(4) K-3 Zoom In on Backyard Animals series. This basic introduction to the common backyard bird offers cursory facts about appearance, habitat, food, and life cycle. Simple, choppy text for emergent readers is adequately reflected in the accompanying photos. The appended "Quick Stats" section offers oddly conceived size comparisons: "a cardinal is not quite as long as a basketball." Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Katrina Hedeen

(4) K-3 Zoom In on Backyard Animals series. These basic introductions to backyard critters offer cursory facts about appearance, habitat, food, and life cycle. Simple, choppy texts for emergent readers are adequately reflected in the accompanying photos. The appended "Quick Stats" section offers oddly conceived size comparisons (e.g., "the largest grasshopper is longer than a baseball"). Glos., ind. Review covers these Zoom In on Backyard Animals titles: Bees, Earthworms, and Grasshoppers.

Reviewer: Katrina Hedeen

(4) K-3 Zoom In on Sharks series. These basic introductions to shark species offer cursory facts about appearance, habitat, food, and life cycle. Simple, choppy texts for emergent readers are adequately reflected in the accompanying photos. Each book's appendix includes comparisons of the species' average weight, length, or height to some hard-to-grasp items (e.g., at 5,000 pounds, "a great white shark is heavier than four soda vending machines"). Glos., ind. Review covers these Zoom In on Sharks titles: Great White Sharks, Hammerhead Sharks, Mako Sharks, Sand Sharks, Tiger Sharks, and Whale Sharks.

Reviewer: Katrina Hedeen

(4) K-3 Zoom In on Sharks series. These basic introductions to shark species offer cursory facts about appearance, habitat, food, and life cycle. Simple, choppy texts for emergent readers are adequately reflected in the accompanying photos. Each book's appendix includes comparisons of the species' average weight, length, or height to some hard-to-grasp items (e.g., at 5,000 pounds, "a great white shark is heavier than four soda vending machines"). Glos., ind. Review covers these Zoom In on Sharks titles: Great White Sharks, Hammerhead Sharks, Mako Sharks, Sand Sharks, Tiger Sharks, and Whale Sharks.

Reviewer: Katrina Hedeen

(4) K-3 Zoom In on Sharks series. These basic introductions to shark species offer cursory facts about appearance, habitat, food, and life cycle. Simple, choppy texts for emergent readers are adequately reflected in the accompanying photos. Each book's appendix includes comparisons of the species' average weight, length, or height to some hard-to-grasp items (e.g., at 5,000 pounds, "a great white shark is heavier than four soda vending machines"). Glos., ind. Review covers these Zoom In on Sharks titles: Great White Sharks, Hammerhead Sharks, Mako Sharks, Sand Sharks, Tiger Sharks, and Whale Sharks.

Reviewer: Katrina Hedeen

(4) K-3 Zoom In on Sharks series. These basic introductions to shark species offer cursory facts about appearance, habitat, food, and life cycle. Simple, choppy texts for emergent readers are adequately reflected in the accompanying photos. Each book's appendix includes comparisons of the species' average weight, length, or height to some hard-to-grasp items (e.g., at 5,000 pounds, "a great white shark is heavier than four soda vending machines"). Glos., ind. Review covers these Zoom In on Sharks titles: Great White Sharks, Hammerhead Sharks, Mako Sharks, Sand Sharks, Tiger Sharks, and Whale Sharks.

Reviewer: Katrina Hedeen

(4) K-3 Zoom In on Sharks series. These basic introductions to shark species offer cursory facts about appearance, habitat, food, and life cycle. Simple, choppy texts for emergent readers are adequately reflected in the accompanying photos. Each book's appendix includes comparisons of the species' average weight, length, or height to some hard-to-grasp items (e.g., at 5,000 pounds, "a great white shark is heavier than four soda vending machines"). Glos., ind. Review covers these Zoom In on Sharks titles: Great White Sharks, Hammerhead Sharks, Mako Sharks, Sand Sharks, Tiger Sharks, and Whale Sharks.

Reviewer: Katrina Hedeen

(4) K-3 Zoom In on Sharks series. These basic introductions to shark species offer cursory facts about appearance, habitat, food, and life cycle. Simple, choppy texts for emergent readers are adequately reflected in the accompanying photos. Each book's appendix includes comparisons of the species' average weight, length, or height to some hard-to-grasp items (e.g., at 5,000 pounds, "a great white shark is heavier than four soda vending machines"). Glos., ind. Review covers these Zoom In on Sharks titles: Great White Sharks, Hammerhead Sharks, Mako Sharks, Sand Sharks, Tiger Sharks, and Whale Sharks.

Reviewer: Katrina Hedeen

(4) K-3 Zoom In on Technology Pioneers series. These early-reader biographies give the most general facts about each figure's early life, career accomplishments, and legacy. Choppy texts are adequately illustrated with archival and stock photos on cleanly designed pages. Among the modern-day (male) tech entrepreneurs profiled, the volumes on nineteenth-century chemist and physicist Curie and early-twentieth-century nuclear physicist Wu feel pro forma; contemporary female technology pioneers are out there. Timeline. Glos., ind. Review covers these Zoom In on Technology Pioneers titles: Bill Gates, Chien-Shiung Wu, Jeff Bezos, Jerry Yang, Marie Curie, Steve Jobs.

Reviewer: Katrina Hedeen

(4) K-3 Zoom In on Technology Pioneers series. These early-reader biographies give the most general facts about each figure's early life, career accomplishments, and legacy. Choppy texts are adequately illustrated with archival and stock photos on cleanly designed pages. Among the modern-day (male) tech entrepreneurs profiled, the volumes on nineteenth-century chemist and physicist Curie and early-twentieth-century nuclear physicist Wu feel pro forma; contemporary female technology pioneers are out there. Timeline. Glos., ind. Review covers these Zoom In on Technology Pioneers titles: Bill Gates, Chien-Shiung Wu, Jeff Bezos, Jerry Yang, Marie Curie, Steve Jobs.

Reviewer: Katrina Hedeen

(4) K-3 Zoom In on Technology Pioneers series. These early-reader biographies give the most general facts about each figure's early life, career accomplishments, and legacy. Choppy texts are adequately illustrated with archival and stock photos on cleanly designed pages. Among the modern-day (male) tech entrepreneurs profiled, the volumes on nineteenth-century chemist and physicist Curie and early-twentieth-century nuclear physicist Wu feel pro forma; contemporary female technology pioneers are out there. Timeline. Glos., ind. Review covers these Zoom In on Technology Pioneers titles: Bill Gates, Chien-Shiung Wu, Jeff Bezos, Jerry Yang, Marie Curie, Steve Jobs.

Reviewer: Katrina Hedeen

(4) K-3 Zoom In on Technology Pioneers series. These early-reader biographies give the most general facts about each figure's early life, career accomplishments, and legacy. Choppy texts are adequately illustrated with archival and stock photos on cleanly designed pages. Among the modern-day (male) tech entrepreneurs profiled, the volumes on nineteenth-century chemist and physicist Curie and early-twentieth-century nuclear physicist Wu feel pro forma; contemporary female technology pioneers are out there. Timeline. Glos., ind. Review covers these Zoom In on Technology Pioneers titles: Bill Gates, Chien-Shiung Wu, Jeff Bezos, Jerry Yang, Marie Curie, Steve Jobs.

Reviewer: Katrina Hedeen

(4) K-3 Zoom In on Technology Pioneers series. These early-reader biographies give the most general facts about each figure's early life, career accomplishments, and legacy. Choppy texts are adequately illustrated with archival and stock photos on cleanly designed pages. Among the modern-day (male) tech entrepreneurs profiled, the volumes on nineteenth-century chemist and physicist Curie and early-twentieth-century nuclear physicist Wu feel pro forma; contemporary female technology pioneers are out there. Timeline. Glos., ind. Review covers these Zoom In on Technology Pioneers titles: Bill Gates, Chien-Shiung Wu, Jeff Bezos, Jerry Yang, Marie Curie, Steve Jobs.

Reviewer: Katrina Hedeen

(4) K-3 Zoom In on Technology Pioneers series. These early-reader biographies give the most general facts about each figure's early life, career accomplishments, and legacy. Choppy texts are adequately illustrated with archival and stock photos on cleanly designed pages. Among the modern-day (male) tech entrepreneurs profiled, the volumes on nineteenth-century chemist and physicist Curie and early-twentieth-century nuclear physicist Wu feel pro forma; contemporary female technology pioneers are out there. Timeline. Glos., ind. Review covers these Zoom In on Technology Pioneers titles: Bill Gates, Chien-Shiung Wu, Jeff Bezos, Jerry Yang, Marie Curie, Steve Jobs.

Reviewer: Katrina Hedeen

(4) K-3 Zoom In on First Ladies series. These starter biographies have fact-driven texts illustrated with uncaptioned photos (or historical art in Washington). The choppy writing is easy to read, but the volumes provide little in the way of substantive background about these First Ladies. Appended lists of quick stats and key dates may be helpful when writing reports. Glos., ind. Review covers these Zoom In on First Ladies titles: Eleanor Roosevelt, Jacqueline Kennedy, Laura Bush, Martha Washington, Michelle Obama, and Nancy Reagan.

Reviewer: Christina Dorr

(4) K-3 Zoom In on First Ladies series. These starter biographies have fact-driven texts illustrated with uncaptioned photos (or historical art in Washington). The choppy writing is easy to read, but the volumes provide little in the way of substantive background about these First Ladies. Appended lists of quick stats and key dates may be helpful when writing reports. Glos., ind. Review covers these Zoom In on First Ladies titles: Eleanor Roosevelt, Jacqueline Kennedy, Laura Bush, Martha Washington, Michelle Obama, and Nancy Reagan.

Reviewer: Christina Dorr