Product Type: Books
Age: Late Elementary School Years
Categories: Reference Books
Subcategories: Single Volume Resource Books
2001 Awards
(by Barbara Taylor/illus. by Kenneth Lilly, Knopf $20 Score:
) An oversized book illustrated with maps and full-color paintings of animals arranged by geographic locations. Filled with clear info, such as what animals eat and where and how they build their homes. 7 & up.
Age: Early School Years,Later School Years. Award Year: 2001.
2001 Awards
(Reader's Digest, 989 Sports $24.99 Score:
) For the young astronomer, a rich mix of maps, facts, and even doable projects.
Age: Early School Years,Later School Years. Award Year: 2001.
2001 Awards
(by Russell Ash, DK $14.95 Score:
) Looking for the biggest, fastest, worst, first, or last? Ash's lists cover it all. 8 & up. Age: Early School Years,Later School Years. Award Year: 2001.
2001 Awards
(Scholastic $11.95 Score:
) Designed to be used in the field or as a resource at home, each of these handsome books has hundreds of photos, clear information, and a "spotter's card," a quick reference card to identify an animal or plant. Titles include: Birds, Insects, Reptiles, Rocks, and Trees. New for , Shells. Age: Early School Years,Later School Years. Award Year: 2001.
2001 Awards
(by Jonathan Latimer et al., Houghton Mifflin $5.95 Score:
) New paperback guides for young naturalists. Illustrated with close-up photos and crisp easy-to-read information, these are a good place to start. Titles include Butterflies, Caterpillars, Shorebirds, and others.
Age: Early School Years,Later School Years. Award Year: 2001.
2001 Awards
(by James Barber, DK $15.95 Score:
) A good place to start with kids just getting interested in American political history. A good balance of photos and highlights about each leader. 8 & up.
Age: Early School Years,Later School Years. Award Year: 2001.
2002 Award
(by Cheryl Harness, HarperCollins $16.95 Score:
) With a title taken from a letter from Abigail Adams to her husband, introduces many lesser-known, as well as famous, women who have helped to shape America. Harness's portraits are more impressionistic than photographic, but the information gives young readers some notion of the changes women have brought about in our country's history. Age: Later School Years. Award Year: 2002.
( $19.99 Score:
) This is the type of book that kids will love poring over. Spectacular photos of children from the African Wodaabe to the Arctic Inuit, the volume
Age: Later School Years. Award Year: 2004.
2004 Award
(by David C. King, DK $29.99 Score:
) This is like a coffee table book for young history buffs. Visually exciting with photos, art, and photographs all explained with captions and short crisply written passages. Fun to dive into rather than to read from front to back. 8 & up.
Age: Later School Years. Award Year: 2004.
2004 Award
(by Beth Sutinis et al, DK $19.99 Score:
) Organized by region, this state-by-state atlas presents information about geography, population, industry, famous people, and landmarks. 8 & up.
Age: Later School Years. Award Year: 2004.
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