(3) K-3 Illustrated by Perry Taylor. Readers get an inside look at each step of the development of Violet the hen's chicks, including a day-by-day guide to anatomical formation. After the eggs hatch, human kids learn how to care for chicks. Detailed line and wash illustrations add clarity on every spread. Aside from some playful anthropomorphism in the text, this is a solid scientific introduction to raising chicks in a classroom or at home. Glos.

Reviewer: Janet Dawson

(4) K-3 Illustrated by Donald Saaf. Music Notation by Claudia Eliaza and Billy Buss. This collection of sixty-four songs--including traditional shanties, hymns, folk songs, and original tunes by Zane--targets music-savvy educators and caregivers. The songs, from many cultures and languages, shine amid Zane's lengthy, sentimental notes about song origins, musicians, and instruments. The childlike folk art features children with a diversity of skin tones. Musical notation includes chords and melody line; guitar and ukulele chord charts also provided. Ind.

Reviewer: Amy Seto Forrester