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20 Fun Facts About Auto Racing
Not necessarily a first purchase, but it will see plenty of circulation from sports fans.
Digital Safety Smarts: Preventing Cyberbullying
This series would be a useful addition to any public or school library collection to assist with lessons on technology and how to be a good digital citizen.
Each volume addresses middle-grade kids directly, suggesting practical moves (skim websites to determine usefulness), warnings (never plagiarize), and critical thinking (what is the website's purpose: to inform or advertise?). Cautions about personal safety, appropriate language and sites, spam, and other issues are firm but not frightening. Color photos show kids using computers, laptops, and smartphones alone and with adults. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers the following Searchlight Books: What Is Digital Citizenship? titles: Digital Safety Smarts, Smart Internet Surfing, Smart Online Communication, and Smart Online Searching.
Little Shaq Takes a Chance
Gr 1–3—This second book in the "Little Shaq" series by NBA superstar Shaquille O'Neal shows Little Shaq's reluctance to try anything new—not the sushi his mom makes for dinner and not the art class where Shaq doesn't think he has much talent...
Billy the Kid: A Notorious Gunfighter of the Wild West
An impressive series that able and reluctant readers will appreciate; use in lessons on criminal justice and the "Wild West."
Amazing Mammals
Early readers will find the content intriguing, while adults will appreciate the controlled text and short sentences.
American Bison
This is a strong series for classroom and individual use.
These books aimed at new readers introduce iconic North American mammals in straightforward texts with a level-appropriate amount of information. Large, impressive color photos of the wild animals, which span across the gutter of the wide-horizontal-trim books, command attention. Each book's three appended facts expand on a part of the main text. Glos., ind. Review covers these Animals of North America titles: American Bison, Coyotes, and Gray Wolves.
My Journey on the Underground Railroad
Simple, but not simplistic, this series provides fascinating springboards for the youngest historians.
Mystery of the Nazca Lines
Good choices for middle level and secondary high reluctant readers.
Theories surrounding Nevada's Area 51 as well as reports of unexplained phenomena and unconfirmed events (mainly UFO sightings) are laid out for readers in clear, concise text with plenty of images. With frequent inserts (and an appendix) of comprehension activities, publisher's links, and writing prompts, the series is more focused on core standards than general research. Reading list. Glos., ind.
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