(3) K-3 Ready-to-Read: Living in... series. Illustrated by Tom Woolley. A young girl in modern Russia walks us through a day in her life, sharing tidbits of Russian history, geography, and culture along the way. Friendly digital illustrations accompany an engaging beginning-reader text, which provides a level-appropriate amount of information on topics such as the Trans-Siberian Railway, Peter the Great, and the Bolshoi Ballet. Additional facts are appended. Glos.

Reviewer: Kristy Pasquariello

(3) K-3 Ready-to-Read: Living in... series. Illustrated by Tom Woolley. A girl in modern Egypt walks us through a day in her life, sharing tidbits of Egyptian history, geography, and culture along the way. Friendly digital illustrations accompany an engaging beginning-reader text, which provides a level-appropriate amount of information on topics such as the five pillars of the Islamic faith, common meals, and how to read hieroglyphics. Additional facts are appended. Glos.

Reviewer: Kristy Pasquariello

(3) K-3 Ready-to-Read: Living in... series. Illustrated by Tom Woolley. A young boy in modern South Korea walks us through a day in his life, sharing tidbits of Korean history, geography, and culture along the way. Friendly digital illustrations accompany an engaging beginning-reader text, which provides a level-appropriate amount of information on topics such as tae kwon do, special food for the harvest festival, and the 2018 Winter Olympics. Additional facts are appended. Glos.

Reviewer: Kristy Pasquariello

(3) 4-6 Illustrated by Livi Gosling & Tom Woolley. This attractive oversize book focuses on quirky facts and historical information about cities all over the world. Featuring a graphically pleasing layout with both color photographs and digital illustrations, each city gets its own double-page spread (sometimes two). The accessible text, interesting content, and browsable format are sure to inspire many young travel enthusiasts. Ind.

Reviewer: Kristy Pasquariello

(4) K-3 Illustrated by Sara Woolley. Charlotte longs for quiet, but "children...yammer" and "jackhammers blast." Onomatopoeia and jagged bursts of color represent the unrelenting noise. When Charlotte providently (and with unlikely efficiency) discovers internal quiet through mindfulness, cool colors and rounded shapes reflect that relief. The overall joyful visual depiction of a crowded city neighborhood balances Charlotte's stress. While lacking in narrative and character, the book introduces mindfulness effectively.

Reviewer: Rebecca Fox