(4) K-3 Illustrated by Shannon Cartwright. This book conveys facts about Denali's (Mt. McKinley's) flora, fauna, geology, and climbers; an Athabascan creation myth is also included. The detailed art adds interest and humor. However, the busy format, including paragraphs of factual information, rhymed text, captions, labels, and boxed inserts, scatters the reader's attention. The book could serve as a good starting point for research on North America's highest peak.

Reviewer: Bridget McCaffrey

(4) K-3 Illustrated by Jeremiah Trammell. "I'll run and / laugh and / play all night / under the midnight sun." Simple verse describes how a girl, her younger brother, and Mama take a walk through Alaskan meadows and celebrate the solstice's nighttime sun with a picnic. Landscape and wildlife are realistically and ably portrayed in the art, but, incongruously, the human figures resemble wooden puppets.

Reviewer: Bridget McCaffrey