(4) K-3 Illustrated by Andrew N. Harris. Tally McNally, a cat, loves to keep score--always in his favor--making tally marks with his sharp claws. When his one-upmanship lands him in a storm drain, he must count on his friends for help. The text uses unremarkable rhymes and meter, but dynamic illustrations offer plenty of visual examples of the math concept. An explanation of tallying is appended.

Reviewer: Rebecca Reed Whidden

(3) K-3 Body Battles series. Illustrated by Andrew N. Harris. Photographs by Dennis Kunkel. Vivid photomicrographs and humorous cartoons accompany lucid explanations of the human body's defenses. The second-person narration ("Don't you just hate to get a stomachache?") engages readers learning about familiar maladies. Texts also include a few simple activities (e.g., using a flashlight and mirror to examine protective nose hairs, gumming a cracker until it tastes sweet). Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Body Battles titles: Your Body Battles a Cold, Your Body Battles a Skinned Knee, and Your Body Battles a Stomachache.

Reviewer: Gail Hedges

(3) K-3 Body Battles series. Illustrated by Andrew N. Harris. Photographs by Dennis Kunkel. Vivid photomicrographs and humorous cartoons accompany lucid explanations of the human body's defenses. The second-person narration ("Don't you just hate to get a stomachache?") engages readers learning about familiar maladies. Texts also include a few simple activities (e.g., using a flashlight and mirror to examine protective nose hairs, gumming a cracker until it tastes sweet). Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Body Battles titles: Your Body Battles a Cold, Your Body Battles a Skinned Knee, and Your Body Battles a Stomachache.

Reviewer: Gail Hedges

(3) K-3 Body Battles series. Illustrated by Andrew N. Harris. Photographs by Dennis Kunkel. Vivid photomicrographs and humorous cartoons accompany lucid explanations of the human body's defenses. The second-person narration ("Don't you just hate to get a stomachache?") engages readers learning about familiar maladies. Texts also include a few simple activities (e.g., using a flashlight and mirror to examine protective nose hairs, gumming a cracker until it tastes sweet). Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Body Battles titles: Your Body Battles a Cold, Your Body Battles a Skinned Knee, and Your Body Battles a Stomachache.

Reviewer: Gail Hedges

(4) K-3 Illustrated by Andrew N. Harris. Based on "This Little Piggy," this rhymed counting book features twenty pigs who come together for a picnic. One by one, the porcine chef, pilot, skydiver, and others arrive and find that the wolf (cleverly hidden in all the pictures) intends to spoil the party. The rhymes tend to falter, but readers will be entertained by this motley piggy crew.

Reviewer: Sheila M. Geraty