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Creatures Near and Far: Animals | Series Nonfiction
High-quality graphics and nonfiction elements in a series are what makes even popular subjects such as cats and dogs stand out. Read on to get to know your at-home and backyard animals better.
Examining Bridge Collapses
These will be good additions where STEM topics need reinforcement and for collections that don't already own "Disaster Science" (Cherry Lake), which covers the same material.
Pink Is For Blobfish: Discovering the World's Perfectly Pink Animals
A popular addition for larger collections or those in need of materials on nontypical animals.
Carrots Like Peas: And Other Fun Facts
While the lack of photos may be off-putting to some, this title is a nice choice for younger readers.
A Bevy of Pet Choices & More: Animals | Series Nonfiction
Whether kids are wondering what pet to get or eager for information on more exotic options, these titles will satisfy their needs and keep them coming back for more.
Enormous Ears and Soft Brown Hair (Moose)
Solid options, especially for educators teaching index use.
Descriptions of the habitat and physical appearance of an unnamed baby mammal and a question--"Who does this little baby belong to?"--begin these books about moose, orangutans, and giant pandas. Straightforward text explains family, diet, and growth, while large, close-up photos (all clearly labeled but some with odd graphics added) lend immediacy. "Fact file" and habitat map appended. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers the following Whose Little Baby Are You? titles: Enormous Eats and Soft Brown Hair, Tiny Fingers and Fuzzy Orange Hair, and Tiny Paws and Big Black Eyes.
Meet a Baby Elephant
Readers may find these offerings confusing.
Each book begins with the birth of an African animal and then describes its growth and development, behaviors, diet, and physical characteristics. The writing is often choppy, size comparisons can be odd (e.g., 2.5 ounces "is about as much as fourteen nickels"), and important facts are omitted. The stock baby animal photos on brightly colored backgrounds will draw readers in, though. There are three other fall 2015 books in this series. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Lightning Bolt Books: Baby African Animals titles: Meet a Baby Elephant, Meet a Baby Giraffe, Meet a Baby Lemur, Meet a Baby Zebra, and Meet a Baby Chimpanzee.
An Arctic Tundra Food Chain
Purchase these for the wealth of information in the writing.
Illustrated with glossy, artistic photos, each slim volume features a continuous, sequential narrative of a food chain, beginning with a producer (plant) and moving through varied predators. For example, Prairie starts with bluestem grass and progresses through the differential grasshopper, prairie shrew, bull snake, and badger. Whole-page inserts about other species, such as the red-tailed hawk, somewhat interrupt the narrative flow. Bib., glos., ind. Review covers these Odysseys in Nature titles: A Desert Food Chain, A Mountain Food Chain, A Prairie Food Chain, A Rainforest Food Chain, An Arctic Tundra Food Chain, and An Ocean Food Chain.
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