(3) 4-6 Backyard Buddies series. Illustrated by Darren Erickson. Photographs by Brian Grogan. Designed to involve kids in the scientific method of asking questions and testing hypotheses, each book begins with instructions for finding, hosting, drawing, and observing the creature under study. Ross explains spider and millipede life cycles and includes a section describing elementary school students' experiments, followed by professional entomologists' experiments. Illustrated with diagrams, cartoons, and color photos. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Anita L. Burkam

(3) 4-6 Backyard Buddies series. Illustrated by Darren Erickson. Photographs by Brian Grogan. Designed to involve kids in the scientific method of asking questions and testing hypotheses, each book begins with instructions for finding, hosting, drawing, and observing the creature under study. Ross explains spider and millipede life cycles and includes a section describing elementary school students' experiments, followed by professional entomologists' experiments. Illustrated with diagrams, cartoons, and color photos. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Anita L. Burkam

(4) K-3 Backyard Buddies series. Photographs by Brian Grogan. These books encourage readers to pay close attention to two common backyard animals. The many activities included stress careful observation of the animals' behaviors and physical characteristics, requiring much patience from young scientists. Some of the graphs and diagrams are helpful in identifying animal parts, but the amateurish cartoons detract from the books' intent. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: The Horn Book, Inc.

(4) K-3 Backyard Buddies series. Photographs by Brian Grogan. These books encourage readers to pay close attention to two common backyard animals. The many activities included stress careful observation of the animals' behaviors and physical characteristics, requiring much patience from young scientists. Some of the graphs and diagrams are helpful in identifying animal parts, but the amateurish cartoons detract from the books' intent. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: The Horn Book, Inc.