(3) K-3 When I Grow Up series. Illustrated by Silvia Baroncelli. In a cheerful series of career books aimed at younger readers, each begins with a child imagining what he or she will do as a grownup. Overall, the series' cast is eclectic in gender and race, and there's welcome diversity in the occupations represented. The job descriptions are clear, and the cartoony illustrations are appealing. A hands-on craft activity is included. Glos. Review covers these When I Grow Up titles: When I Grow Up I'll Be a Carpenter, When I Grow Up I'll Be a Librarian, When I Grow Up I'll Be a Police Officer, When I Grow Up I'll Be a Teacher, When I Grow Up I'll Be a Truck Driver, When I Grow Up I'll Be an Engineer.

Reviewer: Cyrisse Jaffee

(3) K-3 When I Grow Up series. Illustrated by Silvia Baroncelli. In a cheerful series of career books aimed at younger readers, each begins with a child imagining what he or she will do as a grownup. Overall, the series' cast is eclectic in gender and race, and there's welcome diversity in the occupations represented. The job descriptions are clear, and the cartoony illustrations are appealing. A hands-on craft activity is included. Glos. Review covers these When I Grow Up titles: When I Grow Up I'll Be a Carpenter, When I Grow Up I'll Be a Librarian, When I Grow Up I'll Be a Police Officer, When I Grow Up I'll Be a Teacher, When I Grow Up I'll Be a Truck Driver, When I Grow Up I'll Be an Engineer.

Reviewer: Cyrisse Jaffee

(3) K-3 When I Grow Up series. Illustrated by Silvia Baroncelli. In a cheerful series of career books aimed at younger readers, each begins with a child imagining what he or she will do as a grownup. Overall, the series' cast is eclectic in gender and race, and there's welcome diversity in the occupations represented. The job descriptions are clear, and the cartoony illustrations are appealing. A hands-on craft activity is included. Glos. Review covers these When I Grow Up titles: When I Grow Up I'll Be a Carpenter, When I Grow Up I'll Be a Librarian, When I Grow Up I'll Be a Police Officer, When I Grow Up I'll Be a Teacher, When I Grow Up I'll Be a Truck Driver, When I Grow Up I'll Be an Engineer.

Reviewer: Cyrisse Jaffee

(3) K-3 When I Grow Up series. Illustrated by Silvia Baroncelli. In a cheerful series of career books aimed at younger readers, each begins with a child imagining what he or she will do as a grownup. Overall, the series' cast is eclectic in gender and race, and there's welcome diversity in the occupations represented. The job descriptions are clear, and the cartoony illustrations are appealing. A hands-on craft activity is included. Glos. Review covers these When I Grow Up titles: When I Grow Up I'll Be a Carpenter, When I Grow Up I'll Be a Librarian, When I Grow Up I'll Be a Police Officer, When I Grow Up I'll Be a Teacher, When I Grow Up I'll Be a Truck Driver, When I Grow Up I'll Be an Engineer.

Reviewer: Cyrisse Jaffee

(3) K-3 When I Grow Up series. Illustrated by Silvia Baroncelli. In a cheerful series of career books aimed at younger readers, each begins with a child imagining what he or she will do as a grownup. Overall, the series' cast is eclectic in gender and race, and there's welcome diversity in the occupations represented. The job descriptions are clear, and the cartoony illustrations are appealing. A hands-on craft activity is included. Glos. Review covers these When I Grow Up titles: When I Grow Up I'll Be a Carpenter, When I Grow Up I'll Be a Librarian, When I Grow Up I'll Be a Police Officer, When I Grow Up I'll Be a Teacher, When I Grow Up I'll Be a Truck Driver, When I Grow Up I'll Be an Engineer.

Reviewer: Cyrisse Jaffee

(3) K-3 When I Grow Up series. Illustrated by Silvia Baroncelli. In a cheerful series of career books aimed at younger readers, each begins with a child imagining what he or she will do as a grownup. Overall, the series' cast is eclectic in gender and race, and there's welcome diversity in the occupations represented. The job descriptions are clear, and the cartoony illustrations are appealing. A hands-on craft activity is included. Glos. Review covers these When I Grow Up titles: When I Grow Up I'll Be a Carpenter, When I Grow Up I'll Be a Librarian, When I Grow Up I'll Be a Police Officer, When I Grow Up I'll Be a Teacher, When I Grow Up I'll Be a Truck Driver, When I Grow Up I'll Be an Engineer.

Reviewer: Cyrisse Jaffee

(3) K-3 See Them Grow series. Each substantive text explains, step-by-step, how the titular animal develops from the time of fertilization to adulthood. Close-up photographs of embryos and developing young are especially illuminating. Turtle incorporates subject-specific vocabulary (scutes, yolk sac, etc.) with particular clarity, and both accessible books introduce the convention of image labeling. Additional facts about each animal are appended. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers these See Them Grow titles: Turtle and Frog.

Reviewer: Rebecca Fox

(3) K-3 See Them Grow series. Each substantive text explains, step-by-step and with important vocabulary defined, how the titular animal develops from the time of fertilization to adulthood. Though the process of fertilization in Chicken is abbreviated, illuminating close-up labeled photographs of animal embryos and developing young make both of these books informative, highly accessible reads overall. Additional facts about each animal are appended. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers these See Them Grow titles: Chicken and Dog.

Reviewer: Rebecca Fox

(3) K-3 See Them Grow series. Each substantive text explains, step-by-step and with important vocabulary defined, how the titular animal develops from the time of fertilization to adulthood. Though the process of fertilization in Chicken is abbreviated, illuminating close-up labeled photographs of animal embryos and developing young make both of these books informative, highly accessible reads overall. Additional facts about each animal are appended. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers these See Them Grow titles: Chicken and Dog.

Reviewer: Rebecca Fox

(3) K-3 See Them Grow series. These substantive texts explain, step-by-step, how the titular insects develop from the time of fertilization (primarily from the time they hatch) to adulthood. Butterfly is the standard metamorphosis-focused fare; Dragonfly has more unusual facts, especially concerning mating rituals. Both are clear and accessible, with illuminating close-up photographs, labeled images, and defined terms. Additional facts about each insect are appended. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers these See Them Grow titles: Butterfly and Dragonfly.

Reviewer: Rebecca Fox

(3) K-3 See Them Grow series. These substantive texts explain, step-by-step, how the titular insects develop from the time of fertilization (primarily from the time they hatch) to adulthood. Butterfly is the standard metamorphosis-focused fare; Dragonfly has more unusual facts, especially concerning mating rituals. Both are clear and accessible, with illuminating close-up photographs, labeled images, and defined terms. Additional facts about each insect are appended. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers these See Them Grow titles: Butterfly and Dragonfly.

Reviewer: Rebecca Fox

(3) K-3 See Them Grow series. Each substantive text explains, step-by-step, how the titular animal develops from the time of fertilization to adulthood. Close-up photographs of embryos and developing young are especially illuminating. Turtle incorporates subject-specific vocabulary (scutes, yolk sac, etc.) with particular clarity, and both accessible books introduce the convention of image labeling. Additional facts about each animal are appended. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers these See Them Grow titles: Turtle and Frog.

Reviewer: Rebecca Fox

(3) K-3 See It Grow series. Each book asks: "How did it get that way?" A very simple text then focuses on the botanical science of its subject as it grows from a seed into its various stages, each illustrated by bright, clearly labeled photographs. Kids with green thumbs will enjoy learning about these common items in their yards or on their plates. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers these See It Grow titles: Cranberry, Coconut, [cf2f]Pumpkin, [cf]Oak Tree, Sunflower, and Apple.

Reviewer: Katrina Hedeen

(3) K-3 See It Grow series. Each book asks: "How did it get that way?" A very simple text then focuses on the botanical science of its subject as it grows from a seed into its various stages, each illustrated by bright, clearly labeled photographs. Kids with green thumbs will enjoy learning about these common items in their yards or on their plates. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers these See It Grow titles: Cranberry, Coconut, [cf2f]Pumpkin, [cf]Oak Tree, Sunflower, and Apple.

Reviewer: Katrina Hedeen

(3) K-3 See It Grow series. Each book asks: "How did it get that way?" A very simple text then focuses on the botanical science of its subject as it grows from a seed into its various stages, each illustrated by bright, clearly labeled photographs. Kids with green thumbs will enjoy learning about these common items in their yards or on their plates. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers these See It Grow titles: Cranberry, Coconut, [cf2f]Pumpkin, [cf]Oak Tree, Sunflower, and Apple.

Reviewer: Katrina Hedeen

(3) K-3 See It Grow series. Each book asks: "How did it get that way?" A very simple text then focuses on the botanical science of its subject as it grows from a seed into its various stages, each illustrated by bright, clearly labeled photographs. Kids with green thumbs will enjoy learning about these common items in their yards or on their plates. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers these See It Grow titles: Cranberry, Coconut, [cf2f]Pumpkin, [cf]Oak Tree, Sunflower, and Apple.

Reviewer: Katrina Hedeen

(3) K-3 See It Grow series. Each book asks: "How did it get that way?" A very simple text then focuses on the botanical science of its subject as it grows from a seed into its various stages, each illustrated by bright, clearly labeled photographs. Kids with green thumbs will enjoy learning about these common items in their yards or on their plates. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers these See It Grow titles: Cranberry, Coconut, [cf2f]Pumpkin, [cf]Oak Tree, Sunflower, and Apple.

Reviewer: Katrina Hedeen

(3) K-3 When I Grow Up series. Illustrated by Silvia Baroncelli. A cheerful series of career books aimed at younger readers, each begins with a child imagining what he or she will do as a grownup. Overall, the series' cast is eclectic in gender and race, and there's welcome diversity in the occupations represented. The job descriptions are clear, and the cartoony illustrations are appealing. A hands-on craft activity is included. Glos. Review covers the following When I Grow Up titles: When I Grow Up I'll Be a Chef, When I Grow Up I'll Be a Doctor, When I Grow Up I'll Be a Firefighter, When I Grow Up I'll Be a Musician, When I Grow Up I'll Be a Paleontologist, and When I Grow Up I'll Be a Veterinarian.

Reviewer: Cyrisse Jaffee

(3) K-3 When I Grow Up series. Illustrated by Silvia Baroncelli. A cheerful series of career books aimed at younger readers, each begins with a child imagining what he or she will do as a grownup. Overall, the series' cast is eclectic in gender and race, and there's welcome diversity in the occupations represented. The job descriptions are clear, and the cartoony illustrations are appealing. A hands-on craft activity is included. Glos. Review covers the following When I Grow Up titles: When I Grow Up I'll Be a Chef, When I Grow Up I'll Be a Doctor, When I Grow Up I'll Be a Firefighter, When I Grow Up I'll Be a Musician, When I Grow Up I'll Be a Paleontologist, and When I Grow Up I'll Be a Veterinarian.

Reviewer: Cyrisse Jaffee

(3) K-3 When I Grow Up series. Illustrated by Silvia Baroncelli. A cheerful series of career books aimed at younger readers, each begins with a child imagining what he or she will do as a grownup. Overall, the series' cast is eclectic in gender and race, and there's welcome diversity in the occupations represented. The job descriptions are clear, and the cartoony illustrations are appealing. A hands-on craft activity is included. Glos. Review covers the following When I Grow Up titles: When I Grow Up I'll Be a Chef, When I Grow Up I'll Be a Doctor, When I Grow Up I'll Be a Firefighter, When I Grow Up I'll Be a Musician, When I Grow Up I'll Be a Paleontologist, and When I Grow Up I'll Be a Veterinarian.

Reviewer: Cyrisse Jaffee