(4) K-3 Bumba Books: Construction Zone series. These clearly structured books offer superficial introductions to ever-popular construction vehicles. Clear texts for early readers are interspersed with imagination-sparking critical-thinking questions. Brightly colored backgrounds, eye-catching design elements, and high-resolution stock photos (with impressive variation given the limited subject matter) should hold young readers' attention. A labeled vehicle diagram is included at the end. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers these Bumba Books: Construction Zone titles: Backhoes Dig!, Bulldozers Push!, Concrete Mixers Stir!, Cranes Lift!, Dump Trucks Haul!, and Front Loaders Scoop!.

Reviewer: Dorrie Karlin

(4) K-3 Bumba Books: Construction Zone series. These clearly structured books offer superficial introductions to ever-popular construction vehicles. Clear texts for early readers are interspersed with imagination-sparking critical-thinking questions. Brightly colored backgrounds, eye-catching design elements, and high-resolution stock photos (with impressive variation given the limited subject matter) should hold young readers' attention. A labeled vehicle diagram is included at the end. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers these Bumba Books: Construction Zone titles: Backhoes Dig!, Bulldozers Push!, Concrete Mixers Stir!, Cranes Lift!, Dump Trucks Haul!, and Front Loaders Scoop!.

Reviewer: Dorrie Karlin

(4) K-3 Bumba Books: Construction Zone series. These clearly structured books offer superficial introductions to ever-popular construction vehicles. Clear texts for early readers are interspersed with imagination-sparking critical-thinking questions. Brightly colored backgrounds, eye-catching design elements, and high-resolution stock photos (with impressive variation given the limited subject matter) should hold young readers' attention. A labeled vehicle diagram is included at the end. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers these Bumba Books: Construction Zone titles: Backhoes Dig!, Bulldozers Push!, Concrete Mixers Stir!, Cranes Lift!, Dump Trucks Haul!, and Front Loaders Scoop!.

Reviewer: Dorrie Karlin

(4) K-3 Bumba Books: Construction Zone series. These clearly structured books offer superficial introductions to ever-popular construction vehicles. Clear texts for early readers are interspersed with imagination-sparking critical-thinking questions. Brightly colored backgrounds, eye-catching design elements, and high-resolution stock photos (with impressive variation given the limited subject matter) should hold young readers' attention. A labeled vehicle diagram is included at the end. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers these Bumba Books: Construction Zone titles: Backhoes Dig!, Bulldozers Push!, Concrete Mixers Stir!, Cranes Lift!, Dump Trucks Haul!, and Front Loaders Scoop!.

Reviewer: Dorrie Karlin

(4) K-3 Bumba Books: Construction Zone series. These clearly structured books offer superficial introductions to ever-popular construction vehicles. Clear texts for early readers are interspersed with imagination-sparking critical-thinking questions. Brightly colored backgrounds, eye-catching design elements, and high-resolution stock photos (with impressive variation given the limited subject matter) should hold young readers' attention. A labeled vehicle diagram is included at the end. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers these Bumba Books: Construction Zone titles: Backhoes Dig!, Bulldozers Push!, Concrete Mixers Stir!, Cranes Lift!, Dump Trucks Haul!, and Front Loaders Scoop!.

Reviewer: Dorrie Karlin

(4) K-3 Bumba Books: Construction Zone series. These clearly structured books offer superficial introductions to ever-popular construction vehicles. Clear texts for early readers are interspersed with imagination-sparking critical-thinking questions. Brightly colored backgrounds, eye-catching design elements, and high-resolution stock photos (with impressive variation given the limited subject matter) should hold young readers' attention. A labeled vehicle diagram is included at the end. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers these Bumba Books: Construction Zone titles: Backhoes Dig!, Bulldozers Push!, Concrete Mixers Stir!, Cranes Lift!, Dump Trucks Haul!, and Front Loaders Scoop!.

Reviewer: Dorrie Karlin

(4) K-3 Everyday Earth Science series. Basic descriptions of the developmental phases in the butterfly life cycle, as well as the anatomical differences between moths and butterflies, are organized under four questions about the insect. The accompanying photographs are colorful and detailed, though it is not always clear what species is represented. A suggested activity (attracting butterflies with fruit) may require patience. Reading list. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford

(4) K-3 Everyday Earth Science series. This brief presentation answers four extremely basic questions about deciduous leaves and the changes they experience. The text offers definitions for leaf pigments, chlorophyll, and tree types, along with a simplified explanation of photosynthesis. Visually pleasing leaf photographs accompany the facts, with captions directing readers to focus mainly on their color. Instructions for making leaf prints are included at book's end. Reading list. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford

(4) 4-6 Food Matters series. These accessibly designed titles provide information about different aspects of food, from ethical consideration in production and growing to nutrition and safety. While their focus on Common Core standards encourages worthy skills such as comparing sources or finding textual evidence backing a point, few students will appreciate the built-in assignments (e.g., "write a short essay..."). Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers these Food Matters titles: Eating Ethically, Food Safety Basics, Gluten-Free and Other Special Diets, Nutrition Basics, Eating Organic, Genetically Modified Food, and Processed Foods.

Reviewer: Bridget McCaffrey