(3) K-3 Seedlings: Ocean Life series. In spare, direct sentences, these series entries offer basic facts about marine fish, touching on their habitats, physical appearances, family relationships, diets, and behaviors. Large type, clear organization, and eye-catching color photos are geared to new nonfiction readers. A concluding spread features an anatomically labeled photo of the respective fish and a couple of close-ups of specific features. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Seedlings: Ocean Life titles: Stingrays and Clownfish.

Reviewer: Katrina Hedeen

(3) K-3 Seedlings: Ocean Life series. In spare, direct sentences, this series entry offers basic facts about sea turtles, touching on their habitat, physical appearance, family relationships, diet, and behaviors. Large type, clear organization, and eye-catching color photos are geared to new nonfiction readers. A concluding spread features an anatomically labeled photo and a couple of close-ups of specific features. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Katrina Hedeen

(3) K-3 Seedlings: Ocean Life series. In spare, direct sentences, this series entry offers basic facts about seals, touching on their habitat, physical appearance, family relationships, diet, and behaviors. Large type, clear organization, and eye-catching color photos are geared to new nonfiction readers. A concluding spread features an anatomically labeled photo of a seal and a couple of close-ups of specific features. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Katrina Hedeen

(3) K-3 Seedlings: Ocean Life series. "Corals are sea animals. They are shaped like tubes." In spare, direct sentences, these series entries offer basic facts about marine invertebrates. Large type, clear organization, and eye-catching color photos are geared to new nonfiction readers. Octopuses includes an anatomically labeled photo with close-ups of specific features; Coral shows a reef with other sea creatures pointed out. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Seedlings: Ocean Life titles: Coral Reefs and Octopuses.

Reviewer: Katrina Hedeen

(3) K-3 Seedlings: Ocean Life series. "Corals are sea animals. They are shaped like tubes." In spare, direct sentences, these series entries offer basic facts about marine invertebrates. Large type, clear organization, and eye-catching color photos are geared to new nonfiction readers. Octopuses includes an anatomically labeled photo with close-ups of specific features; Coral shows a reef with other sea creatures pointed out. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Seedlings: Ocean Life titles: Coral Reefs and Octopuses.

Reviewer: Katrina Hedeen

(3) K-3 Seedlings: Ocean Life series. In spare, direct sentences, these series entries offer basic facts about marine fish, touching on their habitats, physical appearances, family relationships, diets, and behaviors. Large type, clear organization, and eye-catching color photos are geared to new nonfiction readers. A concluding spread features an anatomically labeled photo of the respective fish and a couple of close-ups of specific features. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Seedlings: Ocean Life titles: Stingrays and Clownfish.

Reviewer: Katrina Hedeen

(4) K-3 Ocean Life series. With clear, bright photos and simple texts, Hansen presents useful facts about whales and dolphins; reading Whales first helps clarify the distinction between baleen and toothed whales (dolphins are the latter). There's not a ton of information, but what is here is engaging. The appended "More Facts," though random, are also illuminating: "Every dolphin has a unique dorsal fin." Glos., ind. Review covers the following Ocean Life titles: Dolphins and Whales.

Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz

(4) K-3 Ocean Life series. With clear, bright photos and simple texts, Hansen presents useful facts about jellyfish and octopuses. There's not a ton of information, but what is here is engaging; the jellyfish life cycle diagram, for instance, is well labeled and informative. The appended "More Facts," though random, are also illuminating: "Jellyfish were alive long before the dinosaurs." Glos., ind. Review covers the following Ocean Life titles: Jellyfish and Octopuses.

Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz

(4) K-3 Ocean Life series. With clear, bright photos and simple texts, Hansen presents useful facts about jellyfish and octopuses. There's not a ton of information, but what is here is engaging; the jellyfish life cycle diagram, for instance, is well labeled and informative. The appended "More Facts," though random, are also illuminating: "Jellyfish were alive long before the dinosaurs." Glos., ind. Review covers the following Ocean Life titles: Jellyfish and Octopuses.

Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz

(4) K-3 Ocean Life series. With clear, bright photos and simple texts, Hansen presents useful facts about seahorses and select tropical fish (clown fish, angelfish, tang fish, lionfish). There's not a ton of information, but what is here is engaging. The appended "More Facts," though random, are also illuminating: "Seahorses are not good swimmers. They travel more easily by holding onto pieces of floating seaweed." Glos., ind. Review covers the following Ocean Life titles: Seahorses and Tropical Fish.

Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz

(4) K-3 Ocean Life series. With clear, bright photos and simple texts, Hansen presents useful facts about seahorses and select tropical fish (clown fish, angelfish, tang fish, lionfish). There's not a ton of information, but what is here is engaging. The appended "More Facts," though random, are also illuminating: "Seahorses are not good swimmers. They travel more easily by holding onto pieces of floating seaweed." Glos., ind. Review covers the following Ocean Life titles: Seahorses and Tropical Fish.

Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz

(4) K-3 Ocean Life series. With clear, bright photos and simple texts, Hansen presents useful facts about whales and dolphins; reading Whales first helps clarify the distinction between baleen and toothed whales (dolphins are the latter). There's not a ton of information, but what is here is engaging. The appended "More Facts," though random, are also illuminating: "Every dolphin has a unique dorsal fin." Glos., ind. Review covers the following Ocean Life titles: Dolphins and Whales.

Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz

(4) K-3 Ocean Life series. Each of these brief books introduces young readers to a group of sea mammals. Though the texts are flat, they serve their purpose in being suitable for emerging readers ("Dolphins are mammals....Dolphins have a dorsal fin"). The stock photos are clear and connect directly to the text. A list of Internet sites is included. Bib., glos., ind.

Reviewer: Maeve Visser Knoth

(4) K-3 Ocean Life series. Emerging readers will learn a few basic facts about rays and sharks in these brief, simplistic books. The texts use predictable sentence patterns and repetition ("Sharks have rough skin. Sharks have fins") to convey information. The accompanying stock photos match the text well. A list of Internet sites is included. Bib., glos., ind.

Reviewer: Maeve Visser Knoth

(4) K-3 Ocean Life series. Although this book contains only a few very basic facts about sea turtles, it still fills an important role for emerging readers. One sentence on every other page ("Sea turtles have a shell") faces a color photograph that shows what the text refers to. A list of Internet sites is included. Bib., glos., ind.

Reviewer: Maeve Visser Knoth

(4) K-3 Ocean Life series. Emerging readers will learn a few basic facts about rays and sharks in these brief, simplistic books. The texts use predictable sentence patterns and repetition ("Sharks have rough skin. Sharks have fins") to convey information. The accompanying stock photos match the text well. A list of Internet sites is included. Bib., glos., ind.

Reviewer: Maeve Visser Knoth

(4) K-3 Ocean Life series. Each of these brief books introduces young readers to a group of sea mammals. Though the texts are flat, they serve their purpose in being suitable for emerging readers ("Dolphins are mammals....Dolphins have a dorsal fin"). The stock photos are clear and connect directly to the text. A list of Internet sites is included. Bib., glos., ind.

Reviewer: Maeve Visser Knoth

(4) K-3 Ocean Life series. Each of these brief books introduces young readers to a group of sea mammals. Though the texts are flat, they serve their purpose in being suitable for emerging readers ("Dolphins are mammals....Dolphins have a dorsal fin"). The stock photos are clear and connect directly to the text. A list of Internet sites is included. Bib., glos., ind.

Reviewer: Maeve Visser Knoth