Reviews

Most spreads consist of a full-page sharp, color close-up of one or more of the featured insects facing five short sentences of text. In some sections, smaller photos of body parts, egg…

With a minimum of scientific terms, each title describes a few general characteristics of all insects and some distinctive characteristics of those that are featured here. On each chapter…

Most spreads consist of a full-page sharp, color close-up of one or more of the featured insects facing five short sentences of text. In some sections, smaller photos of body parts, egg…

With a minimum of scientific terms, each title describes a few general characteristics of all insects and some distinctive characteristics of those that are featured here. On each chapter…

American Bison and Gray Wolves were recommended in the October 2007 Spotlight on Series Nonfiction.

The Challenger Space Shuttle Explosion was recommended in the April 2007 Spotlight on Series Nonfiction for Youth.

The Challenger Space Shuttle Explosion was recommended in the April 2007 Spotlight on Series Nonfiction for Youth.

This new series has a melodramatic name—X-treme Disasters That Changed America—but the writing is solid and the format open and inviting. Starting with Black Sunday, the day a black storm…