It's Halloween!

Reviewed by: Sheila Dube - Springvale Public Library, Springvale, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: November 8, 2017

Review

This is a non-fiction book focused on Halloween for early readers. This book is in a series entitled "It's a Holiday!" Halloween is identified by date and season, starting in Europe and is a time for costumes and candy. Trick-or-treating is explained and decorations are described. Full page photos match the one to three sentences per 2 page layout. A note to educators in the beginning of the book, direct them to the few critical thinking questions inserted in bubbles in a few places throughout the text. The layout includes a table of contents and a picture glossary for the words: costumes, decorations, glow and harvest. The last page provides an index, three other titles about holidays and photo credits. The three reference books suggested are from different publishers which is refreshing. Although there is not enough information for reports, new readers interested in practicing their reading skills will find this useful for that purpose.

Overall Book Score: good