(3) 4-6 Nathaniel Fludd, Beastologist series. Illustrated by Kelly Murphy. Though Nathaniel hopes to focus on finding wicked Obediah Fludd, who may have information about Nathaniel's parents, he and Aunt Phil are called away on assignment to aid a guivre and a unicorn. Is it good fortune or bad luck when Obediah finds them? Development of secondary characters provides opportunities for humor and makes this fourth book as fresh as the first.

Reviewer: Rebecca Hachmyer

(3) 4-6 Nathaniel Fludd, Beastologist series. Illustrated by Kelly Murphy. Though he's a beastologist in training, Nathaniel Fludd is nervous about accompanying his aunt on her mission to capture a runaway basilisk. Will Nathaniel and his pet gremlin have what it takes to face the creature and its venomous gaze? This sequel to Flight of the Phoenix is tidily crafted.

Reviewer: Rebecca Hachmyer

(3) 4-6 Nathaniel Fludd, Beastologist series. Illustrated by Kelly Murphy. Just when Nate thought that he, his aunt, and his pet gremlin were due for some downtime, they find Aunt Phil's home ransacked then receive word that wyverns are rampaging in Wales. Might the intruder and the wyvern-disturber be one and the same? And could that person be a renegade Fludd? The series' overarching mystery continues to develop alongside clever episodic adventures.

Reviewer: Rebecca Hachmyer

(3) 4-6 Nathaniel Fludd, Beastologist series. Illustrated by Kelly Murphy. When his adventurer parents are declared lost at sea, Nathaniel Fludd is sent to live with an unusual relative. He promptly finds himself on a rickety plane to Arabia where he helps birth a phoenix, befriends a gremlin, and finds out exactly what it means to be a Fludd. LeFevers's droll text is accompanied by Murphy's well-textured black-and-white drawings.

Reviewer: Rebecca Hachmyer