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Book Review- The Worst-Case Scenario Survive-o-pedia

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The Worst-Case Scenario Survive-o-pedia
Worst Case Scenario Junior
by David Borgenicht

Hardcover, 144 pages
Published August 17th 2011

by Chronicle Books

ISBN 081187690X

Book Source: bought
5 stars
Summary from Goodreads: It’s the best of the worst! This hardcover, full-color edition of the popular series loved by parents and kids alike serves up a wild ride through mudslides, volcanos, shark-infested oceans, menacing mountains, and more. Seventy entries are packed with illuminating facts, eye-popping photos, hilarious illustrations, must-see maps, heaps of humor, and step-by-step instructions. Readers will be armed with the knowledge and skills needed to survive anything and live to tell about it!
Heather’s Review: I have a first grade son who is a reluctant reader so when he showed some excitement at the school book fair for this book we decided to give it a try. Ever since, it has been his constant companion and only choice for reading time. As a family we’ve learned to come out alive from shark attacks, natural disasters, mobs…you name it. The Survive O Pedia is a great resource for teaching survival skills and emergency preparedness to children with full color photos and easy to read passages. Any book that gets my children asking intelligent questions and coming back for more gets my full attention. I highly recommend it for 1st-6th graders.

Author Biography from Amazon: David Borgenicht is the creator and co-author of the best-selling WORST CASE SCENARIO SURVIVAL HANDBOOK series. He is also the author of dozens of other books, including THE STAR TREK BOOK OF OPPOSITES and HOW TO CON YOUR KID. He is the president and publisher of Quirk Books http://www.quirkbooks.com/, Philadelphia-based publishers of entertaining, informative, and amusing fiction and non-fiction.

Book Review- Sam Finds the Party

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Sam Finds The Party
by Regina Velazquez
paperback, 16 pages
Published by
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing
2006
ISBN 13:978-0-547-02502-5
Book Source: bought

Product Description from Amazon: Luisa sets off for a party and stops at Max’s house. Max’s sister, Sam, claims she knows where the party is. More friends join them. Everyone is confused about the directions to the party—everyone but Sam. Is it on Maple Street or Maple Road? Sam knows because she sees the party house while everyone else is busy with the maps.


Mary’s Review:  Where is the party?  The kids have a map and still can’t find the party but Sam knows where the party is.  The problem is no one will listen to her…they have a map.  Finally frustrated enough Sam gets their attention and makes them believe she knows where the party is.  This is a very cute book that helps the child to learn, is filled with target words in the illustrations and has interactive activities at the back of the book to help the child learn to read and recognize words and  with comprehension.


I recommend this book to 5-8 year old children.

Book Review- Car Wash Kid

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Car Wash Kid
by Cathy Goldberg-Fishman
Library Binding, 24 pages
Published March 1st 2003
by Children’s Press (CT)
ISBN 0516228587
Source: bought

Product Description from Amazon: All Rookie Readers actively engage young readers, encouraging language development, building fluency, and promoting independent reading. By targeting a skill, like learning about rhymes, young readers are building fundamental reading skills with the help of fun, lively, colorfully illustrated stories.


Mary’s Review:  A very cute rhyming reader for beginners, it tells the story of a father and son having fun washing the car together.  The illustrations are cute, funny, bright and colorful.  Included at the end of the book is a list of 38 easy words for your children to learn and identify.


I recommend this book for ages 4-7.

About the Author: Cathy Goldberg Fishman lives in Augusta, Georgia. A graduate of Lesley College, she has taught elementary school, run a day-care center, and owned a children’s bookstore.  She now writes children’s books.  She has also written Soup in A Rookie Reader series.