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Cover: Outback Babies

Emu Chicks - Reviewed by Booklist

Australia’s wispy-feathered emu stars in this offering from the Outback Babies series (6 titles). U.S. children may be unfamiliar with this ostrichlike bird, but here they’ll follow a group of chicks that hatch from dark green eggs and eventually grow up and lose their baby… View →

 
Cover: The Sky's the Limit

The Sky's the Limit - Reviewed by Booklist

Titles in the Sky’s the Limit series provide tips and information on how young readers can manage their lives, accomplish their goals, and create and maintain positive habits. Making Good Decisions discusses easy versus difficult decisions and presents five steps to help readers with the View →

 
Cover: Los grandes felinos (Big Cats)

Los grandes felinos (Big Cats) - Reviewed by School Library Journal

How do different types of big cats survive in the wild? Readers will learn the answer to that question, and much more, thanks to this Spanish series about six species of big cats. The organized layout and simple format of these books make them perfect for beginning readers who are… View →

 
Cover: Fun First Concepts

Fun First Concepts - Reviewed by School Library Journal

Directions, opposites, patterns, and word families are explored in the latest installations of the “Fun First Concepts” series. Each title presents several real-world examples of the concept, which allows readers to explore these ideas in a setting they already understand (“The sand is… View →

 
Cover: Nature Heals

Nature Heals - Reviewed by School Library Journal

Now that we are all plugged in and cooped up, a series on healing and unplugging by connecting through nature is just what many need. The series is heavy in calming scenes, and the images share much of the information and, as such, express a sense of inclusion through the depiction of… View →

 
Cover: Great Wall of China

Great Wall of China - Reviewed by Booklist

The discussion opens with a history of China’s Great Wall, which began more than 2,500 years ago as segments built by warring kingdoms. After the first emperor gained control of all of China in 221 BCE, many of the old walls were connected to provide a… View →

 
Cover: Blue-Footed Boobies

Science Behind the Colors - Reviewed by Booklist (Booklist Top Ten)

Ever wonder how animals came to possess their particular pigments? The answers to these colorful mysteries are revealed in these early readers, which take a unique approach to animals science. View →

 
Cover: Big Cats

Big Cats - Reviewed by School Library Journals

Appealing photographs and basic facts introduce well-known wild cats. Short and simple sentences make the text accessible to new readers: “Jaguars are big cats. Their fur is tan. They have dark spots” (Jaguars). Question-and-answer sequences and interjections such as “Neat!” and “Wow!”… View →

 
Cover: Whole Wide World

Whole Wide World - Reviewed by School Library Journal

This series remains well organized and colorful as it highlights landmarks around the world. Each has about three chapters of six pages long with full-page pictures that accompany short paragraphs throughout. The beginning of each title includes before, during, and after reading… View →

 
Cover: Super Science Feats

Super Science Feats: Medical Breakthroughs - Reviewed by School Library Journal

Large, clear photos showing petri dishes of bacteria, patients receiving vaccinations, or archival images of early researchers fill the pages of this series. Information is organized into short chapters with brief paragraphs on each spread and additional facts in “Did You Know?” text… View →

 
Cover: Cabras en la granja (Goats on the Farm)

Cabras en la granja (Goats on the Farm) - Reviewed by Booklist

In this installment in the Spanish language Animales de la granja series (8 titles), beginning readers will learn fun facts about goats. Each spread includes a labeled photo introducing goat body parts, diet, and behaviors, as well as differences between goat bucks and kids, paired with… View →

 
Cover: Patrones en la naturaleza (Patterns in Nature)

Patrones en la naturaleza (Patterns in Nature) - Reviewed by School Library Journal

Patterns and textures take the spotlight in this Spanish series about where to find patterns in all kinds of natural environments, including forests, deserts, gardens, and beaches. Readers as young as three will benefit from full-page color, high-definition close-ups of butterflies,… View →