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Gr 2—3—Though not particularly helpful for quick identification—"Most butterflies fly during the day," while "Most moths fly at night," is a characteristic distinction—these dual profiles of common creatures should give budding naturalists an increased understanding of how scientists use appearance and behavior to classify sometimes-similar living things, along with introducing important terms like "cephalothorax" and "chrysalis...

K-Gr 4—In this fractured version of two classic tales, reset in the Northern Piney Woods of Maine, Punzel, "with long, long goldie hair," is locked in a tower by a witch to keep her hair from dragging on the dirty ground and getting muck in it...

K-Gr 1—In these easy readers, each spread includes one or two sentences and a clear, attractive photograph that works well with the text...

Gr 2—3—More suited to browsing than to assignment use, these quick surveys prize visual appeal over factual content...

Gr 5—8—In 210 BC, the Black Dragon killed the Emperor and his court in revenge for the Empress destroying a precious piece of jade...

Gr 9 Up—Retaining the place of the series as the premier high school "lit-crit" reference work, this set presents and evaluates 2500 years of the world's most significant literature...

Gr 3—5—Ancient cultures are always more approachable for young readers when viewed from the eyes of children...

Gr 6—8—May's anger is evident in everything she does at home and at school...

Gr 2—4—Inspired by the dramatic rescue of the Lipizzaner stallions from the Spanish Riding School in Vienna during World War II, this fictional story focuses on the 10-year-old daughter of the stable master at the Royal Academy of Dancing Horses in a "graceful old city...