(3) K-3 Bookworms: Guess Who series. Intended for beginning readers (but also a good read-aloud), this informational book is narrated by a snake. Short clues ("I go in the sun to warm up. I go in the shade to cool off") and intriguing close-up photographs help readers guess the animal's identity. "Challenge words" are defined at the end of the book. Ind.

Reviewer: Jim St. Claire

(3) K-3 Bookworms: Guess Who series. Intended for beginning readers (but also good read-alouds), these informational books are narrated by a lobster (Snaps) and a spider (Spins). Short clues ("I have two strong jaws. Each one has a sharp fang") and intriguing close-up photographs help readers guess each animal's identity. "Challenge words" are defined at the end of the book. Ind. Review covers these Bookworms: Guess Who titles: Guess Who Snaps and Guess Who Spins.

Reviewer: Jim St. Claire

(3) K-3 Bookworms: Guess Who series. Intended for beginning readers (but also a good read-aloud), this informational book is narrated by a shark. Short clues ("It is easy for me to find food. I can smell a fish from far away") and intriguing close-up photographs help readers guess the animal's identity (if they haven't already figured it out from the book's cover). "Challenge words" are defined at the end of the book. Ind.

Reviewer: Jim St. Claire

(3) K-3 Bookworms: Guess Who series. Intended for beginning readers (but also good read-alouds), these informational books are narrated by a lobster (Snaps) and a spider (Spins). Short clues ("I have two strong jaws. Each one has a sharp fang") and intriguing close-up photographs help readers guess each animal's identity. "Challenge words" are defined at the end of the book. Ind. Review covers these Bookworms: Guess Who titles: Guess Who Snaps and Guess Who Spins.

Reviewer: Jim St. Claire

(3) K-3 Bookworms: Guess Who series. Intended for beginning readers (but also a good read-aloud), this informational book is narrated by a kangaroo. Short clues ("Look under the tree. Can you see me? I stay cool here") and intriguing close-up photographs help readers guess the animal's identity. "Challenge words" are defined at the end of the book. Ind.

Reviewer: Jim St. Claire

(3) K-3 Bookworms: Guess Who series. Intended for beginning readers (but also a good read-aloud), this informational book is narrated by a horse. Short clues ("My eyes are on the sides of my head. I can see almost all around") and intriguing close-up photographs help readers guess the animal's identity. "Challenge words" are defined at the end of the book. Ind.

Reviewer: Jim St. Claire

(3) 4-6 Discovering Cultures series. Engaging photographs, maps, and a simply written text present an overview of each featured country's geography, history, and culture, including clothing, language, food, education, and holidays. Recipes and brief highlights of traditional activities help make these useful resources. Information on currency, the flag, and notable citizens is appended. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Discovering Cultures titles: Germany and Poland.

Reviewer: Tamara DePasquale

(3) 4-6 Discovering Cultures series. Engaging photographs, maps, and a simply written text present an overview of each featured country's geography, history, and culture, including clothing, language, food, education, and holidays. Recipes and brief highlights of traditional activities help make these useful resources. Information on currency, the flag, and notable citizens is appended. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Discovering Cultures titles: Peru and Argentina.

Reviewer: Tamara DePasquale

(3) 4-6 Discovering Cultures series. Engaging photographs, maps, and a simply written text present an overview of Australia's geography, history, and culture, including clothing, language, food, education, and holidays. Recipes and brief highlights of traditional activities help make this a useful resource. Information on currency, the flag, and notable citizens is appended. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Tamara DePasquale

(3) 4-6 Discovering Cultures series. Engaging photographs, maps, and a simply written text present an overview of each featured country's geography, history, and culture, including clothing, language, food, education, and holidays. Recipes and brief highlights of traditional activities help make these useful resources. Information on currency, the flag, and notable citizens is appended. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Discovering Cultures titles: Germany and Poland.

Reviewer: Tamara DePasquale

(4) K-3 Bookworms: Just the Opposite series. "My present is big. Your present is small." "This candy is hard. This candy is soft." Spare and dull, these square books rely on color photographs and repetition to reinforce emergent reading skills and the concept of opposites. Each double-page spread features a pair of opposites in two simple sentences and two posed pictures. A picture glossary of "Words We Know" is appended. Ind. [Review covers these Bookworms: Just the Opposite titles: Big Small, Dirty Clean, Fast Slow, Hard Soft, Up Down, and Wet Dry.]

Reviewer: Amanda Sullivan

(4) K-3 Bookworms: Just the Opposite series. "My present is big. Your present is small." "This candy is hard. This candy is soft." Spare and dull, these square books rely on color photographs and repetition to reinforce emergent reading skills and the concept of opposites. Each double-page spread features a pair of opposites in two simple sentences and two posed pictures. A picture glossary of "Words We Know" is appended. Ind. [Review covers these Bookworms: Just the Opposite titles: Big Small, Dirty Clean, Fast Slow, Hard Soft, Up Down, and Wet Dry.]

Reviewer: Amanda Sullivan

(4) K-3 Bookworms: Just the Opposite series. "My present is big. Your present is small." "This candy is hard. This candy is soft." Spare and dull, these square books rely on color photographs and repetition to reinforce emergent reading skills and the concept of opposites. Each double-page spread features a pair of opposites in two simple sentences and two posed pictures. A picture glossary of "Words We Know" is appended. Ind. [Review covers these Bookworms: Just the Opposite titles: Big Small, Dirty Clean, Fast Slow, Hard Soft, Up Down, and Wet Dry.]

Reviewer: Amanda Sullivan

(4) K-3 Bookworms: Just the Opposite series. "My present is big. Your present is small." "This candy is hard. This candy is soft." Spare and dull, these square books rely on color photographs and repetition to reinforce emergent reading skills and the concept of opposites. Each double-page spread features a pair of opposites in two simple sentences and two posed pictures. A picture glossary of "Words We Know" is appended. Ind. [Review covers these Bookworms: Just the Opposite titles: Big Small, Dirty Clean, Fast Slow, Hard Soft, Up Down, and Wet Dry.]

Reviewer: Amanda Sullivan

(4) K-3 Bookworms: Just the Opposite series. "My present is big. Your present is small." "This candy is hard. This candy is soft." Spare and dull, these square books rely on color photographs and repetition to reinforce emergent reading skills and the concept of opposites. Each double-page spread features a pair of opposites in two simple sentences and two posed pictures. A picture glossary of "Words We Know" is appended. Ind. [Review covers these Bookworms: Just the Opposite titles: Big Small, Dirty Clean, Fast Slow, Hard Soft, Up Down, and Wet Dry.]

Reviewer: Amanda Sullivan

(4) K-3 Bookworms: Just the Opposite series. "My present is big. Your present is small." "This candy is hard. This candy is soft." Spare and dull, these square books rely on color photographs and repetition to reinforce emergent reading skills and the concept of opposites. Each double-page spread features a pair of opposites in two simple sentences and two posed pictures. A picture glossary of "Words We Know" is appended. Ind. [Review covers these Bookworms: Just the Opposite titles: Big Small, Dirty Clean, Fast Slow, Hard Soft, Up Down, and Wet Dry.]

Reviewer: Amanda Sullivan

(4) K-3 Bookworms: What's Inside? series. Large, easy-to-read print and clear photographs on every page provide introductory material for units on community services. These small books include some "challenge words" printed in italics and defined at the end. Pronunciation guides are given for only some of these difficult terms. Though dull, these books might be useful in some elementary curricula. Ind. [Review covers these Bookworms: What's Inside? titles: What's Inside a Fire Truck?, What's Inside a Firehouse?, What's Inside a Hospital?, What's Inside a Police Car?, What's Inside a Police Station?, and What's Inside an Ambulance?.]

Reviewer: Melinda Greenblatt

(4) K-3 Bookworms: What's Inside? series. Large, easy-to-read print and clear photographs on every page provide introductory material for units on community services. These small books include some "challenge words" printed in italics and defined at the end. Pronunciation guides are given for only some of these difficult terms. Though dull, these books might be useful in some elementary curricula. Ind. [Review covers these Bookworms: What's Inside? titles: What's Inside a Fire Truck?, What's Inside a Firehouse?, What's Inside a Hospital?, What's Inside a Police Car?, What's Inside a Police Station?, and What's Inside an Ambulance?.]

Reviewer: Melinda Greenblatt

(4) K-3 Bookworms: What's Inside? series. Large, easy-to-read print and clear photographs on every page provide introductory material for units on community services. These small books include some "challenge words" printed in italics and defined at the end. Pronunciation guides are given for only some of these difficult terms. Though dull, these books might be useful in some elementary curricula. Ind. [Review covers these Bookworms: What's Inside? titles: What's Inside a Fire Truck?, What's Inside a Firehouse?, What's Inside a Hospital?, What's Inside a Police Car?, What's Inside a Police Station?, and What's Inside an Ambulance?.]

Reviewer: Melinda Greenblatt

(4) K-3 Bookworms: What's Inside? series. Large, easy-to-read print and clear photographs on every page provide introductory material for units on community services. These small books include some "challenge words" printed in italics and defined at the end. Pronunciation guides are given for only some of these difficult terms. Though dull, these books might be useful in some elementary curricula. Ind. [Review covers these Bookworms: What's Inside? titles: What's Inside a Fire Truck?, What's Inside a Firehouse?, What's Inside a Hospital?, What's Inside a Police Car?, What's Inside a Police Station?, and What's Inside an Ambulance?.]

Reviewer: Melinda Greenblatt