(3) K-3 Translated by Agathe Joly. Illustrated by Anja Klauss. An old woman gives young Djalil a special seed. Years later, when Djalil eats the tree's fruit, he has a vision of a terrible flood and warns the kingdom before its dikes break. The folkloric-feeling story, inspired by Klimt's Tree of Life frieze, is faithfully illustrated in his lavish, decorative art nouveau style. A reproduction of the source work and biographical information are included.

Reviewer: Katrina Hedeen

(4) K-3 Illustrated by Anja Klauss. A little blue hippo who rests beside an entombed Egyptian man awakes during an archaeological excavation and ventures out into the changed world in search of his ancestors, whom he eventually finds in the Louvre with other Egyptian artifacts from the eleventh dynasty. The opportunity for factual connection is lost in an oversimplified narrative, but the art is gorgeous and back matter is enlightening.

Reviewer: Paula M. Cairo