(4) 4-6 Searchlight Books: What Is a Food Web? series. Stock color photographs, maps, and diagrams combine with simple, choppy texts to introduce the concept of food webs. Beginning with a brief explanation of the featured environment, subsequent chapters in each book differentiate the producers, consumers, and decomposers while emphasizing their interdependency. A final chapter discusses human impact and the need for environmental protection and conservation. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Searchlight Books: What Is a Food Web? titles: Desert Food Webs in Action, Forest Food Webs in Action, Ocean Food Webs in Action, Grassland Food Webs in Action, Lake and Pond Food Webs in Action, and Tundra Food Webs in Action.

Reviewer: Tamara DePasquale

(4) 4-6 Searchlight Books: What Is a Food Web? series. Stock color photographs, maps, and diagrams combine with simple, choppy texts to introduce the concept of food webs. Beginning with a brief explanation of the featured environment, subsequent chapters in each book differentiate the producers, consumers, and decomposers while emphasizing their interdependency. A final chapter discusses human impact and the need for environmental protection and conservation. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Searchlight Books: What Is a Food Web? titles: Desert Food Webs in Action, Forest Food Webs in Action, Ocean Food Webs in Action, Grassland Food Webs in Action, Lake and Pond Food Webs in Action, and Tundra Food Webs in Action.

Reviewer: Tamara DePasquale

(4) 4-6 Searchlight Books: What Is a Food Web? series. Stock color photographs, maps, and diagrams combine with simple, choppy texts to introduce the concept of food webs. Beginning with a brief explanation of the featured environment, subsequent chapters in each book differentiate the producers, consumers, and decomposers while emphasizing their interdependency. A final chapter discusses human impact and the need for environmental protection and conservation. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Searchlight Books: What Is a Food Web? titles: Desert Food Webs in Action, Forest Food Webs in Action, Ocean Food Webs in Action, Grassland Food Webs in Action, Lake and Pond Food Webs in Action, and Tundra Food Webs in Action.

Reviewer: Tamara DePasquale

(4) 4-6 Searchlight Books: What Is a Food Web? series. Stock color photographs, maps, and diagrams combine with simple, choppy texts to introduce the concept of food webs. Beginning with a brief explanation of the featured environment, subsequent chapters in each book differentiate the producers, consumers, and decomposers while emphasizing their interdependency. A final chapter discusses human impact and the need for environmental protection and conservation. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Searchlight Books: What Is a Food Web? titles: Desert Food Webs in Action, Forest Food Webs in Action, Ocean Food Webs in Action, Grassland Food Webs in Action, Lake and Pond Food Webs in Action, and Tundra Food Webs in Action.

Reviewer: Tamara DePasquale

(4) 4-6 Searchlight Books: What Is a Food Web? series. Stock color photographs, maps, and diagrams combine with simple, choppy texts to introduce the concept of food webs. Beginning with a brief explanation of the featured environment, subsequent chapters in each book differentiate the producers, consumers, and decomposers while emphasizing their interdependency. A final chapter discusses human impact and the need for environmental protection and conservation. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Searchlight Books: What Is a Food Web? titles: Desert Food Webs in Action, Forest Food Webs in Action, Ocean Food Webs in Action, Grassland Food Webs in Action, Lake and Pond Food Webs in Action, and Tundra Food Webs in Action.

Reviewer: Tamara DePasquale

(4) 4-6 Searchlight Books: What Is a Food Web? series. Stock color photographs, maps, and diagrams combine with simple, choppy texts to introduce the concept of food webs. Beginning with a brief explanation of the featured environment, subsequent chapters in each book differentiate the producers, consumers, and decomposers while emphasizing their interdependency. A final chapter discusses human impact and the need for environmental protection and conservation. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Searchlight Books: What Is a Food Web? titles: Desert Food Webs in Action, Forest Food Webs in Action, Ocean Food Webs in Action, Grassland Food Webs in Action, Lake and Pond Food Webs in Action, and Tundra Food Webs in Action.

Reviewer: Tamara DePasquale

(3) 4-6 Weatherwise series. Each of these books focuses on a set of weather-related phenomena. Chapters are well-organized and contain clear explanations. The crisp layout contains plenty of captioned photos and diagrams, as well as sidebars that feature interesting facts and suggestions for observations readers can record in their backyards. Reading list, websites. Bib., glos., ind. Review covers these Weatherwise titles: Doppler Radar, Satellites, and Computer Models and Lightning, Hurricanes, and Blizzards.

Reviewer: Randy Ribay

(3) 4-6 Weatherwise series. Each of these books focuses on a set of weather-related phenomena. Chapters are well-organized and contain clear explanations. The crisp layout contains plenty of captioned photos and diagrams, as well as sidebars that feature interesting facts and suggestions for observations readers can record in their backyards. Reading list, websites. Bib., glos., ind. Review covers these Weatherwise titles: Doppler Radar, Satellites, and Computer Models and Lightning, Hurricanes, and Blizzards.

Reviewer: Randy Ribay

(4) K-3 Early Bird Food Webs series. These books explain the components of food webs for different ecosystems. The chapters describe specific animals' eating habits and how those animals fit into the web. The choppy texts detract from the presentations, but the books do offer basic information. Color photographs illustrate every page; each book contains a food web diagram. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Early Bird Food Webs titles: Desert Food Webs, Forest Food Webs, and Lake and Pond Food Webs.

Reviewer: Becky Levine

(4) K-3 Early Bird Food Webs series. These books explain the components of food webs for different ecosystems. The chapters describe specific animals' eating habits and how those animals fit into the web. The choppy texts detract from the presentations, but the books do offer basic information. Color photographs illustrate every page; each book contains a food web diagram. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Early Bird Food Webs titles: Desert Food Webs, Forest Food Webs, and Lake and Pond Food Webs.

Reviewer: Becky Levine

(4) K-3 Early Bird Food Webs series. These books explain the components of food webs for different ecosystems. The chapters describe specific animals' eating habits and how those animals fit into the web. The choppy texts detract from the presentations, but the books do offer basic information. Color photographs illustrate every page; each book contains a food web diagram. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Early Bird Food Webs titles: Desert Food Webs, Forest Food Webs, and Lake and Pond Food Webs.

Reviewer: Becky Levine

(3) 4-6 AnimalWays series. Illustrated with close-up photographs of ants at work and in their colonies, this book discusses the insects' biology, life cycles, and varieties. The conversational tone and vivid photographs will draw readers into the subject. An animal kingdom chart and species checklist are included. Bib., glos., ind.

Reviewer: Susan Halperin

(3) K-3 Photographs by David O. Saunders. Focusing on the production of ice cream novelties at a Good Humor-Breyers factory, this clearly written text describes the process from pasteurization of raw milk to the formation of ice cream bars to the trip through the wrapping machine. Illustrated with mostly well-reproduced photographs, the book includes several recipes for homemade ice cream. Bib., glos., ind.

Reviewer: Bridget McCaffrey

(4) YA Secrets of the Universe series. The five volumes in this series clearly explain complex subjects in well-organized texts. Simple experiments reinforce the explanations, but because the lists of materials and procedures are embedded in the text, readers can't easily isolate them. Illustrations aren't always accurate in details. Each volume appends a time line that includes nonscientific items for context, and short biographies of appropriate scientists. Bib., glos., ind. [Review covers these Secrets of the Universe titles: Liquids and Gases, Matter and energy, Objects in Motion, Relativity and Quantum Mechanics, Waves.]

Reviewer: Frieda F. Bostian

(4) YA Secrets of the Universe series. The five volumes in this series clearly explain complex subjects in well-organized texts. Simple experiments reinforce the explanations, but because the lists of materials and procedures are embedded in the text, readers can't easily isolate them. Illustrations aren't always accurate in details. Each volume appends a time line that includes nonscientific items for context, and short biographies of appropriate scientists. Bib., glos., ind. [Review covers these Secrets of the Universe titles: Liquids and Gases, Matter and energy, Objects in Motion, Relativity and Quantum Mechanics, Waves.]

Reviewer: Frieda F. Bostian

(4) YA Secrets of the Universe series. The five volumes in this series clearly explain complex subjects in well-organized texts. Simple experiments reinforce the explanations, but because the lists of materials and procedures are embedded in the text, readers can't easily isolate them. Illustrations aren't always accurate in details. Each volume appends a time line that includes nonscientific items for context, and short biographies of appropriate scientists. Bib., glos., ind. [Review covers these Secrets of the Universe titles: Liquids and Gases, Matter and energy, Objects in Motion, Relativity and Quantum Mechanics, Waves.]

Reviewer: Frieda F. Bostian

(4) YA Secrets of the Universe series. The five volumes in this series clearly explain complex subjects in well-organized texts. Simple experiments reinforce the explanations, but because the lists of materials and procedures are embedded in the text, readers can't easily isolate them. Illustrations aren't always accurate in details. Each volume appends a time line that includes nonscientific items for context, and short biographies of appropriate scientists. Bib., glos., ind. [Review covers these Secrets of the Universe titles: Liquids and Gases, Matter and energy, Objects in Motion, Relativity and Quantum Mechanics, Waves.]

Reviewer: Frieda F. Bostian

(4) YA Secrets of the Universe series. The five volumes in this series clearly explain complex subjects in well-organized texts. Simple experiments reinforce the explanations, but because the lists of materials and procedures are embedded in the text, readers can't easily isolate them. Illustrations aren't always accurate in details. Each volume appends a time line that includes nonscientific items for context, and short biographies of appropriate scientists. Bib., glos., ind. [Review covers these Secrets of the Universe titles: Liquids and Gases, Matter and energy, Objects in Motion, Relativity and Quantum Mechanics, Waves.]

Reviewer: Frieda F. Bostian

(3) 4-6 AnimalWays series. Using a clear organizational structure and smooth transitions, these in-depth books offer taxonomic classifications (including species lists and distinctions), body structures, feeding habits, life cycles, and conservation issues. A flexible focus allows each volume to center on the species' most remarkable features. Maps, diagrams, and attractive color photos illustrate the books. Bib., glos., ind.

Reviewer: Anita L. Burkam

(4) K-3 Webs of Life series. The plants and animals that provide sustenance for one another in four different habitats are described in seamless narratives that make these volumes attractive to browsers but difficult for researchers. Color photographs with simple captions provide lots of visual interest, but a table of contents and better indexes would enable children to find specific information. Bib., ind.

Reviewer: Melinda Greenblatt