(4) K-3 Nature's Neighborhoods series. These books clearly explain how plants and animals survive the seasons (or the tides in Seashore) in the title ecosystems and how every living thing gets what it needs from its habitat. Spreads are cluttered with sidebars and layered photos (full-page, close-up, and inset); a question leading into each new spread will engage readers. Food web diagram appended. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers the following Nature's Neighborhoods titles: Welcome to the Backyard, Welcome to the Forest, Welcome to the Pond, and Welcome to the Seashore.

Reviewer: Nancy Sheridan

(4) K-3 Nature's Neighborhoods series. These books clearly explain how plants and animals survive the seasons (or the tides in Seashore) in the title ecosystems and how every living thing gets what it needs from its habitat. Spreads are cluttered with sidebars and layered photos (full-page, close-up, and inset); a question leading into each new spread will engage readers. Food web diagram appended. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers the following Nature's Neighborhoods titles: Welcome to the Backyard, Welcome to the Forest, Welcome to the Pond, and Welcome to the Seashore.

Reviewer: Nancy Sheridan

(4) K-3 Nature's Neighborhoods series. These books clearly explain how plants and animals survive the seasons (or the tides in Seashore) in the title ecosystems and how every living thing gets what it needs from its habitat. Spreads are cluttered with sidebars and layered photos (full-page, close-up, and inset); a question leading into each new spread will engage readers. Food web diagram appended. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers the following Nature's Neighborhoods titles: Welcome to the Backyard, Welcome to the Forest, Welcome to the Pond, and Welcome to the Seashore.

Reviewer: Nancy Sheridan

(4) K-3 Nature's Neighborhoods series. These books clearly explain how plants and animals survive the seasons (or the tides in Seashore) in the title ecosystems and how every living thing gets what it needs from its habitat. Spreads are cluttered with sidebars and layered photos (full-page, close-up, and inset); a question leading into each new spread will engage readers. Food web diagram appended. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers the following Nature's Neighborhoods titles: Welcome to the Backyard, Welcome to the Forest, Welcome to the Pond, and Welcome to the Seashore.

Reviewer: Nancy Sheridan

(4) 4-6 Get to Work with Science and Technology series. These books introduce four science-, math-, and technology-related professions. Each book explores the use of data, scientific tools, and the latest technology to determine an asteroid's proximity to Earth, create a space-exploring robot, develop new blockbuster video entertainment, or care for dangerous animals. Behind-the-scenes photos in a distracting design support these enthusiastic overviews. Reading list. Glos, ind. Review covers these Get to Work with Science and Technology titles: Asteroid Hunters, Exploring Distant Worlds as a Space Robot Engineer, The Wild World of a Zoo Vet, and The Wonderful Worlds of a Video Game Designer.

Reviewer: Rita Soltan

(4) 4-6 Get to Work with Science and Technology series. These books introduce four science-, math-, and technology-related professions. Each book explores the use of data, scientific tools, and the latest technology to determine an asteroid's proximity to Earth, create a space-exploring robot, develop new blockbuster video entertainment, or care for dangerous animals. Behind-the-scenes photos in a distracting design support these enthusiastic overviews. Reading list. Glos, ind. Review covers these Get to Work with Science and Technology titles: Asteroid Hunters, Exploring Distant Worlds as a Space Robot Engineer, The Wild World of a Zoo Vet, and The Wonderful Worlds of a Video Game Designer.

Reviewer: Rita Soltan

(4) 4-6 Get to Work with Science and Technology series. These books introduce four science-, math-, and technology-related professions. Each book explores the use of data, scientific tools, and the latest technology to determine an asteroid's proximity to Earth, create a space-exploring robot, develop new blockbuster video entertainment, or care for dangerous animals. Behind-the-scenes photos in a distracting design support these enthusiastic overviews. Reading list. Glos, ind. Review covers these Get to Work with Science and Technology titles: Asteroid Hunters, Exploring Distant Worlds as a Space Robot Engineer, The Wild World of a Zoo Vet, and The Wonderful Worlds of a Video Game Designer.

Reviewer: Rita Soltan

(4) 4-6 Get to Work with Science and Technology series. These books introduce four science-, math-, and technology-related professions. Each book explores the use of data, scientific tools, and the latest technology to determine an asteroid's proximity to Earth, create a space-exploring robot, develop new blockbuster video entertainment, or care for dangerous animals. Behind-the-scenes photos in a distracting design support these enthusiastic overviews. Reading list. Glos, ind. Review covers these Get to Work with Science and Technology titles: Asteroid Hunters, Exploring Distant Worlds as a Space Robot Engineer, The Wild World of a Zoo Vet, and The Wonderful Worlds of a Video Game Designer.

Reviewer: Rita Soltan

(4) K-3 My World Your World series. This series focuses on kid-friendly topics. Each book attempts to introduce complex subjects--e.g., Home touches on slums and refugee camps--but the few brief sentences fall short. Color photos are well chosen, but the busy layouts are difficult to decipher, as are small world maps. With adult guidance, these books could prove useful for reports. There are four other spring 2015 books in this series. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers the following My World Your World titles: A Place to Call Home, Celebrations and Special Days, The Clothes We Wear, and Time to Play.

Reviewer: Melinda Greenblatt

(4) K-3 My World Your World series. This series focuses on kid-friendly topics. Each book attempts to introduce complex subjects--e.g., Home touches on slums and refugee camps--but the few brief sentences fall short. Color photos are well chosen, but the busy layouts are difficult to decipher, as are small world maps. With adult guidance, these books could prove useful for reports. There are four other spring 2015 books in this series. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers the following My World Your World titles: A Place to Call Home, Celebrations and Special Days, The Clothes We Wear, and Time to Play.

Reviewer: Melinda Greenblatt

(4) K-3 My World Your World series. This series focuses on kid-friendly topics. Each book attempts to introduce complex subjects--e.g., Home touches on slums and refugee camps--but the few brief sentences fall short. Color photos are well chosen, but the busy layouts are difficult to decipher, as are small world maps. With adult guidance, these books could prove useful for reports. There are four other spring 2015 books in this series. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers the following My World Your World titles: A Place to Call Home, Celebrations and Special Days, The Clothes We Wear, and Time to Play.

Reviewer: Melinda Greenblatt

(4) K-3 My World Your World series. This series focuses on kid-friendly topics. Each book attempts to introduce complex subjects--e.g., Home touches on slums and refugee camps--but the few brief sentences fall short. Color photos are well chosen, but the busy layouts are difficult to decipher, as are small world maps. With adult guidance, these books could prove useful for reports. There are four other spring 2015 books in this series. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers the following My World Your World titles: A Place to Call Home, Celebrations and Special Days, The Clothes We Wear, and Time to Play.

Reviewer: Melinda Greenblatt

(4) K-3 Whose Little Baby Are You? series. Descriptions of the habitat and physical appearance of an unnamed baby mammal and a question--"Who does this little baby belong to?"--begin these books about moose, orangutans, and giant pandas. Straightforward text explains family, diet, and growth, while large, close-up photos (all clearly labeled but some with odd graphics added) lend immediacy. "Fact file" and habitat map appended. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers the following Whose Little Baby Are You? titles: Enormous Eats and Soft Brown Hair, Tiny Fingers and Fuzzy Orange Hair, and Tiny Paws and Big Black Eyes.

Reviewer: Nancy Sheridan

(4) K-3 Whose Little Baby Are You? series. Descriptions of the habitat and physical appearance of an unnamed chick and a question--"Who does this little baby belong to?"--begin these books about ostriches and cockatiels. Straightforward text explains family, diet, and growth, while large, close-up photos (all clearly labeled but some with odd graphics added) lend immediacy. "Fact file" and habitat map appended. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers the following Whose Little Baby are You? titles: A Giant Egg and Fluffy Feathers and A Tiny Beak and Spiky Feathers.

Reviewer: Nancy Sheridan

(4) K-3 Whose Little Baby Are You? series. Descriptions of the habitat and physical appearance of an unnamed baby reptile and a question--"Who does this little baby belong to?"--begin this book about iguanas. Straightforward text explains family, diet, and growth, while large, close-up photos (all clearly labeled but some with odd graphics added) lend immediacy. "Fact File" and habitat map appended. Reading list. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Nancy Sheridan

(4) K-3 Whose Little Baby Are You? series. Descriptions of the habitat and physical appearance of an unnamed chick and a question--"Who does this little baby belong to?"--begin these books about ostriches and cockatiels. Straightforward text explains family, diet, and growth, while large, close-up photos (all clearly labeled but some with odd graphics added) lend immediacy. "Fact file" and habitat map appended. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers the following Whose Little Baby are You? titles: A Giant Egg and Fluffy Feathers and A Tiny Beak and Spiky Feathers.

Reviewer: Nancy Sheridan

(4) K-3 Whose Little Baby Are You? series. Descriptions of the habitat and physical appearance of an unnamed baby mammal and a question--"Who does this little baby belong to?"--begin these books about moose, orangutans, and giant pandas. Straightforward text explains family, diet, and growth, while large, close-up photos (all clearly labeled but some with odd graphics added) lend immediacy. "Fact file" and habitat map appended. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers the following Whose Little Baby Are You? titles: Enormous Eats and Soft Brown Hair, Tiny Fingers and Fuzzy Orange Hair, and Tiny Paws and Big Black Eyes.

Reviewer: Nancy Sheridan

(4) K-3 Whose Little Baby Are You? series. Descriptions of the habitat and physical appearance of an unnamed baby mammal and a question--"Who does this little baby belong to?"--begin these books about moose, orangutans, and giant pandas. Straightforward text explains family, diet, and growth, while large, close-up photos (all clearly labeled but some with odd graphics added) lend immediacy. "Fact file" and habitat map appended. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers the following Whose Little Baby Are You? titles: Enormous Eats and Soft Brown Hair, Tiny Fingers and Fuzzy Orange Hair, and Tiny Paws and Big Black Eyes.

Reviewer: Nancy Sheridan