School Library Journal : Gr 3-5--A unique book on the author's personal experiences with mud. Dewey offers good info...More

School Library Journal : Gr 4-8--A compilation of the "best selections" from Making Things and Making Thin...More

School Library Journal : Gr 6 Up-Seven infectious diseases (smallpox, leprosy, plague, tuberculosis, malaria, choler...More

Library Journal : In this mixture of personal saga, social commentary, and scientific research, Payne researches ele...More

Publishers Weekly : Wick (photographer of the I Spy books) reaches into his bag of photography tricks and pulls out ...More

School Library Journal : Gr 2-6--A rich, multicultural look at holidays around the world. The celebrations are arran...More

School Library Journal : YA--In 1582, Pope Gregory XIII, following the advice of astronomer Christopher Clavius, dec...More

Publishers Weekly : Kent (A Slice Through a City) poses a fascinating question--just what, exactly, lies underground...More

School Library Journal : Gr 3-6-Two introductions distinguished by excellent, full-color photos and succinct texts. ...More

School Library Journal : K-Gr 4--Exemplary nonfiction in picture-book format. Interest in beads has been enjoying a ...More

School Library Journal : Gr 8 Up--This is not just a great biography--it's one of the best-written science books aro...More

School Library Journal : Gr 5-8--For readers searching for a science experiment or a project dealing with earthquake...More