(4) K-3 Awesome Animals in Their Habitats series. These early readers provide simplistic introductions to various habitats. In a few short sentences or less per page, the texts cover each habitat's flora and fauna, environmental threats, and simple ways children can help preserve them (e.g., "Try to use less paper"). Crisp photographs of featured wildlife complement the text, but stock photos of children awkwardly superimposed on some pages are distracting. Glos. Review covers these Awesome Animals in Their Habitats titles: Protecting Ocean Animals, Protecting Rain Forest Animals, Protecting Wetland Animals, Protecting Backyard Animals, and Protecting Grassland Animals.

Reviewer: Russell Perry

(4) K-3 Awesome Animals in Their Habitats series. These early readers provide simplistic introductions to various habitats. In a few short sentences or less per page, the texts cover each habitat's flora and fauna, environmental threats, and simple ways children can help preserve them (e.g., "Try to use less paper"). Crisp photographs of featured wildlife complement the text, but stock photos of children awkwardly superimposed on some pages are distracting. Glos. Review covers these Awesome Animals in Their Habitats titles: Protecting Ocean Animals, Protecting Rain Forest Animals, Protecting Wetland Animals, Protecting Backyard Animals, and Protecting Grassland Animals.

Reviewer: Russell Perry

(4) K-3 Awesome Animals in Their Habitats series. These early readers provide simplistic introductions to various habitats. In a few short sentences or less per page, the texts cover each habitat's flora and fauna, environmental threats, and simple ways children can help preserve them (e.g., "Try to use less paper"). Crisp photographs of featured wildlife complement the text, but stock photos of children awkwardly superimposed on some pages are distracting. Glos. Review covers these Awesome Animals in Their Habitats titles: Protecting Ocean Animals, Protecting Rain Forest Animals, Protecting Wetland Animals, Protecting Backyard Animals, and Protecting Grassland Animals.

Reviewer: Russell Perry

(3) 4-6 Checkerboard Library: Exploring Our Universe series. Elementary facts about bodies in the solar system and throughout the universe are portioned out across multiple slim volumes. Each book includes broad descriptions of the featured astronomical topic; historical and current thinking about scientific features and composition; and the telescopes, probes, and spacecraft used to investigate them. Captioned photographs, diagrams, and sidebars effectively supplement the satisfactory texts. Glos., ind. Review covers these Checkerboard Library: Exploring Our Universe titles: The Moon, Galaxies, The Sun, The Amazing Universe, Asteroids, Comets, and Meteoroids, Planets, and Stars.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford

(3) 4-6 Checkerboard Library: Exploring Our Universe series. Elementary facts about bodies in the solar system and throughout the universe are portioned out across multiple slim volumes. Each book includes broad descriptions of the featured astronomical topic; historical and current thinking about scientific features and composition; and the telescopes, probes, and spacecraft used to investigate them. Captioned photographs, diagrams, and sidebars effectively supplement the satisfactory texts. Glos., ind. Review covers these Checkerboard Library: Exploring Our Universe titles: The Moon, Galaxies, The Sun, The Amazing Universe, Asteroids, Comets, and Meteoroids, Planets, and Stars.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford

(3) 4-6 Checkerboard Library: Exploring Our Universe series. Elementary facts about bodies in the solar system and throughout the universe are portioned out across multiple slim volumes. Each book includes broad descriptions of the featured astronomical topic; historical and current thinking about scientific features and composition; and the telescopes, probes, and spacecraft used to investigate them. Captioned photographs, diagrams, and sidebars effectively supplement the satisfactory texts. Glos., ind. Review covers these Checkerboard Library: Exploring Our Universe titles: The Moon, Galaxies, The Sun, The Amazing Universe, Asteroids, Comets, and Meteoroids, Planets, and Stars.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford

(3) 4-6 Checkerboard Library: Exploring Our Universe series. Elementary facts about bodies in the solar system and throughout the universe are portioned out across multiple slim volumes. Each book includes broad descriptions of the featured astronomical topic; historical and current thinking about scientific features and composition; and the telescopes, probes, and spacecraft used to investigate them. Captioned photographs, diagrams, and sidebars effectively supplement the satisfactory texts. Glos., ind. Review covers these Checkerboard Library: Exploring Our Universe titles: The Moon, Galaxies, The Sun, The Amazing Universe, Asteroids, Comets, and Meteoroids, Planets, and Stars.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford

(4) 4-6 Checkerboard Library: Military Technologies series. These books trace the evolution of military technology from America's war for independence through the Civil War. Weaponry (including muskets, rifles, cannons, mortars, and howitzers) advanced during this time period to include larger and more deadly weapons with greater range. Illustrations, photos, and sidebars enhance the limited, cursory narratives. A "How It Works" spread highlights a single weapon. Timeline. Glos., ind. Review covers these Checkerboard Library: Military Technologies titles: Technology During the Revolutionary War and Technology During the Civil War.

Reviewer: Luther B. Clegg

(4) K-3 Science at Work series. With one to three brief sentences per page, these leveled readers serve as adequate, albeit simplistic, introductions to mass, temperature, and other physical science topics. Photographs show everyday objects that illustrate the concepts--though some photos may need explanation--as well as obviously posed children of various ethnicities engaging in activities or pondering the information. Glos. Review covers the following Science at Work titles: Electricity at Work, Magnetism at Work, Elements at Work, Light at Work, Mass at Work, and Temperature at Work.

Reviewer: Nancy Sheridan

(4) K-3 Science at Work series. With one to three brief sentences per page, these leveled readers serve as adequate, albeit simplistic, introductions to mass, temperature, and other physical science topics. Photographs show everyday objects that illustrate the concepts--though some photos may need explanation--as well as obviously posed children of various ethnicities engaging in activities or pondering the information. Glos. Review covers the following Science at Work titles: Electricity at Work, Magnetism at Work, Elements at Work, Light at Work, Mass at Work, and Temperature at Work.

Reviewer: Nancy Sheridan

(4) K-3 Science at Work series. With one to three brief sentences per page, these leveled readers serve as adequate, albeit simplistic, introductions to mass, temperature, and other physical science topics. Photographs show everyday objects that illustrate the concepts--though some photos may need explanation--as well as obviously posed children of various ethnicities engaging in activities or pondering the information. Glos. Review covers the following Science at Work titles: Electricity at Work, Magnetism at Work, Elements at Work, Light at Work, Mass at Work, and Temperature at Work.

Reviewer: Nancy Sheridan

(4) K-3 Science at Work series. With one to three brief sentences per page, these leveled readers serve as adequate, albeit simplistic, introductions to mass, temperature, and other physical science topics. Photographs show everyday objects that illustrate the concepts--though some photos may need explanation--as well as obviously posed children of various ethnicities engaging in activities or pondering the information. Glos. Review covers the following Science at Work titles: Electricity at Work, Magnetism at Work, Elements at Work, Light at Work, Mass at Work, and Temperature at Work.

Reviewer: Nancy Sheridan

(3) K-3 Awesome Animal Heroes series. This well-designed early-reader series, suitable for both independent and guided reading settings, introduces wildlife experts and champions of animals. In simply worded text and crisp stock photos, one-page chapters cover each subject's early life and influential work. A "Fun Facts" section and comprehension-testing review questions are appended. Glos. Review covers these Awesome Animal Heroes titles: Eugenie Clark, Jane Goodall, Temple Grandin, Cesar Millan, Jack Hanna, and Steve Irwin.

Reviewer: Rita Soltan

(3) K-3 Awesome Animal Heroes series. This well-designed early-reader series, suitable for both independent and guided reading settings, introduces wildlife experts and champions of animals. In simply worded text and crisp stock photos, one-page chapters cover each subject's early life and influential work. A "Fun Facts" section and comprehension-testing review questions are appended. Glos. Review covers these Awesome Animal Heroes titles: Eugenie Clark, Jane Goodall, Temple Grandin, Cesar Millan, Jack Hanna, and Steve Irwin.

Reviewer: Rita Soltan

(3) K-3 Awesome Animal Heroes series. This well-designed early-reader series, suitable for both independent and guided reading settings, introduces wildlife experts and champions of animals. In simply worded text and crisp stock photos, one-page chapters cover each subject's early life and influential work. A "Fun Facts" section and comprehension-testing review questions are appended. Glos. Review covers these Awesome Animal Heroes titles: Eugenie Clark, Jane Goodall, Temple Grandin, Cesar Millan, Jack Hanna, and Steve Irwin.

Reviewer: Rita Soltan