(3) K-3 Illustrated by Kristin Kest. Readers follow a peregrine falcon's annual eight-thousand-mile trip from Alaska to Argentina, as the text presents information about her habits, including feeding, resting, bathing, and interacting with other birds along the way. Detailed paintings illustrate habitats and behaviors. An author's note provides more information and states that the story was based on the migration of a falcon tracked by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Reviewer: Cindy Lombardo

(3) K-3 Illustrated by Tom Leonard. In an apt coupling of style and subject, this book shows through cumulative verse how the animals and plants of the African savanna are interconnected and depend on one another. The acrylic illustrations are rich with detail and gold-toned radiance. An endnote provides some additional information about conservation. This is an attractive, effective way to introduce ecology to young readers.

Reviewer: Emma Loy-Santelli

(4) K-3 "Here are the wrasses that clean the parrotfish who eat the coral of all colors and shapes." The inhabitants of a coral reef are introduced in a cumulative text that describes the links between the different animals and provides a good introduction to aquatic ecosystems without using any scientific terms. The brightly colored, detailed illustrations are appealing, but the text is somewhat awkward.

Reviewer: The Horn Book, Inc.