(4) K-3 Illustrated by Beverley Young. Facts about weather including precipitation, wind, hurricanes, and climate are conveyed over nine double-page spreads. Each layout contains interactive pop-ups, pull tabs, and flaps along with text boxes and spot illustrations. It's an engaging (if busy) presentation, but the information is uneven; for example, some complex terminology is included without sufficient explanation about its relation to meteorological concepts.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford

(4) 4-6 Illustrated by Beverley Young. This pop-up guide to earth and life sciences touches on topics such as our planet in space, plate tectonics, weather, the water and carbon cycles, and food chains. Although the busy format provides little depth (and includes some oversimplification), the movable features are quite clever (e.g., a flipbook illustrating the formation of present-day continents) and the presentation will undoubtably draw readers in.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford