(3) 4-6 National Parks series. This series takes readers on pleasant tours through individual national parks. Each book's second-person text has a guidebook-like tone, offering tips and tricks for getting the most out of a visit. The volumes are filled with fascinating facts, vivid photographs of natural wonders and animals visitors might encounter, and keyed maps. Additional fast facts are appended. There are six other spring 2018 books in this series. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers these National Parks titles: Welcome to Redwood National and State Parks, Welcome to Yosemite National Park, Welcome to Denali National Park and Preserve, Welcome to Glacier National Park, Welcome to Grand Teton National Park, and Welcome to Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park.

Reviewer: Kristy Pasquariello

(4) 4-6 Refusing to accept that her experienced-mountaineer dad has died climbing Denali, twelve-year-old Lily decides to search for him. In so doing, she endangers both her own life and that of her older sister. The journey is cathartic, suspenseful, and filled with information about the Alaskan wilderness and surviving therein. However, too many unlikely events and an odd thread focusing on candy weaken the story.

Reviewer: Grace Worcester Greene

(4) 4-6 Wild World of Buck Bray series. In this high-interest series-starter, eleven-year-old Buck joins his famous survivalist father on his wilderness television show in Alaska. But when two bear cubs suddenly go missing, Buck gets more adventure than he bargained for. The well-drawn setting and focus on wilderness will delight animal lovers and future naturalists in spite of the story's repetitive, predictable outcomes and thin character development. Glos.

Reviewer: Rebecca Kirshenbaum

(4) YA America's National Parks series. Readers interested in touring national parks will find these books useful. Information about the history of each park is provided plus ways to get there, sights to see, etc. Report writers may consider the publisher's enhanced website a welcome shortcut to doing their own Internet research. Contemporary and archival photographs and web screen shots accompany the texts. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers these America's National Parks titles: Denali National Park and Preserve, Yosemite National Park, and Grand Canyon National Park.

Reviewer: Barbara Barstow

(4) K-3 Illustrated by Shannon Cartwright. This book conveys facts about Denali's (Mt. McKinley's) flora, fauna, geology, and climbers; an Athabascan creation myth is also included. The detailed art adds interest and humor. However, the busy format, including paragraphs of factual information, rhymed text, captions, labels, and boxed inserts, scatters the reader's attention. The book could serve as a good starting point for research on North America's highest peak.

Reviewer: Bridget McCaffrey

(3) K-3 Symbols of Freedom series. These simple, easy-to-read texts begin with an introduction to national parks, then ably present the history of each park, highlighting the plants and animals that live there and showcasing some of the most notable sights. Well-captioned photographs illustrate each volume; maps also add detail to the text. The thoughtful, eye-pleasing design makes navigation easy. Reading list, timeline, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Symbols of Freedom titles: Mesa Verde National Park, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, Carlsbad Caverns National Park, Denali National Park and Preserve, Everglades National Park, Yosemite National Park, Death Valley National Park, and Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Reviewer: Cindy Lombardo