(4) K-3 Discover Science series. Rocks covers topics such as basic rock types, weathering, and a variety of fossils; the photos include both large-scale landforms and close-ups of rock and fossil samples. Earth touches on weather, natural resources, and conservation, with many photos and a few diagrams supporting the text. Both revised books (originally part of the Kingfisher Young Knowledge series) contain a quiz and some simplistic activities. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Discover Science titles: Rocks and Fossils and Planet Earth.

Reviewer: The Horn Book, Inc.

(4) K-3 Kingfisher Young Knowledge series. On double-page spreads, Pellant covers a range of earth science topics, including basic rock types, weathering, and a variety of fossils. The photos include both large-scale landforms and close-ups of rock and fossil samples. The bottom of each page contains definitions of vocabulary words, but many are difficult to read as the layout superimposes text over photos. Ind.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford

(4) K-3 My Book Of series. An introduction to prehistory touches on Earth's beginnings, describes various dinosaurs and how they lived, and explains the work of latter-day fossil hunters. The color art and caption text are adequate, but the survey of millions of years of history in a few double-page spreads tends toward the superficial. A list of museums and websites is included. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta

(3) K-3 Geology topics covered include planetary formation, identification and uses of rocks, minerals, and fossils, and the ever-popular gemstones and dinosaur bones. While the text is brief, descriptions are clear, accurate, and age-appropriate. Double-page layouts include serviceable illustrations that adequately represent geologic materials. Readers are encouraged to start their own rock collections. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford