Chicago Review Press: 838 books
The Great Depression for Kids
Hardship and Hope in 1930s America, with 21 Activities
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2015
American history before and after the Wall Street Crash of 1929
Providing a balanced, realistic picture of a time rife with hardships, The Great Depression for Kids brings the era and key concepts to life. Kids learn about the harsh realities that most Americans could not escape, such as massive...
Torpedoed!
A World War II Story of a Sinking Passenger Ship and Two Children's Survival at Sea
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2017
When 14-year-old Florence Kelly and 11-year-old Russell Park left their hometowns for summer vacations in Europe in 1939, they considered themselves awfully lucky. Many of their friends' families were struggling during the Great Depression and couldn't afford fancy trips. But the young pair would...
Jane Austen for Kids
Her Life, Writings, and World, with 21 Activities
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2019
Jane Austen is one of the most influential and best-loved novelists in English literature. Austen's genius was her cast of characters—so timeless and real that readers today recognize them in their own families and neighborhoods. Her book's universal themes—love and hate, hope and disappointment,...
by Claudia Zaslavsky
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 1998
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 1998
More than 70 math games, puzzles, and projects from all over the world are included in this delightful book for kids.
by Elizabeth Raum
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2018
Lavinia Warren never let her height—or the lack of it—prevent her from leading a full and adventurous life. Although she never grew more than three feet tall, she became a beloved teacher, a world traveler, an entertainer and the friend of many powerful figures. Lavinia was teaching at a local...
The Art of Construction
Projects and Principles for Beginning Engineers & Architects
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2000
“Introduces maturing minds to the principles that guide architects and engineers as they design and construct buildings and bridges.” —School Shop
Alexandra the Great
The Story of the Record-Breaking Filly Who Ruled the Racetrack
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2017
Alexandra the Great tells the gripping story of underdog filly Rachel Alexandra. Despite dominating every filly her age, her owner refused to let her compete against male horses. When a new owner saw her potential and raced her against bigger, stronger males, Rachel Alexandra thrived and went on to...
by Margaret A. Bryant, Marjorie Keiper, Anne Petit
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2006
Taking a thematic approach to learning that employs seeing, hearing, reading, and writing, these books outline three four-week, cross-curricular units that develop the competencies children need to become fluent, independent readers and writers. While each unit focuses primarily on language-phonic...
by Margaret A. Bryant, Marjorie Keiper, Anne Petit
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2006
Taking a thematic approach to learning that employs seeing, hearing, reading, and writing, these books outline three four-week, cross-curricular units that develop the competencies children need to become fluent, independent readers and writers. While each unit focuses primarily on language-phonic...
Inventing Toys
Kids Having Fun Learning Science
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2001
An intriguing combination of invention and toy making, this guide encourages students to work in teams to design and fabricate working toys while learning the fundamentals of science, design, tool usage, and the creative process. Toys range from cars to electric fans to rockets, and the trial-and-error...
The Wind at Work
An Activity Guide to Windmills
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2013
Explaining how the wind works, what windmills have contributed to the past, and why they offer environmental promise today as a source of clean, renewable energy, this revised and updated edition offers a glimpse into all the current and historical uses for wind power. Featuring new information on...
Junk Drawer Geometry
50 Awesome Activities That Don't Cost a Thing
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2018
For many children, geometry is best understood as a hands-on subject. What better way to explore concepts such as area, perimeter, and volume than actually measuring area, perimeter, and volume? With this handy resource, children will build polygons out of pipe cleaners and flexible drinking straws,...
by Arkady Strugatsky, Boris Strugatsky, Olena Bormashenko
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2018
The Snail on the Slope takes place in two worlds. One is the Administration, an institution run by a surreal, Kafkaesque bureaucracy whose aim is to govern the forest below. The other is the Forest, a place of fear, weird creatures, primitive people and violence. Peretz, who works at the Administration,...
Nibble & Kuhn
A Novel
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2009
A young lawyer in a pretentious law firm loves a girl that he can't have and is forced to try a major case that he can't win, and must do both under the critical scrutiny of senior lawyers who will soon decide whether to promote him to partnership.