¡Juega al sóftbol! Martha Speaks: Play Ball! (Bilingual Reader) (Spanish and...
By Susan Meddaugh HMH Books for Young Readers, $12.99, 24 pages Martha the talking dog loves to play catch and asks her friend Truman to throw the ball to her. Truman tells Martha that he does not want...
View ArticleCelebrating Illinois: 50 States to Celebrate (Green Light Readers Level 3)
By Marion Dane Bauer, C.B. Canga, Illustrator HMH Books for Young Readers, $3.99, 40 pages Reading about places that you haven’t ever been to is fun, especially when a book does a good job at teaching...
View ArticleEureka!
By Mike Goldsmith Thames & Hudson, $19.95, 96 pages This is a book about scientists, and about how they find out about things. Some find microscopic creatures. One scientist wrote a journal about...
View ArticleJerusalem (Let’s Go Explore)
By Zondervan Zonderkidz, $6.99, 48 pages Reviewed by Christina, Age 9
View ArticleGumballs: A Mr. and Mrs. Green Adventure (Green Light Readers Level 2)
By Keith Baker HMH Books for Young Readers, $3.99, 32 pages Mr. and Mrs. Green, which are alligators, walked by a test – a contest. And they loved gumballs, and this was a gumball prize, that anyone...
View ArticleMartha Speaks: Teacher’s Pet
By Susan Meddaugh HMH Books for Young Readers, $5.99, 96 pages This story was about Martha, a talking dog, who gets to be a substitute teacher. Her human friend, TD, puts her on the list because his...
View ArticleNational Geographic Readers: Go Cub!
By Susan Neuman National Geographic Children’s Books, $3.99, 24 pages This book has just a little bit of words. So it would be a great book for kids who are learning how to read. It’s a book about...
View ArticleThe Berenstain Bears’ Lemonade Stand (I Can Read Book 1)
By Mike Berenstain, Mike Berenstain, Illustrator HarperCollins, $3.99, 32 pages The main characters in this book are Brother, Sister, and Honey Bear. Honey Bear is the littlest bear in the family. I...
View ArticleBasher History: States and Capitals: United We Stand
By Simon Basher, Dan Green, Edward Widmer Kingfisher, $8.99, 128 pages This is a wonderful book about the states. Each state gets two pages. One page states a brief history, a couple of fun facts,...
View ArticleBasher History: Mythology: Oh My! Gods and Goddesses
By Simon Basher, Mary Budzik Kingfisher, $8.99, 128 pages This book has stories about 59 gods and goddesses divided into three sections: Greek, Norse, and Egyptian, and it has a page that covers Roman...
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