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Do You Want to Be a Medieval Knight?
While would-be adventurers imagine themselves as legendary figures, they will learn about their cultures, making these books good supplemental choices.
Each volume focuses on how a specific class of people lived in
their civilization. Two-page sections regarding one aspect of life
contain a brief main text surrounded by illustrations and
explanatory captions. While layouts are busy, short blurbs make the
volumes browsable. "Interview" questions determine if readers "have
what it takes" for each role. There are four other spring 2015
books in this series. Glos., ind. Review covers the following Do
You Want to Be a... titles: Do You Want to Be a Medieval
Knight?, Do You Want to Be a Samurai Warrior?, Do You
Want to Be an Ancient Egyptian Princess?, and Do You Want to
Be an Ancient Greek Athlete?.
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.
Famous Pirates
Pirates are a perennially popular topic, but the set's weaknesses make it an additional choice.
Beginning readers will learn vague, cursory pirate facts, such as
"pirate ships looked scary" and "not all treasures have been
found." Each double-page spread includes brief, readable chunks of
text on the left side and an interesting photograph or illustration
on the right. Large trim size and roomy page layouts make this
series a good choice for groups. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review
covers the following Pebble Plus: Pirates Ahoy! titles: Pirate
Ships and Pirate Treasure.
What's Great About Nebraska?
These books won't replace traditional report material, but they introduce kids to the magic of travel and offer them a look at some of the United States's most interesting places.
These graphically pleasing travel guides highlight the top ten
sites to see and things to do in each place. Although the books
read like brochures and may include quickly outdated information,
kids will appreciate the engaging second-person narratives and many
photos. A map and facts are appended. There are twelve other spring
2015 books in this series. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. This
review covers the following Our Great States titles: What's
Great About Oregon?, What's Great About Arizona?,
What's Great About Washington, DC?, What's Great About
South Dakota?, What's Great About Maine?, and What's
Great About Mississippi?.
Aztec Warriors
This set doesn't improve on extant titles and will do little to inspire or hold reader attention.
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.
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