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Detective's Tools
Gr 1–3—Like 2008's "Professional Tools" series, this continuation features galleries of adults in various skilled occupations and the gear they use...
Atoms
Gr 3–5—With significant oversimplification and topical overlap, these volumes introduce the kinds and states of matter...
Backhoes
K-Gr 2—As a natural expansion for single-volume visits to construction sites, this series has plenty to offer younger enthusiasts...
Uranium
Gr 3–5—Any young readers wondering how the rare metals in their jewelry, electronic devices or nuclear reactors (just kidding, hopefully) are mined, refined, and used will find systematically presented answers in these volumes...
Cars
Gr 1–4—Spreads crowded with galleries of painted vehicles lit with artificial evenness and a mix of renowned and generic pilots or drivers give these historical surveys a mildly antiquated look...
The Freedom Summer Murders
Gr 6–9—The June 1964 murders of three civil rights workers in Mississippi's Neshoba County merits study and reflection not only as a pivotal event in the Civil Rights Movement but also as a yardstick to measure our country's progress since then toward true racial equality...
Animal Infographics
Gr 2–5—Though uneven in consistency, at their best, these collections of statistical information demonstrate the real value of well-designed infographics...
Alfa Romeo vs. Maserati
Gr 4–6—Though the "head to head" approach and high-energy page design in these browsing items give them plenty of superficial flash, readers will quickly get bogged down in Crum's dry recitations of dates and model designations...
Battling for Victory: The Coolest Robot Competitions
Gr 2–4—These very quick looks at many of the tasks that robots have already or may soon take over from humans are likely to leave even emergent readers unsatisfied...
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