The Horn Book Guide

SCIENCE

Hartley, Karen , Macro, Chris , Taylor, Philip

Termite

32 pp. | Heinemann | February, 1999 | Library ISBN 1-57572-800-1 $$19.92

(4) K-3 Bug Books series. Each of these basic books uses simple sentences to introduce the physical characteristics, habitat, predators, life cycle, and diet of its subject. A "Thinking About" section at the end poses questions for discussion, but the answers aren't always discernible from the text. Large, uncaptioned color photographs illustrate the facts presented, though labels would have been helpful at times. A "Bug Map" identifies basic body parts. Bib., glos., ind.

Reviewer: Emma Loy-Santelli