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K-3Zoom In on Farm Animals series.
With clear language, appealing photographs, and clean design, this cursory series introduces emerging readers to livestock. Each sturdy volume contains sections with broad but serviceable headings: "Body," "Food," "Farm Life," and "Names." An appendix includes comparisons of average weight and height, some of which are rather vague (e.g., "a chicken is heavier than a textbook"). Glos., ind. Review covers these Zoom In on Farm Animals titles: Chickens, Cows, Goats, Pigs, Sheep, and Turkeys.