(4) K-3 Neighborhood Sports series. Neighborhood Sports series. “Don’t sit around indoors. Play kickball outside with your friends!” These upbeat volumes provide very simple rules and instructions for the title sports. While the texts’ helpfulness can be questionable (“Kicking is easy. Just point your toes down and kick”), their enthusiasm comes through in exclamation point-heavy writing and clear illustrations of children at play. Reading list. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz

(4) K-3 Neighborhood Sports series. Neighborhood Sports series. “Don’t sit around indoors. Play kickball outside with your friends!” These upbeat volumes provide very simple rules and instructions for the title sports. While the texts’ helpfulness can be questionable (“Kicking is easy. Just point your toes down and kick”), their enthusiasm comes through in exclamation point-heavy writing and clear illustrations of children at play. Reading list. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz

(4) K-3 Neighborhood Sports series. Neighborhood Sports series. “Don’t sit around indoors. Play kickball outside with your friends!” These upbeat volumes provide very simple rules and instructions for the title sports. While the texts’ helpfulness can be questionable (“Kicking is easy. Just point your toes down and kick”), their enthusiasm comes through in exclamation point-heavy writing and clear illustrations of children at play. Reading list. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz

(4) K-3 Neighborhood Sports series. Neighborhood Sports series. “Don’t sit around indoors. Play kickball outside with your friends!” These upbeat volumes provide very simple rules and instructions for the title sports. While the texts’ helpfulness can be questionable (“Kicking is easy. Just point your toes down and kick”), their enthusiasm comes through in exclamation point-heavy writing and clear illustrations of children at play. Reading list. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz

(4) K-3 Neighborhood Sports series. Neighborhood Sports series. "Don't sit around indoors. Play kickball outside with your friends!" These upbeat volumes provide very simple rules and instructions for the title sports. While the texts' helpfulness can be questionable ("Kicking is easy. Just point your toes down and kick"), their enthusiasm comes through in the exclamation point–heavy writing and clear illustrations of children at play. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers these Neighborhood Sports titles: Kickball, Street Football, Ultimate, Pick-Up Basketball, Capture the Flag, Four Square, Parkour, and Street Hockey.

Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz

(4) K-3 Neighborhood Sports series. Neighborhood Sports series. “Don’t sit around indoors. Play kickball outside with your friends!” These upbeat volumes provide very simple rules and instructions for the title sports. While the texts’ helpfulness can be questionable (“Kicking is easy. Just point your toes down and kick”), their enthusiasm comes through in exclamation point-heavy writing and clear illustrations of children at play. Reading list. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz

(4) K-3 Neighborhood Sports series. Neighborhood Sports series. “Don’t sit around indoors. Play kickball outside with your friends!” These upbeat volumes provide very simple rules and instructions for the title sports. While the texts’ helpfulness can be questionable (“Kicking is easy. Just point your toes down and kick”), their enthusiasm comes through in exclamation point-heavy writing and clear illustrations of children at play. Reading list. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz

(4) K-3 Neighborhood Sports series. Neighborhood Sports series. “Don’t sit around indoors. Play kickball outside with your friends!” These upbeat volumes provide very simple rules and instructions for the title sports. While the texts’ helpfulness can be questionable (“Kicking is easy. Just point your toes down and kick”), their enthusiasm comes through in exclamation point-heavy writing and clear illustrations of children at play. Reading list. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz

(4) 4-6 Neighborhood Novels series. For Ben, Cass, Justin, and Jemmie, the summer before high school will be like all the others: long and boring. That is, until Ben's six-year-old brother Cody finds a "magical" hat that leads them to an abandoned garage with a haunted past. Alternating narration allows for some character development, though details that distinguish the kids are often stereotypical.

Reviewer: Lana Barnes

(3) K-3 In My Neighborhood series. Illustrated by Kim LaFave. Using stories about two children's interactions with police officers and postal workers, these books give young readers a solid understanding of what these community helpers do. The subject matter, of great interest to children and teachers, is presented clearly and is detailed without being overwhelming. The sketchy watercolor and ink illustrations help convey information--particularly when they go behind the scenes at the post office.

Reviewer: Maeve Visser Knoth

(3) K-3 In My Neighborhood series. Illustrated by Kim LaFave. Using stories about two children's interactions with police officers and postal workers, these books give young readers a solid understanding of what these community helpers do. The subject matter, of great interest to children and teachers, is presented clearly and is detailed without being overwhelming. The sketchy watercolor and ink illustrations help convey information--particularly when they go behind the scenes at the post office.

Reviewer: Maeve Visser Knoth

(4) K-3 Our Neighborhood series. Photographs by Romie Flanagan. Color photographs and large print make for accessible introductions to four different occupations. The photos vary in quality, but the simple texts clearly describe the typical activities involved in each job and the roles various family members take to complete the work. Mrs. Scott's Beautiful Art features an artist of Native American descent.

Reviewer: Tanya D. Auger

(4) K-3 Our Neighborhood series. Photographs by Romie Flanagan. Color photographs and large print make for accessible introductions to four different occupations. The photos vary in quality, but the simple texts clearly describe the typical activities involved in each job and the roles various family members take to complete the work. Mrs. Scott's Beautiful Art features an artist of Native American descent.

Reviewer: Tanya D. Auger

(4) K-3 Our Neighborhood series. Photographs by Romie Flanagan. Color photographs and large print make for accessible introductions to four different occupations. The photos vary in quality, but the simple texts clearly describe the typical activities involved in each job and the roles various family members take to complete the work. Mrs. Scott's Beautiful Art features an artist of Native American descent.

Reviewer: Tanya D. Auger

(4) K-3 Our Neighborhood series. Photographs by Romie Flanagan. Color photographs and large print make for accessible introductions to four different occupations. The photos vary in quality, but the simple texts clearly describe the typical activities involved in each job and the roles various family members take to complete the work. Mrs. Scott's Beautiful Art features an artist of Native American descent.

Reviewer: Tanya D. Auger

(3) K-3 In My Neighborhood series. Genial ink and watercolor paintings illustrate these basic but informative introductions to two familiar jobs. Clearly written story lines, easy-to-digest facts, and information that allows kids to feel involved (tips on recycling and suggestions for how to prevent fires and what to do in a emergency) all work to create inviting volumes.

Reviewer: The Horn Book, Inc.

(3) K-3 In My Neighborhood series. Genial ink and watercolor paintings illustrate these basic but informative introductions to two familiar jobs. Clearly written story lines, easy-to-digest facts, and information that allows kids to feel involved (tips on recycling and suggestions for how to prevent fires and what to do in a emergency) all work to create inviting volumes.

Reviewer: The Horn Book, Inc.

(3) K-3 Our Neighborhood series. Photographs by Christine Osinski. Full-color photographs and large print make these volumes accessible introductions to different paid and volunteer jobs: soccer coach, mail carrier, police officer, school bus driver, and farmer. Simple texts describe the typical activities involved in each job. Officer Brown features an African-American main character.

Reviewer: Tanya D. Auger

(4) K-3 Our Neighborhood series. Photographs by Christine Osinski. Full-color photographs and large print make these volumes accessible introductions to different paid and volunteer jobs: soccer coach, mail carrier, police officer, school bus driver, and farmer. Simple texts describe the typical activities involved in each job. Officer Brown features an African-American main character.

Reviewer: Tanya D. Auger

(4) K-3 Our Neighborhood series. Photographs by Christine Osinski. Full-color photographs and large print make these volumes accessible introductions to different paid and volunteer jobs: soccer coach, mail carrier, police officer, school bus driver, and farmer. Simple texts describe the typical activities involved in each job. Officer Brown features an African-American main character.

Reviewer: Tanya D. Auger