(4) K-3 Kaleidoscope series. Very basic anatomy, function, and a few common disorders (e.g., ear infections, constipation) are described in straightforward, simple language. Use of the second person involves readers, and each spread includes a full-page photo or diagram. A few diagrams in Ears and Eyes are either not fully labeled or not placed next to the corresponding text. Directory, reading list. Glos., ind. [Review covers these Kaleidoscope titles: Digestion, The Ears, The Eyes, and Teeth.]

Reviewer: Gail Hedges

(4) K-3 Kaleidoscope series. Very basic anatomy, function, and a few common disorders (e.g., ear infections, constipation) are described in straightforward, simple language. Use of the second person involves readers, and each spread includes a full-page photo or diagram. A few diagrams in Ears and Eyes are either not fully labeled or not placed next to the corresponding text. Directory, reading list. Glos., ind. [Review covers these Kaleidoscope titles: Digestion, The Ears, The Eyes, and Teeth.]

Reviewer: Gail Hedges

(4) K-3 Kaleidoscope series. Very basic anatomy, function, and a few common disorders (e.g., ear infections, constipation) are described in straightforward, simple language. Use of the second person involves readers, and each spread includes a full-page photo or diagram. A few diagrams in Ears and Eyes are either not fully labeled or not placed next to the corresponding text. Directory, reading list. Glos., ind. [Review covers these Kaleidoscope titles: Digestion, The Ears, The Eyes, and Teeth.]

Reviewer: Gail Hedges

(4) K-3 Kaleidoscope series. Very basic anatomy, function, and a few common disorders (e.g., ear infections, constipation) are described in straightforward, simple language. Use of the second person involves readers, and each spread includes a full-page photo or diagram. A few diagrams in Ears and Eyes are either not fully labeled or not placed next to the corresponding text. Directory, reading list. Glos., ind. [Review covers these Kaleidoscope titles: Digestion, The Ears, The Eyes, and Teeth.]

Reviewer: Gail Hedges

(4) K-3 Kaleidoscope series. Designed for primary-grade readers, the volumes in this series offer brief, sanitized accounts of milestones in American history. The books are amply illustrated with maps, (colorized) period engravings, posters, paintings, and photographs. Each includes a timeline and a short list of books and websites. Ind.

Reviewer: Pamela McCuen

(4) K-3 Kaleidoscope series. Designed for primary-grade readers, the volumes in this series offer brief, sanitized accounts of milestones in American history. The books are amply illustrated with maps, (colorized) period engravings, posters, paintings, and photographs. Each includes a timeline and a short list of books and websites. Ind.

Reviewer: Pamela McCuen

(4) K-3 Kaleidoscope series. Designed for primary-grade readers, the volumes in this series offer brief, sanitized accounts of milestones in American history. The books are amply illustrated with maps, (colorized) period engravings, posters, paintings, and photographs. Each includes a timeline and a short list of books and websites. Ind.

Reviewer: Pamela McCuen

(4) K-3 Kaleidoscope series. Designed for primary-grade readers, the volumes in this series offer brief, sanitized accounts of milestones in American history. The books are amply illustrated with maps, (colorized) period engravings, posters, paintings, and photographs. Each includes a timeline and a short list of books and websites. Ind.

Reviewer: Pamela McCuen

(4) K-3 Kaleidoscope series. Short sentences in short sections accurately summarize the main episodes in these accounts of colonial events. Plentiful illustrations, mostly reproduced from the time periods, are well documented and well captioned. Brief time lines are included, and though these books add nothing new, they serve as basic introductions. Bib., ind. [Review covers these Kaleidoscope titles: The Boston Tea Party, The Lost Colony of Roanoke, The Salem Witch Trials, The Winter at Valley Forge.]

Reviewer: Frieda F. Bostian

(4) K-3 Kaleidoscope series. With textbook-style prose, this book chronicles the United States involvement in the Spanish-American War, from the destruction of the Maine to the battles of Manila Bay and the Rough Riders famed charge up San Juan Hill. Abundant white space, period photographs, boxed inserts, and maps help to break up the text. Bib., ind.

Reviewer: Frieda F. Bostian

(4) K-3 Kaleidoscope series. With textbook-style prose, this book chronicles the United States involvement in the Spanish-American War, from the destruction of the Maine to the battles of Manila Bay and the Rough Riders famed charge up San Juan Hill. Abundant white space, period photographs, boxed inserts, and maps help to break up the text. Bib., ind.

Reviewer: Frieda F. Bostian

(4) K-3 Kaleidoscope series. With textbook-style prose, this book chronicles the United States involvement in the Spanish-American War, from the destruction of the Maine to the battles of Manila Bay and the Rough Riders famed charge up San Juan Hill. Abundant white space, period photographs, boxed inserts, and maps help to break up the text. Bib., ind.

Reviewer: Frieda F. Bostian

(4) 4-6 Kaleidoscope series. A few minor errors in text or illustration mar these books, which are otherwise solid, well-written introductions to the topics. The books contain photographs, illustrations, and diagrams that are clear, captioned, and pertinent to the text. Topics covered include where comets come from, "a planet in disguise" (Pluto), and the life spans of stars. Bib., glos., ind.

Reviewer: Harry Clement Stubbs

(4) 4-6 Kaleidoscope series. These conventional presentations of earth science topics for younger readers convey basic factual information about rocks, water cycles, and mineral properties, though they occasionally veer into oversimplifications of more complex concepts. Stock color photographs provide helpful examples well matched to the texts, while several diagrams are confusing. Bib., glos., ind.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford

(3) 4-6 Kaleidoscope series. This basic information about fossils for young readers focuses mainly on the familiar--dinosaurs, insects in amber, petrified wood, human ancestors--to explain fossil formation and their uses in estimating the relative ages of rock layers. A section on the work of paleontologists is particularly informative. Color photographs and diagrams have captions with important, detailed information. Bib., glos., ind.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford

(4) 4-6 Kaleidoscope series. These conventional presentations of earth science topics for younger readers convey basic factual information about rocks, water cycles, and mineral properties, though they occasionally veer into oversimplifications of more complex concepts. Stock color photographs provide helpful examples well matched to the texts, while several diagrams are confusing. Bib., glos., ind.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford

(4) 4-6 Kaleidoscope series. These conventional presentations of earth science topics for younger readers convey basic factual information about rocks, water cycles, and mineral properties, though they occasionally veer into oversimplifications of more complex concepts. Stock color photographs provide helpful examples well matched to the texts, while several diagrams are confusing. Bib., glos., ind.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford

(4) 4-6 Kaleidoscope series. A few minor errors in text or illustration mar these books, which are otherwise solid, well-written introductions to the topics. The books contain photographs, illustrations, and diagrams that are clear, captioned, and pertinent to the text. Topics covered include where comets come from, "a planet in disguise" (Pluto), and the life spans of stars. Bib., glos., ind.

Reviewer: Harry Clement Stubbs

(4) 4-6 Kaleidoscope series. A few minor errors in text or illustration mar these books, which are otherwise solid, well-written introductions to the topics. The books contain photographs, illustrations, and diagrams that are clear, captioned, and pertinent to the text. Topics covered include where comets come from, "a planet in disguise" (Pluto), and the life spans of stars. Bib., glos., ind.

Reviewer: Harry Clement Stubbs

(3) 4-6 Kaleidoscope series. Gallant provides a clearly written description of the several space stations that have been built and used in the recent past and of the international one now under construction. Problems of design, assembly, and use are all covered, as well as the sort of research performed in the past and planned for the future. The color photos are appropriate and informative. Bib., glos., ind.

Reviewer: Harry Clement Stubbs