(4) 1-3 Cam Jansen Adventure series. Illustrated by Susanna Natti. There is an awful smell coming from the gym teacher's office, and a prize tennis trophy is missing from a locked cabinet. Cam Jansen sets out to solve these mysteries, armed with her photographic memory. Black-and-white drawings complement this mildly entertaining adventure, the twenty-third in the popular series.

Reviewer: Karyn Ginsburg

(4) PS Illustrated by Loretta Krupinski. A young rabbit asks, "Mama, what is snow?" Mother's response is a series of lyrical names for snow, including "wings of white butterflies" and "lace when it lines the limbs of the lilacs." The softly colored illustrations evoking winter landscapes, as well as the text-page border images of bunnies at play, have more appeal than the self-conscious, if gentle, text.

Reviewer: Karyn Ginsburg

(4) K-3 Sensational Science Experiments series. Each book offers a range of projects designed to teach specific concepts. While the text is excessively wordy, the experiments are interesting and easy to implement. A ribbon symbol denotes projects that may be appropriate for a science fair. Color illustrations include readily understood charts, graphs, and representations of the suggested experiments. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. [Review covers these Sensational Science Experiments titles: Really Hot Science Projects with Temperature and Super-Sized Science Projects with Volume.]

Reviewer: Karyn Ginsburg

(4) K-3 Sensational Science Experiments series. Each book offers a range of projects designed to teach specific concepts. While the text is excessively wordy, the experiments are interesting and easy to implement. A ribbon symbol denotes projects that may be appropriate for a science fair. Color illustrations include readily understood charts, graphs, and representations of the suggested experiments. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. [Review covers these Sensational Science Experiments titles: Really Hot Science Projects with Temperature and Super-Sized Science Projects with Volume.]

Reviewer: Karyn Ginsburg

(4) PS Illustrated by Robin Spowart. With Baby Brother's help, Little Bunny chooses the smallest Christmas tree in the lot. Back at home, the family decorates their tree, and Little Bunny is delighted that she can put the star on top by herself. The predominately red and green illustrations reinforce the holiday motif. The story is unapologetically sweet, which may put off some readers.

Reviewer: Karyn Ginsburg

(3) K-3 That's Our School series. Illustrated by Peter Linenthal. Photographs by Peter Linenthal. Ostensibly narrated by a student, these books focus on professionals in elementary schools. Vivid photographs of school personnel on the job and at home support the concise and informative text. Each book includes suggested "things to do," such as interviewing a teacher or inviting a custodian to join the class on an outing. [Review covers these That's Our School titles: That's Our Custodian!, That's Our Gym Teacher!, That's Our Librarian!, That's Our Nurse!, That's Our Principal!, and That's Our Teacher!.]

Reviewer: Karyn Ginsburg

(3) K-3 That's Our School series. Illustrated by Peter Linenthal. Photographs by Peter Linenthal. Ostensibly narrated by a student, these books focus on professionals in elementary schools. Vivid photographs of school personnel on the job and at home support the concise and informative text. Each book includes suggested "things to do," such as interviewing a teacher or inviting a custodian to join the class on an outing. [Review covers these That's Our School titles: That's Our Custodian!, That's Our Gym Teacher!, That's Our Librarian!, That's Our Nurse!, That's Our Principal!, and That's Our Teacher!.]

Reviewer: Karyn Ginsburg

(3) K-3 That's Our School series. Illustrated by Peter Linenthal. Photographs by Peter Linenthal. Ostensibly narrated by a student, these books focus on professionals in elementary schools. Vivid photographs of school personnel on the job and at home support the concise and informative text. Each book includes suggested "things to do," such as interviewing a teacher or inviting a custodian to join the class on an outing. [Review covers these That's Our School titles: That's Our Custodian!, That's Our Gym Teacher!, That's Our Librarian!, That's Our Nurse!, That's Our Principal!, and That's Our Teacher!.]

Reviewer: Karyn Ginsburg

(3) K-3 That's Our School series. Illustrated by Peter Linenthal. Photographs by Peter Linenthal. Ostensibly narrated by a student, these books focus on professionals in elementary schools. Vivid photographs of school personnel on the job and at home support the concise and informative text. Each book includes suggested "things to do," such as interviewing a teacher or inviting a custodian to join the class on an outing. [Review covers these That's Our School titles: That's Our Custodian!, That's Our Gym Teacher!, That's Our Librarian!, That's Our Nurse!, That's Our Principal!, and That's Our Teacher!.]

Reviewer: Karyn Ginsburg

(3) K-3 That's Our School series. Illustrated by Peter Linenthal. Photographs by Peter Linenthal. Ostensibly narrated by a student, these books focus on professionals in elementary schools. Vivid photographs of school personnel on the job and at home support the concise and informative text. Each book includes suggested "things to do," such as interviewing a teacher or inviting a custodian to join the class on an outing. [Review covers these That's Our School titles: That's Our Custodian!, That's Our Gym Teacher!, That's Our Librarian!, That's Our Nurse!, That's Our Principal!, and That's Our Teacher!.]

Reviewer: Karyn Ginsburg

(3) K-3 That's Our School series. Illustrated by Peter Linenthal. Photographs by Peter Linenthal. Ostensibly narrated by a student, these books focus on professionals in elementary schools. Vivid photographs of school personnel on the job and at home support the concise and informative text. Each book includes suggested "things to do," such as interviewing a teacher or inviting a custodian to join the class on an outing. [Review covers these That's Our School titles: That's Our Custodian!, That's Our Gym Teacher!, That's Our Librarian!, That's Our Nurse!, That's Our Principal!, and That's Our Teacher!.]

Reviewer: Karyn Ginsburg

(4) 1-3 Doyle and Fossey, Science Detectives series. Illustrated by Barbara Johansen Newman & Barbara Johansen Newman. Drake Doyle and Nell Fossey, fifth-grade science sleuths, return to solve new mysteries. While the characters are two-dimensional and the cases solved with implausible speed, scientific concepts, such as bacterial growth and the science of pulleys, are clearly explained and cleverly woven into humorous vignettes. Expressive black-and-white line drawings and science activities and experiments are included.

Reviewer: Karyn Ginsburg

(4) K-3 Kingfisher Young Knowledge series. Organized by habitat or type of dwelling (colony, shell), this book provides snippets of information on the homes of bats, termites, frogs, and other animals. Each busy double-page spread includes cropped close-up photos and a concise text. Ideas for activities, such as making a nest and a hamster playpen, are appended. Ind.

Reviewer: Karyn Ginsburg