Stations Books

Another winner from Kingfisher Publications!I just bought this book for my 2 year old daughter and we love it! the pictures are beautiful. The text is well thought out- it is engaging and informative but still will not overwhelm a toddler. I am going to get the rest of the books in this series in hopes that they are all as good.

Written as if the author is speaking directly to the reader, this wonderful book draws the reader into the world of the butterfly. It does a very appropriate job of explaining the life cycle of the butterfly in terms a preschooler can understand. The illustrations are also quite nice, not too detailed or flowery, not too plain. They complement the simple text very well. Especially nice are the ones near the end of the book of the little girl.

However, there are many nice books for preschoolers about butterflies. This particular book's special quality is in the way it invites the reader to imagine what it's like to be a butterfly. My preschoolers greatly enjoy "acting out" the book, starting as a caterpillar eating it's way out of an egg. The text is perfect for a simple preschooler "play". It gives them a creative way to move and physically explore what they've learned.

The ending to the book is very nice, too. Rather than just stopping once the caterpillar turns into a butterfly, or after explaining the common activities of butterflies, the book draws the reader back to reality. The reader doesn't look like a butterfly; the reader looks like, and is, a human child. The book briefly contrasts the differences between the butterfly and the human, listing good things about being a human.

The final pages list interesting facts about butterflies. Most are just a bit too complex for young preschoolers, but early grade school children should appreciate them. The admonition to not touch a butterfly's wings is well done and a nice way to end the book.

Excellent resource for curriculum unit on ants, social insects, cooperation. Good drawings, clear, and concept specific.

I purchased this for my child's kindergarten class and they love it. Interesting facts that the author relates to people. Good book and fun to read.

I think this book would be great for anyone. The activities are very creative and fun. This would be great for teachers!

This book looks awesome. I bought it to use as part of an ocean studies year with my second grader. Full of great information as well as great experiments that you can easily do at home. All the supplies are things you have or are easily attainable. The experiments are not to complicated but fun enough to hold interest. Very fun! We also ordered the Sea puzzles companion book also by Cindy.

I've bought this book twice before, and am re-building my library again after a fire. I will be buying this book again.

I first read this one almost 25 years ago at the young age of 12. I picked it up from a garage sale bin and was introduced to a genre that, now, nearing 40, I still can't get enough of. The story is about a desperate last stand to hold open a communications point for the Earth fleet. The characters are wounded, battle weary warriors who are resigned to their fate. In this world, modern medicine can prevent the most egregiously wounded sailors from dying, but not from suffering, either the pain or the mental anguish of what they have endured.

I loved the narrative, and I must have read it over a dozen times. Meredith draws you in. You want them to survive, even though you know that they won't. In the end, you come to the realization that death is a victory for these characters, as well as the fulfillment of their mission.

In my opinion, it is a must read for those who enjoy good, hard Military Science Fiction.

I wish they had a similar book for Science. Because I liked the Basic Math book so much, I bought their Take It To Your Seat Science Centers Grade 1-2 book. It was a disappointment. But, the Math book is a great tool. My daughter learnt a lot; the book was easy to follow. I plan to use their Basic Math Grade 2 book too. It helps me teach my daughter through such books because it provides the structure and methodical approach.. Highly recommend it.

I love Evan Moor products. As a Kindergarten teacher, I am always looking for resources that provide enrichment skills to those students in my classroom who are working about grade level. This product provide both on-level and enrichment learning experiences for my students. Also, my students enjoy them! The assessments provided are also very good.

Super resource for classroom teachers. This book is organized by strand from Number and Operations to Probability and contains timed math tests, class record sheet, test answer forms and incentive award printables. The perfect book to support your Provincial or State math curriculum.

Bought this book for my daughter to review/reinforce math skills during the summer. The pages are visually appealing and the puzzles give completing the math problems "a point" (her words). This book assumes that the student has had 6th grade math, as there are only problems to solve, no explanations or processes given.

Santa brought this one this year and is it the hit in our house! We particularly love the comic drawing of Batman in this series - the best body builder in the world fails to compare with the physique of this Batman! The Riddler gets the blame for a crime he didn't commit in this feature, and they let him out of Arkum Assylum to help them find the boy who has been kidnapped. However, the Riddler does escape and eventually does kidnap the missing boy. But, Batman is at his best with the dry wit and the master science mind that he has, and figures out the clues the Riddler leaves behind. Great, great story and a wonderful way to not only get your child to read, but to realize how important math and science are - especially to Batman! Highly recommend!

Please note: this is NOT a graphic novel! This is an early reader (Scholastic Level 3) with chapters and regular printed page words. The illustrations appear to be from comic books and include dialog bubbles and storyline trailers, but don't pick this up expecting a comic book.

My son, a huge Batman fan, loves this book and other books of this series. ("The Copycat Crime" is the second in the series, but I have not yet encountered anything that would require the books to be read in sequence.) This villain in this book is The Riddler, who seems to have kidnapped a boy despite being in prison.

The story is simple to fit it into 39 pages (the 40th page is devoted to vocabulary words), but quite well done and genuinely interesting despite its Easy Reader status.

The best compliment my son has given it is, "I really like this book even though it's supposed to be good for me!"

I am going to use a lot of the ideas in this book in my pre school class. Fun while learning is always a great idea.

For those who love Dr. Jean, you won't be disappointed. Easy to navigate and easy to make/ideas. Includes theme based activities that take only moments to get ready and uses items a teacher usually has on hand! Love this book!

I thought this book was enjoyable to read and important in its information about an endangered species. It shows respect for whales and conveys the awesomeness of the blue whale, the largest animal on earth. The illustrations were especially beautiful and made me want to swim underwater.

Big Blue by Shelley Gill is a superbly written children's picturebook about Kye, a young girl who studies facts about whales, dreams with whales, and yearns to experience whales close up. At last Kye has the opportunity to outfit herself with underwater gear and see a magnificent blue whale in person. Soothing illustrations by Ann Barrow prominently featuring the color blue add a resonant depth to this charming and avidly recommended picturebook story.

This book is a great historic full of history and triumph that has made radio/ disc jockey's /music and players what it is today. It allows you to understand and feel what Black muscians had to go through to be noticed and recognized. I recommend all muscians to read this and appreciate the very men and women that have certainly paved the way into the new Millienium. A good read with great pictures.

I thoroughly enjoyed the book. I have it on my coffee table for everyone to see. The book tells you all about the first black Disc Jockey in Chicago all the way up to the mid 60's. I enjoyed the pictures which also told their own story as well.