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First Flight: The Wright Brothers (DK Readers, Level 4)
Caryn Jenner
DK CHILDREN, 2003
A really nice book on the Wright Brothers.
+ Great Introduction for Kids
This is one of my favorite Wright bros books for kids. We went through a little Wright brothers binge, and read all we could find on them.
The story of the Wright brothers is pretty well hashed out at this point, and for the most part all the books tell the same story, with the same details. ...
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DK Readers: Astronaut, Living in Space (Level 2: Beginning to Read Alone)
Kate Hayden
DK CHILDREN, 2000
Space tale not just for kids
+ Perfect book to go with a lego reader book space adventure
Linda is an astronaut. Her fourth mission involves repairing a telescope in outer space. Combining color photos and illustrations with a simple vocabulary makes this another winner in the DK Eyewitness Reader series. It can be easily accessed by those starting to read on their own. Fact boxes ...
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Floating in Space (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 2)
Franklyn M. Branley
HarperCollins, 1998
Review of Floating in Space
The book was about astronauts orbiting in out space. It gives details of what they do when they have to eat, go to the bathroom, etc. It also explains about gravity and how the astronauts deal with gravity issues while they are in space. The book talks about how the space shuttle takes off and ...
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World War I (DK Eyewitness Books)
DK Publishing
DK CHILDREN, 2004
Excellent reference!
+ War To End All Wars? Unfortunately, not!
This book really brought World War I to life. I was surprised at how little I really knew about this war. This may be billed as a kid's book, but people of all ages will enjoy it. It's a great source for learning a lot about the war in a short period of time. The entire Eyewitness series is ...
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Space Heroes: Amazing Astronauts (DK Readers)
James Buckley
DK CHILDREN, 2004
Brave, bold, and daring -- this is the amazing story of the world's greatest astronauts. Includes the early pioneers of space flight from the Mercury 7 astronauts to the men and women who fly the space shuttle missions.
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Eyewitness: North American Indian
David Murdoch
DK CHILDREN, 2000
A Detailed, Beutiful Book
+ Glossy, thin and large two
North American Indian, a part of the Eyewitness Books series, is an excellent book. On each page, there are four or five stunning pictures with captions that explain the different elements of the pictures perfectly. The book includes descriptons of all sorts of different aspects of a North ...
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Rockets and Spaceships (DK Readers Beginning to Read, Level 1)
Karen Wallace
DK Publishing, 2001
Very informative
+ Blast off to Space Info
This book was given to my 4 year old for his birthday. The book is fairly easy to read, and provides photos and descriptions of new vocabulary words. It's a challenge for those who are beginning to read solely for the purpose of reading, but it's a delight for those who devour everything about ...
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Eyewitness: Civil War
John Stanchack
DK CHILDREN, 2000
DK Formula Brings Another Great Topic Introduction
+ My son won't read fiction, but these encourage him to read!
+ Great series of books!
+ Another beautiful DK book!
+ The DK Eyewitness series takes on the entire Civil War
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My Brothers' Flying Machine: Wilbur, Orville, and Me
Jane Yolen
Little, Brown Young Readers, 2003
Loved it!
+ My Brothers' Flying Machine
This is a wonderful book! The perspective of this story from Orville & Wilbur's little sister, Katherine, is unique and charming. The book reads really well out loud for all ages, and should be a perfect read-by-myself book for a 3rd,4th or 5th grade reader. And the beautiful illustrations, by ...
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The Statue of Liberty (Step-into-Reading, Step 2)
Lucille Recht Penner, Jada Rowland
Random House Books for Young Readers, 1995
No more questions
+ Great book for young readers
This book not only answered all the questions my 5 year old Davey had, it kept him persuing his determination to "read the big words" as soon as he could. Wonderful, informative reading for all ages.
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Journey to the End of the Earth: William Seymour (Trailblazer Books #33)
Dave Jackson, Neta Jackson
Bethany House Publishers, 2000
An engaging, powerfully written historical novel.
Journey To The End Of The Earth takes place at the time of the San Francisco earthquake of 1906. Jerry and his Uncle are visiting a popular warehouse church where the preacher William Seymour predict a powerful earthquake. Jerry is even more impressed with the preacher's message and by the ...
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Eat My Dust! Henry Ford's First Race (Step into Reading)
Monica Kulling
Random House Books for Young Readers, 2004
History for kids!
+ Basically informative book
Keeping interesting reading for a beginning reader is always a challenge. Henry Ford's First Race was a winner, especially with our six year old son. The cover is now curled from repeated reading.
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Exploring Space (Interfact Ladders)
Deborah Kespert
Two-Can Publishing, Inc., 2003
Read, play and discover! Merge colorful, fun-to-read information books with CD-ROMs, and you have an interactive start to early learning. Theses books offer questions to answers, games to play, and activities to challenge and stimulate.
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Dust for Dinner (I Can Read Book - Level 3)
Ann Turner
HarperCollins, 1997
Includes facts in an interesting story format
+ A Way to Connect
Gradeschool children who read this story identified with the story characters. Students went away with appreciation for this time in American History. It was easy to read and informative. It made many students realize how fortunate they are.
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Presidents (Eyewitness Books)
DK Publishing
DK CHILDREN, 2003
An illustrated journey from Washington to Clinton
+ A great introduction
+ Great for kids and adults alike
I got really excited for a moment when I say that this DK Eyewitness Book on the "Presidents" was written by James Barber, because I thought this would be James David Barber, the reknown Presidential scholar. Instead it turns out to be James G. Barber, who does a nice job of bringing out the ...
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