Elbrus

November 1, 2019

Gr 4-6-Readers are invited to explore each of the seven summits through their locations, their history and geology, the people and wildlife living near them, and the explorers who've climbed them. Interspersed throughout the text are images (in color when available), relevant sidebars, a time line, and engagement activities like quizzes and critical thinking questions. When referencing explorers of the summits, the authors note that they were either the first Europeans or the first non-Indigenous people to see or climb the summit. The word Indigenous is not consistently capitalized, however, and no source notes are listed. VERDICT Typos and a printing error mar an otherwise strong series that has applications for both social studies and science.

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