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Aircraft Carriers
Gr 2–4—These tantalizing but skimpy titles describe the functions of selected war machines in jargon-free text ("A gunner can shoot at enemies from the top part of a Humvee...
AH-64D Apache Longbow
Gr 4–8—Using clipped sentences that are nonetheless detail heavy, these portraits of currently active U...
The Case of the Ad That Subtracts and Other True Math Mysteries for You to Solve
Gr 3–5—Each volume presents clues related to 12 "mysteries," with solutions and explanations on the following page...
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...
Bedbug-Sniffing Beagles and Other Scent Hounds
K-Gr 1—Though formatted for emergent readers—with very simple sentences in large type placed opposite full-page color photos of animals at work—this set offers information that will likely be new even to adults...
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...
Top 10 Big Cats
Gr 2–4—With lurid cover photos of gaping or beady-eyed predators, these melodramatic browsing items introduce 10 fear-inducing animals using an arbitrary countdown structure...
Planets
Gr 3–5—Unexceptional in informational content but handsomely laid out and well endowed with special features, this introduction to the solar system and space exploration merits a spot in deeper, high-demand collections...
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