(3) K-3 Pebble Plus: Explore Life Cycles series. Close-up, full-color photographs depict box turtles growing from eggs to maturity in this appealing series installment. Each picture is accompanied by two to four sentences of description per page, detailing essential features such as how the creatures hatch, feed, hibernate, and grow. Appended critical thinking questions may encourage young readers to revisit the text for answers. Reading list. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Renée Wheeler

(3) K-3 Pebble Plus: Explore Life Cycles series. This series entry explains how a bean seed grows in the soil, sprouting roots and leaves. The plant is pollinated by a bee and produces buds, pods, and finally next year's seeds. Sharp photographs and black text on a pale green background communicate the action with clarity and detail. An appealing presentation for young readers, with critical thinking questions appended. Reading list. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Renée Wheeler

(3) K-3 Pebble Plus: Explore Life Cycles series. This title begins with a monarch butterfly laying its eggs, then it explores a caterpillar's transition from egg to chrysalis to butterfly. Detailed, close-up photographs depict each stage, while the text explains how a caterpillar sheds its skin several times while growing and how butterflies suck nectar from flowers. An appealing introduction for young naturalists, with appended critical thinking questions. Reading list. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Renée Wheeler