(3) K-3 Illustrated by Christyan Fox. Photographs by Howard Allman & Tim Flach. Heavily illustrated with both silhouetted color photos and cheery cartoon illustrations, these books offer basic advice to new pet owners, including choosing a puppy or hamster, bringing it home and settling in, feeding, cleaning, playing, and keeping it healthy. Especially in Dogs, the advice can be quite general, so more specific guidance will be needed, but these books will get youngsters started. Ind.

Reviewer: Emma Loy-Santelli

(4) 4-6 Photographs by Howard Allman. In an overly crowded layout, directions for creating ten kinds of puppets include materials, measurements, hints, step-by-step illustrations, and photographs of finished puppets. Projects range from easy sock puppets to complex marionettes. Directions for making two puppet theaters, hints for polished performances, templates for some components, and addresses of two puppetry organizations are included.

Reviewer: The Horn Book, Inc.