Jennifer Prince examines Rosen’s Digital Literacy database, a tool that offers middle- and high-school students the know-how they need to use online resources efficiently and safely.
Presidential, Colonial, and Civil War history; careers; folk art; and science are covered in this month’s reviews of new print reference works.
Gr 6 Up—Do your patrons wonder what an astrolabe is or how an X-ray telescope works? In this colorful, wide-ranging volume, notable astrophysicist Charles Liu provides answers to these questions and more about many aspects of the fascinating world of astronomy...
Gr 9 Up—No cobblestone goes unturned in this volume of the 20-year-old ongoing series...
Gr 6–9—Both of these titles reprint 31 arbitrarily chosen profiles originally published in Current Biography magazine, and, in a separate alphabet, 10 biographies of iconic scientists of the past in each field culled from the publisher's "Great Lives" series...
Gr 9 Up—This exceptional set provides a wealth of information about the office of, and individual holders of, the American presidency...
Gr 3 Up—Crisp color images and concise information make up this update of the 2009 edition...
Gr 7 Up—Expanding the scope of Gerard C...
Gr 9 Up—As STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) occupations show positive growth trends, this series will guide high school and undergraduate students through traditional and emerging fields of study in chemistry and physics; it profiles scope, education, training, technology, earnings, applications, and related occupations...