(4) K-3 Awesome Animals in Their Habitats series. These early readers provide simplistic introductions to various habitats. In a few short sentences or less per page, the texts cover each habitat's flora and fauna, environmental threats, and simple ways children can help preserve them (e.g., "Try to use less paper"). Crisp photographs of featured wildlife complement the text, but stock photos of children awkwardly superimposed on some pages are distracting. Glos. Review covers these Awesome Animals in Their Habitats titles: Protecting Ocean Animals, Protecting Rain Forest Animals, Protecting Wetland Animals, Protecting Backyard Animals, and Protecting Grassland Animals.

Reviewer: Russell Perry

(4) K-3 Awesome Animals in Their Habitats series. These early readers provide simplistic introductions to various habitats. In a few short sentences or less per page, the texts cover each habitat's flora and fauna, environmental threats, and simple ways children can help preserve them (e.g., "Try to use less paper"). Crisp photographs of featured wildlife complement the text, but stock photos of children awkwardly superimposed on some pages are distracting. Glos. Review covers these Awesome Animals in Their Habitats titles: Protecting Ocean Animals, Protecting Rain Forest Animals, Protecting Wetland Animals, Protecting Backyard Animals, and Protecting Grassland Animals.

Reviewer: Russell Perry

(4) K-3 Awesome Animals in Their Habitats series. These early readers provide simplistic introductions to various habitats. In a few short sentences or less per page, the texts cover each habitat's flora and fauna, environmental threats, and simple ways children can help preserve them (e.g., "Try to use less paper"). Crisp photographs of featured wildlife complement the text, but stock photos of children awkwardly superimposed on some pages are distracting. Glos. Review covers these Awesome Animals in Their Habitats titles: Protecting Ocean Animals, Protecting Rain Forest Animals, Protecting Wetland Animals, Protecting Backyard Animals, and Protecting Grassland Animals.

Reviewer: Russell Perry

(4) K-3 Awesome Animals in Their Habitats series. These early readers provide simplistic introductions to various habitats. In a few short sentences or less per page, the texts cover each habitat's flora and fauna, environmental threats, and simple ways children can help preserve them (e.g., "Try to use less paper"). Crisp photographs of featured wildlife complement the text, but stock photos of children awkwardly superimposed on some pages are distracting. Glos. Review covers these Awesome Animals in Their Habitats titles: Protecting Ocean Animals, Protecting Rain Forest Animals, Protecting Wetland Animals, Protecting Backyard Animals, and Protecting Grassland Animals.

Reviewer: Russell Perry

(4) K-3 Awesome Animals in Their Habitats series. With one or two short sentences per page, this early reader provides a simplistic introduction to types of farms as well as a discussion of humane treatment of animals; suggestions of how children can encourage these practices are included. Crisp photographs of featured animals enhance the text, but stock photos of children awkwardly superimposed on some pages are distracting. Glos.

Reviewer: Russell Perry

(4) K-3 Awesome Animals in Their Habitats series. These early readers provide simplistic introductions to various habitats. In a few short sentences or less per page, the texts cover each habitat's flora and fauna, environmental threats, and simple ways children can help preserve them (e.g., "Try to use less paper"). Crisp photographs of featured wildlife complement the text, but stock photos of children awkwardly superimposed on some pages are distracting. Glos. Review covers these Awesome Animals in Their Habitats titles: Protecting Ocean Animals, Protecting Rain Forest Animals, Protecting Wetland Animals, Protecting Backyard Animals, and Protecting Grassland Animals.

Reviewer: Russell Perry

(4) K-3 Animals in Their Habitats series. Basic facts about the featured animals are relayed in two-page chapters: keys show a featured animal's size compared with a human being, and each book ends with a chapter about helping to preserve the animals' habitat. Tinted background screens compete with the dramatic close-up color images of the animals considered. There are six other fall 2002 books in this series. Reading list. Glos., ind. [Review covers these Animals in Their Habitats titles: Cave Animals, Coral Reef Animals, Desert Animals, Forest Animals, and Rain Forest Animals.]

Reviewer: Nell Beram

(4) K-3 Animals in Their Habitats series. Basic facts about the featured animals are relayed in two-page chapters: keys show a featured animal's size compared with a human being, and each book ends with a chapter about helping to preserve the animals' habitat. Tinted background screens compete with the dramatic close-up color images of the animals considered. There are six other fall 2002 books in this series. Reading list. Glos., ind. [Review covers these Animals in Their Habitats titles: Cave Animals, Coral Reef Animals, Desert Animals, Forest Animals, and Rain Forest Animals.]

Reviewer: Nell Beram

(4) K-3 Animals in Their Habitats series. Basic facts about the featured animals are relayed in two-page chapters: keys show a featured animal's size compared with a human being, and each book ends with a chapter about helping to preserve the animals' habitat. Tinted background screens compete with the dramatic close-up color images of the animals considered. There are six other fall 2002 books in this series. Reading list. Glos., ind. [Review covers these Animals in Their Habitats titles: Cave Animals, Coral Reef Animals, Desert Animals, Forest Animals, and Rain Forest Animals.]

Reviewer: Nell Beram

(4) K-3 Animals in Their Habitats series. Basic facts about the featured animals are relayed in two-page chapters: keys show a featured animal's size compared with a human being, and each book ends with a chapter about helping to preserve the animals' habitat. Tinted background screens compete with the dramatic close-up color images of the animals considered. There are six other fall 2002 books in this series. Reading list. Glos., ind. [Review covers these Animals in Their Habitats titles: Cave Animals, Coral Reef Animals, Desert Animals, Forest Animals, and Rain Forest Animals.]

Reviewer: Nell Beram

(4) K-3 Animals in Their Habitats series. Basic facts about the featured animals are relayed in two-page chapters: keys show a featured animal's size compared with a human being, and each book ends with a chapter about helping to preserve the animals' habitat. Tinted background screens compete with the dramatic close-up color images of the animals considered. There are six other fall 2002 books in this series. Reading list. Glos., ind. [Review covers these Animals in Their Habitats titles: Cave Animals, Coral Reef Animals, Desert Animals, Forest Animals, and Rain Forest Animals.]

Reviewer: Nell Beram

(4) 4-6 Endangered Animals and Habitats series. This encyclopedic treatment, illustrated with average-quality black-and-white photos, describes the characteristics and habits of wild cheetahs, with heavy emphasis on their endangered status, the difficulty of breeding them in captivity, and conservation efforts in Namibia and Tanzania. The text is poorly organized, but the information is engaging. A list of organizations is appended. Bib., ind.

Reviewer: Anita L. Burkam

(4) YA Endangered Animals and Habitats series. These calls to action achieve an artful balance: general information about the subjects is peppered with provocative sidebars ("Gorilla Humor," "Is the Giant Panda a Bear?"); gruesome images reinforcing a point about an animal's mistreatment are often tempered with a relevant cartoon. Unfortunately, the black-and-white photos are sometimes blurry and dark. Bib., glos., ind.

Reviewer: Nell Beram

(4) YA Endangered Animals and Habitats series. These calls to action achieve an artful balance: general information about the subjects is peppered with provocative sidebars ("Gorilla Humor," "Is the Giant Panda a Bear?"); gruesome images reinforcing a point about an animal's mistreatment are often tempered with a relevant cartoon. Unfortunately, the black-and-white photos are sometimes blurry and dark. Bib., glos., ind.

Reviewer: Nell Beram

(3) 4-6 Endangered Animals and Habitats series. Despite the somewhat drab black-and-white photos, these books contain a wealth of useful content for students working on school reports. Topics covered include pesticides and birds of prey, recreational threats to coral reefs, and rehabilitation of orangutans sold as pets. Each title includes a list of related organizations. Bib., glos., ind.

Reviewer: Cindy Lombardo

(3) 4-6 Endangered Animals and Habitats series. Despite the somewhat drab black-and-white photos, these books contain a wealth of useful content for students working on school reports. Topics covered include pesticides and birds of prey, recreational threats to coral reefs, and rehabilitation of orangutans sold as pets. Each title includes a list of related organizations. Bib., glos., ind.

Reviewer: Cindy Lombardo

(3) 4-6 Endangered Animals and Habitats series. Despite the somewhat drab black-and-white photos, these books contain a wealth of useful content for students working on school reports. Topics covered include pesticides and birds of prey, recreational threats to coral reefs, and rehabilitation of orangutans sold as pets. Each title includes a list of related organizations. Bib., glos., ind.

Reviewer: Cindy Lombardo

(4) YA Endangered Animals and Habitats series. These calls to action achieve an artful balance: general information about the subjects is peppered with provocative sidebars ("Gorilla Humor," "Is the Giant Panda a Bear?"); gruesome images reinforcing a point about an animal's mistreatment are often tempered with a relevant cartoon. Unfortunately, the black-and-white photos are sometimes blurry and dark. Bib., glos., ind.

Reviewer: Nell Beram

(3) 4-6 Endangered Animals and Habitats series. Packed with facts and statistics, these well-researched books provide evenhanded accounts of the issues surrounding four endangered species and one ecosystem. Each book relates information about the animal/habitat, describes human threats, and discusses the future challenges for its survival. Illustrated with dark black-and-white photos, editorial cartoons, diagrams, maps, and reproductions, these volumes also include lists of related organizations. Bib., glos., ind.

Reviewer: The Horn Book, Inc.

(3) 4-6 Endangered Animals and Habitats series. Packed with facts and statistics, these well-researched books provide evenhanded accounts of the issues surrounding four endangered species and one ecosystem. Each book relates information about the animal/habitat, describes human threats, and discusses the future challenges for its survival. Illustrated with dark black-and-white photos, editorial cartoons, diagrams, maps, and reproductions, these volumes also include lists of related organizations. Bib., glos., ind.

Reviewer: The Horn Book, Inc.