(4) K-3 Animals and Their Babies series. Ten double-page spreads provide a basic overview of an owlet's growth from egg through its first year. Simple text, which briefly touches on owls' diet, flight, hunting behavior, and nocturnal nature, is age-appropriate and engaging, if occasionally oversimplified. Huge--in many cases nearly life-size--high-quality photos clearly chronicle the owlets' maturation. The concluding visual word bank isn't particularly elucidating. Ind.

Reviewer: Katie Bircher

(4) K-3 Animals and Their Babies series. Each title provides a basic overview of the featured animal baby's growth from gestation through its first year. The simple texts are age-appropriate and engaging, but occasionally oversimplified to the point of imprecision (and neatly skip over the actual birthing process). Huge--in many cases nearly life-size--high-quality photos clearly chronicle the babies' maturation. Concluding visual word banks aren't particularly elucidating. Ind. Review covers these Animals and Their Babies titles: Cats and Kittens, Dogs and Puppies, and Horses and Foals.

Reviewer: Katie Bircher

(4) K-3 Animals and Their Babies series. Each title provides a basic overview of the featured animal baby's growth from gestation through its first year. The simple texts are age-appropriate and engaging, but occasionally oversimplified to the point of imprecision (and neatly skip over the actual birthing process). Huge--in many cases nearly life-size--high-quality photos clearly chronicle the babies' maturation. Concluding visual word banks aren't particularly elucidating. Ind. Review covers these Animals and Their Babies titles: Cats and Kittens, Dogs and Puppies, and Horses and Foals.

Reviewer: Katie Bircher

(4) K-3 Animals and Their Babies series. Each title provides a basic overview of the featured animal baby's growth from gestation through its first year. The simple texts are age-appropriate and engaging, but occasionally oversimplified to the point of imprecision (and neatly skip over the actual birthing process). Huge--in many cases nearly life-size--high-quality photos clearly chronicle the babies' maturation. Concluding visual word banks aren't particularly elucidating. Ind. Review covers these Animals and Their Babies titles: Cats and Kittens, Dogs and Puppies, and Horses and Foals.

Reviewer: Katie Bircher