BODDEN, Valerie
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At the Scene
Gr 7 Up—Bodden covers, in compelling detail, how crime scene investigators, past and present, operate...
Baseball
A surefire hit with teachers, this could find fans in public libraries with a little bit of coaching from parents and librarians.
Linking science to sports, each volume makes physics concepts accessible to elementary-age readers. Eye-catching visuals and simple texts explain how concepts such as force, mass, and inertia affect performance in these sports. Each book includes a final hands-on activity (not sports-related) to test the concepts (e.g., in Football, using a garden hose to test projectile motion). Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers the following Making the Play titles: Basketball, Baseball, Football, Golf, Soccer, and Volleyball.
Analyze and Define the Assignment
Skip them.
In this useful series, the orderly stages in working through a
middle-school research project are covered, with many examples to
clarify the process for beginners. From narrowing a topic, forming
a thesis, judging relevant and trustworthy sources, and
understanding advertising bias to avoiding plagiarism in writing
the final report, common student concerns are addressed. Reading
list, websites. Bib., glos., ind. Review covers the following Info
Wise titles: Analyze and Define the Assignment, Assess
and Select Your Sources, Identify and Evaluate
Advertising, Research and Synthesize Your Facts, and
Write and Revise Your Project.
Being Fit
Solid additions.
Double-page spreads with enticing, large color photos explain
healthy food choices and amounts. A great deal of boilerplate
information is repeated in each volume. Dairy and
Fruits reference the five food groups in text confusingly
placed next to photos of foods in four distinct groups. Each book
concludes with a simple, no-cooking-required "recipe." Reading
list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers the following Healthy
Plates titles: Dairy, Eating Healthy, Fruits,
Grains, Proteins, and Vegetables.
Apple
Gr 1–3—The topics of these additions to a continuing series may be random, but the high production values and big, riveting—often extreme close up—photographs provide consistent viewing pleasure...
Giving a Presentation
Gr 5–8—It's sometimes hard for students to understand why they have homework and tests, making it difficult for them to complete these tasks...
Aztec Empire
Gr 5–8—Full-page, color photographs of ancient sites and artifacts and reproductions of ancient and classical art are the strongest elements of this set about the organization and daily life of early civilizations...
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