(3) 4-6 Animal Kingdom series. Beginning with background information on these two classes of animals, the books then provide discussion on behavior and life cycle and move on to brief looks at specific orders within each class. Illustrated with attractive photos, the books also include an explanation of the classification system and a limited reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers these Animal Kingdom titles: Repitles and Amphibians.

Reviewer: Barbara Barstow

(4) K-3 Illustrated by Bill Slavin. When a bear invades the narrator's summer camp, he scorns the usual pastimes in favor of some increasingly unruly activities. The punch line, "He POOPED on my bed!" will surely elicit laughs (or groans). Despite a couple of awkward places, the rhyming text moves at a good pace, and the textured surface of the energetic artwork gives the bear a suitably furry look.

Reviewer: Martha Sibert

(3) PS Illustrated by Martine Gourbault. When a boy goes to the bay to look for frogs, he sees a blue heron, a hummingbird, a turtle, and many other animals. Although somehow he misses the grinning frogs that follow him all around (young listeners will have fun spotting them), he still recognizes he is having a lucky wildlife-spotting day. The gentle rhyming text is accompanied by soft, occasionally silly, pencil crayon illustrations.

Reviewer: Patricia Riley