(4) K-3 Illustrated by Felipe Davalos. Ana, a young Mexican girl, serves as a translator for Mamá, who thinks that learning English is impossible. While the resolution of the story is tender, the mother's decision to study English isn't particularly well motivated, and some translations of Spanish dialogue feel awkward. Davalos's oil illustrations present a realistic portrait of a Hispanic family.

Reviewer: Tim Wadham

(3) K-3 This alphabet book provides factual information about twenty-six extinct animals' original habitats and life cycles and mentions causes and dates of their extinction. Color illustrations show readers what these animals looked like. Nearly all of the animals are extinct due to human activity, either directly wiped out by hunting or indirectly by disruption of their natural habitats. Addresses of wildlife protection groups are included.

Reviewer: The Horn Book, Inc.