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Little Red Riding Hood
K-Gr 2—Unexceptional pop-ups do little to rescue this sugary version of the classic tale that's literally as well as visually saccharine...
Art2-D2's Guide to Folding and Doodling: An Origami Yoda Activity Book
Gr 3–6—Fans (and nonfans, if there are any) of the "Origami Yoda" series (Abrams) and website will find new opportunities aplenty for foolery in this spinoff compendium of progressively challenging hands-on instructions for drawing, folding, and goofing around with (mostly) Star Wars characters...
Out-of-This-World Knowledge: General Science | Series Made Simple Spring 2013
Ever responsive to changing fads in educational theory, nonfiction publishers are, with varying success, already tweaking their new titles to conform to the Common Core science standards. These efforts range from inserting a few vague ideas for activities or demonstrations into otherwise conventional surveys of well-traveled informational territory to festooning texts with review questions, primary-source documents, photos and graphics, and suggestions for ongoing projects or lines of thought.
Hi-Tech Action: Engineering, Machines, & Technology | Series Made Simple Spring 2013
With a few notable exceptions, the entriesin this mixed bag of high-tech offerings are aimed at casual readers enthralled by images of big, noisy machines–preferably the sort that carry guns and bombs.
How Do You Burp in Space?: And Other Tips Every Space Tourist Needs to Know
Gr 4–6—Aimed at readers who will be part of the first generation of true space tourists, this breezy guide offers general advice about how to prepare for the trip, what to pack, what food and accommodations are going to be like, and suitable recreations both in Earth's orbit and on the Moon...
Healthy Eating
K-Gr 1—Uniformly sized to fit small hands but massively divergent in breadth of topic, these primers pair easy-to-comprehend color photos, one per page, with simple descriptive captions of one-to-three short sentences...
Debates on U.S. Immigration
Gr 8 Up—This comprehensive roundup of beliefs and commentary on current issues relating to U...
How Do Helicopters Work?
K-Gr 2—Though narrow of topic, these introductions combine plenty of big, bright color photos with explanatory texts that, for all their brevity, will give new readers healthy doses of specific information...
Cars
Gr 5–7—With a focus on STEM, these volumes survey their subject areas in dry but carefully structured ways, following common industrial products from initial designs to eventual disposals...
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