(4) K-3 Extraordinary Migrations series. Illustrated by Joshua S. Brunet. Following the journey of a single female monarch butterfly, the basic text explains her reasons for migrating, dangers she faces, and her need to return north to lay eggs. The oil, acrylic, and colored-pencil illustrations are accurate and colorful but don't help convey the enormity of the butterfly's journey, apart from a single map of North America. Reading list. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Anita L. Burkam

(4) K-3 Illustrated by Joshua S. Brunet. The titular song, popularized by Peter, Paul, and Mary (a CD is included), is ultimately not a love song but a spoof of racial prejudice ("The neighbors...think value on their property will go right down / If the family next door is blue"). This meaning may elude young readers, but they will be content studying the lavish illustrations of an amusingly lovey-dovey interspecies couple.

Reviewer: Nell Beram