(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

(3) K-3 Caroline Arnold's Habitats series. Double-page spreads feature vibrantly colored collage animals (not to scale) against appropriately colored backgrounds (browns for Desert; greens for Rain Forest). The engaging text describes animal behavior and survival mechanisms. A description of each habitat, a world map, "Fun Facts," and two Common Core–aligned critical-thinking exercises are appended. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers these Caroline Arnold's Habitats titles: A Day and Night in the Desert and A Day and Night in the Rain Forest.

Reviewer: Gail Hedges

(3) K-3 Caroline Arnold's Habitats series. Double-page spreads feature vibrantly colored collage animals (not to scale) against appropriately colored backgrounds (browns for Desert; greens for Rain Forest). The engaging text describes animal behavior and survival mechanisms. A description of each habitat, a world map, "Fun Facts," and two Common Core–aligned critical-thinking exercises are appended. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers these Caroline Arnold's Habitats titles: A Day and Night in the Desert and A Day and Night in the Rain Forest.

Reviewer: Gail Hedges

(4) K-3 Exploring Habitats with Benjamin Blog and His Inquisitive Dog series. Wide-eyed cartoon narrators Benjamin Blog and his dog, Barko Polo, guide readers through two-page introductions to aspects of coral reefs, alternately styled as Benjamin's blog excerpts and Barko's "Blog-tastic" facts. Entries emphasize reef formation and animal inhabitants. The gimmicky format is unnecessary, but the whole is informative nonetheless. Large stock photos simultaneously educate and serve as visual resting points for young readers.

Reviewer: Rebecca Fox

(4) K-3 Super SandCastle: Animal Habitats series. This series shines a light on animals that live and thrive in three vastly different ecosystems around the world. After some introductory material, eight animals are highlighted in double-page spreads. The texts are slight; clear main photographs, smaller inset photos, and maps are more engaging. Each title includes an appended list of other animals indigenous to the area. Glos. Review covers these Super SandCastle: Animal Habitats titles: What Lives in Antarctica?, What Lives in Coral Reefs?, and What Lives in the Arctic?

Reviewer: Cindy Lombardo

(4) K-3 Super SandCastle: Animal Habitats series. This series shines a light on animals that live and thrive in three vastly different ecosystems around the world. After some introductory material, eight animals are highlighted in double-page spreads. The texts are slight; clear main photographs, smaller inset photos, and maps are more engaging. Each title includes an appended list of other animals indigenous to the area. Glos. Review covers these Super SandCastle: Animal Habitats titles: What Lives in Antarctica?, What Lives in Coral Reefs?, and What Lives in the Arctic?

Reviewer: Cindy Lombardo

(4) K-3 Super SandCastle: Animal Habitats series. This series shines a light on animals that live and thrive in three vastly different ecosystems around the world. After some introductory material, eight animals are highlighted in double-page spreads. The texts are slight; clear main photographs, smaller inset photos, and maps are more engaging. Each title includes an appended list of other animals indigenous to the area. Glos. Review covers these Super SandCastle: Animal Habitats titles: What Lives in Antarctica?, What Lives in Coral Reefs?, and What Lives in the Arctic?

Reviewer: Cindy Lombardo

(4) K-3 Buddy Books: Habitats series. This series contains a great deal of information about habitats. The text can be disorganized and difficult to follow, despite the simple, accessible vocabulary and sentence constructions. Wonderful nature photographs make the books visually appealing, but the captions are inconsistent. Though potentially useful in a classroom, these are supplemental. Ind. Review covers these Buddy Books: Habitats titles: Deserts, Forests, Grasslands, Lakes and Ponds, Mountains, and Oceans.

Reviewer: Miriam Steinberg-Egeth

(4) K-3 Buddy Books: Habitats series. This series contains a great deal of information about habitats. The text can be disorganized and difficult to follow, despite the simple, accessible vocabulary and sentence constructions. Wonderful nature photographs make the books visually appealing, but the captions are inconsistent. Though potentially useful in a classroom, these are supplemental. Ind. Review covers these Buddy Books: Habitats titles: Deserts, Forests, Grasslands, Lakes and Ponds, Mountains, and Oceans.

Reviewer: Miriam Steinberg-Egeth

(4) K-3 Buddy Books: Habitats series. This series contains a great deal of information about habitats. The text can be disorganized and difficult to follow, despite the simple, accessible vocabulary and sentence constructions. Wonderful nature photographs make the books visually appealing, but the captions are inconsistent. Though potentially useful in a classroom, these are supplemental. Ind. Review covers these Buddy Books: Habitats titles: Deserts, Forests, Grasslands, Lakes and Ponds, Mountains, and Oceans.

Reviewer: Miriam Steinberg-Egeth

(4) K-3 Buddy Books: Habitats series. This series contains a great deal of information about habitats. The text can be disorganized and difficult to follow, despite the simple, accessible vocabulary and sentence constructions. Wonderful nature photographs make the books visually appealing, but the captions are inconsistent. Though potentially useful in a classroom, these are supplemental. Ind. Review covers these Buddy Books: Habitats titles: Deserts, Forests, Grasslands, Lakes and Ponds, Mountains, and Oceans.

Reviewer: Miriam Steinberg-Egeth

(4) K-3 Buddy Books: Habitats series. This series contains a great deal of information about habitats. The text can be disorganized and difficult to follow, despite the simple, accessible vocabulary and sentence constructions. Wonderful nature photographs make the books visually appealing, but the captions are inconsistent. Though potentially useful in a classroom, these are supplemental. Ind. Review covers these Buddy Books: Habitats titles: Deserts, Forests, Grasslands, Lakes and Ponds, Mountains, and Oceans.

Reviewer: Miriam Steinberg-Egeth

(4) K-3 Buddy Books: Habitats series. This series contains a great deal of information about habitats. The text can be disorganized and difficult to follow, despite the simple, accessible vocabulary and sentence constructions. Wonderful nature photographs make the books visually appealing, but the captions are inconsistent. Though potentially useful in a classroom, these are supplemental. Ind. Review covers these Buddy Books: Habitats titles: Deserts, Forests, Grasslands, Lakes and Ponds, Mountains, and Oceans.

Reviewer: Miriam Steinberg-Egeth

(4) 4-6 Living Habitats series. Each book in this series focuses on a particular ecosystem, shown as a complex habitat in which specific plants, animals, and groups of people interact and adapt. Not all of the creatures mentioned in the choppy text are pictured in the accompanying color photos, which is occasionally confusing. Two fact pages are appended. Reading list. Glos., ind. [Review covers these Living Habitats titles: Living by a River, Living in a Desert, Living in a Prairie, and Living in a Temperate Deciduous Forest.]

Reviewer: Paula M. Cairo

(4) 4-6 Living Habitats series. Each book in this series focuses on a particular ecosystem, shown as a complex habitat in which specific plants, animals, and groups of people interact and adapt. Not all of the creatures mentioned in the choppy text are pictured in the accompanying color photos, which is occasionally confusing. Two fact pages are appended. Reading list. Glos., ind. [Review covers these Living Habitats titles: Living by a River, Living in a Desert, Living in a Prairie, and Living in a Temperate Deciduous Forest.]

Reviewer: Paula M. Cairo