(4) K-3 Even More SuperSized! series. Opening with a clear comparison--"A trumpeter swan can weigh more than 30 pounds. That is about as much as a three-year-old child"--this accessible book is a good resource, despite some cheesy section titles ("Dipping for Dinner"). Simple text, stock photos, and a map introduce the habitat, diet, life cycle, physical characteristics, and behavior of the swan. Reading list. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Tamara DePasquale

(4) K-3 Even More SuperSized! series. Simple text, stock photos, and maps introduce the habitat, diet, life cycle, physical characteristics, and behavior of the featured animal. Despite some cheesy section titles, the clear comparisons ("With its arms stretched out, the octopus is about as long as a minivan") and straightforward text will help readers understand more difficult concepts. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers these Even More Supersized titles: Giant Pacific Octopus, Walking Sticks, and Giant Weta.

Reviewer: Tamara DePasquale

(4) K-3 Even More SuperSized! series. Simple text, stock photos, and maps introduce the habitat, diet, life cycle, physical characteristics, and behavior of the featured animal. Despite some cheesy section titles, the clear comparisons ("An English mastiff weighs about as much as a refrigerator") and straightforward text will help readers' comprehension. Information about caring for these animals is included. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers these Even More SuperSized! titles: Flemish Giant Rabbit and English Mastiff.

Reviewer: Tamara DePasquale

(4) K-3 Even More SuperSized! series. Simple text, stock photos, and maps introduce the habitat, diet, life cycle, physical characteristics, and behavior of the featured animal. Despite some cheesy section titles, the clear comparisons ("The deadly cobra is about as long as a pickup truck") and straightforward text will help readers understand more difficult concepts. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers these Even More Supersized titles: Cane Toad and King Cobra.

Reviewer: Tamara DePasquale

(4) K-3 Even More SuperSized! series. Simple text, stock photos, and maps introduce the habitat, diet, life cycle, physical characteristics, and behavior of the featured animal. Despite some cheesy section titles, the clear comparisons ("The deadly cobra is about as long as a pickup truck") and straightforward text will help readers understand more difficult concepts. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers these Even More Supersized titles: Cane Toad and King Cobra.

Reviewer: Tamara DePasquale

(4) K-3 Even More SuperSized! series. Simple text, stock photos, and maps introduce the habitat, diet, life cycle, physical characteristics, and behavior of the featured animal. Despite some cheesy section titles, the clear comparisons ("With its arms stretched out, the octopus is about as long as a minivan") and straightforward text will help readers understand more difficult concepts. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers these Even More Supersized titles: Giant Pacific Octopus, Walking Sticks, and Giant Weta.

Reviewer: Tamara DePasquale

(4) K-3 Even More SuperSized! series. Simple text, stock photos, and maps introduce the habitat, diet, life cycle, physical characteristics, and behavior of the featured animal. Despite some cheesy section titles, the clear comparisons ("With its arms stretched out, the octopus is about as long as a minivan") and straightforward text will help readers understand more difficult concepts. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers these Even More Supersized titles: Giant Pacific Octopus, Walking Sticks, and Giant Weta.

Reviewer: Tamara DePasquale

(4) K-3 Even More SuperSized! series. Simple text, stock photos, and maps introduce the habitat, diet, life cycle, physical characteristics, and behavior of the featured animal. Despite some cheesy section titles, the clear comparisons ("An English mastiff weighs about as much as a refrigerator") and straightforward text will help readers' comprehension. Information about caring for these animals is included. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers these Even More SuperSized! titles: Flemish Giant Rabbit and English Mastiff.

Reviewer: Tamara DePasquale

(4) K-3 More SuperSized! series. Simple texts introduce the habitats, diets, life cycles, physical characteristics, behaviors, and unique adaptations for survival of these amazingly large mammals. Stock photos, including close-ups of adults and their young, illustrate the pages. The information is limited and there are some goofy section heads (e.g., "Beary Big," "What's In a Name?"), but the books are generally useful. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers these More SuperSized! titles: Brown Bear, Siberian Tiger, Southern Elephant Seal, Capybara, Killer Whale, and Red Kangaroo.

Reviewer: Paula M. Cairo

(4) K-3 More SuperSized! series. Simple texts introduce the habitats, diets, life cycles, physical characteristics, behaviors, and unique adaptations for survival of these amazingly large mammals. Stock photos, including close-ups of adults and their young, illustrate the pages. The information is limited and there are some goofy section heads (e.g., "Beary Big," "What's In a Name?"), but the books are generally useful. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers these More SuperSized! titles: Brown Bear, Siberian Tiger, Southern Elephant Seal, Capybara, Killer Whale, and Red Kangaroo.

Reviewer: Paula M. Cairo

(4) K-3 More SuperSized! series. Simple text introduces the snake's habitat, diet, life cycle, physical characteristics, behaviors, and unique adaptations for survival. Vivid stock photos, including one of five people holding a super-long snake and another of pythons squeezing and swallowing prey, illustrate the pages. The information is limited and there are some goofy section heads (e.g., "So Long!"), but the book is generally useful. Reading list. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Paula M. Cairo

(4) K-3 More SuperSized! series. Simple text introduces the habitat, diet, life cycle, physical characteristics, behaviors, and unique adaptations for survival of these flightless birds. Vivid stock photos, including close-ups of penguin feathers and of fathers huddling to protect their chicks, illustrate the pages. The information is limited and there are some goofy section heads (e.g., "One Big Penguin"), but the book is generally useful. Reading list. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Paula M. Cairo

(4) K-3 More SuperSized! series. Simple texts introduce the habitats, diets, life cycles, physical characteristics, behaviors, and unique adaptations for survival of these amazingly large mammals. Stock photos, including close-ups of adults and their young, illustrate the pages. The information is limited and there are some goofy section heads (e.g., "Beary Big," "What's In a Name?"), but the books are generally useful. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers these More SuperSized! titles: Brown Bear, Siberian Tiger, Southern Elephant Seal, Capybara, Killer Whale, and Red Kangaroo.

Reviewer: Paula M. Cairo

(4) K-3 More SuperSized! series. Simple texts introduce the habitats, diets, life cycles, physical characteristics, behaviors, and unique adaptations for survival of these amazingly large mammals. Stock photos, including close-ups of adults and their young, illustrate the pages. The information is limited and there are some goofy section heads (e.g., "Beary Big," "What's In a Name?"), but the books are generally useful. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers these More SuperSized! titles: Brown Bear, Siberian Tiger, Southern Elephant Seal, Capybara, Killer Whale, and Red Kangaroo.

Reviewer: Paula M. Cairo

(4) K-3 More SuperSized! series. Simple texts introduce the habitats, diets, life cycles, physical characteristics, behaviors, and unique adaptations for survival of these amazingly large mammals. Stock photos, including close-ups of adults and their young, illustrate the pages. The information is limited and there are some goofy section heads (e.g., "Beary Big," "What's In a Name?"), but the books are generally useful. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers these More SuperSized! titles: Brown Bear, Siberian Tiger, Southern Elephant Seal, Capybara, Killer Whale, and Red Kangaroo.

Reviewer: Paula M. Cairo

(4) K-3 More SuperSized! series. Simple texts introduce the habitats, diets, life cycles, physical characteristics, behaviors, and unique adaptations for survival of these amazingly large mammals. Stock photos, including close-ups of adults and their young, illustrate the pages. The information is limited and there are some goofy section heads (e.g., "Beary Big," "What's In a Name?"), but the books are generally useful. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers these More SuperSized! titles: Brown Bear, Siberian Tiger, Southern Elephant Seal, Capybara, Killer Whale, and Red Kangaroo.

Reviewer: Paula M. Cairo

(4) K-3 SuperSized! series. Simple text, stock photos, and maps introduce the habitat, diet, life cycle, physical characteristics, and behavior of the featured animal. Despite some cheesy subheads (e.g., "How Sweet!" "Clean-up Crew"), the clear comparisons ("A female Queen Alexandra's birdwing is larger than the book you are reading") and straightforward text will help readers understand more difficult concepts (e.g., camouflage, endangered species). Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers these SuperSized! titles: Goliath Bird-Eating Tarantula, Goliath Beetle, and Queen Alexandra's Birdwing.

Reviewer: Tamara DePasquale

(4) K-3 SuperSized! series. Stock photos, maps, and a simple text introduce the habitat, diet, physical features, life cycle, and behavior of the world's largest fish, the whale shark. Comparisons are straightforward ("A whale shark is about as long as a school bus"), and despite some cutesy text ("The whale shark...is one of Earth's oldest friends!"), the book clearly presents very basic information. Reading list. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Tamara DePasquale

(4) K-3 SuperSized! series. A simple text combines with stock photos and maps to introduce the habitat, diet, life cycle, physical features, and behavior of the world's largest mammals. Comparisons are accessible ("A giraffe is about as tall as three adults standing on top of one another"), and despite some dumb section heads (e.g., "There She Blows!"), the text clearly presents very basic information. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers these SuperSized! titles: African Elephant, Giraffe, and Blue Whale.

Reviewer: Tamara DePasquale

(4) K-3 SuperSized! series. Stock photos and maps support a simple text to introduce the world's largest and heaviest reptiles and amphibians. Though the writing is vague in places ("The snake will not have to eat again for a long time"), in general it provides a straightforward, accessible explanation of the habitat, diet, physical features, life cycle, and behavior of each animal. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers these SuperSized! titles: Leatherback Turtle, Saltwater Crocodile, Komodo Dragon, Green Anaconda, and Chinese Giant Salamander.

Reviewer: Tamara DePasquale