SERIES MADE SIMPLE

Creepy Backyard Invaders Disgusting Food Invaders Gross Body Invaders Icky House Invaders

by Ruth OWEN
978-1-61772-125-0.
COPY ISBN
Gr 3—5—Never have the wonders of electron microscopy been more thrillingly displayed. From the back end of a flea burrowing into a human toe to a full-page, luridly red-lit, head-on view of a bedbug, these knife-sharp, all-too-explicit photos are riveting. The texts don't trail far behind in appeal either, offering a rousing commentary on the life cycles and feeding habits of houseflies, head lice, hookworms, molds, bacteria, stinging nettles, and other beastly neighbors beneath headers such as, "Attack of the Plant-Sucking Aphids" and "A Peanut Butter and Rat Hair Sandwich." For added value, each volume includes a boilerplate explanation of how microphotography is done.
In this high-interest, low-level series entry, vibrant photos do most of the work to introduce children to undersea animals. The one-hundred-word text, while intentionally spare, could have provided more narrative continuity; it's all a little random from spread to spread. However, the youngest readers are likely to enjoy identifying undersea life in this colorful and accessible early reader. Glos., ind.
Reviewed by John Peters , Apr 01, 2011

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