(3) PS Barefoot Singalongs series. Illustrated by Brian Fitzgerald. Adapted from a cumulative Irish folk song, this picture book is also a delightful science lesson about the flora and fauna found in bogs. Technicolor, woodcut-inspired illustrations follow a “rattlin’ bird” in a “rattlin’ tree” through the “rattlin’ bog.” Back matter provides facts about bogs and the life cycle of birds and trees, as well as sheet music for “The Rattlin’ Bog.”

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(3) K-3 Illustrated by Brian Fitzgerald. A picture book’s journey from Asian printing factory to American bookstore. Each striking double-page spread includes parallel texts: Sidebar narration explaining details about each phase of the process and pairs of opposites depicting more abstract impressions of the story (“Every UP has a DOWN” and “Every QUIET has a NOISY”). Digital illustrations contrast grayscale environments with selective colors (the bright red cargo ship; blue, green, and orange container crates, etc.).

Reviewer: Russell Perry