Series Made Simple
K-Gr 2—These introductions present mammals that are generally active at night, with short comments on their habitats, feeding habits, defenses, birth and growth of young, and average lifespan for creatures that successfully "stay safe...
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 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 3—5—Never have the wonders of electron microscopy been more thrillingly displayed...
Gr 1—3—Riveting, close-up photos of mantises looking inscrutably at readers and brightly lit centipedes and spiders either in natural settings or cut out and placed on blank backgrounds will draw young audiences to these introductions...
Gr 4—6—After brief overviews of the kinds of paper, pencils, markers, and paint to buy, these books include a "Master Class" spread that will help when creating some of the other drawings in the book...
Gr 2—3—Designed to prepare students for visits to zoos or nature parks, each of these volumes provides basic background information about a type of animal usually found in such places, enhanced by shaped cutout photos and shots of creatures in artificial settings...
Gr 4—6—These volumes cover the basic moves as well as more detailed movements often seen on television programs such as So You Think You Can Dance...
Gr 8 Up—Each of these attractive, reference-style introductions begins with an overview and then looks more closely at the various facets of the subject, including controversial issues such as stem-cell research...
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