Women’s History Month reminds us that, although they are sometimes overlooked in history classes, women are very much a part of American history. They’ve been key players both out front and behind the scenes. During our recent work creating the new database, Women’s History in the United States, we discovered many inspirational stories of such women from various time periods and walks of life.
A great choice for most nonfiction and reference shelves.
An essential resource for high school libraries with a focus on gender studies or STEM.
Recommended as a useful addition to school and public libraries serving teens, parents, and educators.
A strong addition for high school and university collections, especially in research and law contexts.
Densely written text distracts from a comprehensive and interesting overview of the science of healthy skin.
With many insects that even well-informed entomology enthusiasts may not know, this book provides solid information without overwhelming readers.
With its emphasis on honesty and practical guidance, this book may empower young readers to navigate their choices with confidence.
Although this thorough and well-researched book successfully asks and answers almost every question about diets, healthy eating, and the science that ties it all together, it’s written primarily for a sophisticated adult audience with formatting issues that make the book less accessible to young readers.
Recommended as a solid supplementary resource for middle school and high school libraries.
A charming introduction, but the pop-up element might make it a challenge for public libraries.
An adequate overview for children familiar with climbing but confusing for those who are not. Additional purchase.
This work is most useful for refreshing collections, reader advisories, and book displays.
An excellent choice for research reports.
Recommended as a strong acquisition for school libraries and environmental organizations.
While no print book on such a topic can be fully comprehensive, this one comes close enough that it belongs in all collections serving teens, educators, and families.
LOTE4Kids is an online resource designed to strengthen language learning by providing access to digital children’s books in over 75 languages, including Spanish, Mandarin, Vietnamese, and Arabic.
Throughlines is a free digital resource designed to foreground earlier concepts of race and racial development for high school and university students.
From ready reference to encyclopedias, these titles will spark curiosity in baseball, ancient times, and dragons, while also providing research resources on Black women's history and space travel.
The recently revamped Diverse BookFinder is a beneficial collection development resource for librarians and educators who are dedicated to encouraging diversity and inclusivity in children’s literature.
Perfect for students who may not care to read a book cover to cover, but who can open these books and fall into the weird and wonderful worlds of discovery.
While this is a fun book to page through, get lost in, and find inspiration, the careful organization and index welcome readers across grade levels to explore and study the worlds we know and the ones we don’t know
Readers who are fascinated with dragons and lore will surely be entertained.
A good reference guide to a difficult subject that neither oversimplifies nor neglects essential facts regarding the horrors of the Holocaust.
A solid reference book for curious and astute high school students.
This provides a compelling and visually stunning overview of the prehistoric past.
Purchase for reference collections. These powerful women will inspire young people, especially girls of color, to reach for their dreams.
A fascinating update on the 2020 edition. Purchase where that volume has proven popular.
A good choice where Shakespeare and women’s studies are part of the curriculum.
Trivia lovers and fact hounds will hungrily pore over this. A strong purchase for reference and nonfiction collections.
An essential purchase for high school libraries and public library collections.
As with previous “Factology” titles, Dinosaurs and Romans are visually engaging and well-researched nonfiction titles that will serve school projects and capture the imagination of kids who devour series such as “Eyewitness” and “Who Would Win?”
Readers will have to look elsewhere for a comprehensive history of baseball; nonetheless, this overview is a good option for most collections.
This reference book would be useful for high school students with an interest in the topic.
As with previous “Factology” titles, Dinosaurs and Romans are visually engaging and well-researched nonfiction titles that will serve school projects and capture the imagination of kids who devour series such as “Eyewitness” and “Who Would Win?”
Perfect for students who may not care to read a book cover to cover, but who can open these books and fall into the weird and wonderful worlds of discovery.
During the pandemic, many families relied on Mo Willems’s playful, calm, and supportive “Lunch Doodle” videos, sponsored by the Kennedy Center, on YouTube. The Mo Willems Workshop channel has expanded its content. Here's SLJ's review.
A thoughtfully curated digital resource, rich with fully vetted and accessible materials, aims to uncover how Black and Latinx women and disabled New Yorkers were central to the fight for educational justice.
This great resource for readers of all ages who are interested in comics, graphic novels, and manga, has just added more picture books to its collection.
Gale offers comprehensive guides to mental health for teens. This three-book series tackles a range of mental health challenges.
An excellent purchase for elementary and middle school nonfiction collections in need of more animal conservation and preservation books to complement life sciences curriculum and student interest.
This print reference roundup features nonfiction titles for all ages, including a bird guide for kids, a volume on censorship, two research-ready tomes on women's history, and the ultimate bugopedia.
This comprehensive digital resource provides accurate, thoughtful representation and digestible lessons on North American Indigenous nations.
An excellent resource on women’s equality that, through its effective structure, encourages multiple practical classroom applications.
The perfect must-have, fun-filled reference book—for school or home
Readers may find a more traditional and comprehensive resource in the 2014 Encyclopedia of Cryptology: A Global Guide by Michael Newton. An additional purchase where interest in the unexplained is strong.
Quality material updated and organized for easy use makes this a good addition to libraries.
A worthwhile purchase for libraries with students seeking comprehensive statistical insights into health disparities and the societal factors influencing group health outcomes.
Highly recommended as a first purchase for educators looking to enrich their collection for avid avian fans.
Great for curious ocean-explorers-to-be, and answers over and over the age-old question for kids everywhere
This should be an easy purchase for any middle or high school library’s career collection that’s looking a bit dusty.
A reference title that provides insight into a multitude of factors pertinent to American women’s history from the late 19th century to today. Recommended.
Middle and high schoolers will be fascinated by this technology and intrigued by its present and future. Any accomplished nonfiction collection needs this resource.
Pragda Stream is an educational streaming platform with a fresh offering of Latin American films, documentaries, and series to a U.S. audience. See what our reviewer had to say about its curated list for middle and high schoolers.
Students emerge from a session in this database with a targeted list of colleges and scholarship application info or a smart-looking resume, interview tips, and job leads.
Part of ABC-CLIO’s The American Mosaic program, this platform offers primary sources, curriculum guides, and other tools for students and educators doing research on the Asian American experience.
This comprehensive allows users, including education students and professionals, to delve into and analyze information across all levels of education and specialized areas.
Highly recommended for those looking for a comprehensive volume of lively stories that would fit neatly into bedtime or story time routines. A great choice for mythology and folktale shelves.
A beautiful book that offers an intriguing introduction to many facets of the Asian Pacific American experience. Add to collections serving middle and high schools.
This breathtaking collection for budding botanists is a general purchase.
A solid introductory guide to options a teen can pursue post–high school, this is recommended for all high school collections.
A fantastic guide for kids already fascinated by animals and great choice for those who want to learn more.
A fun and informative book for students interested in the big picture questions that have shaped humanity.
Impressive in its wide coverage of creatures, this stunningly illustrated book should find a welcome spot in all libraries, encouraging readers to do further research.
This digital resource created by Penguin Random House is freely browsable. It provides broad community encouragement and support for resisting book challenges in school and public libraries, as well as links to a host of additional resources and advocacy groups.
This comprehensive digital resource offers an extensive set of curated clips pertaining to U.S. History and draws from a broad archive of PBS documentaries, including many well-known series such as “The American Experience” and “American Masters.”
This roundup features reference titles for all ages, including a volume on Norse myths for tweens and encyclopedias on hair, Supreme Court decisions, and African American firsts for high schoolers.
This sprawling collection is an excellent post-primary introduction to the topic. It is simply organized, yet contains a multiplicity of topics, artistic contributions, and historical accounts.
Purchase where there’s interest in astrology, numerology, tarot, color theory, and parapsychology.
A necessary resource to celebrate the Black experience by exalting the pioneers who are too often ignored or forgotten in discourse surrounding the history of people of color in the United States.
This book would be a great start for younger readers with a budding interest in human anatomy; older readers may want to look elsewhere for a better organized and more functionally designed choice.
Recommended for school and public library collections where there is an interest in this topic.
A necessary purchase for all nonfiction sections, hand this to air and space enthusiasts, or those drawn to high interest books.
Scattershot selection of subjects and workmanlike writing citing web resources easily uncovered by high school students make this an exorbitant choice. Not recommended.
Though it might not be that useful as a dictionary, the book’s illustrations provide the opportunity for seek-and-find fun. A secondary purchase.
A comprehensive overview of Latinx history that was tailor-made for educators and students.
Given the organized format, excellent table of contents, and index, this volume will be a suitable addition to high school library reference collections; report writers will glean much.
This indispensable reference book is an invaluable resource for history enthusiasts, students, and anyone seeking a deeper understanding of North America’s intricate journey through time. An exceptional addition to any library’s reference collection.
Great visuals and interesting facts make these wonderful additions to a screen-free stash and will keep the kiddos from grabbing a tablet.
An essential, insightful overview of current issues in the field of Transgender Studies.
Recommended for general purchase for a youth nonfiction or reference collection. This is also an excellent title for reluctant readers who could carve out one or two “mysteries” in one sitting.
Add this exhaustive title to reference collections in need of sociocultural-focused works.
Great visuals and interesting facts make these wonderful additions to a screen-free stash and will keep the kiddos from grabbing a tablet.
SLJ reviews the latest online resource from Gale Databases, which offers a vast collection of literary critical analysis, elements, and multimedia content for high-interest literary works.
SLJ reviews the latest offering from Rosen, a database that would be useful for research of civics, social studies, and ELA topics.
SLJ reviews the latest addition to the Gale suite of databases, this one aimed toward educators.
Accessible, detailed, alternately terrifying and inspiring, these reference books on the war in Ukraine are a welcome alternative for students seeking something beyond Wikipedia.
This image-heavy, informational text will be enjoyed by dino-fans and is a great choice for browsing and reports.
A worthy purchase for reference collections.
A good choice for middle schoolers that could also serve as a talking point for teachers and parents.
This reference set could be an essential teaching item in the secondary classroom and a welcome addition to a college library’s catalogue of electronic resources.
An excellent reference resource on Latinxs, this update to the Hispanic Almanac is perfect for school and public library collections.
Despite the pleasant appearance, this format is too onerous for purchase.
A helpful reference guide for collections serving young people.
Curious minds will find themselves informed and entertained by this book. Selectors in middle and high school libraries should consider.
Gorgeous and accessible, this title may tempt younger readers but will be most useful to high school teachers and ambitious senior students seeking to diversify their reading lists.
Either of these is an excellent starting point for those seeking more information about world religions, folklore, and cultural history.
Accessible, detailed, alternately terrifying and inspiring, these reference books on the war in Ukraine are a welcome alternative for students seeking something beyond Wikipedia.
Accessible, detailed, alternately terrifying and inspiring, these reference books on the war in Ukraine are a welcome alternative for students seeking something beyond Wikipedia.
Either of these is an excellent starting point for those seeking more information about world religions, folklore, and cultural history.
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