(4) K-3 Photographs by Bob Warick. From logging and millwork to carpentry and silviculture, this alphabet book provides an overview of the jobs and issues of modern forestry. There's a lot of solid information, but it can be difficult to navigate; awkward, sometimes forced alliteration introduces each letter ("Bush work bogs down in breakup"). Many eye-catching photographs complement the text. "Fast Forestry Facts" are appended.

Reviewer: Tamara DePasquale

(4) K-3 Illustrated by Dean Griffiths. When Loon Lake holds a fishing derby, entrepreneurial Wally starts selling worms. But things quickly get out of hand as floods of fishermen descend and hordes of other worm sellers dig up gardens townside. Alliteration sometimes threatens to overwhelm the tale, but the busy watercolor illustrations bustle with a colorful cast of animal characters.

Reviewer: Emma Loy-Santelli