(3) 4-6 National Parks series. This series takes readers on pleasant tours through individual national parks. Each book's second-person text has a guidebook-like tone, offering tips and tricks for getting the most out of a visit. The volumes are filled with fascinating facts, vivid photographs of natural wonders and animals visitors might encounter, and keyed maps. Additional fast facts are appended. There are six other spring 2018 books in this series. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers these National Parks titles: Welcome to Redwood National and State Parks, Welcome to Yosemite National Park, Welcome to Denali National Park and Preserve, Welcome to Glacier National Park, Welcome to Grand Teton National Park, and Welcome to Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park.

Reviewer: Kristy Pasquariello

(3) 4-6 Fact Finders: First-Person Histories series. These slim volumes feature primary source accounts of the Civil War. Tillie Pierce helped nurse soldiers during the Battle of Gettsyburg, while Susie King Taylor, born a slave, worked with a troop of African American soldiers. The women's recollections are enhanced by an engaging, informative layout containing archival photos and illustrations plus relevant sidebars. Common Core–aligned questions are appended. Reading list, timeline. Glos., ind. Review covers the following Fact Finders: First-Person Histories titles: Memoir of Susie King Taylor and Memoir of Tillie Pierce.

Reviewer: Kristy Pasquariello

(3) 4-6 Fact Finders: First-Person Histories series. These slim volumes feature primary source accounts of the Civil War. Tillie Pierce helped nurse soldiers during the Battle of Gettsyburg, while Susie King Taylor, born a slave, worked with a troop of African American soldiers. The women's recollections are enhanced by an engaging, informative layout containing archival photos and illustrations plus relevant sidebars. Common Core–aligned questions are appended. Reading list, timeline. Glos., ind. Review covers the following Fact Finders: First-Person Histories titles: Memoir of Susie King Taylor and Memoir of Tillie Pierce.

Reviewer: Kristy Pasquariello

(4) K-3 A+ Books: My First Animal Kingdom Encyclopedias series. Broad information on birds is arranged by subject--e.g, classification, diet, migration--in two-page sections. Each busy spread includes a sampling of related words and their definitions and small but clear stock photos printed over a large background photo. Some terms may need further context for understanding, but the cursory volume provides a good starting point for gleaning information. Reading list.

Reviewer: Nancy Sheridan

(3) 4-6 Snap Books: Women and War series. These short and easy-to-read introductory books highlight the brave and notable deeds of women during World War II, whether on the home front (Women) or the front lines (Soviet). These stories of unsung heroines include generous period photographs, direct quotes, fact boxes, and explanatory sidebars of additional relevant information. Reading list, timeline. Glos., ind. Review covers these Snap Books: Women and War titles: The Soviet Night Witches and The Women Behind Rosie the Riveter.

Reviewer: Jessica Bushore

(3) 4-6 Snap Books: Women and War series. These short and easy-to-read introductory books highlight the brave and notable deeds of women during World War II, whether on the home front (Women) or the front lines (Soviet). These stories of unsung heroines include generous period photographs, direct quotes, fact boxes, and explanatory sidebars of additional relevant information. Reading list, timeline. Glos., ind. Review covers these Snap Books: Women and War titles: The Soviet Night Witches and The Women Behind Rosie the Riveter.

Reviewer: Jessica Bushore

(4) YA Pop Culture Revolutions series. This overview of censorship discusses societies that ban books, reasons for banning, and examples of specific titles and authors. Relevant facts and statistics help make the topic accessible to the target audience. The design features distracting background patterns, and the text can be clumsily written, but this is nevertheless an adequate introduction to the subject. Reading list, timeline. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Katrina Hedeen

(4) K-3 Let Freedom Ring: Colonial America series. Illustrated with color art and a few photographs, these four slim volumes offer brief overviews of important periods and events in U.S. history. The short, sometimes choppy sentences make for dull reading, but the information will be helpful for report writing. Occasional sidebars provide a few additional details. Directory, reading list, timeline. Glos., ind. Review covers these Let Freedom Ring: Colonial America titles: The Salem Witch Trials, The Plymouth Colony, The Slave Trade in Early America, and The Jamestown Colony.

Reviewer: Anne St. John