Great review of "Who on Earth is Jane Goodall?"

Nana Herron gave a 5/5 star rating review for Enslow's "Who on Earth is Jane Goodall? Champion of the Chimpanzees". To see the full review, please go to Mini Book Bytes.

The following is an excerpt from the review:

The Bottom Line: With the reinforced library binding, this book will hold up nicely in both school and public libraries. It's great to see a series featuring so many women scientists. Highly recommended as an excellent biography for kids ages 11 - 16.

To learn more about this title, please visit www.enslow.com

Karen Cioffi reviews "Early American Poetry"

Karen Cioffi wrote a great review for Early American Poetry- "Beauty in Words" on the blog "Virtual Book Tours: Writers on the Move". Here is an excerpt from Karen's review:

Early American Poetry “Beauty in Words” explores poetry in America from colonial days to the end of the nineteenth century. It is a wonderful stepping stone for children to journey into the world of verse. Illustrations and pictures of the authors lend an air of informality to the book while the poems, facts, information, and descriptions enlighten the child to poets such as Anne Bradstreet, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Edgar Allan Poe, Emily Dickenson, and Walt Whitman, to name a few.

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Nana Herron's review of "Astonishing Ancient World Scientists"

Nana Herron wrote an awesome review of Enslow's "Astonishing Ancient World Scientists" on her blog, Mini Book Bytes

An excerpt from her review:
"The Bottom Line: Astonishing Ancient World Scientists: Eight Great Brains by Amy Graham fills a niche by providing biographical information for subjects that might not receive a full treatment. The book’s reinforced binding will hold up nicely in both school and public libraries. This collective biography is highly recommended for kids in middle school and early high school."

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Master the Scientific Method with Fun Life Science Projects Reviewed By Wendy Thomas Of Bookpleasures.com

Bookpleasures.com Book Reviewer Wendy Thomas gives an awesome review of Ann Benbow and Colin Mably's "Master the Scientific Method with Fun Life Science Projects"

"Master the Scientific Method with Fun Life Science Projects is one of the clearest tools I’ve seen that teaches and explains to children exactly how to methodically move from query to investigative conclusion using the scientific method.....

Master the Scientific Method with Fun Life Science Projects takes what can be a complicated subject for young children to understand and presents it in such an informative and precise manner that anyone would be able to follow and understand the scientific principals."

To read her full review, please click here

"The Lucky Baseball: My Story in a Japanese-American Internment Camp" Reviewed by Amy Lignor

Amy Lignor of Bookpleasures.com writes:

"I’ve read many powerful stories regarding this time period, but I have to say that this read really hit home. ‘Watching’ this whole horrible event play out through the eyes of a child gave me a whole new perspective on Pearl Harbor and the treatment of Japanese Americans by the United States. Harry was an innocent; he was not the enemy. A great deal of Japanese American citizens were most definitely not the enemy of America."

To read the full review, please visit www.bookpleasures.com

To learn more about this book from Enslow Publishers, please visit www.enslow.com

Wendy Thomas reviews Enslow's "I Can Count Money" on Bookpleasures.com

Wendy Thomas posted a great review of Enslow's "I Can Count Money" from the I Like Money Math Series!

To see her review on Bookpleasures.com, click here!

To learn more about this title, visit www.enslow.com

I Can Count Money NEW!
Author: Rebecca Wingard-Nelson
State Affiliation of Author: OH
ISBN-13: 978-0-7660-3142-5
Publication Year: 2009
Interest Level: Grades K-3 Page Count: 24
Description: Another great book in the I Like Money Math! series. Full-color photographs, simple text, and free worksheets help young readers learn how to count bills and coins with ease. A must-have for any elementary math collection or elementary math tutor. Great for remedial reinforcement of counting.
Binding: Library
Subject(s): Math, Counting, Money
Dewey #: 513.2
Trim Size: 9 x 7 1/2
Illustrations: Illus. with color photographs and illustrations

A Student's Guide to the Brontë Sisters Review

BrontëBlog gave a great review of Enslow's "A Student's Guide to the Brontë Sisters"
The following is some excerpts from the review. For the entire review, please click here.

"Particular attention is paid to Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights with a chapter devoted to each novel. Anne Brontë's works are not forgotten or glossed over as the author keeps a chapter for the younger sister which is particularly interesting as Ms Pasachoff goes beyond the mainstream literary agenda and praises The Tenant of Wildfell Hall and Agnes Grey which she considers a precedent in many aspects of Jane Eyre itself"

"clear and not overwhelming typeface in order to appeal to all those students which don't limit themselves to the Wikipedia articles or the same old online Jane Eyre/Wuthering Heights essays and want to discover the basics of the lives and works of the Brontës. If some of them comes across this book in their local or high school library we are pretty sure they will not be disappointed."

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Blogger and Author Wendie Old Reviews "I Like Weird Animals!"

Wendie Old has written several books for Enslow Publishers, while also writing her own blog "Wendie's Wanderings." For her Nonfiction Monday post today, she reviewed the series I Like Weird Animals! by Carmen Bredeson. She also had the chance to ask her a few questions about writing the series! The full blog post can be found here:

http://wendieold.blogspot.com/

To learn more about Enslow's series, I Like Weird Animals! please visit

http://www.enslow.com/catalog.asp?exact=true&SeriesID=286

Diane Chen of SLJ reviews Who On Earth is Aldo Leopold?

Diane Chen writes in her blog for SLJ, "Pratically Paradise":

"Once I began reading, I wondered again why publishers haven't shared more on Aldo Leopold. Then I remembered... Ah! publishers are publishing only the biographies that they have determined school librarians will purchase. They don't take huge risks these days."

To see the full review in Diane's Blog "Practically Paradise" click here: http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/blog/830000283/post/1420048142.html

For more information on this title, please visit http://www.enslow.com/displayitem.asp?type=1&item=2704

NSTA Review of Earthquakes: The Science Behind Seismic Shocks and Tsunamis

NSTA has reviewed Earthquakes: The Science Behind Seismic Shocks and Tsunamis.

"The engaging text begins with interesting information about the World Series Earthquake at Candlestick Park in 1989. Providing human connections to the consequences of Earth processes makes this series valuable for both science and reading classes."

To see the full review, please visit http://www.nsta.org/recommends/ViewProduct.aspx?ProductID=19460

To learn more about this title from Enslow, please visit http://www.enslow.com/displayitem.asp?type=1&item=2663

Booklist review of Frederick Douglass, "Truth is of No Color"

Reviewer, Gillian Engberg, discusses Frederick Douglass, "Truth is of No Color" in the June 1 issue of Booklist.

"From the opening, heart-pounding scenes of Frederick Douglass’ flight to freedom to his childhood, spent in slavery, and his history-making adult life, this entry in Americans—The Spirit of a Nation series is an engaging introduction to the famous abolitionist. Well-sourced excerpts, including many passages from Douglass’ own writings, and vivid description enliven the text, which also includes sidebars focused on related historical figures and events."

Enslow Publishers, 128 pgs, grades 5 and up, full color, ISBN: 978-0-7660-3025-1

For more information on this title, please visit http://www.enslow.com/displayitem.asp?type=1&item=2637

6 Enslow Books Chosen by PSLA as Top Books!

The Pennsylvania School Librarians Association (PSLA) YA Top Forty Committee chose Clara Barton: “Face Danger, But Never Fear It” by Don Nardo as one of the Top 10 or So! Nonfiction books. (ISBN 978-0-7660-3024-4 for grades 5-9)

PSLA also chose 5 of our books or their annual list of the best selections for young adults and were featured at their workshop in the beginning of May.

To see the reviews and full lists, please click the title link and select Top Ten Titles, and Nonfiction Reviews.

Ace It! Information Literacy Series, Review in SLJ

Click here for the full review from SLJ.

SLJ has reviewed one of Enslow Publishers, Inc 's latest series, Ace It! Information Literacy. These titles are among those chosen that "can help support the efforts to make our children readers, writers, and, most importantly, thinkers."

For grades 3-4, these books are "will work for independent readers, and they will also be good resources for teachers or librarians to offer when they sense that students may be intimidated by either the research process or by making presentations."

For more information on this series, please visit http://www.enslow.com/catalog.asp?exact=true&SeriesID=272

Math Fun With Sebastian Pig and Friends!

Enslow Elementary's math series, Math Fun With Sebastian Pig and Friends was recently reviewed in SLJ's Series Made Simple April 2009. (To see the review, click the title link!)

These books are fun ways to teach kids how to count, subtract, add, measure, count money or find shapes. I was just reading Money Math With Sebastian Pig and Friends At the Farmer's Market, and the illustrations are incredible and really bring the characters of Sebastian Pig and his friend Louie the anteater alive. Elementary school students are going to love to learn math this way!

Click here for more information about this series! http://www.enslow.com/catalog.asp?exact=true&SeriesID=271

Aargh! "Hannah Pritchard: Pirate of the Revolution"

Cindy Vallar, an editor and reviewer, has reviewed Hannah Pritchard: Pirate of the Revolution on her website, cindyvallar.com/youngadultbooks.

To see the great review, click the title link.

Hannah Pritchard is part of Enslow's Historical Fiction Adventures series. For more information about Hannah Pritchard from Enslow, click here http://www.enslow.com/displayitem.asp?type=1&item=2333

Enslow on TriState Reviews Books of Note 2009!

We are happy to announce that 26 titles and 17 series from Enslow are part of TriState Reviews Books of Note for 2009!

For a book to be included in this list it must be read and recommended as a notable book by two seperate reviewers in the TriState Young Adult Review Committee.

For more information about TriState Reviews, please click here: http://www.tristatereviews.org/