(4) K-3 Technical Tales series. Illustrated by Martin Sodomka. A trio of animal friends works together on mechanical projects--through trial, error, and teamwork. Mouse Eli thinks big, bird Phoebe has a mind for machines, and frog Hank is cautious and well connected. The books attempt to teach readers some of the science behind the vehicles, but the facts aren't adequately explained. Detailed illustrations and diagrams are more engaging than the forced stories. Review covers these Technical Tales titles: How to Build a Car, How to Build a Motorcycle, and How to Build a Plane.

Reviewer: Jack Forman

(4) K-3 Jurassic Classics series. Illustrated by Sernur Isik. These entertaining dinosaur-themed biographies serve as loose introductions to literary greats and American presidents. For each book's six figures (e.g., Emily Brontësaurus, George Washingdonyx), two spreads, plus a small attached booklet, provide kinda-sorta facts ("The 13 dinosaur colonies...joined forces under Washingdonyx to defeat the snarling might of Old Pangea"); a third spread gives real, if broad, biographical information. Humorous cartoons enliven the presentations. Review covers these Jurassic Classics titles: The Prehistoric Masters of Literature and The Presidential Masters of Prehistory.

Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz

(4) K-3 Jurassic Classics series. Illustrated by Sernur Isik. These entertaining dinosaur-themed biographies serve as loose introductions to literary greats and American presidents. For each book's six figures (e.g., Emily Brontësaurus, George Washingdonyx), two spreads, plus a small attached booklet, provide kinda-sorta facts ("The 13 dinosaur colonies...joined forces under Washingdonyx to defeat the snarling might of Old Pangea"); a third spread gives real, if broad, biographical information. Humorous cartoons enliven the presentations. Review covers these Jurassic Classics titles: The Prehistoric Masters of Literature and The Presidential Masters of Prehistory.

Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz

(4) K-3 Technical Tales series. Illustrated by Martin Sodomka. A trio of animal friends works together on mechanical projects--through trial, error, and teamwork. Mouse Eli thinks big, bird Phoebe has a mind for machines, and frog Hank is cautious and well connected. The books attempt to teach readers some of the science behind the vehicles, but the facts aren't adequately explained. Detailed illustrations and diagrams are more engaging than the forced stories. Review covers these Technical Tales titles: How to Build a Car, How to Build a Motorcycle, and How to Build a Plane.

Reviewer: Jack Forman

(4) K-3 Technical Tales series. Illustrated by Martin Sodomka. A trio of animal friends works together on mechanical projects--through trial, error, and teamwork. Mouse Eli thinks big, bird Phoebe has a mind for machines, and frog Hank is cautious and well connected. The books attempt to teach readers some of the science behind the vehicles, but the facts aren't adequately explained. Detailed illustrations and diagrams are more engaging than the forced stories. Review covers these Technical Tales titles: How to Build a Car, How to Build a Motorcycle, and How to Build a Plane.

Reviewer: Jack Forman