(3) 4-6 Welcome to the Museum series. Illustrated by Chris Wormell. This oversize volume begins with explanations of classification and the age of the dinosaurs, then presents an imagined museum tour through six "galleries," each featuring a clade or group. Wormell's digital engravings capture textures beautifully--including the scales, skins, and feathers of dinosaurs and the lush foliage of their habitats--and are accompanied by detailed field guide–like notes on each feature or species. Ind.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford

(3) 4-6 Welcome to the Museum series. Illustrated by Katie Scott. Grouping plants according to where they appear on the evolutionary tree of plant life, this worthy companion to Animalium identifies common traits of groups such as grasses, orchids, and aquatic plants. Science-based text offers Latin names and details of pictured specimens' heights, characteristics, and habitats; rich, digitally colored pen-and-ink illustrations give this beautifully designed, oversize book an authentic field-journal feel. Websites. Ind.

Reviewer: Bridget McCaffrey