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Chameleons
Bare-bones material paired with strong visual appeal makes this set an excellent choice for beginners; older readers will want more content.
Allosaurus
Smooth prose and strongly organized text and illustrations make this a better-than-average choice for the dinosaur shelves.
The series describes common and less-familiar dinosaurs through a focus on prominent fossil finds, explaining how the evidence can be used to determine the behaviors, feeding habits, competitors, and environments of each species; paleontologists are also profiled. Tiny photos, illustrations of varying quality, and odd layouts detract somewhat from the presentations. There are seven other fall 2015 books in this series. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers these Exploring Dinosaurs titles: Apatosoaurus, Compsognathus, Maiasaura, Oviraptor, and Velociraptor.
Cranes
The consistent, if unexciting, structure makes this series a good fit for beginning readers hoping to digest introductory data, but they will need to look elsewhere for more engaging treatments of these highly interesting animals.
Fatal Faults: The Story of the Challenger Explosion
Gr 5 Up—A highly attractive design featuring crisp photos, colored text boxes and sidebars, and clearly labeled chapters and subsections sets this series apart...
Bucky and Stu vs. the Mikanikal Man
An appealing choice for young superhero fans not quite ready for Marvel and DC.
Fury
Fury will appeal to fans of the series and teens who like thriller stories.—Ellen Frank, Flushing High School Library, Queens, NY
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