Nate LeBoutillier

This book was also a great selection for an informative text on basketball. I enjoyed this book because it was mainly about key skills and tips. Kids love learning about new moves in sports so I believe this will automatically catch their attention. This book did a good job with explaining how to perform a certain trick. The last book focused on the why's but this book focuses on the how's. For example, when explaining how to do a "fingertip control," the author gives a step by step show more description..."accurate dribbling is done with your fingertips, not your palms. Your palm shouldn't slap the ball when you dribble. Instead, cup your hand upside down. Keeping the ball on your fingertips will give you better control." This was a great tip for any beginner learning to play basketball and the author did a good job letting them know what they should and shouldn't do. Also, just as the first book, the photographs were of a real life people. They drew me in and had great action shots. There was movement in the pictures and I liked how I knew the people in the photographs were actually shots of them playing live on the court. It was a very great informative text. show less

This is a great informational book that takes the child through an entire day of a Garbage Collector including what they do, how they do it, when they do it, and why they do it. It has fun facts about garbage collecting on many of the pages that child will find fascinating. The book also has a bold face word on almost every page with a glossary in the back of the book for the definition of that word. I like this book because it is short and interesting and would be great for teaching because show more it is informational and has great words for children to learn. This would be good for 1-3rd grades. show less

A Day in the Life of a Zookeeper goes through the daily schedule of a zookeeper while also teaching new vocabulary and using diagrams to show crucial objects. This book is aimed at young to middle elementary aged students. It easily teaches vocabulary with bolded new words and provides information that most children have never learned.

4yrs.-6yrs.
This book is all about what a zookeeper do thru the day with the animals, what the animals eat. Show all kinds of animals, I think it is a way for a young child get familiar with the zoo life. Great book before going to the zoo.