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Sue Becklake’s 100 Things You Should Know About Space is a very intersting book with great pictures.  It leads the reader on a journey of interesting facts abour space.  This books has puzzles, projects, quizzes, and great pictures.  You should check it out!

One day a tiny cricket was born and welcomed into the world by a bigger and older cricket. The big cricket chirps to say hello, but the little one cannot make a sound. As he travels the world, he is greeted by the sounds of other species, the hum of bees, the screech of the cicada. Until he meets a female cricket and she evokes his first chirp ever.

The Diary of Anne Frank is about a young girl who was living with her family in an attic to stay hidden from Nazi soldiers. The diary starts two weeks before her family goes into hiding. She was a Jew and the Hitler regime was trying to get rid of all of the Jews. Anne and her family along with four others lived in the attic above her fathers office for two years and a month before they were betrayed and sent off to a concentration camp. It is a really good book which most people have heard of or read.

This is a non-fiction book in a storybook format. It goes through the life of a specific bat to show children whats the life of a bat it is. It tells about eating habits and even care of young.

P is for Palmetto is a collection of evocative pages of watercolor that covers this beautiful southeastern state from A to Z. Carol Crane captures the diverse features of South Carolina with her flowing verse and solid expository text, while, within the images of Mary Whyte, you can almost envision yourself standing in the vast cotton fields and walking along the sandy shores of its stunning coastline. South Carolinians, young and old, will treasure P is for Palmetto and educators will find its two-tiered teaching format extremely useful in their classrooms.

About Bugs is a great informational book for children. It talks about all different kinds of bugs and how they live. It shows real pictures of bugs, which is very helpful when learning about them.  The coolest thing about this book is that it is for parents and children to read together. There is more complicated text on the left side for the adult to read. There is easier text on the right side for the child to read. This is a great way to get students and parents to work together. I think parents and children will really enjoy learning new information about bugs in the world. This would be a great book to add to any classroom!

This book is a great way for children to explore South Carolina.  It goes through the alphabet and gives an important facts for South Carolina for every letter of the alphabet.  I think that it promotes interest in South Carolina and it’s history.

“Whales and Dolphins” is a great informational book and the many characteristics that whales and dolphins share. It tells all about their teeth, the way they feed, and even about the sounds they make. I absolutely loved this book when I was growing up and children can learn many things about whales and dolphins from it.

In this book, Marvelosissimo the Magician explains the development of standard units of measure, and shows the simplicity of calculating length, height, weight, and volume using the metric system.  I found the book enjoyable and helpful and I am sure kids will!  It can be used as a book of reference because of all the listed facts, or just to read for fun because of the cute storyline. 

     This is a beautifully illustrated book by the wonderful children’s fiction writer, Jean Craighead George, (author of “Julie of the Wolves”.) The Florida Everglades has been a source of wonder for nature and animal lovers alike, even before it was turned into a National Park. Now, Ms. George brings the mystery and uniqueness of one of the most important ecosystems of the world right into our laps.