(4) K-3 Learning About Emotions series. Three short chapters explore emotions every young child experiences. A scenario that might evoke the titled emotion leads to a brief explanation of why people might feel that way. The final chapter explores ways to master the emotion and to help others. Full-page staged photos portray kids demonstrating the featured emotion. There are seven other spring 2019 books in this formulaic but useful series. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers these Learning About Emotions titles: Angry, Happy, Sad, Disappointed, and Embarrassed.

Reviewer: Gail Hedges

(4) K-3 Learning About Emotions series. Three short chapters explore emotions every young child experiences. A scenario that might evoke the titled emotion leads to a brief explanation of why people might feel that way. The final chapter explores ways to master the emotion and to help others. Full-page staged photos portray kids demonstrating the featured emotion. There are seven other spring 2019 books in this formulaic but useful series. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers these Learning About Emotions titles: Angry, Happy, Sad, Disappointed, and Embarrassed.

Reviewer: Gail Hedges

(4) K-3 Learning About Emotions series. Three short chapters explore emotions every young child experiences. A scenario that might evoke the titled emotion leads to a brief explanation of why people might feel that way. The final chapter explores ways to master the emotion and to help others. Full-page staged photos portray kids demonstrating the featured emotion. There are seven other spring 2019 books in this formulaic but useful series. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers these Learning About Emotions titles: Angry, Happy, Sad, Disappointed, and Embarrassed.

Reviewer: Gail Hedges

(4) K-3 My Day Learning Science series. A slight easy-reader text with new vocabulary words in bold-colored type accompanies close-up color photographs of birds in nature and a boy and his father building a birdhouse. The connection between birds' needs and the birdhouse-construction is clearly explained for young readers. The subtitle is misleading since the book only addresses bird homes. Discussion questions are appended. Reading list. Glos.

Reviewer: Renée Wheeler

(4) K-3 My Day Learning Science series. Abby flies a kite, learning how the wind pushes and lifts; Nora pursues activities befitting each season, such as building a snowman in winter. Large easy-reader texts are supported by relevant stock photos, and new vocabulary words are presented in bold-colored type. Young readers should readily grasp the clearly, if rather blandly, presented concepts. Discussion questions are appended. Reading list. Glos. Review covers these My Day Learning Science titles: Abby Flies a Kite and Nora's Busy Year.

Reviewer: Renée Wheeler

(4) K-3 My Day Learning Science series. New vocabulary words in bold-colored type and bright photographs complement a slight easy-reader text about a caterpillar's development into a butterfly. A photograph of a caterpillar in its distinctive J shape before it enters the chrysalis stage is presented out of sequence with no explanation; otherwise this is a clear introduction for the very young. Discussion questions are appended. Reading list. Glos.

Reviewer: Renée Wheeler

(4) K-3 My Day Learning Science series. Lee learns about primary colors and color-mixing as he paints a picture of his family. A slight easy-reader text with new vocabulary words in bold-colored type is supplemented by vibrant close-up photos of the paints as Lee mixes red, blue, and yellow to make further colors. Young children should readily grasp the clearly presented concepts. Discussion questions are appended. Reading list. Glos.

Reviewer: Renée Wheeler

(4) K-3 My Day Learning Science series. In this very basic introduction, a slight easy-reader text points out new vocabulary words in bold-colored type while the magnets take center stage in the large color photos. The concept of different poles attracting each other and same poles repelling each other is presently clearly and simply for the very young. Discussion questions are appended. Reading list. Glos.

Reviewer: Renée Wheeler

(4) K-3 My Day Learning Science series. A young boy plants a sunflower seed and watches it grow and bloom. A clear if rather bland easy-reader text highlights new vocabulary words in bold-colored type while large color photographs show the plant's development both under and above the soil; Max's hands are appropriately dirty as he collects seeds for next year, adding some nice realism. Discussion questions are appended. Reading list. Glos.

Reviewer: Renée Wheeler

(4) K-3 My Day Learning Science series. Abby flies a kite, learning how the wind pushes and lifts; Nora pursues activities befitting each season, such as building a snowman in winter. Large easy-reader texts are supported by relevant stock photos, and new vocabulary words are presented in bold-colored type. Young readers should readily grasp the clearly, if rather blandly, presented concepts. Discussion questions are appended. Reading list. Glos. Review covers these My Day Learning Science titles: Abby Flies a Kite and Nora's Busy Year.

Reviewer: Renée Wheeler

(4) K-3 My Day Learning Science series. After receiving a telescope, Tom views the sun (using a filter for eye safety) then the moon and stars at night. While few children may be able to identify with owning a telescope, the astronomy concepts are clearly (if blandly) presented for young readers. Large color photographs augment the slight easy-reader text, with new vocabulary words in bold-colored type. Discussion questions are appended. Reading list. Glos.

Reviewer: Renée Wheeler

(4) K-3 My Day Learning Health and Safety series. Each slight easy-reader text follows a focal character step-by-step through the mechanics of staying safe during a common school procedure. Amanda lines up quietly and follows planned routes during a fire drill; Peter holds the handrail as he boards the bus. Bright, relevant stock photos break up the useful if unengaging narratives. Follow-up questions encouraging personal connections are appended. Reading list. Glos. Review covers these My Day Learning Health and Safety titles: Amanda's Fire Drill and Peter's Bus Ride.

Reviewer: Rebecca Fox

(4) K-3 My Day Learning Health and Safety series. Each slight easy-reader text enumerates multiple straightforward ways that the child characters--and young readers--can take care of their bodies. David gets exercise through biking; Emily wears sunscreen to the park; Pearl brushes her teeth twice each day. Bright, relevant full-page photos provide new readers with resting points on every spread. Follow-up questions encouraging personal connections are appended. Reading list. Glos. Review covers these My Day Learning Health and Safety titles: David's New Bike, Emily Goes to the Park, and Pearl's New Tooth.

Reviewer: Rebecca Fox

(4) K-3 My Day Learning Health and Safety series. Each slight easy-reader text enumerates multiple straightforward ways that the child characters--and young readers--can take care of their bodies. David gets exercise through biking; Emily wears sunscreen to the park; Pearl brushes her teeth twice each day. Bright, relevant full-page photos provide new readers with resting points on every spread. Follow-up questions encouraging personal connections are appended. Reading list. Glos. Review covers these My Day Learning Health and Safety titles: David's New Bike, Emily Goes to the Park, and Pearl's New Tooth.

Reviewer: Rebecca Fox

(4) K-3 My Day Learning Health and Safety series. Each slight easy-reader text enumerates multiple straightforward ways that the child characters--and young readers--can take care of their bodies. David gets exercise through biking; Emily wears sunscreen to the park; Pearl brushes her teeth twice each day. Bright, relevant full-page photos provide new readers with resting points on every spread. Follow-up questions encouraging personal connections are appended. Reading list. Glos. Review covers these My Day Learning Health and Safety titles: David's New Bike, Emily Goes to the Park, and Pearl's New Tooth.

Reviewer: Rebecca Fox

(4) K-3 My Day Learning Health and Safety series. Each slight easy-reader text follows a focal character step-by-step through the mechanics of staying safe during a common school procedure. Amanda lines up quietly and follows planned routes during a fire drill; Peter holds the handrail as he boards the bus. Bright, relevant stock photos break up the useful if unengaging narratives. Follow-up questions encouraging personal connections are appended. Reading list. Glos. Review covers these My Day Learning Health and Safety titles: Amanda's Fire Drill and Peter's Bus Ride.

Reviewer: Rebecca Fox

(4) K-3 Bumba Books: Machines That Go series. This series employs the high-interest subject of vehicles to encourage beginning readers and introduce nonfiction conventions. A brightly colored design and varied photographs, with some diversity in the human drivers pictured, complement the accessible texts. The information is slight, but sidebars with relevant, appropriately challenging critical thinking questions encourage young readers' engagement. A labeled vehicle diagram is included at the end. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers the following Bumba Books: Machines That Go titles: Ambulances on the Go, Monster Trucks on the Go, Motorcycles on the Go, Big Rigs on the Go, Police Cars on the Go, and Trains on the Go.

Reviewer: Dorrie Karlin

(4) K-3 Bumba Books: Machines That Go series. This series employs the high-interest subject of vehicles to encourage beginning readers and introduce nonfiction conventions. A brightly colored design and varied photographs, with some diversity in the human drivers pictured, complement the accessible texts. The information is slight, but sidebars with relevant, appropriately challenging critical thinking questions encourage young readers' engagement. A labeled vehicle diagram is included at the end. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers the following Bumba Books: Machines That Go titles: Ambulances on the Go, Monster Trucks on the Go, Motorcycles on the Go, Big Rigs on the Go, Police Cars on the Go, and Trains on the Go.

Reviewer: Dorrie Karlin

(4) K-3 Bumba Books: Machines That Go series. This series employs the high-interest subject of vehicles to encourage beginning readers and introduce nonfiction conventions. A brightly colored design and varied photographs, with some diversity in the human drivers pictured, complement the accessible texts. The information is slight, but sidebars with relevant, appropriately challenging critical thinking questions encourage young readers' engagement. A labeled vehicle diagram is included at the end. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers the following Bumba Books: Machines That Go titles: Ambulances on the Go, Monster Trucks on the Go, Motorcycles on the Go, Big Rigs on the Go, Police Cars on the Go, and Trains on the Go.

Reviewer: Dorrie Karlin