In Wanda and Winky: The True Story of the Detroit Zoo's Last Two Elephants, Linda K. McLean has clearly captured the plight of elephants held in captivity through a compelling use of poetry and prose. The words tell the real- life story of two elephants...

La Petite Rita: Volume I by Rita Avaud Najm is the delightful story of a family that moves to New York from France. Francois and his wife Antoinette are excited about the move, but their seven-year-old daughter, Rita, is not that excited though her parents...

Ocean One: Only One Ocean, Only One Chance is an environmental science children’s storybook written by Eileen Clancy Biegel and illustrated by Sue Lynn Cotton. As a member of the U.S. Coast Guard, Biegel spent a year on Kure Atoll, which is the subject of...

Axolotls & Tarantulas: Extreme Pets, Book 1 by J. R. Poulter and Jonas Sahlström is a fun and educational look at a couple critters one doesn’t encounter every day. While there, no doubt, are quite a few tarantula owners in America – I’ve even known...

Hannah & Amy Go to Brazil by Sabrina Rizk takes young readers on a journey along with Hannah and Amy to Brazil. Readers learn about the country, its culture, people, places of interest, and customs through this book. The real life adventures of these two...

A Not So Easy Road: The Story of a Little Boy That Kept His Promise by April L. Jones is about a young boy called Mose Jones Jr., also known as ‘Lil' Boy’ because he seemed too small for his age. He and his family...

Can you imagine growing up during The Great Migration era or The Wagon Trail of 1843, as it was mainly called? If You Were Me and Lived in… the American West: An Introduction to Civilizations Throughout Time is a children’s educational book by Carole P....

If You Were Me and Lived In...Ancient Greece: An Introduction to Civilizations Throughout Time by Carole P. Roman is an educational and informative book for children that is useful when it comes to developing an interest in travel, discovering foreign lands, and learning about different...

Have you ever wondered what it would have been like if you had lived in the Middle Ages? If You Were Me and Lived in... the Middle Ages by Carole P. Roman is an educational children's book that will teach you everything you've ever wanted...

In order to expand your horizons, it is always great to learn about the world around you and about those people that are different than you. Reading If You Were Me and Lived in... Kenya: A Child's Introduction to Cultures around the World (Volume 5)...