(4) K-3 SandCastle: Baby Animals series. These straightforward beginning science books are formulaic but achieve their purpose, covering the young mammals' habitats, behaviors, diets, and behaviors. Concise sentences convey information clearly and uncondescendingly, and vocabulary words are bolded. Full-page photographs illustrate the concept on the opposite page, though many of the images are similar. A fact page at the end introduces several new concepts; a quiz reviews information. Glos. Review covers the following SandCastle: Baby Animals titles: Baby Goats and Baby Gorillas.

Reviewer: Miriam Steinberg-Egeth

(4) K-3 SandCastle: Baby Animals series. These straightforward beginning science books are formulaic but achieve their purpose, covering the young mammals' habitats, behaviors, diets, and behaviors. Concise sentences convey information clearly and uncondescendingly, and vocabulary words are bolded. Full-page photographs illustrate the concept on the opposite page, though many of the images are similar. A fact page at the end introduces several new concepts; a quiz reviews information. Glos. Review covers the following SandCastle: Baby Animals titles: Baby Goats and Baby Gorillas.

Reviewer: Miriam Steinberg-Egeth

(4) K-3 SandCastle: Baby Animals series. This straightforward beginning science book is formulaic but achieves its purpose, covering young eagles' habitat, diet, appearance, and behaviors. Concise sentences convey information clearly and uncondescendingly, and vocabulary words are bolded. Full-page photographs illustrate the concept on the opposite page, though many of the images are similar. A fact page at the end introduces several new concepts; a quiz reviews information. Glos.

Reviewer: Miriam Steinberg-Egeth

(4) K-3 SandCastle: Baby Animals series. This straightforward beginning science book is formulaic but achieves its purpose, covering young alligators' habitat, diet, appearance, and behaviors. Concise sentences convey information clearly and uncondescendingly, and vocabulary words are bolded. Full-page photographs illustrate the concept on the opposite page, though many of the images are similar. A fact page at the end introduces several new concepts; a quiz reviews information. Glos.

Reviewer: Miriam Steinberg-Egeth

(4) K-3 SandCastle: Baby Australian Animals series. A clean, inviting design frames the text in this early reader series about Australian baby animals. Group names, special habits and features, diets, and predators are covered (though some explanations are confusing or otherwise unsatisfying). Occasional sidebars support the texts and/or the (mostly) clear photographs. "Vital Statistics" and "Fun Facts" pages are useful for making comparisons among the animals. Glos. Review covers these SandCastle: Baby Australian Animals titles: It's a Baby Kangaroo!, It's a Baby Australian Fur Seal!, It's a Baby Flying Fox!, It's a Baby Spiny Anteater!, and It's a Baby Tasmanian Devil!

Reviewer: Sethany Rancier Alongi

(4) K-3 SandCastle: Baby Australian Animals series. A clean, inviting design frames the text in this early reader series about Australian baby animals. Group names, special habits and features, diets, and predators are covered (though some explanations are confusing or otherwise unsatisfying). Occasional sidebars support the texts and/or the (mostly) clear photographs. "Vital Statistics" and "Fun Facts" pages are useful for making comparisons among the animals. Glos. Review covers these SandCastle: Baby Australian Animals titles: It's a Baby Kangaroo!, It's a Baby Australian Fur Seal!, It's a Baby Flying Fox!, It's a Baby Spiny Anteater!, and It's a Baby Tasmanian Devil!

Reviewer: Sethany Rancier Alongi

(4) K-3 SandCastle: Baby Australian Animals series. A clean, inviting design frames the text in this early reader series about Australian baby animals. Group names, special habits and features, diets, and predators are covered (though some explanations are confusing or otherwise unsatisfying). Occasional sidebars support the texts and/or the (mostly) clear photographs. "Vital Statistics" and "Fun Facts" pages are useful for making comparisons among the animals. Glos. Review covers these SandCastle: Baby Australian Animals titles: It's a Baby Kangaroo!, It's a Baby Australian Fur Seal!, It's a Baby Flying Fox!, It's a Baby Spiny Anteater!, and It's a Baby Tasmanian Devil!

Reviewer: Sethany Rancier Alongi

(4) K-3 SandCastle: Baby Australian Animals series. A clean, inviting design frames the text in this early reader series about Australian baby animals. Group names, special habits and features, diets, and predators are covered (though some explanations are confusing or otherwise unsatisfying). Occasional sidebars support the texts and/or the (mostly) clear photographs. "Vital Statistics" and "Fun Facts" pages are useful for making comparisons among the animals. Glos. Review covers these SandCastle: Baby Australian Animals titles: It's a Baby Kangaroo!, It's a Baby Australian Fur Seal!, It's a Baby Flying Fox!, It's a Baby Spiny Anteater!, and It's a Baby Tasmanian Devil!

Reviewer: Sethany Rancier Alongi

(4) K-3 SandCastle: Baby Australian Animals series. A clean, inviting design frames the text in this early reader series about Australian baby animals. Group names, special habits and features, diets, and predators are covered (though some explanations are confusing or otherwise unsatisfying). Occasional sidebars support the texts and/or the (mostly) clear photographs. "Vital Statistics" and "Fun Facts" pages are useful for making comparisons among the animals. Glos. Review covers these SandCastle: Baby Australian Animals titles: It's a Baby Kangaroo!, It's a Baby Australian Fur Seal!, It's a Baby Flying Fox!, It's a Baby Spiny Anteater!, and It's a Baby Tasmanian Devil!

Reviewer: Sethany Rancier Alongi

(4) K-3 SandCastle: Baby African Animals series. A clean, inviting design frames the text in this early reader series. Group names, special habits, diet, and predators are covered, though some explanations are unsatisfying and at times the facts seem too loosely strung together. Occasional sidebars support the text and/or the clear photographs. "Vital Statistics" and "Fun Facts" are useful for making comparisons among the animals. Glos. Review covers these SandCastle: Baby African Animals titles: It's a Baby Baboon!, It's a Baby Hippopotamus!, and It's a Baby Lion!

Reviewer: Sethany Rancier Alongi

(4) K-3 SandCastle: Baby African Animals series. A clean, inviting design frames the text in this early reader series. Group names, special habits, diet, and predators are covered, though some explanations are unsatisfying and at times the facts seem too loosely strung together. Occasional sidebars support the text and/or the clear photographs. "Vital Statistics" and "Fun Facts" are useful for making comparisons among the animals. Glos. Review covers these SandCastle: Baby African Animals titles: It's a Baby Baboon!, It's a Baby Hippopotamus!, and It's a Baby Lion!

Reviewer: Sethany Rancier Alongi

(4) K-3 SandCastle: Baby African Animals series. A clean, inviting design frames the text in this early reader series. Group names, special habits, diet, and predators are covered, though some explanations are unsatisfying and at times the facts seem too loosely strung together. Occasional sidebars support the text and/or the clear photographs. "Vital Statistics" and "Fun Facts" are useful for making comparisons among the animals. Glos. Review covers these SandCastle: Baby African Animals titles: It's a Baby Baboon!, It's a Baby Hippopotamus!, and It's a Baby Lion!

Reviewer: Sethany Rancier Alongi