Editorial Review
PSLA Review of Let's Get Outdoors
Another fabulous early nonfiction Blastoff! Readers Series. With bright colors, contemporary photograph illustrations, and high contrast font using Most Common Words, this series will be a wonderful starter set for early and emerging readers interested in outdoor sports. This reviewer had the opportunity to read the selection titled Ice Skating. The narrative describes skating for pleasure and exercise, figure skating, and hockey. Different types of ice skates are depicted along with suggestions for other appropriate winter-weather gear and helmets for beginners. Several pages are dedicated to safety while skating on lakes and ponds. Includes table of contents, glossary, additional resources, and index.
THOUGHTS: Young ice skating enthusiasts will enjoy the photos of figure and hockey skaters as well as the tips for learning to skate. Inclusive representation of many different children enjoying various ice skating activities. Good for building early nonfiction collections in need of simple and clear books about a variety of sports for early readers.