Book Reviews from SLJ

Book cover: Creating and Understanding Infographics, from http://cherrylakepublishing.com/shop/show/10820

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From School Library Journal, February 2014:

Grades 5 and Up

Fontichiaro, Kristin. Starting Your Own Blog. ISBN 9781624311338. LC 2013005607.

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––––. Understanding and Creating Infographics. ISBN 9781624311260. LC 2013014828.

Matteson, Adrienne. Using Digital Maps. 2013. ISBN 9781624311291. LC 2013012084.

Truesdell, Ann. Learning and Sharing with a Wiki. ISBN 9781624311321. LC 2013008589.

ea vol: 24p. (Information Explorer Junior Series). diag. further reading. glossary. illus. index. maps. photos. reprods. websites. Cherry Lake. 2013. lib. ed. $28.50.

Gr 4-7–Bright and attractive, these books are full of colorful photos, diagrams, and varying fonts, all enclosed between equally vivid decorative covers. All of the volumes have short, accessible chapters and are simply written, logically organized, and easy to understand, with an elementary text that provides clear definitions, directions, and explanations. Fontichiaro covers everything from choosing a blog name to creating a unique URL, to the actual writing and communicating through comments. In the second book, she explains what infographics are, where to find them, why and how they are used, how to read and interpret them, their purposes, and how to create and design them. Matteson explains the types of digital maps, how and when to use them, navigating, and using some of their special features. Truesdell presents information for using a wiki in a project, working and collaborating with others, navigating, and the structure. Chapters in all four books end with a page of suggested activities. Children will be eager to explore these sources and will be enthusiastic about developing into tech-savvy users.–Susan Shaver, Hemingford Public Schools, NE

Just to clarify, Starting Your Own Blog comes from the Information Explorer Junior series and is actually designed for lower elementary students (hence the awesome hamster art inside), although Understanding and Creating Infographics is, as stated in SLJ, for grades 5-8. For any CLP title, click “read exerpt” under the image of the book cover to preview about half of the book’s pages.

Starting Your Own Blog

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