Gr 7 Up—The first title devotes a chapter each to the "primary" emotions—fear, anger, sadness, happiness, surprise, and disgust—and how to handle them, along with an easy-to-understand discussion, "Science," of how the brain works with regard to that feeling...
Gr 3—8—This collection is divided into six sections and includes the familiar stories about of Cuchulain, Finn Mac Cool, and The Kingdom of the Dwarves...
Gr 8 Up—Effectively promoting the view that "the environment and human relations with the environment over time lie "at the center of the American chronicle," this wide-ranging encyclopedia offers a distinctive angle on our country's past, present, peoples, and cultures...
Gr 1—3—When Donovan wakes up, he knows that he must dress quickly, eat carefully, and do everything just right because it is a very special day...
Gr 4—8—From gross-out goodies—mummification, sewers, early water closets—to everyday, familiar items, such as screws and books, these titles show how ideas and inventions changed the way things were done...
Gr 7—10—Katie and her father live happily in self-imposed isolation on the rim of a dormant volcano in an unnamed country, possibly in the 1800s...
Gr 9 Up—A common sentence opens the introductions to the titles in this series, stating that, "The history of civilization is essentially the story of human beings understanding and manipulating matter...
Gr 9 Up—When Emma is attacked by a vampire, the epilepsy she has always regarded as a curse actually saves her life...
PreS-Gr 2—While it is difficult for parents who work outside the home to part from their children, Levine assures youngsters that a work week does eventually end, and that each day affords an opportunity for some special time together...