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Ninjas
This set will be useful for report writers but doesn't improve on extant titles about ancient warriors and is not attractive enough to draw a broad readership. A supplementary purchase.
At Home with the Ancient Egyptians
Students might flip through these magazine-type books, but they are unlikely to linger for deep reading or reports.
Each volume takes readers "behind the scenes" of the civilization
to cover a wide variety of topics but none of them in any great
detail. The presentation is lively and colorful, with generally
accurate information broken down into small chunks in overabundant
sidebars and text boxes; photographs and illustrations contribute
to the visual busyness. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review
covers the following At Home with... titles: The Ancient
Egyptians, The Ancient Greeks, The Ancient
Romans, The Aztecs, and The Vikings.
Bodie: The Town That Belongs to Ghosts
A strong buy for libraries serving middle grade readers.
Despite a rather sensationalized title, this series is genuinely
fascinating. Each book traces the history of a now-deserted town,
explaining its population boom, possible reasons for decline, and
what each abandoned place is like today. With interesting
historical and contemporary photos and well-placed sidebars, these
are solid places to begin research on some of America's stranger
places. Reading list. Bib., glos., ind. Review covers the following
Abandoned! titles: Bodie, Cliff Dwellings, Roanoke
Island, and Salton Sea Resort.
Living Beside a River
Demonstrating how physical geography affects human settlement, this series is a solid choice for elementary libraries.
Taking a multicultural approach, these generalized volumes provide
overviews of life in different geographic locales. The brief texts
and captioned photos touch on what's unique to the specific
regions; Desert and Mountain unintentionally
highlight stark economic contrasts between the U.S. and other parts
of the world. Each book includes a world map, appended "Fun Facts,"
and a quiz. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers the following
Places We Live titles: Living in a City, Living in a
Desert, and Living on a Mountain.
Geography Matters in Ancient Egypt
There are countless extant titles about ancient societies, but this series offers a fresh perspective that will help young readers better understand the importance of geographical factors in their histories, making it a strong addition to middle school libraries.
Life in these ancient civilizations is thoroughly explored, with
special emphasis on how the physical geography influenced aspects
of their cultures including geopolitics, farming, and religion.
Superimposed over rather distracting topographical-map backgrounds,
main texts and subtopics are treated in question-and-answer
fashion, supplemented with many illustrations, photographs, maps,
and sidebars. A quiz and research tips conclude each volume.
Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers the following Geography
Matters in Ancient Civilizations titles: Geography Matters in
Ancient Egypt and Geography Matters in the Inca Empire.
A Kid's Life During the American Civil War
These works don't improve on extant titles, making them supplemental purchases.
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