(3) K-3 Be an Eco Hero series. These titles give young readers concrete eco tips beyond "turn out lights" that will help them understand the relationship between their actions and the environment--for example, how using energy, water, and cars affects pollution. Cartoony superheros and plenty of color photos of children engaged in earth-friendly activities such as recycling, carpooling, and monitoring bird populations illustrate the books. Websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Be an Eco Hero titles: Be an Eco Hero at Home, Be an Eco Hero at School, Be an Eco Hero on the Move, and Be an Eco Hero Outdoors.

Reviewer: Bridget McCaffrey

(3) K-3 Be an Eco Hero series. These titles give young readers concrete eco tips beyond "turn out lights" that will help them understand the relationship between their actions and the environment--for example, how using energy, water, and cars affects pollution. Cartoony superheros and plenty of color photos of children engaged in earth-friendly activities such as recycling, carpooling, and monitoring bird populations illustrate the books. Websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Be an Eco Hero titles: Be an Eco Hero at Home, Be an Eco Hero at School, Be an Eco Hero on the Move, and Be an Eco Hero Outdoors.

Reviewer: Bridget McCaffrey

(3) K-3 Be an Eco Hero series. These titles give young readers concrete eco tips beyond "turn out lights" that will help them understand the relationship between their actions and the environment--for example, how using energy, water, and cars affects pollution. Cartoony superheros and plenty of color photos of children engaged in earth-friendly activities such as recycling, carpooling, and monitoring bird populations illustrate the books. Websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Be an Eco Hero titles: Be an Eco Hero at Home, Be an Eco Hero at School, Be an Eco Hero on the Move, and Be an Eco Hero Outdoors.

Reviewer: Bridget McCaffrey

(3) K-3 Be an Eco Hero series. These titles give young readers concrete eco tips beyond "turn out lights" that will help them understand the relationship between their actions and the environment--for example, how using energy, water, and cars affects pollution. Cartoony superheros and plenty of color photos of children engaged in earth-friendly activities such as recycling, carpooling, and monitoring bird populations illustrate the books. Websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Be an Eco Hero titles: Be an Eco Hero at Home, Be an Eco Hero at School, Be an Eco Hero on the Move, and Be an Eco Hero Outdoors.

Reviewer: Bridget McCaffrey

(3) K-3 Healthy Habits series. Nine sections containing observations about healthy behaviors alternately focus on humans and a variety of animals. A final spread provides a checklist of specific "do's and don'ts" for humans. The large font, intriguing color pictures, and the human/animal comparisons will engage young readers. Most spreads include either a question-and-answer box or a "Think About It" box. Glos., ind. Review covers these Healthy Habits titles: Eat and Drink, Move and Run, Sleep and Rest, and Wash and Clean.

Reviewer: Gail Hedges

(3) K-3 Healthy Habits series. Nine sections containing observations about healthy behaviors alternately focus on humans and a variety of animals. A final spread provides a checklist of specific "do's and don'ts" for humans. The large font, intriguing color pictures, and the human/animal comparisons will engage young readers. Most spreads include either a question-and-answer box or a "Think About It" box. Glos., ind. Review covers these Healthy Habits titles: Eat and Drink, Move and Run, Sleep and Rest, and Wash and Clean.

Reviewer: Gail Hedges

(3) K-3 Healthy Habits series. Nine sections containing observations about healthy behaviors alternately focus on humans and a variety of animals. A final spread provides a checklist of specific "do's and don'ts" for humans. The large font, intriguing color pictures, and the human/animal comparisons will engage young readers. Most spreads include either a question-and-answer box or a "Think About It" box. Glos., ind. Review covers these Healthy Habits titles: Eat and Drink, Move and Run, Sleep and Rest, and Wash and Clean.

Reviewer: Gail Hedges

(3) K-3 Healthy Habits series. Nine sections containing observations about healthy behaviors alternately focus on humans and a variety of animals. A final spread provides a checklist of specific "do's and don'ts" for humans. The large font, intriguing color pictures, and the human/animal comparisons will engage young readers. Most spreads include either a question-and-answer box or a "Think About It" box. Glos., ind. Review covers these Healthy Habits titles: Eat and Drink, Move and Run, Sleep and Rest, and Wash and Clean.

Reviewer: Gail Hedges

(4) K-3 Understanding Health Issues series. Each volume's double-page spreads emphasize personal understanding and support for cancer patients or autism sufferers while explaining scientific basics in very simple language. Concluding pages highlight two famous people living with the conditions and debunk or confirm common beliefs. Color photos are relentlessly upbeat; their captions add little, simply repeating the main texts. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Understanding Health Issues titles: I Know Someone with Autism and I Know Someone with Cancer.

Reviewer: Gail Hedges

(4) K-3 Understanding Health Issues series. Each volume's double-page spreads emphasize personal understanding and support for cancer patients or autism sufferers while explaining scientific basics in very simple language. Concluding pages highlight two famous people living with the conditions and debunk or confirm common beliefs. Color photos are relentlessly upbeat; their captions add little, simply repeating the main texts. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Understanding Health Issues titles: I Know Someone with Autism and I Know Someone with Cancer.

Reviewer: Gail Hedges

(4) K-3 Investigate series. These books introduce the science behind familiar elements of nature. Some parts of each book are closer to kindergarten level and others to second or third grade. Diagrams help clarify information but can be fairly advanced for the intended audience. The question-and-answer format encourages readers to apply concepts to their own lives. Many stock photos are included. Glos., ind. Review covers these Investigate titles: Sunlight, Weather and Seasons, Rocks and Soil, and Water.

Reviewer: Shoshana Flax

(4) K-3 Investigate series. In question-and-answer format, this book introduces air, water, and soil as the earth's most important resources; it also touches on natural materials and fuels. A section on "Saving Resources" delivers an environmentalist message. The book's broad topic doesn't allow for in-depth exploration, and explanations can be overly simplified or too complicated for the intended audience. Stock photos range in relevance. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Shoshana Flax

(4) K-3 Investigate series. In question-and-answer format, this book delivers the basics on plants, including the ways in which humans and animals use plants. Simple explanations along with charts and diagrams cover plants' needs, parts, and life cycles, though the level varies between simpler kindergarten explanations and more complicated second- or third-grade levels. Photos are mostly plant close-ups. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Shoshana Flax

(4) K-3 Investigate series. These books introduce the science behind familiar elements of nature. Some parts of each book are closer to kindergarten level and others to second or third grade. Diagrams help clarify information but can be fairly advanced for the intended audience. The question-and-answer format encourages readers to apply concepts to their own lives. Many stock photos are included. Glos., ind. Review covers these Investigate titles: Sunlight, Weather and Seasons, Rocks and Soil, and Water.

Reviewer: Shoshana Flax

(4) K-3 Investigate series. Using a question-and-answer format, these books give broad pictures of what people and animals need and how their physical makeup helps them get it (e.g., fish breathing underwater with gills, beavers' sharp incisors helping them gnaw tree bark). The explanations range from age-appropriate to overly simplistic to too complicated for the target audience. Photos are mostly of animals; Teeth includes many diagrams. Glos., ind. Review covers these Investigate titles: Animal Characteristics, Animal Needs, Life Cycles, and Teeth.

Reviewer: Shoshana Flax

(4) K-3 Investigate series. After giving a brief overview of the sensory system, this book discusses how each of the five senses works. The information is set up in a question-and-answer format and, though thorough, it's an awkward combination of too basic ("Your body has different parts, such as your eyes and ears") and more advanced than necessary. Many stock photos and diagrams illustrate the text. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Shoshana Flax

(4) K-3 Investigate series. Using a question-and-answer format, these books give broad pictures of what people and animals need and how their physical makeup helps them get it (e.g., fish breathing underwater with gills, beavers' sharp incisors helping them gnaw tree bark). The explanations range from age-appropriate to overly simplistic to too complicated for the target audience. Photos are mostly of animals; Teeth includes many diagrams. Glos., ind. Review covers these Investigate titles: Animal Characteristics, Animal Needs, Life Cycles, and Teeth.

Reviewer: Shoshana Flax

(4) K-3 Sistemas del cuerpo series. This series explains how the human body works, focusing on the following systems: respiratory, digestive, sensory, circulatory, and muscular and skeletal. Photographs, drawings, and simple diagrams illustrate the writing, which can be vague but is otherwise accessible. "¿Sabías que...?" ("Did you know?") facts end the texts. The Spanish used is accurate. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Sistemas del cuerpo titles: El sistema circulatorio, El sistema digestivo, El sistema respiratorio, El sistema sensorial, and Los sistemas esquelético y muscular.

Reviewer: Alissa C. Salamone

(4) K-3 Sistemas del cuerpo series. This series explains how the human body works, focusing on the following systems: respiratory, digestive, sensory, circulatory, and muscular and skeletal. Photographs, drawings, and simple diagrams illustrate the writing, which can be vague but is otherwise accessible. "¿Sabías que...?" ("Did you know?") facts end the texts. The Spanish used is accurate. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Sistemas del cuerpo titles: El sistema circulatorio, El sistema digestivo, El sistema respiratorio, El sistema sensorial, and Los sistemas esquelético y muscular.

Reviewer: Alissa C. Salamone

(4) K-3 Sistemas del cuerpo series. This series explains how the human body works, focusing on the following systems: respiratory, digestive, sensory, circulatory, and muscular and skeletal. Photographs, drawings, and simple diagrams illustrate the writing, which can be vague but is otherwise accessible. "¿Sabías que...?" ("Did you know?") facts end the texts. The Spanish used is accurate. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Sistemas del cuerpo titles: El sistema circulatorio, El sistema digestivo, El sistema respiratorio, El sistema sensorial, and Los sistemas esquelético y muscular.

Reviewer: Alissa C. Salamone