(4) K-3 Illustrated by Jim Sollers. The survival techniques of animals that inhabit a beach intertidal zone are introduced through a repeated phrase, a few facts in parentheses, and colorful close-up illustrations (although each animal is unique, many of their adaptations are similar). The focus is squarely on the animals, with only brief explanations of the tidal zone and tides.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford

(4) K-3 Illustrated by Jim Sollers. A young turkey longs to strut like the big turkeys and eventually gets a chance to after a narrow escape from a fox and the passage of a long winter. Conveyed in rhyming text, the plot of this picture book is hackneyed, but the verse itself has rhythm and verve. The book includes expressive illustrations and appended factual information about wild turkeys.

Reviewer: Jim St. Claire

(4) K-3 Illustrated by Jim Sollers. In this original fable, the mountains and the sea of Maine engage in a geographic beauty contest when an eagle tells each of the other's boasts. Predictably, it is not until the wrath of the mountains and the fury of the sea are unleashed that a peaceful landscape can exist. Sollers's paintings make the geographic features believable characters.

Reviewer: Hilary Breed Van Dusen

(4) K-3 Illustrated by Jim Sollers. Young Orville Moose is worried because the antlers he's been growing since spring are loose. He becomes despondent when his antlers finally fall off--until an older moose explains it happens every year. The text's lively Seussian rhythms and the cartoony illustrations' spare charm make up for the slight plot. Additional antler facts are appended.

Reviewer: Emma Loy-Santelli