Mini Review: All Access

Tagline from Publisher: Your Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Coolest People, Places and Things!

Set-Up: This book's divided into three categories: People, Places, and Things.

The Good:
I Love the Lift and Look Pages
Great facts (fascinating, gross, and weird) 
Love the variety
Loved the history blended with the currently world

The Bad:
I wish it was longer!

Overall: Seriously cool book that any reader would enjoy.

*Sent for Review

Tween Tuesday Review: X Why Z Animals

Kids ask questions about animals and the editors answer.

The Set-Up
The book's broken up into sections:
Mammals
Reptiles
Amphibians
Insects
Arachnids
Sea Animals
Birds
and even Dinosaurs

Each 2 page spread contains two or three questions, pictures of each animal asked about, and a fun fact. 

My Thoughts:

The pictures are fantastic (Even though some like bats and snakes I wasn't eager to see)

The information's great and memorable 

Did you know that dogs can move each nostril separately, or that crabs breathe through their knees, or that the T-Rex name means Tyrant Lizard King in Greek?

The Q and A set up works really well - providing short and to the point information.

This book is perfect for kids who are curious and for those who love animals. 

Cover Thoughts: Cute

Source: Sent for Review

Tween Tuesday Review: Robots

For anyone who is interested in the history of robots, robots of today, and what the future might hold. A great overview for anyone who finds robots fascinating. 

Set-Up:

The book's divided into sections - Robots that Work, Robots that Protect, Robots that Explore, Robots that Fly, Robots that Help, Robots that Play, and Robots that kids made.

History of Robotics dating back to early automatons.

Break-out Points are in bright colors

What I Like:

1. The examples of college students' work in the field. 
2. The photographs are wonderful
3. Informative and Entertaining but not too text heavy
4. Reading Robots
5. Mini Robots shown to size
6. LEGO Robots
7. Websites for more info
8. The creativeness behind the robots build for kids

A fabulous introduction to robots in an easy to read format with excellent photographs/illustrations