(4) K-3 Lightning Bolt Books: Animals in Danger series. This brief, sketchlike survey begins with a vague definition ("Mammals are warm-blooded animals. Female mammals feed their young with milk") and includes random kid-friendly facts about a handful of endangered and extinct creatures (pandas, pangolins, sea cows) alongside eye-catching photos and illustrations. Suggestions for how to help and a page about back-from-the-brink grizzly bears are included. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz

(4) K-3 Lightning Bolt Books: Animals in Danger series. These brief, sketchlike surveys begin with broad definitions ("[Reptiles] have backbones. They have cold blood. Scales cover their bodies") and include random kid-friendly facts about a handful of endangered and extinct animals alongside eye-catching photos and illustrations. Suggestions for how to help and a page about a back-from-the-brink species are included in each book. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Lightning Bolt Books: Animals in Danger titles: Endangered and Extinct Reptiles and Endangered and Extinct Amphibians.

Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz

(4) K-3 Lightning Bolt Books: Animals in Danger series. This brief, sketchlike survey begins with a broad definition ("How can you tell this is a bird? It has feathers. It has a beak. It has wings") and includes random kid-friendly facts about a handful of avian creatures alongside eye-catching photos and illustrations. Suggestions for how to help and a page about the back-from-the-brink bald eagle are included. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz

(4) K-3 Lightning Bolt Books: Animals in Danger series. This brief, sketchlike survey begins with a vague definition ("Fish are special animals. They have backbones. They use gills to breathe underwater. They have fins") and includes random kid-friendly facts about a handful of endangered and extinct undersea creatures alongside eye-catching photos and illustrations. Suggestions for how to help and a page about a back-from-the-brink species are included. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz

(4) K-3 Lightning Bolt Books: Animals in Danger series. This brief, sketchlike survey begins with a vague definition ("Invertebrates are animals without backbones. There are many types of invertebrates") and includes random kid-friendly facts about a handful of endangered and extinct creatures (e.g., Oahu tree snail, staghorn coral) alongside eye-catching photos and illustrations. Suggestions for how to help and a page about the back-from-the-brink ladybird spider are included. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz

(4) K-3 Lightning Bolt Books: Animals in Danger series. These brief, sketchlike surveys begin with broad definitions ("[Reptiles] have backbones. They have cold blood. Scales cover their bodies") and include random kid-friendly facts about a handful of endangered and extinct animals alongside eye-catching photos and illustrations. Suggestions for how to help and a page about a back-from-the-brink species are included in each book. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Lightning Bolt Books: Animals in Danger titles: Endangered and Extinct Reptiles and Endangered and Extinct Amphibians.

Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz

(4) K-3 Animals in Danger series. Each volume divides its continent into regions and highlights several endangered animals in each. Sidebars with species facts, charts, and maps accompany photos of exotic fauna. Each final section offers a simplistic suggestion for how kids can help. Heavy on the bolded vocabulary words, this series is best suited to comfortable readers ready for lots of new information. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers these Animals in Danger titles: Animals in Danger in Africa, Animals in Danger in Asia, and Animals in Danger in North America.

Reviewer: Shoshana Flax

(4) K-3 Animals in Danger series. Each volume divides its continent into regions and highlights several endangered animals in each. Sidebars with species facts, charts, and maps accompany photos of exotic fauna. Each final section offers a simplistic suggestion for how kids can help. Heavy on the bolded vocabulary words, this series is best suited to comfortable readers ready for lots of new information. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers these Animals in Danger titles: Animals in Danger in Africa, Animals in Danger in Asia, and Animals in Danger in North America.

Reviewer: Shoshana Flax

(4) K-3 Animals in Danger series. Each volume divides its continent into regions and highlights several endangered animals in each. Sidebars with species facts, charts, and maps accompany photos of exotic fauna. Each final section offers a simplistic suggestion for how kids can help. Heavy on the bolded vocabulary words, this series is best suited to comfortable readers ready for lots of new information. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers these Animals in Danger titles: Animals in Danger in Africa, Animals in Danger in Asia, and Animals in Danger in North America.

Reviewer: Shoshana Flax

(3) K-3 Animals in Danger series. Accompanied by clear, close-up photos, a simple, straightforward text introduces the concept of endangerment, then discusses the animal, its habitat, its characteristics, and young. Following a few "unusual facts," Theodorou talks about specific threats and conservation efforts. A basic "Fact File," a "World Danger Table," and a list of related groups are appended. Bib., glos., ind.

Reviewer: Gail Hedges

(3) K-3 Animals in Danger series. Accompanied by clear, close-up photos, a simple, straightforward text introduces the concept of endangerment, then discusses the animal, its habitat, its characteristics, and young. Following a few "unusual facts," Theodorou talks about specific threats and conservation efforts. A basic "Fact File," a "World Danger Table," and a list of related groups are appended. Bib., glos., ind.

Reviewer: Gail Hedges

(3) K-3 Animals in Danger series. Accompanied by clear, close-up photos, a simple, straightforward text introduces the concept of endangerment, then discusses the animal, its habitat, its characteristics, and young. Following a few "unusual facts," Theodorou talks about specific threats and conservation efforts. A basic "Fact File," a "World Danger Table," and a list of related groups are appended. Bib., glos., ind.

Reviewer: Gail Hedges

(3) K-3 Animals in Danger series. Accompanied by clear, close-up photos, a simple, straightforward text introduces the concept of endangerment, then discusses the animal, its habitat, its characteristics, and young. Following a few "unusual facts," Theodorou talks about specific threats and conservation efforts. A basic "Fact File," a "World Danger Table," and a list of related groups are appended. Bib., glos., ind.

Reviewer: Gail Hedges

(3) K-3 Animals in Danger series. Accompanied by clear, close-up photos, a simple, straightforward text introduces the concept of endangerment, then discusses the animal, its habitat, its characteristics, and young. Following a few "unusual facts," Theodorou talks about specific threats and conservation efforts. A basic "Fact File," a "World Danger Table," and a list of related groups are appended. Bib., glos., ind.

Reviewer: Gail Hedges

(3) K-3 Animals in Danger series. Accompanied by clear, close-up photos, a simple, straightforward text introduces the concept of endangerment, then discusses the animal, its habitat, its characteristics, and young. Following a few "unusual facts," Theodorou talks about specific threats and conservation efforts. A basic "Fact File," a "World Danger Table," and a list of related groups are appended. Bib., glos., ind.

Reviewer: Gail Hedges

(4) K-3 Animals in Danger series. Using simple sentences and straightforward language, these serviceable volumes provide brief overviews of six endangered mammals, describing their physical appearance, habitat, diet, and life cycle, and explaining why they are endangered and what is being done to save them. The color photos aren't captioned, which makes some details difficult to discern, and pictures of dead animals may be disturbing to younger readers. Bib., glos., ind.

Reviewer: Emma Loy-Santelli

(4) K-3 Animals in Danger series. Using simple sentences and straightforward language, these serviceable volumes provide brief overviews of six endangered mammals, describing their physical appearance, habitat, diet, and life cycle, and explaining why they are endangered and what is being done to save them. The color photos aren't captioned, which makes some details difficult to discern, and pictures of dead animals may be disturbing to younger readers. Bib., glos., ind.

Reviewer: Emma Loy-Santelli

(4) K-3 Animals in Danger series. Using simple sentences and straightforward language, these serviceable volumes provide brief overviews of six endangered mammals, describing their physical appearance, habitat, diet, and life cycle, and explaining why they are endangered and what is being done to save them. The color photos aren't captioned, which makes some details difficult to discern, and pictures of dead animals may be disturbing to younger readers. Bib., glos., ind.

Reviewer: Emma Loy-Santelli

(4) K-3 Animals in Danger series. Using simple sentences and straightforward language, these serviceable volumes provide brief overviews of six endangered mammals, describing their physical appearance, habitat, diet, and life cycle, and explaining why they are endangered and what is being done to save them. The color photos aren't captioned, which makes some details difficult to discern, and pictures of dead animals may be disturbing to younger readers. Bib., glos., ind.

Reviewer: Emma Loy-Santelli

(4) K-3 Animals in Danger series. Using simple sentences and straightforward language, these serviceable volumes provide brief overviews of six endangered mammals, describing their physical appearance, habitat, diet, and life cycle, and explaining why they are endangered and what is being done to save them. The color photos aren't captioned, which makes some details difficult to discern, and pictures of dead animals may be disturbing to younger readers. Bib., glos., ind.

Reviewer: Emma Loy-Santelli