(4) 4-6 Living in the Wild: Big Cats series. This leveled text for early readers covers lion behavior, adaptations, defenses, life cycle, and habitat. The close-up, high-resolution photos showcase these big cats in action and at rest. The book is slight, but the uncluttered design and accessible text will appeal to reluctant or struggling readers. Vocabulary words are printed in bold and defined in a glossary. Reading list. Ind.

Reviewer: Hannah Rodgers Barnaby

(4) 4-6 Living in the Wild: Big Cats series. These volumes introduce two species of big cats. The texts are detailed but somewhat dry, with glossary terms in bold, and cover everything from scientific classification to habitat to animal behavior and conservation efforts. Captioned color photos, charts, and text boxes provide supplemental information. More useful for project research than pleasure reading. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Living in the Wild: Big Cats titles: Cheetahs and Lions.

Reviewer: Hannah Rodgers Barnaby