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The White Book
A winner for all picture book collections. Use to introduce a simple painting activity, and pair it with the books in the Harold and the Purple Crayon canon.
Black Cat, White Cat
A highly recommended charmer for storytimes in all libraries, exploring concepts of opposites and friendship. This will be a big hit, especially when adult readers draw out that startling reveal at the end.
Impressionism: 13 Artists Children Should Know
An additional purchase where books on this topic in school or larger public collections are needed.
Trailblazers in Medicine
This sophisticated series targets mature, knowledgeable readers, and some topics aren't within the scope of the high school curriculum. Purchase where needed.
Get into Art: Telling Stories: Discover Great Art and Create Your Own!
A great option for browsers and as a supplement in art classes, along with the other titles in the series.
Hernán Cortés
Despite some flaws, these are generally well done. Recommended for supplemental use in public and school libraries.
Bill Gates: Microsoft Founder and Philanthropist
Highly useful for current events units.
This accessibly written series is notable for its clean layout,
including color photographs, sidebars, and charts. The mostly
complimentary narratives are solid overviews of their subjects'
early lives, successes, and failures. A "Stop and Think" feature
offers discussion questions that can be used for assignments. For
the living subjects, the content will soon become outdated. Reading
list, timeline. Glos., ind. Review covers these Newsmakers titles:
Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Vladimir Putin,
Malala Yousafzai, Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos,
Nelson Mandela, and Pope Francis.
The Rolling Stones: Pushing Rock's Boundaries
Supplemental for music appreciation classes or units on later 20th-century history; otherwise, rock on by.
These profiles describe how the rock bands developed, identify
their high and low points, note the strengths and weaknesses of
each member, and discuss their albums. The narratives are
matter-of-factly written and largely chronological. Though burdened
by an overly busy graphic design, the volumes are filled with color
and black-and-white photos that will interest fans and rock-music
enthusiasts. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers the following
Edge Books: Legends of Rock titles: U2 and The
Beatles.
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