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Snow White and Rose Red: A Pop-Up Fairytale
Gr 2–4—A mediocre pop-up version of one of the Grimm Brothers' lesser-known tales...
Encyclopedia of Video Games: The Culture, Technology, and Art of Gaming
Gr 6–10—This encyclopedia both expands upon information presented in such general surveys as Tristan Donovan's Replay: The History of Video Games (Yellow Ant, 2010) and the editor's Video Game Explosion (Greenwood, 2007), and offers it in a more granular, accessible way...
Rock Chronicles: Every Legend, Every Line-up, Every Look
Gr 5 Up—Profiling about 250 rock bands or performers from AC/DC to ZZ Top-and including Chuck Berry and Arcade Fire-this alphabetically arranged encyclopedia offers opportunities for quick reference and casual browsing, if not systematic study...
3-D Earth
Gr 5–7—As with the author's 3-D Dinosaur (DK, 2011) and similarly titled volumes, a digital gimmick adds interest to an otherwise typical sweep over territory with high-reader appeal...
National Geographic Kids National Parks Guide, U.S.A.
Gr 3–6—More selective than the National Geographic Guide to National Parks of the United States (7th ed...
The Flying Machine Book
Gr 4–6—Mercer, a physics teacher and the author of the highly educational How Do You Light a Fart? And 150 Other Essential Things Every Guy Should Know About Science (Adams Media, 2009), presents easy-to-follow instructions for making flying toys or shooters from drinking straws, foam plates, used greeting cards, and other common materials...
The Story of Things
Gr 3–6—Vast of scope—though necessarily superficial in depth—this 10-spread import surveys the entire panorama of technology, from the invention of shaped stone tools to flat screen TVs and musical toilets...
World's Biggest Dinosaurs
Gr 2–3—Stretching its premise very close to the breaking point, particularly in Dumbest Dinosaurs ("With a small brain and a big body, Apatosaurus may have been really dumb...
Debt Information for Teens
Gr 10 Up—Though drab and uninviting in appearance, these updates offer students facing college and/or independence a mind-boggling amount of financial advice and background information...
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