(4) K-3 Zoom In on Backyard Animals series. This basic introduction to the common backyard bird offers cursory facts about appearance, habitat, food, and life cycle. Simple, choppy text for emergent readers is adequately reflected in the accompanying photos. The appended "Quick Stats" section offers oddly conceived size comparisons: "a cardinal is not quite as long as a basketball." Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Katrina Hedeen

(4) K-3 Zoom In on Backyard Animals series. These basic introductions to backyard critters offer cursory facts about appearance, habitat, food, and life cycle. Simple, choppy texts for emergent readers are adequately reflected in the accompanying photos. The appended "Quick Stats" section offers oddly conceived size comparisons (e.g., "the largest grasshopper is longer than a baseball"). Glos., ind. Review covers these Zoom In on Backyard Animals titles: Bees, Earthworms, and Grasshoppers.

Reviewer: Katrina Hedeen

(4) K-3 Zoom In on Sharks series. These basic introductions to shark species offer cursory facts about appearance, habitat, food, and life cycle. Simple, choppy texts for emergent readers are adequately reflected in the accompanying photos. Each book's appendix includes comparisons of the species' average weight, length, or height to some hard-to-grasp items (e.g., at 5,000 pounds, "a great white shark is heavier than four soda vending machines"). Glos., ind. Review covers these Zoom In on Sharks titles: Great White Sharks, Hammerhead Sharks, Mako Sharks, Sand Sharks, Tiger Sharks, and Whale Sharks.

Reviewer: Katrina Hedeen

(4) K-3 Zoom In on Sharks series. These basic introductions to shark species offer cursory facts about appearance, habitat, food, and life cycle. Simple, choppy texts for emergent readers are adequately reflected in the accompanying photos. Each book's appendix includes comparisons of the species' average weight, length, or height to some hard-to-grasp items (e.g., at 5,000 pounds, "a great white shark is heavier than four soda vending machines"). Glos., ind. Review covers these Zoom In on Sharks titles: Great White Sharks, Hammerhead Sharks, Mako Sharks, Sand Sharks, Tiger Sharks, and Whale Sharks.

Reviewer: Katrina Hedeen

(4) K-3 Zoom In on Sharks series. These basic introductions to shark species offer cursory facts about appearance, habitat, food, and life cycle. Simple, choppy texts for emergent readers are adequately reflected in the accompanying photos. Each book's appendix includes comparisons of the species' average weight, length, or height to some hard-to-grasp items (e.g., at 5,000 pounds, "a great white shark is heavier than four soda vending machines"). Glos., ind. Review covers these Zoom In on Sharks titles: Great White Sharks, Hammerhead Sharks, Mako Sharks, Sand Sharks, Tiger Sharks, and Whale Sharks.

Reviewer: Katrina Hedeen

(4) K-3 Zoom In on Sharks series. These basic introductions to shark species offer cursory facts about appearance, habitat, food, and life cycle. Simple, choppy texts for emergent readers are adequately reflected in the accompanying photos. Each book's appendix includes comparisons of the species' average weight, length, or height to some hard-to-grasp items (e.g., at 5,000 pounds, "a great white shark is heavier than four soda vending machines"). Glos., ind. Review covers these Zoom In on Sharks titles: Great White Sharks, Hammerhead Sharks, Mako Sharks, Sand Sharks, Tiger Sharks, and Whale Sharks.

Reviewer: Katrina Hedeen

(4) K-3 Zoom In on Sharks series. These basic introductions to shark species offer cursory facts about appearance, habitat, food, and life cycle. Simple, choppy texts for emergent readers are adequately reflected in the accompanying photos. Each book's appendix includes comparisons of the species' average weight, length, or height to some hard-to-grasp items (e.g., at 5,000 pounds, "a great white shark is heavier than four soda vending machines"). Glos., ind. Review covers these Zoom In on Sharks titles: Great White Sharks, Hammerhead Sharks, Mako Sharks, Sand Sharks, Tiger Sharks, and Whale Sharks.

Reviewer: Katrina Hedeen

(4) K-3 Zoom In on Sharks series. These basic introductions to shark species offer cursory facts about appearance, habitat, food, and life cycle. Simple, choppy texts for emergent readers are adequately reflected in the accompanying photos. Each book's appendix includes comparisons of the species' average weight, length, or height to some hard-to-grasp items (e.g., at 5,000 pounds, "a great white shark is heavier than four soda vending machines"). Glos., ind. Review covers these Zoom In on Sharks titles: Great White Sharks, Hammerhead Sharks, Mako Sharks, Sand Sharks, Tiger Sharks, and Whale Sharks.

Reviewer: Katrina Hedeen

(4) K-3 Zoom In on Savanna Animals series. These books are serviceable introductions to some savanna-dwelling animals. Superficial facts about appearance, habitat, food, and life cycle are briefly explained in simple new-reader text and illustrated with clear stock photos. Some of the choices for the back-matter comparisons of height, weight, speed, or length are odd (e.g., at four feet, "a cheetah is longer than an acoustic guitar"). Glos., ind. Review covers the following Zoom In on Savanna Animals titles: Cheetahs, Elephants, Giraffes, Lions, Tigers, and Zebras.

Reviewer: Nancy Sheridan

(4) K-3 Zoom In on Savanna Animals series. These books are serviceable introductions to some savanna-dwelling animals. Superficial facts about appearance, habitat, food, and life cycle are briefly explained in simple new-reader text and illustrated with clear stock photos. Some of the choices for the back-matter comparisons of height, weight, speed, or length are odd (e.g., at four feet, "a cheetah is longer than an acoustic guitar"). Glos., ind. Review covers the following Zoom In on Savanna Animals titles: Cheetahs, Elephants, Giraffes, Lions, Tigers, and Zebras.

Reviewer: Nancy Sheridan

(4) K-3 Zoom In on Savanna Animals series. These books are serviceable introductions to some savanna-dwelling animals. Superficial facts about appearance, habitat, food, and life cycle are briefly explained in simple new-reader text and illustrated with clear stock photos. Some of the choices for the back-matter comparisons of height, weight, speed, or length are odd (e.g., at four feet, "a cheetah is longer than an acoustic guitar"). Glos., ind. Review covers the following Zoom In on Savanna Animals titles: Cheetahs, Elephants, Giraffes, Lions, Tigers, and Zebras.

Reviewer: Nancy Sheridan

(4) K-3 Zoom In on Savanna Animals series. These books are serviceable introductions to some savanna-dwelling animals. Superficial facts about appearance, habitat, food, and life cycle are briefly explained in simple new-reader text and illustrated with clear stock photos. Some of the choices for the back-matter comparisons of height, weight, speed, or length are odd (e.g., at four feet, "a cheetah is longer than an acoustic guitar"). Glos., ind. Review covers the following Zoom In on Savanna Animals titles: Cheetahs, Elephants, Giraffes, Lions, Tigers, and Zebras.

Reviewer: Nancy Sheridan

(4) K-3 Zoom In on Savanna Animals series. These books are serviceable introductions to some savanna-dwelling animals. Superficial facts about appearance, habitat, food, and life cycle are briefly explained in simple new-reader text and illustrated with clear stock photos. Some of the choices for the back-matter comparisons of height, weight, speed, or length are odd (e.g., at four feet, "a cheetah is longer than an acoustic guitar"). Glos., ind. Review covers the following Zoom In on Savanna Animals titles: Cheetahs, Elephants, Giraffes, Lions, Tigers, and Zebras.

Reviewer: Nancy Sheridan

(4) K-3 Zoom In on Savanna Animals series. These books are serviceable introductions to some savanna-dwelling animals. Superficial facts about appearance, habitat, food, and life cycle are briefly explained in simple new-reader text and illustrated with clear stock photos. Some of the choices for the back-matter comparisons of height, weight, speed, or length are odd (e.g., at four feet, "a cheetah is longer than an acoustic guitar"). Glos., ind. Review covers the following Zoom In on Savanna Animals titles: Cheetahs, Elephants, Giraffes, Lions, Tigers, and Zebras.

Reviewer: Nancy Sheridan

(4) K-3 Zoom In on Rain Forest Animals series. This basic introduction to the spider offers cursory facts about appearance, habitat, food, and life cycle. A simple (if choppy) text for emergent readers is adequately reflected in the accompanying photos. The appended "Quick Stats" offers two random size and weight comparisons. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Katrina Hedeen

(4) K-3 Zoom In on Rain Forest Animals series. These basic introductions to rainforest mammals offer cursory facts about appearance, habitat, food, and life cycle. Simple (if choppy) texts for emergent readers are adequately reflected in the accompanying photos. Each book's appendix includes comparisons of average weight, length, or height, some of which won't mean much to kids (e.g., at one hundred pounds, "a chimpanzee weighs as much as a toilet"). Glos., ind. Review covers these Zoom In on Rain Forest Animals titles: Chimpanzees, Jaguars, and Orangutans.

Reviewer: Katrina Hedeen