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There are countless extant titles about ancient societies, but this series offers a fresh perspective that will help young readers better understand the importance of geographical factors in their histories, making it a strong addition to middle school libraries.
Life in these ancient civilizations is thoroughly explored, with
special emphasis on how the physical geography influenced aspects
of their cultures including geopolitics, farming, and religion.
Superimposed over rather distracting topographical-map backgrounds,
main texts and subtopics are treated in question-and-answer
fashion, supplemented with many illustrations, photographs, maps,
and sidebars. A quiz and research tips conclude each volume.
Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers the following Geography
Matters in Ancient Civilizations titles: Geography Matters in
Ancient Egypt and Geography Matters in the Inca Empire.
Following a brief introduction to birds' identifying
characteristics and the concept of scientific classification,
two-page spreads provide a general overview of physical attributes
and adaptations, nesting and chick-rearing behaviors, and
subcategories such as water birds. Captioned photos are well
chosen; an occasional spread features exceptional birds (e.g., the
swift, which sleeps while it flies). A quiz is appended. Reading
list. Glos., ind.
Designed to help students understand and debate the two titular
issues, each book presents one side; flip it over to read about the
other. Both books present reasonable ideas and approaches but will
become out-of-date soon (e.g., social media rapidly changes). Stock
photos and graphs illustrate the texts; discussion questions and a
pro-and-con summary are included. Reading list. Bib., glos., ind.
Review covers the following Perspectives Flip Books: Issues titles:
Punishing Bullies and Social Media.