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This book has words, and braille underneath of the worlds, and whether the student is blind, or seeing, it’s a good book. This informational text about types of cars, and unique forms of transportation is a great starter book for children to read. The thing I like most about this is just the amount of information, and textual features. For example, some words are bolded, titles are bigger, and pictures are labeled. One section, on your bike has information about electric powered bikes and gas powered bikes, including quads or “4 wheelers”. Another thing I like about this is the Braille, of course. I like how it has both words and braille, even the pictures are texturized and the labels are braille! So, a student who can see can read with a student who is blind or hard of sight, or just learn about the language of braille. This book reaches diversity in a great way. However, the one thing I do not like about this book, and the one reason I would not put it into my classroom library is the lack of female recognition. In every picture, a guy is riding the tractor, 4 wheelers, car, or bike. I believe that it should at least have one picture of a girl, because girls can be interested in unique methods of transportation as well. Other than this unfortunate circumstance, this book is a great read, and will be interesting to students who can see, or to students who can not.

Featuring Jing Jing, mascot of the Beijing Olympics.

Open your eyes to a world of discovery

Each page had large life like illustrations and written questions with answers in Braille. The combination of text, visuals, and raised braille impressions allow for sighted and nonsighted readers to enjoy the book together.

What Do You Believe? is a book on the religions and faiths around the world. The book explains the different rituals, philosophies, and customs of all of the religions, as well as their meanings. I would recommend this book to children who are interested in learning about religions as the book it is a great source that has valuable information.

A DK Reference book exploring religion and faith around the word. Short summaries, lots of pictures, solid information. Good for elementary kids curious about beliefs and practices around the world.
-KW

Sharks! I was fascinated by the ocean dwellers when I was a child, and the interest is shared by other children, then and now. My youngest daughter's favorite animal is the shark. With so much guaranteed appeal, choosing this nonfiction book as an addition to our library was easy. The format follows other books in the Eye Wonder series, with information about sharks broken down in two-page segments, and augmented with a heaping amount of photographs and illustrations. To mention just a few of the covered topics, the book teaches young readers about a shark's anatomy, birthing habits, and and how they hunt and eat. Towards the end, the authors include information on endangered sharks, sharks from the past and their fossils, and especially strange varieties of the animal. Textual supports such as an index, a glossary, and a table of contents are used to organize information for readers.

I am a vocal fan of DK's nonfiction catalog. The publishers create gorgeous picture books that blend the visual and verbal information in an appealing package. Books are accurately written at the appropriate age level; for example, this series is a younger version of their Eyewitness Books series, and the pages are accordingly filled with less text, simpler vocabulary, and bigger fonts. Topics in the series are built around subjects of particular interest to younger children. This shark book utilizes all of those qualities, and is an excellent example of how children's nonfiction can be both educational and entertaining.

Full of usefull information.

Mind exercises that are worth your while and will keep all ages busy for a good long time.

The book is broadly discussing and explaining religions and faiths in the world today. The book talks and explores many different religions and philosophies, such as Buddhism, Hinduism, Christianity, Islam, atheism etc., explains why the followers of different religions are wearing specific clothes and attributes, eating certain foods. The book explains why different religions have different rituals and the meaning of them. The text is deeply supported by impressive photographs and meaningful captions.I recommend this book to anyone who is older than 7.

This book would be a good book if you need information about plants. I think though it is a little bit difficult for younger students to understand.

This is a very interesting book with excellent pictures of everything it talks about. It talks about how pandas start out as a tiny little cub and grow into a huge panda. It goes through the steps of the panda growing and solves the mystery of how the baby cub turns into something much bigger. It also gives a lot of interesting facts, there is also a glossary, more for kids, if you are not sure what something is.

Panda by Fleur Star

No getting around it, pandas are adorable! Saving this endangered species has garnered world-wide attention, but no more so than in China where pandas live in a few mountain ranges of that country. This DK book, which is part of the “Watch Me Grow” series, takes the reader on a photographic timeline journey through the life of a panda named Jing Jing, who became the mascot of the Beijing Olympics. She was born in the Chengdu Research Base in China where they work to save the panda through conservation by breeding and providing both a habitat and continuous care to engender population growth. The informative pages feature three font sizes. The largest font, meant for beginning readers, is mostly written in first person as if Jing Jing is speaking about herself, her home, her mom and her activities as she grows older. The next smaller font gives factual information which is written in first person on some pages and third person on others. The smallest font is generally contained in fact boxes. The last pages describe the panda conservation program at the research base in very clear language. Children will not be able to resist lingering over the stunning photographs and text that are purposefully placed on each page. A table of contents, glossary, and acknowledgement of the photographs are provided. The authority of the author is not noted but the Director of Conservation Education of the Chengdu Research Base is listed as a consultant along with an active website. While on two of the pages the words are slightly buried in the gutter, it does not detract from the overall presentation of the book. Panda lovers will want to be first in line to check out the story of Jing Jing. This book is highly recommended for children K-3 for individual or one on one reading. Older children could use it for beginning research projects.

Includes index.