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Komodo Dragons
Gr 3–4—Aimed at recent graduates of the publisher's "True Books" series, these titles offer substantial but not intimidating quantities of specific information about the featured creatures' characteristics and life cycles...
Killer Bears
Gr 2–5—Cranking up the adrenaline and fascinating facts with "Snack On This!" and "Chew On That!" text boxes scattered throughout, each of these accessible, brightly designed titles introduces 7 to 13 predators...
Giraffes
Gr 1–2—A cartoon scientist and a canine sidekick that delivers occasional "Hank's Woofs of Wisdom!" asides ("A giraffe's heart weighs about 25 pounds...
Speed, Strength, and Stealth
Gr 2–3—Visually compelling but cursory in content, these volumes cover the ever-popular topic of animal claws, teeth, armor, offensive capabilities, and defensive adaptations...
Apatosaurus
Gr 1–3—Falling well below current standards for dino-profiles, these slapdash productions pair standard-issue descriptive texts with illustrations drawn from various sources and done in a variety of styles...
Gorillas
Gr 2–4—These meaty introductions to our closest animal relatives will give young readers a solid grounding in primates' physical features, social habits, mental capabilities, and lives in their wild habitats...
Steve Jobs
Gr 5–7—Standing out from the rush of postmortem profiles, this biography focuses most intently on the entrepreneur and innovator's earliest influences, from his mechanically gifted adoptive father and the electronics enthusiasts who clustered in "Silicon Valley" to his exposure to Zen Buddhism, calligraphy, and the idea that art and engineering are not mutually exclusive pursuits...
Military Airplanes
Gr 1–2—Though some of the full-page photos of military vehicles in the field are dark, making the pictured machines hard to decipher, the color photos, high-interest topics, and large-type texts bedewed with military-style acronyms—particularly in Trucks—may draw reluctant older readers as well as younger browsers...
Ice Cream Before the Store
Gr 2–3—Readers who think that foods and other goods just magically appear on store shelves may have their eyes opened (but not very wide) by the general explanations in these volumes, most of which promise more than they deliver...
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