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The Reviews
The reviews are in—librarians, teachers, counselors, at-home educators, and parents love our books, and so will your readers:
Series Review: Small But Deadly
"Fans of venomous animals should enjoy this series. While the books have definite appeal for reluctant readers and browsers, they also offer plenty of information for reports. The volumes cover each creature's range/habitat, life in a group, physical characteristics, life cycle, and venom/poison (or the diseases it causes in the case of Bacteria and Mosquitoes). The titles each end with a section on people's relationship with the subjects, including how they sometimes can actually help us. The spreads have about two paragraphs of text, large color photos with captions, and "Deadly Data" fact boxes..."—School Library Journal
Series Review: US Military Forces
"Excellent for report writing as well as for general perusing, this attractive set provides a well-organized overview of each of the five branches of the U.S. military. Clear and informative photos with bold red and camouflage backgrounds lend lots of eye appeal, and sidebars provide an additional array of facts, many of them related to history or technology. Women are given a commendable share of the spotlight in the chapters on famous fighters as well as in sidebars, such as "Women in the Coast Guard" and "First Woman General." Chapters about the organization of each branch, its stated missions, and its future round out a series that contains far more information than one might expect at first glance."—School Library Journal
Series Review: Civil Rights Crusaders
"While this series covers familiar ground, it nonetheless provides solid facts about six civil rights fighters who shaped American history and helped pave the way for African Americans to gain equality. It delivers basic information about these crusaders, but it mostly focuses on their accomplishments and their positions in the civil rights fights of their respective times. The pages alternate between the text (with "Let Freedom Ring" side boxes that provide supplemental information) and large, captioned color photographs. Vocabulary words in bold are defined at the end of each book. With their clear information, short sentence structure, and linear writing, these books would be useful for basic reports."—School Library Journal
Series Review: Graphic Mythical Creatures
"These action-packed graphic novels are sure to be hits in most libraries. While each slim book only features one full story involving the creature, an introduction, accompanied by more traditional artwork or photographs, gives more information, and a follow-up page provides examples of tales from other countries or literature. The titles offer a lot of information, and the wide-ranging stories reflect a diverse appreciation for world mythology. Share them with fans of graphic novels or mythical monsters."—School Library Journal
Series Review: Working Dogs
This series covers several types of working dogs and the training they receive. The short chapters, complemented by numerous color photographs, provide examples of particular breeds that do each job and show how their characteristics are suited for the tasks. The charts provided are especially helpful, covering commands and more specific tasks. There is enough information to make the texts feel fresh, and different further-reading resources are suggested in each book . . . A solid choice for readers looking for more than cute pictures.”—School Library Journal
Series Review: Horsing Around
“Horse lovers will delight in these information-packed volumes. Short chapters are paired with photographs of horses; reproductions of historical paintings or carvings; or, as in Horses in History, photos of scientists working with fossils. The writing is clear and easy to follow, and topic-specific charts provide additional information, such as on the races of the Triple Crown . . . Essential for libraries with horse fans; a solid purchase for others.”—School Library Journal
Series Review: Top Score Math
“This series features sports banter centered on a mathematic theme. After covering the basic scoring rules for each sport and charting some superlatives throughout history, Woods creates related math word problems. Answers are given on the final page of the books. Readers will get practice in interpreting charts and tables and reading bar graphs and pictographs while absorbing remarkable information about the sports . . . This distinctive series provides an appealing approach for math tutors or homeschooling parents to use.”—School Library Journal
Series Review: Wild Wheels
“This series is sure to be as popular as the subjects themselves. The light, somewhat breezy texts move quickly, presenting the history of the cars and just the right amount of information. Additional discussion and statistics appear in “Inside the Machine” boxes. The vocabulary is right on target. The bright, colorful illustrations are excellent, usually filling the spreads as background to the narratives. Boxed captions are informative, and are placed so that they do not detract from the illustrations . . .”—School Library Journal
Series Review: Planet SOS
“This well-designed series presents different aspects of life on earth and how they affect human beings. Planet SOS Fragile Planet discusses natural events and disasters, such as avalanches, earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, lightning, volcanoes, and windstorms. This title is extremely relevant and important to understanding current news, because it discusses Japan and its history of tsunamis . . . Each title is uniform in content. Many large-size and colorful photos are integrated into the text that will engage youngsters and assist them with understanding the important concepts introduced. The last chapter is entitled "Helping Hand" and gives clear guidance for what individuals can do to help the earth.”—School Library Journal
Series Review: Our Solar System
“Designed to introduce young readers to the building blocks of astronomy, the Our Solar System series presents basic information in a reliable format. The small, square books feature a few sentences of large-print text on the left-hand side of each spread, faced by a cosmic photo enhanced by light design elements on the right-hand side . . . A short glossary and a list of resources conclude each volume, and readers will come away with a better sense of our celestial neighborhood.”—Booklist