(4) K-3 Illustrated by Chad Wallace. This elegant picture book chronicles the life of a male sea horse, touching on growth, mating, "pregnancy" (male sea horses carry eggs), and birthing process. Though informative, the text is rife with lyrical language (e.g., of the mating ritual: "he waltzes around her to music only they can hear"). Soft-edged digital illustrations draw the reader into a dreamlike underwater world. Websites. Glos.

Reviewer: Betsy Thomas

(4) K-3 Illustrated by Chad Wallace. Guiberson's New-Agey text touches on ways global warming is disrupting different animals' habitats and food chains. On opposite pages, Wallace's illustrations suggest the sickly heat overtaking the earth. Who can help? "PEOPLE CAN!" A final page of suggestions (recycle, turn off the lights) doesn't specifically speak to the animals' plights.

Reviewer: Paula M. Cairo

(4) 4-6 Poetry for Young People series. Illustrated by Chad Wallace. A brief biographical note precedes twenty-seven of Longfellow's best-known poems (including excerpts from longer poems) that provide snapshots of nineteenth-century life in America. Muddy-colored paintings are often stiff but still convey the quintessential New Englander's spirited views of people and places. Ind.

Reviewer: Carolyn Shute