(4) K-3 Animals and Their Babies series. Ten double-page spreads provide a basic overview of an owlet's growth from egg through its first year. Simple text, which briefly touches on owls' diet, flight, hunting behavior, and nocturnal nature, is age-appropriate and engaging, if occasionally oversimplified. Huge--in many cases nearly life-size--high-quality photos clearly chronicle the owlets' maturation. The concluding visual word bank isn't particularly elucidating. Ind.

Reviewer: Katie Bircher

(4) K-3 Animals and Their Babies series. Each title provides a basic overview of the featured animal baby's growth from gestation through its first year. The simple texts are age-appropriate and engaging, but occasionally oversimplified to the point of imprecision (and neatly skip over the actual birthing process). Huge--in many cases nearly life-size--high-quality photos clearly chronicle the babies' maturation. Concluding visual word banks aren't particularly elucidating. Ind. Review covers these Animals and Their Babies titles: Cats and Kittens, Dogs and Puppies, and Horses and Foals.

Reviewer: Katie Bircher

(4) K-3 Animals and Their Babies series. Each title provides a basic overview of the featured animal baby's growth from gestation through its first year. The simple texts are age-appropriate and engaging, but occasionally oversimplified to the point of imprecision (and neatly skip over the actual birthing process). Huge--in many cases nearly life-size--high-quality photos clearly chronicle the babies' maturation. Concluding visual word banks aren't particularly elucidating. Ind. Review covers these Animals and Their Babies titles: Cats and Kittens, Dogs and Puppies, and Horses and Foals.

Reviewer: Katie Bircher

(4) K-3 Animals and Their Babies series. Each title provides a basic overview of the featured animal baby's growth from gestation through its first year. The simple texts are age-appropriate and engaging, but occasionally oversimplified to the point of imprecision (and neatly skip over the actual birthing process). Huge--in many cases nearly life-size--high-quality photos clearly chronicle the babies' maturation. Concluding visual word banks aren't particularly elucidating. Ind. Review covers these Animals and Their Babies titles: Cats and Kittens, Dogs and Puppies, and Horses and Foals.

Reviewer: Katie Bircher

(4) K-3 My Country series. These generic tours of the title countries feature captioned stock photos and simple prose. In each, a young narrator walks readers through brief sections on location, landscape, weather, family life, demographics, food, schools, customs, and landmarks. The basic information is well organized; the bright layouts will engage readers. Britain is less detailed than other volumes in the series. "Fast Facts" are appended. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these My Country titles: France, Ukraine, and Great Britain.

Reviewer: Kristy Pasquariello