The Horn Book Guide

SCIENCE

Moses, Brian

Munching, Crunching, Sniffing, and Snooping

32 pp. | DK | September, 1999 | Trade ISBN 0-7894-4753-3 $$12.95 | Paper ISBN 0-7894-4752-5 $$3.95

(4) K-3 Eyewitness Readers series. The various things animals do with their mouths and noses serve as subject matter for this book for beginning readers. The straightforward text, set in a large, readable typeface, includes animal facts and quizzes based on visual and rhyming clues. The occasional comparisons to etiquette rules ("Mom says, 'Don't stick your tongue out'") to introduce animal behavior are unnecessary. The crisp, close-up color photographs are eye-catching.

Reviewer: Elizabeth Howard