The Horn Book Guide

SCIENCE

Person, Stephen

Roseate Spoonbill: Pretty in Pink

32 pp. | Bearport | August, 2012 | Library ISBN 978-1-61772-570-8 $26.60

(3) K-3 America's Hidden Animal Treasures series. Beginning with a brief account of a biologist studying spoonbills, this book features double-page spreads that offer accurate, readable information about such topics as habitat, food, behavior (including raising young), prey, and threats. IIlustrations--mostly photos--are well matched to the text, which is clear about facts and also about motivation for studying these unusual birds. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Frieda F. Bostian