Dear Friend,Welcome to the Fall 2011 list rom Black Rabbit Books! As you are aware, the Black Rabbit Books line oers you subject diversity, depth anda range o books that are bright, imaginative, and inormative. Our mission here hasalways been to build better books, to build better readers. With this list we oer you timely series at the middle- and high-school level on the Civil War, covering both thebattlefeld and the home ront. Also oered at this level are hot-topic sets about crime (including cyber crimeand modern-day pirates), and the latest in technology, ranging rom gaming to robots to sports. For elementarystudents, we bring you the Olympics, with its scandals, records and events, and our core curriculum science series(
Space Travel Guides, Earth Cycles,
and
Watery World
) will allow you to bring your collection up-to-date with themost recent research available. High-interest books on animals, security orces and orensics, and cooking will bringchildren into your library . . . and our continuing emphasis on the arts means books on drawing, sports, and music will help your children build skills and entertain themselves. As we all wander through the choices bequeathed to us by unding challenges andshortalls, I oer good news: it is demonstrated that books in libraries are the most cost-eective way to bring learning material to children. And it’s been shown that books athome are the best measurement o predictive success. Please wander through the catalog—make a note o your interest—and give us a call.Let us help get you the books your kids need. With our deepest gratitude, Jonathan Strickland Associate Publisher jstrickland@blackrabbitbooks.com
Arcturus Publishing
produces content-rich books designed for theupper grades that incorporate a wealth of extra features such as maps,graphs, and comparative statistics.
Brown Bear Books
feature in-demand topics presented with high-interest appeal, drawn from an extensive database of primary sources,photos, and statistics.
Cherrytree Books
include many unique and thoughtful features forbooks—from time lines and visual organizers to glossaries on text pages.
New Forest Press
features books that capture children’s imaginationthrough photography and stats & fun facts, with an emphasis oncontemporary interests. Each series provides strong nonfiction contentand curriculum tie-ins.
Sea-to-Sea Publications
uses specialty authors and classroom centeredreading strategies to create smart curriculum support for lower grades.
Smart Apple Media
is well established as a notable imprint ofnonfiction books. From feature-driven K–12 content to high schoolcompare-and-contrast strategies, these books emphasize point-of-view teaching and world relevance, presented in entertaining andcomprehensive formats.
Stargazer Books
feature curriculum-based nonfiction in creativeways, using Q&A formats, multi-level text, strong thematic layouts,and nonfiction information enhanced with reinforcing stories.
Walter Foster Library
offers drawing and craft books that will helpchildren develop their artistic potential in addition to independent skillbuilding. Nonfiction content is also provided for additional curriculumsupport.
Zak Books
cover important curriculum areas. Pedigreed authorsunderlie each book, perfect for buttressing classroom libraries.
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