Reviews
Booklist - What Is Asian-Black Solidarity?
“This book is a definite asset for educators and those who wish to learn more about racial justice…Colorful pages and short sentences will appeal to a range of readers, and the book’s timely topic makes it a solid addition to any school or library collection.” View →
Booklist Review - The Dish on the Dish: A History of Your Favorite Foods
“Hooking readers with punny titles, The Dish on the Dish series spotlights popular foods via clear, direct writing and a smorgasbord of mouth-watering photos…A recipe rounds out each volume in this enticing series." View →
STARRED SERIES REVIEW - Booklist Reviews - Racial Justice in America: Histories
“Factual and balanced, the Racial Justice in America: Histories series addresses events and policies that demonstrate the prevalence of racial discrimination in the U.S. Atrocities in Action documents the history of lynching and the rise of white terrorist groups, tying this legacy of… View →
School Library Journal - Invasive Species Science: Tracking and Controlling
“The impacts of invasive species and the techniques scientists use to control them are covered in this up-to-date series. Opening scenes describe the animals or scientists in action, though most of the descriptions are not especially engaging. A look at how threats from each… View →
School Library Journal - Racial Justice in America; Histories
“The books in this series are designed for kids who want to learn more about the history of racial injustice in America. The first chapter of each title begins with a question that highlights topics explored the work (e.g., “Desegregation and Integration: What’s the Difference?” in View →
School Library Journal - Beware! Killer Plants
“These plants have more than a little bite to them! There are carnivorous, deadly, and painful plants to watch out for in this middle grade botanical series. Some familiar plants like kudzu and Carolina Reapers are included, as are lesser known plants like the mousetrap tree. The… View →
School Library Journal - American Eras: Defining Moments
“This series covers eras from the 1920s through the arrival of modern technology. Major events are highlighted. The narrative does not avoid difficult topics, such as discrimination or groups who disagreed with the government or the status quo. Archival photos of flappers, the Dust View →
School Library Journal - Anti-Bias Learning: Social Justice in Action
“This series features concepts geared toward helping younger children learn about community. The topics of diversity, identity, social justice, and speaking up are covered in an easily understood format. The text uses a large font style and was written with early readers in mind.… View →
Booklist - Glass Blower
Most people are mesmerized whenever they watch a glassblower at work. This straightforward guide from the Makers and Artisans series (8 titles) offers a brief history of glassmaking and reviews the skills, materials, and tools necessary for blowing, shaping, and manipulating molten View →
Booklist - The Roaring 20s and Prohibition
Readers looking for information on important periods in American history will find a good starting point within the American Eras: Defining Moments series (8 titles). This volume takes readers to an optimistic America, one recovering from a war and pandemic and turning to party… View →
Booklist - Social Justice All Around Us
Using the concept of fairness as a stepping-stone to a larger discussion of social-justice issues, this introductory text from the Learning Anti-Bias: Social Justice in Action series (6 titles) makes big ideas accessible to young readers. Climate change and sports topics become the basis View →
Booklist - What is White Privilege?
This installment in the Racial Justice in America series offers accessible details on what white privilege is (“White people have more access to power and resources”) and isn’t (“White privilege does not mean that White people have never worked hard”), its consequences, how to avoid it,… View →
Booklist - 2020 Black Lives Matter Marches
This volume, the first of six in the Protest! March for Change series, places readers into one of the many Black Lives Matter (BLM) crowds that took to the streets in summer 2020, following the murder of George Floyd. Markovics sets the scene with examples of… View →
Booklist - Enviro-Graphics series
The books in the 21st Century Skills Library: Enviro-Graphics series a number of different topics related to the environment. In each book, chapters begin with a brief introductory text before movi View →
School Library Journal - Powerful Proteins
Photos of healthy foods and diverse families selecting, preparing, and eating meals fill the pages of this series. Each page features an image to accompany the text, with no more than three or four sentences per page. Examples of foods from the different food groups and their nutritional View →
School Library Journal - Vibrant Vegetables
Photos of healthy foods and diverse families selecting, preparing, and eating meals fill the pages of this series. Each page features an image to accompany the text, with no more than three or four sentences per page. Examples of foods from the different food groups and their nutritional View →
School Library Journal - Evaluating Online Sources
This series describes how children can get the most out of digital citizenship. These titles do a nice job of addressing the collaborative possibilities of private and social networks for sharing one’s story or working together on school projects. View →
School Library Journal - I'm a Brachiosaurus
The dinosaurs speak to readers in this series, providing information in one or two sentences per page: “My horns are very useful. They are what makes me a Triceratops!” A realistic image of the creature appears on the opposite page. These are generally engaging though quite different… View →
School Library Journal - Using Online Portfolios
This series describes how children can get the most out of digital citizenship. These titles do a nice job of addressing the collaborative possibilities of private and social networks for sharing one’s story or working together on school projects. View →
School Library Journal - Building a Blog
This series describes how children can get the most out of digital citizenship. These titles do a nice job of addressing the collaborative possibilities of private and social networks for sharing one’s story or working together on school projects. View →