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Totally Wacky Facts About the Human Body
While visually interesting, these titles do not provide enough stand-alone information.
Energetically illustrated pages and a small trim size invite kids to browse for trivia about human physiology. The pages are lively with photos, micrographs, illustrations, and snippets of text. The unsubstantiated information shouldn't be taken at face value ("the loudest burp recorded was...about as loud as a plane taking off"), but these books might spark further interest in various topics. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers these Mind Bender titles: Totally Wacky Facts About the Human Body and Totally Wacky Facts About the Mind.
All About Forces
Appealing first glimpses of physical principles and phenomena.
These books, designed for a primary-grade audience, superficially introduce the concepts of force and magnetism. Royston uses short sentences and simple language to explain the basics of these principles, while bland stock photos and easy experiments (interspersed throughout, with results appended) adequately illustrate and exemplify them. Both books include a quiz. Reading list. Glos., ind. Reviews cover the following All About Science titles: All About Forces and All About Magnetism.
Thorfinn the Nicest Viking and the Awful Invasion
Gr 2–4—Harald the Skull-Splitter is a fearsome Viking chief, but his son? That's another story...
Death Valley
For all elementary collections.
Two-page chapters highlight the most basic facts about national parks in this simplistic, succinctly written series for beginning readers. Many high-quality photographs enhance the superficial content ("Sunset at the Grand Canyon is a special time. Watch the sun sink below the beautiful rocks!"). While adequate as introductions, young nature lovers will want more information. An activity is appended. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers the following National Park Explorers titles: Death Valley, Everglades, Grand Canyon, Great Smoky Mountains, Yellowstone, and Yosemite.
Marie Curie
Highly recommended for middle school collections. Clinton is very timely; overall, Curie works for the non-scientifically inclined.
Highway Patrol Officers
These well-written and highly engaging books earn high marks and will appeal to thrill seekers.
Introductions to types of law enforcement careers, these books also document real-life anecdotes of heroic officers who have risked their own lives to save others. Color photos accompany clear, reluctant-reader-friendly texts to help tell the exciting stories of on-the-job courage and quick thinking. A section on equipment used by each agency is appended. Reading list. Bib., glos., ind. Review covers the following Police Search & Rescue! titles: Highway Patrol Officers, Air-Sea Rescue Officers, City Cops, K-9 Cops, Sheriffs and Deputies, and State Troopers.
California Wildfires Survival Stories
Individual accounts of disaster survivors put human faces on statistics of injuries, fatalities, and devastating losses. A top choice for most collections.
In a series about real-life disaster survival, these volumes focus on weather-related events in the U.S. In each book, a brief introduction describes the disaster and four or five chapters detail real individuals' involvement. Gripping, you-are-there narratives are supplemented with primary source quotations (footnoted and sourced); photos and other graphics (maps, graphs, diagrams, etc.) provide additional insight. Reading list, timeline. Glos., ind. Review covers the following Natural Disaster True Survival Stories titles: California Wildfires, Hurricane Katrina, and Joplin Tornado.
Beauty Blitz
A serviceable choice.
This volume suggests ideas for sleepover-party food, from spiced popcorn to no-bake cookies. The book starts by addressing "What to eat" (nachos with TV? full sit-down meal?) and "Where to eat" (bedroom? dining room?). Eight easy-to-follow recipes encourage healthy eating (nachos notwithstanding). Helpful tips/advice accompany a lively mixture of illustrations and photos. Websites. Glos., ind.
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