Princes and Princesses (Pebble Plus: Royalty),New

Product Description Today's princes and princesses do more than attend fancy balls. Peek inside to learn about their royal lives. From Booklist The cover picture of Prince William in a dashing red outfit and everyones favorite princess bride, Kate, will draw readers inthough once there, earlyelementaryage kids might be a little surprised to learn countries other than Britain have royalty. The text is very short and faces fullbleed, humanizing color photographs of princes and princesses at work. And what is their work? As the text notes several times, its helping people. The book explains you must be born or marry into a royal family and that an oldest child will become the next king or queen. Along with good works, royalty also promote their countries. For more information, readers are directed to Facthound.com. Maybe not the fairy tale children were looking for, but a tothepoint introduction to royalty. Grades K2. Ilene Cooper Review The cover picture of Prince William in a dashing red outfit and everyone's favorite princess bride, Kate, will draw readers inthough once there, earlyelementaryage kids might be a little surprised to learn countries other than Britain have royalty. The text is very short and faces fullbleed, humanizing color photographs of princes and princesses at work. And what is their work? As the text notes several times, it's helping people. The book explains you must be born or marry into a royal family and that an oldest child will become the next king or queen. Along with good works, royalty also promote their countries. For more information, readers are directed to Facthound. Maybe not the fairy tale children were looking for, but a tothepoint introduction to royalty. 'Booklist'These attractive books take beginning readers into the world of historical and contemporary royalty and knights, providing basic introductions and examples of families, their work and activities, and homes. Designed to conform to national elementary standards, the titles each have word counts of about 180, firstgrade reading levels, and simple text structures with repetition of key words. The uncluttered spreads feature bright, fullpage color photos or illustrations on the right and a few sentences on the left. The photo captionswhich include the names of a diverse group of rulers, castles, and countries drawn from Europe, Asia, and the Middle Eastwill be most challenging for the intended audience to read and/or take in. Glossaries offer simple definitions of challenging vocabulary. Suitable for both reading aloud and independent reading, these volumes will have broad appeal. 'School Library Journal, Series Made Simple' About the Author Sally Lee is the author of numerous nonfiction books for readers from kindergarten through high school. Her interest in childrens literature began at the University of Missouri where she received her degree in education. Her years of teaching gave her desire to help children learn. When she left the classroom to raise her own son and daughter, writing nonfiction became a way to continue educating children. Her favorite part of writing nonfiction is doing research. It reminds her of a treasure hunt, especially when it uncovers offbeat facts that nobody else knows. It also satisfies her own curiosity about the world. Sally and her husband live in Dallas, Texas, with their children and grandchildren nearby.