Reviews
Booklist - Project Row Houses
In the early 1990s, Magnificent Seven artist Rick Lowe was introduced to a run-down block in the Third Ward of Houston, Texas, where 22 “shotgun” row houses were marked for demolition. These kinds of homes had been celebrated by artist John Biggers, who saw them as an important part of… View →
Booklist - Evaluating Online Resources
Young researchers get to flex their critical-thinking muscles in this Create and Share: Thinking Digitally series (8 titles) guide. A white, disabled girl (she uses a prosthetic leg) and a purple robot serve as friendly cartoon guides to this text about finding credible information… View →
School Library Journal - Discover Chesapeake Bay
Gr 3-8–Middle grade readers will love this series focusing exclusively on major bays throughout the United States, including recognizable bays (Massachusetts Bay, San Francisco Bay) as well as those that might be less familiar (Apalachicola Bay and Grand Traverse Bay). These… View →
School Library Journal - Sharing Photos Online
Gr 2-5–This comprehensive series covers a vast swath of the digital world. For readers who are interested in learning more about content creation, Recording Podcasts, Creating Digital Videos, and Sharing Photos Online will fit the bill. Not only do they break down the planning,… View →
School Library Journal - Misty Copeland
K-Gr 2–These short, simple biographies are written in the first person and include brief facts about the individual and their work. With only a few sentences on each page, the text is highly accessible to the youngest of readers, though there are, on occasion, challenging words or… View →
School Library Journal - Mercury
Gr 1-3–This series uses emoji-style images of the planets to illustrate the book covers. This same image is used throughout each book to ask questions such as, “Do you know what planets are smaller than me?” The size of the planet, its order from the sun, and length of time for its orbit View →
School Library Journal - Mars
Gr 1-3–This series uses emoji-style images of the planets to illustrate the book covers. This same image is used throughout each book to ask questions such as, “Do you know what planets are smaller than me?” The size of the planet, its order from the sun, and length of time for its orbit View →
School Library Journal - Apex Legends: Teamwork
Gr 5-8–Learning to read nonfiction is a lot like learning a new action game—readers must figure out how to navigate around (or through) sidebars, observe text landmarks like headings or captions to decide which spot to explore first, and use a table of contents and index shortcuts as… View →
School Library Journal - Simone Biles
K-Gr 2–These short, simple biographies are written in the first person and include brief facts about the individual and their work. With only a few sentences on each page, the text is highly accessible to the youngest of readers, though there are, on occasion, challenging words or… View →
School Library Journal - Serena Williams
K-Gr 2–These short, simple biographies are written in the first person and include brief facts about the individual and their work. With only a few sentences on each page, the text is highly accessible to the youngest of readers, though there are, on occasion, challenging words or… View →