Presented by: Bellwether Media, Bearport Publishing, Jump!, Cheriton Children's Books, The Child's World and School Library Journal Event Date and Time: Thursday, September 19, 2024 | 2:00 PM ET / 11:00 AM PT
From gorgeous graphic art and history lessons to thought-provoking reads covering the important social issues of our time, there's something for nearly every young nonfiction fan in this webcast. Join us as Bellwether Media, Bearport Publishing, Jump!, Cheriton Children's Books, and The Child's World bring an insider's first look into their new and upcoming nonfiction titles that are sure to keep even your most reluctant readers entertained and engaged this fall.
Featured Titles:
Vampire Life Cycles Everything on Earth goes through a life cycle. It's normal that we're born, grow older, and eventually die. But what about the paranormal? It's time to explore what the terrifying, and bizarre life cycle of a vampire might look like. This engaging hi-lo book from Bearport Publishing's Paranormal Life Cycles series draws in 6th and 7th grade readers with spine-tingling paranormal content while a 3rd to 4th grade reading level makes the information accessible. It's a roaring good time!
Bus Drivers Bus drivers help people get where they need to go! In this title from Blastoff! Beginners' Community Workers series, beginning readers learn about the duties and importance of bus drivers. Carefully leveled text and crisp, colorful photos highlight the main parts of these workers’ jobs. Labels and a picture glossary help define glossary terms, and a fact page puts bus driver tools and duties in one place.
American Indians’ Right to Vote In this book from Jump!'s The Right to Vote series, early fluent readers will learn about democracy, the voting process in the United States, and the struggles and successes Americans Indians have gone through to gain and practice their right to vote. Learn why it took until 1924 for all American Indians to become U.S. citizens and what setbacks they face when trying to vote.
Artificial Intelligence: Friend or Foe?
Artificial intelligence is the buzz term of our time, but will this amazing technology be our ultimate ally or our ultimate foe? This exciting series invites readers to explore how AI is changing our world, then join the debate about whether this transformative technology will be our greatest friend or our deadliest foe. Packed with high-tech information about the role of AI in all aspects of our lives and filled with debate-style features that explore the benefits and dangers of the technology, this topical series will inform and engage every reader.
New York Yankees
A simple but fact-packed overview of the New York Yankees baseball team, covering their origins, their home stadium, their mascot, famous players and coaches, and well-known plays throughout the team's history. Additional features to aid comprehension include a table of contents, a phonetic glossary, informative captions and sidebars, stats on top plays and players, sources for further research, an index, and an introduction to the author.
Presenters:
Maureen McMullen, Marketing Specialist, Bellwether Media & Jump! Library
Jen Jenson, Publisher, Bearport Publishing
Kathryn Camisa, Marketing Director, The Child's World
Sarah Eason, Editorial Director & Owner, Cheriton Children's Books
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