(2) K-3 Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science series. This series entry takes readers on a tour through the rainforest, describing the special features of the area. Unfamiliar vocabulary is presented in bold-face type, defined, and repeated in the text. Cheerful mixed-media illustrations show the visiting children climbing trees (with ropes and clamps), journaling, and exploring the ecosystem. A list of rainforest exhibits to visit is appended, as are directions for making a rainforest terrarium.

Reviewer: Betty Carter | Horn Book Magazine Issue: September, 2014

(2) K-3 Classroom pet guinea pig Herky gets a gardening itch after he watches the first graders' seeds grow. Off in the country for summer vacation, he plants some pumpkin seeds with his rabbit friend Daisy. Most pumpkin books focus on the end product; this one focuses on the joys and challenges of the gardening process, and Duke communicates Herky's every feeling with deftly expressive lines.

Reviewer: Susan Dove Lempke | Horn Book Magazine Issue: September, 2012

(4) K-3 Two mouse brothers live at opposite ends of their shared house, each claiming that his brother's interests clash irreconcilably with his own. But when they cooperate instead of competing in hosting a party, the affair outshines their previous efforts. Duke's cheerful watercolors (depicting familiar objects as used by mice) are more fun than her belabored message.

Reviewer: Miriam Lang Budin

(3) PS Duke's amiable guinea pigs return in another math book, this time introducing subtraction. The simple story and energetic illustrations, full of humorous details, can be enjoyed both as a picture book and as a friendly math lesson, making it appropriate for reading aloud to a mixed-age group. The equations included in the corners of many of the double-page spreads further reinforce the concept.

Reviewer: Susan Halperin

(3) PS "One guinea pig is a lonely guinea pig," so one by one, her friends join her to make a rollicking party of twenty happy guinea pigs. As each new friend arrives, the simple equation is both incorporated into the artwork and printed alongside the text. This lively introduction to adding by ones is full of engaging details for readers to enjoy.

Reviewer: The Horn Book, Inc.