(3) PS Illustrated by Sue Ramá. Miller's spare rhyming text conveys impressions of subway travel: "Clomping, stomping, / shuffling feet / step to the clacking / subway beat." Ramá's merrily busy digital collages of watercolor art capture the sensations of riding on mass-transit trains. Endnotes give brief information about subway systems in different cities around the world.

Reviewer: Miriam Lang Budin

(3) K-3 Illustrated by Michael Chesworth. A mock This Is Your Life TV episode introduces dragonfly Dahlia, "one tough little nymph." Host and narrator Bob Beetle, mystery guests from Dahlia's past (family members, a predator), and the studio audience all contribute to the reality-show humor while providing factual details. Miller's text begs to be read aloud, and Chesworth's cartoonlike scenes buzz with anthropomorphized insects.

Reviewer: Beth L. Meister

(3) K-3 Illustrated by Jane Manning. Following an alphabetical format, Schaefer and Miller spotlight animals with distinguished derrieres (E is for the electric fish's electric bottom, F is for the peacock's fancy rear, G is for the firefly's glowing behind, etc.) and spend a paragraph explaining the evolutionary importance of each trait. The well-composed watercolors demonstrate a sense of humor and improbable decorum.

Reviewer: Nell Beram