(3) 4-6 Savvy: Accessorize Yourself! series. Step-by-step directions for twenty-plus DIY accessories include one or two photos of the process and a picture of the snazzy finished item. Picture mostly requires simple cutting, sewing, and gluing skills; Sparkle expects some rarer skills (e.g., manipulating clasps and jump rings with pliers), but determined crafters will find the projects appealing. A list of equipment and supplies is included. Reading list. Review covers the following Savvy: Accessorize Yourself! titles: Sparkle and Shine! and Picture Perfect!.

Reviewer: Gail Hedges

(3) 4-6 Savvy: Accessorize Yourself! series. Step-by-step directions for twenty-plus DIY accessories include one or two photos of the process and a picture of the snazzy finished item. Picture mostly requires simple cutting, sewing, and gluing skills; Sparkle expects some rarer skills (e.g., manipulating clasps and jump rings with pliers), but determined crafters will find the projects appealing. A list of equipment and supplies is included. Reading list. Review covers the following Savvy: Accessorize Yourself! titles: Sparkle and Shine! and Picture Perfect!.

Reviewer: Gail Hedges

(4) K-3 Grow It Yourself series. In this DIY series for outdoorsy kids, minimal texts explain how to grow flowers, catnip, and tomatoes. Cat Toy and Sandwich end with step-by-step instructions for making the title products. Butterfly Farm is less focused, jumping from descriptions of butterflies to information on flowers to planning and care of a garden. Attractive close-up photos will engage readers. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Grow It Yourself titles: Grow Your Own Butterfly Garden, Grow Your Own Cat Toy, and Grow Your Own Sandwich.

Reviewer: Gail Hedges

(4) K-3 Grow It Yourself series. In this DIY series for outdoorsy kids, minimal texts explain how to grow flowers, catnip, and tomatoes. Cat Toy and Sandwich end with step-by-step instructions for making the title products. Butterfly Farm is less focused, jumping from descriptions of butterflies to information on flowers to planning and care of a garden. Attractive close-up photos will engage readers. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Grow It Yourself titles: Grow Your Own Butterfly Garden, Grow Your Own Cat Toy, and Grow Your Own Sandwich.

Reviewer: Gail Hedges

(4) K-3 Grow It Yourself series. In this DIY series for outdoorsy kids, minimal texts explain how to grow flowers, catnip, and tomatoes. Cat Toy and Sandwich end with step-by-step instructions for making the title products. Butterfly Farm is less focused, jumping from descriptions of butterflies to information on flowers to planning and care of a garden. Attractive close-up photos will engage readers. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Grow It Yourself titles: Grow Your Own Butterfly Garden, Grow Your Own Cat Toy, and Grow Your Own Sandwich.

Reviewer: Gail Hedges

(4) 4-6 Do It Yourself series. This book, aided by photos and digital illustrations, discusses wildlife, including classifying animals, prey and predators, habitats, and food chains. Some of the activities, such as observing pond water and sifting through soil for invertebrates, probably won't offer the same excitement promised on the cover (photographing a polar bear), but generally the book contains useful information. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Bridget McCaffrey

(4) 4-6 Do It Yourself series. This book offers basic information on how to stay healthy, covering the physiology of exercising and the importance of good nutrition and sufficient sleep. Young readers may not, however, show much enthusiasm for some of the accompanying activities, such as a step-by-step deep breathing exercise and a stair-stepping routine. Photos and digital art illustrate the accessible text. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Bridget McCaffrey

(4) 4-6 Do It Yourself series. This book imparts information on diet and nutrition, explaining different components of food such as fat, fiber, protein, carbohydrates, and vitamins and minerals, and what their roles are in helping the body. Many easy-to-follow healthy recipes are offered, as well as information about which unhealthy foods should be eaten only sparingly. Photos and digital art clutter the pages. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Bridget McCaffrey

(4) 4-6 Do It Yourself series. These books intersperse information on life- and physical-science topics with well-worn demonstration experiments that illustrate the featured scientific principles. Magnets and Electrical rely on materials more readily found in classrooms than at home. Color diagrams illustrate steps in the experiments; photographs help break up the texts. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Do It Yourself titles: Growing Plants, Electrical Experiments, Experiments with Light, Gravity, and Magnets.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford

(4) 4-6 Do It Yourself series. These books intersperse information on life- and physical-science topics with well-worn demonstration experiments that illustrate the featured scientific principles. Magnets and Electrical rely on materials more readily found in classrooms than at home. Color diagrams illustrate steps in the experiments; photographs help break up the texts. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Do It Yourself titles: Growing Plants, Electrical Experiments, Experiments with Light, Gravity, and Magnets.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford

(4) 4-6 Do It Yourself series. These books intersperse information on life- and physical-science topics with well-worn demonstration experiments that illustrate the featured scientific principles. Magnets and Electrical rely on materials more readily found in classrooms than at home. Color diagrams illustrate steps in the experiments; photographs help break up the texts. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Do It Yourself titles: Growing Plants, Electrical Experiments, Experiments with Light, Gravity, and Magnets.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford

(4) 4-6 Do It Yourself series. These books intersperse information on life- and physical-science topics with well-worn demonstration experiments that illustrate the featured scientific principles. Magnets and Electrical rely on materials more readily found in classrooms than at home. Color diagrams illustrate steps in the experiments; photographs help break up the texts. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Do It Yourself titles: Growing Plants, Electrical Experiments, Experiments with Light, Gravity, and Magnets.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford

(4) 4-6 Do It Yourself series. These books intersperse information on life- and physical-science topics with well-worn demonstration experiments that illustrate the featured scientific principles. Magnets and Electrical rely on materials more readily found in classrooms than at home. Color diagrams illustrate steps in the experiments; photographs help break up the texts. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Do It Yourself titles: Growing Plants, Electrical Experiments, Experiments with Light, Gravity, and Magnets.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford

(4) 4-6 Do It Yourself series. These books focus on pro-environmental practices, discussing human activities that negatively affect the earth and how to, even in a tiny way, help offset them. Teachers will be pleased with the many activities and step-by-step instructions for (e.g., setting up a worm farm, making paper, and crafting a draft-guard "snake"). The crowded design uses photos and digital illustrations. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review cover these Do It Yourself titles: Composting, Recycling, Saving Energy, and Saving Water.

Reviewer: Bridget McCaffrey

(4) 4-6 Do It Yourself series. These books focus on pro-environmental practices, discussing human activities that negatively affect the earth and how to, even in a tiny way, help offset them. Teachers will be pleased with the many activities and step-by-step instructions for (e.g., setting up a worm farm, making paper, and crafting a draft-guard "snake"). The crowded design uses photos and digital illustrations. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review cover these Do It Yourself titles: Composting, Recycling, Saving Energy, and Saving Water.

Reviewer: Bridget McCaffrey

(4) 4-6 Do It Yourself series. These books focus on pro-environmental practices, discussing human activities that negatively affect the earth and how to, even in a tiny way, help offset them. Teachers will be pleased with the many activities and step-by-step instructions for (e.g., setting up a worm farm, making paper, and crafting a draft-guard "snake"). The crowded design uses photos and digital illustrations. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review cover these Do It Yourself titles: Composting, Recycling, Saving Energy, and Saving Water.

Reviewer: Bridget McCaffrey

(4) 4-6 Do It Yourself series. These books focus on pro-environmental practices, discussing human activities that negatively affect the earth and how to, even in a tiny way, help offset them. Teachers will be pleased with the many activities and step-by-step instructions for (e.g., setting up a worm farm, making paper, and crafting a draft-guard "snake"). The crowded design uses photos and digital illustrations. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review cover these Do It Yourself titles: Composting, Recycling, Saving Energy, and Saving Water.

Reviewer: Bridget McCaffrey