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The Bionic Hand
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Author: Adam Woog
Copyright: 2010
ISBN: 9781599533414
Grade Level: 3-6
Reviewer: Kimberly Elpers
Review: This is a new addition to a series of books that teaches how an invention comes to be. Students learn about how science and technology can affect our world and how an invention can influence our society. The history of why this invention was needed and the continuing necessity of the invention are discussed. This unique perspective can support objectives in science, technology, and engineering for...
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Brain-Compatible Classrooms, Third Edition
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Author: Robin Fogarty
Copyright: 2009
ISBN: 9781412938877
Grade Level: K-College
Reviewer: Teri Cosentino
Review: It's rare that a book on the science of teaching is addictive—but I was hooked on the science of teaching brains by page three. Why? There, I found a comprehensive list of 20 facts that every teacher should read at least three times each school year. And it got better. A "Who’s Who" fact sheet about brain-based learning, from the intelligent to the emotional and everything in between, connects imp...
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Bugs & Spiders
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Author: Jan Stradling
Copyright: 2009
ISBN: 9781571459077
Grade Level: 2-8
Reviewer: Adah Stock
Review: The Wonders Inside series includes 90-page, oversized books with dramatic, beautiful, colorful, double-paged, annotated images. The topics are arranged randomly and identified by a color code on the page number and referenced in the table of contents. Each volume includes a small glossary and an index. Within the pages of each book there are five plastic layers that add information about ...
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Sunscreen for Plants
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Author: Carla Mooney
Copyright: 2010
ISBN: 9781599533445
Grade Level: 3-6
Reviewer: Kimberly Elpers
Review: This is a new addition to a series of books that teaches how an invention comes to be. Students learn about how science and technology can affect our world and how an invention can influence our society. The history of why this invention was needed and the continuing necessity of the invention are discussed. This unique perspective can support objectives in science, technology, and engineering for...
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The Bat's Cave: A Dark City
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Author: Joyce L. Markovics
Copyright: 2009
ISBN: 9781597168717
Grade Level: 2-7
Reviewer: Judy Kraus
Review: As dusk settles near southwestern caves, a slow rustling sound crescendos into a giant whoosh as Mexican free-tailed bats emerge for the night to hunt insects. They migrate to the warmer climates for the winter and return annually. In The Bat’s Cave: A Dark City, Mexican free-tailed bats represent the mysterious lives of more than 1000 bat species around the world.
Caves, l...
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Butterfly (2nd Edition)
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Author: Angela Royston
Copyright: 2009
ISBN: 9781432925222
Grade Level: 1-3
Reviewer: Jose Rios
Review: This book brought back wonderful memories of watching butterflies in the park as a child. It's filled with good science information about a topic young children will love. My favorite section focused on the Monarch butterfly's migration from North America to the mountains of Mexico—as far as 200 miles a day. The author covers facts including names, geographic range, and life cycles.
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Apple (2nd Edition)
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Author: Angela Royston
Copyright: 2009
ISBN: 9781432925215
Grade Level: 1-3
Reviewer: Jose Rios
Review: When I was young, I enjoyed books about snakes, lions, bears, sharks, and other fascinating creatures. They had wonderful pictures and interesting facts. After reading Life Cycle of an Apple, I wish that our school had bought more books about plants.
The short chapters are filled with information that children between the ages of 5 and 10 will find fascinating. The author b...
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Chicken (2nd Edition)
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Author: Angela Royston
Copyright: 2009
ISBN: 9781432925239
Grade Level: 1-3
Reviewer: Jose Rios
Review: As I child I enjoyed reading about birds; there were books about eagles, hawks, falcons, and other raptors in our school library, with wonderful pictures and interesting facts. After reading this book, I wish I had read more about more familiar birds.
The author begins by providing facts and details about a chicken's life cycle. My favorite section included amazing pictures of chick...
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The Lives of Ants
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Author: Laurent Keller and Elisabeth Gordon
Copyright: 2009
ISBN: 9780199541867
Grade Level: College
Reviewer: Rita Hoots
Review: Those ubiquitous ants, always around, especially when you least appreciate them. Not only do they outnumber humans but their total mass closely matches ours. Beautifully translated from the original French, the myrmecological descriptions of the amazing characteristics of ant civilizations will captivate students of all ages as well as general readers.
In the order Hymenoptera and t...
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Climate Change
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Author: Andrew Solway
Copyright: 2009
ISBN: 9781599203768
Grade Level: 7-12
Reviewer: Jean Worsley
Review: The front cover of this book begins with an intriguing clause: What causes global warming and how we deal with it. This is surrounded by a photograph of the world showing melting icebergs, droughts, and fires. Readers are immediately focused on this environmental crisis.
The format of each chapter consists of a brief introduction followed by subtopics with precise details i...
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