive library wear. The graphics and design add appeal to the target audience without distracting from the content. My only criticism is directed at the marketing blurb in the front of each book opposite the the Table of Contents: in proclaiming in advance that Epic books “burst with intense action, high-speed heroics, and shadows of the unknown,” they rather over-sell themselves unnecessarily. I didn’t notice much in the way of heroics or action or shadows of the unknown, but I did find a lot of solid and interesting information.

Ferrari 812 Superfast

This review applies to all of Bellwether’s Epic Cool Cars series. I like this series. It’s a solid choice for any library with patrons with limited reading ability and an interest in high-end sports cars. They provide a solid amount of information in a predictable format, with a lot of supports for those who may struggle with reading: the photos and diagrams support the text; vocabulary words from the glossary are highlighted in green; glossary definitions are clear and specific to the context. The topic will be of interest to a lot of readers. Even as someone not particularly interested in sports cars, I can declare I found them interesting and informative. The Diamondback binding is sturdy enough to stand up to extensive library wear. The graphics and design add appeal to the target audience without distracting from the content. My only criticism is directed at the marketing blurb in the front of each book opposite the the Table of Contents: in proclaiming in advance that Epic books “burst with intense action, high-speed heroics, and shadows of the unknown,” they rather over-sell themselves unnecessarily. I didn’t notice much in the way of heroics or action or shadows of the unknown, but I did find a lot of solid and interesting information.

Ferrari F8 Tributo

This review applies to all of Bellwether’s Epic Cool Cars series. I like this series. It’s a solid choice for any library with patrons with limited reading ability and an interest in high-end sports cars. They provide a solid amount of information in a predictable format, with a lot of supports for those who may struggle with reading: the photos and diagrams support the text; vocabulary words from the glossary are highlighted in green; glossary definitions are clear and specific to the context. The topic will be of interest to a lot of readers. Even as someone not particularly interested in sports cars, I can declare I found them interesting and informative. The Diamondback binding is sturdy enough to stand up to extensive library wear. The graphics and design add appeal to the target audience without distracting from the content. My only criticism is directed at the marketing blurb in the front of each book opposite the the Table of Contents: in proclaiming in advance that Epic books “burst with intense action, high-speed heroics, and shadows of the unknown,” they rather over-sell themselves unnecessarily. I didn’t notice much in the way of heroics or action or shadows of the unknown, but I did find a lot of solid and interesting information.

Porsche Taycan

This review applies to all of Bellwether’s Epic Cool Cars series. I like this series. It’s a solid choice for any library with patrons with limited reading ability and an interest in high-end sports cars. They provide a solid amount of information in a predictable format, with a lot of supports for those who may struggle with reading: the photos and diagrams support the text; vocabulary words from the glossary are highlighted in green; glossary definitions are clear and specific to the context. The topic will be of interest to a lot of readers. Even as someone not particularly interested in sports cars, I can declare I found them interesting and informative. The Diamondback binding is sturdy enough to stand up to extensive library wear. The graphics and design add appeal to the target audience without distracting from the content. My only criticism is directed at the marketing blurb in the front of each book opposite the the Table of Contents: in proclaiming in advance that Epic books “burst with intense action, high-speed heroics, and shadows of the unknown,” they rather over-sell themselves unnecessarily. I didn’t notice much in the way of heroics or action or shadows of the unknown, but I did find a lot of solid and interesting information.