(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