(3) K-3 National Geographic Science Chapters series. After a brief introduction to its subject, each book provides a clear, engaging introduction to the topic. "Did you know?" text boxes in Tide Pools offer supplemental facts ("If a sea star loses an arm, it can grow another one"). The books' clean design features many well-captioned photographs (which are also included on the striking endpapers), charts, and diagrams. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these National Geographic Science Chapters titles: All about Tide Pools, Underground Towns, Treetops, and Other Animal Hiding Places, and Wetlands Journey.

Reviewer: Barbara Barstow

(3) K-3 National Geographic Science Chapters series. After a brief introduction to its subject, each book provides a clear, engaging introduction to the topic. "Did you know?" text boxes in Tide Pools offer supplemental facts ("If a sea star loses an arm, it can grow another one"). The books' clean design features many well-captioned photographs (which are also included on the striking endpapers), charts, and diagrams. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these National Geographic Science Chapters titles: All about Tide Pools, Underground Towns, Treetops, and Other Animal Hiding Places, and Wetlands Journey.

Reviewer: Barbara Barstow

(3) K-3 National Geographic Science Chapters series. This book describes the discovery of first the jaw and then other bones belonging to SuperCroc: a forty-foot-long prehistoric crocodile. The accessible text explains how paleontologists removed the fossils and reassembled them into a skeleton, and how SuperCroc compares to today's crocodiles. The many eye-catching photographs include close-ups of crocodile teeth on the striking endpapers. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Barbara Barstow

(3) K-3 National Geographic Science Chapters series. After a brief introduction to its subject, each book provides a clear, engaging introduction to the topic. "Did you know?" text boxes in Tide Pools offer supplemental facts ("If a sea star loses an arm, it can grow another one"). The books' clean design features many well-captioned photographs (which are also included on the striking endpapers), charts, and diagrams. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these National Geographic Science Chapters titles: All about Tide Pools, Underground Towns, Treetops, and Other Animal Hiding Places, and Wetlands Journey.

Reviewer: Barbara Barstow

(3) K-3 National Geographic Science Chapters series. After a brief introduction to the topic, this easy-to-read volume explains how thunderstorms, tornadoes, and hurricanes develop and cause damage. The science is thorough yet accessible, and the clean design features many dynamic photographs (including those on the striking endpapers), charts, and diagrams.

Reviewer: Barbara Barstow

(3) K-3 National Geographic Science Chapters series. Current ocean research and exploration (Mysteries) and the five senses (See) are explained in these engaging, accessible guides. Sidebars in Mysteries offer information about specific dives, and simple experiments are included in See. These brief looks at oceanography and the senses are good jumping-off points for the subjects. The clean design features many color photographs and striking endpapers, diagrams, and charts. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these National Geographic Science Chapters: See, Hear, Smell, Taste, and Touch and Mysteries of the Sea.

Reviewer: Susan Halperin

(4) K-3 National Geographic Science Chapters series. After a brief introduction to the topic, this easy-to-read volume explain how forest fires begin, spread, and cause damage. The science is thorough yet accessible, and the clean design features many dynamic photographs (including those on the striking endpapers), charts, and diagrams. An unfortunate mistake or typo greatly underestimates the cost of fighting forest fires. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Barbara Barstow

(3) K-3 National Geographic Science Chapters series. After a brief introduction about plants in general, brief, easy-to-read sections explore the unusual world of meat-eating and poisonous plants such as Venus flytraps, sundew plants, and stinging nettles. The clean design features many bright photographs and striking endpapers. "Did You Know?" sidebars extend the text. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Barbara Barstow

(3) K-3 National Geographic Science Chapters series. This easy-to-read volume provides an interesting, accessible introduction to light, its sources, its effect on the earth, and how it travels. The clean design features many archival and color photographs, including those on the striking endpapers. "Did You Know?" sidebars extend the text. Three experiments (one of which could pass as a magic trick) are included. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Barbara Barstow

(3) K-3 National Geographic Science Chapters series. Current ocean research and exploration (Mysteries) and the five senses (See) are explained in these engaging, accessible guides. Sidebars in Mysteries offer information about specific dives, and simple experiments are included in See. These brief looks at oceanography and the senses are good jumping-off points for the subjects. The clean design features many color photographs and striking endpapers, diagrams, and charts. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these National Geographic Science Chapters: See, Hear, Smell, Taste, and Touch and Mysteries of the Sea.

Reviewer: Barbara Barstow

(3) K-3 National Geographic Science Chapters series. With its friendly tone and many photographs, this easy-to-read introduction to working dogs is informative and engaging. O'Sullivan explains the jobs of guide dogs, service dogs, customs dogs, herding dogs, search-and-rescue dogs, and other working canines, and introduces a specific dog from each category ("Meet Molly, Labrador"). The uncluttered design allows for easy navigation. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Susan Halperin

(3) K-3 National Geographic Science Chapters series. This carefully written, easy-to-read volume begins with the story of Sue Hendrickson, a hiker who discovered a T-rex skeleton. It then presents accessible scientific information about the search for fossils and the reconstruction of dinosaurs. The clean design is illustrated with bright color photographs, including those on the striking endpapers. A simple "History of Earth" chart is also included. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Barbara Barstow

(3) K-3 National Geographic Science Chapters series. Using a conversational tone and attractive photographs (including those on the striking endpapers), this volume takes readers on an informative visit to the Serengeti Plain to meet three animals that live in this African habitat: giraffes, cheetahs, and elephants. This easy-to-read book gives an effective introduction to the ecosystem in this part of the world. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Susan Halperin