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Athletes Who Changed the Game
Browsers and sports fans will be drawn to these concise yet engaging vignettes and will want to learn more about and cheer on these noteworthy athletes.
Ada Lovelace and Computer Algorithms
Better than average, this series is suitable for those looking to bolster STEM-related collections.
Air Traffic Controller
Gr 4–7—These titles lean toward jobs that are physically demanding, artistic, or require more technical skills than most...
What's Your Story, Harriet Tubman?
Though these are serviceable introductions to important historical figures, their value for research is limited.
Cub Reporter "interviews" American figures who overcame challenges to achieve their goals. Each subject responds to simplistic questions about his or her complicated life (e.g., "Were you ever afraid?" in Tubman) in a hokey first-person voice. Cartoons of a microphone-holding bear cub alternate with captioned photos or illustrations that extend information. The premise may work for reluctant readers. Reading list, timeline, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Cub Reporter Meets Famous Americans titles: What's Your Story, Harriet Tubman?, What's Your Story, Abraham Lincoln?, What's Your Story, Cesar Chavez?, What's Your Story, Helen Keller?.
Living Beside a River
Demonstrating how physical geography affects human settlement, this series is a solid choice for elementary libraries.
Taking a multicultural approach, these generalized volumes provide
overviews of life in different geographic locales. The brief texts
and captioned photos touch on what's unique to the specific
regions; Desert and Mountain unintentionally
highlight stark economic contrasts between the U.S. and other parts
of the world. Each book includes a world map, appended "Fun Facts,"
and a quiz. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers the following
Places We Live titles: Living in a City, Living in a
Desert, and Living on a Mountain.
BMX Racers
Gr 5-9 Written with reluctant readers in mind, these titles devote two pages each to subtopics such as Getting Started ("Speedboat Racers"), History: From Dirt Bumps to Monster Jumps ("Dirt Bike Racers"), and Best of the Best ("BMX Racers")...
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