(3) 4-6 Peoples of North America series. Beautifully designed and evenly thorough, this series covering six Native American tribes is not to be missed. In each volume, history and culture are captured through arresting photographs and art and an accessible narrative. Sidebars called "Being Navajo" (etc.) offer even more compelling perspectives on daily life, both today and long ago. Each book includes a traditional tale. Reading list, websites. Bib., glos., ind. Review covers these Peoples of North America titles: Apache, Cherokee, Navajo, Nez Perce, Sioux, and Iroquois.

Reviewer: Lauren Causey

(3) K-3 Our Solar System series. The brevity and image-heavy format of these series books don't reflect their sophisticated content: each book provides information on its subject's discovery, key characteristics, composition, and exploration. Vivid captioned color images, occasionally spanning two pages, reinforce the texts' observations. Interesting facts, such as the length of a day on the featured planet in terms of Earth hours, are scattered throughout. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. [Review covers these Our Solar System titles: Jupiter and Mercury.]

Reviewer: Nell Beram

(3) K-3 Our Solar System series. The brevity and image-heavy format of these series books don't reflect their sophisticated content: each book provides information on its subject's discovery, key characteristics, composition, and exploration. Vivid captioned color images, occasionally spanning two pages, reinforce the texts' observations. Interesting facts, such as the length of a day on the featured planet in terms of Earth hours, are scattered throughout. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. [Review covers these Our Solar System titles: Jupiter and Mercury.]

Reviewer: Nell Beram