(3) PS Illustrated by Susan Mitchell. Children enjoying a good splash--whether leaping from the ocean like a dolphin, floating on a pond's surface like a water strider, or fishing like a heron--learn about animals that enjoy the water as much as they do. Sound-effect text ("Splash!" "Slurp!" "Whoosh!") and lively art depict happy children and cheery animals. Information about eleven creatures is appended.

Reviewer: Paula M. Cairo

(3) 4-6 Featuring fifteen animals and two plants, this book offers succinct information on the habitat, numbers remaining (there are only four Red River giant softshell turtles left!), and action needed to save each endangered species. Clear color photographs of the species and scientists, a map, and a list of the one hundred most threatened species round out this worthy introduction to conservation. Websites. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Bridget McCaffrey