Series Made Simple
Gr 3—4—Despite the skimpy page counts, these volumes offer useful introductions to the idea of endangered species by introducing either five or six rare animals on every continent...
Gr 2—4—These titles use stories to explain how to create different poetic forms...
Gr 8 Up—These small-print, compact volumes, which assume a solid grasp of basic scientific knowledge, are jam-packed with information...
Gr 5—7—Although Humanity covers human origins and the European slave trade in Africa, the series focus is on the African-American experience in the United States, describing the most important events of the centuries-long struggle for freedom and civil rights...
Gr 5—8— Detailed step-by-step building instructions are not included in Robot; instead, the author offers an overview and the encouragement and inspiration to forge ahead...
Gr 4—6—Fascinating sports and challenges are briefly elucidated in this series...
Gr 2—4—Vivid writing (Land Roamers describes how "The giant millipede Arthropleura was as big as your bed!") lifts these otherwise ordinary surveys a bit above average...
Gr 6—8—At a glance, the striking covers and multitude of visual elements in these books will attract browsers but upon closer inspection serious readers will be frustrated...
Gr 2—4—Expanding on a topic introduced in her Where Do Animals Live? (Crabtree, 2010), Kalman examines various habitats while upping the appeal with frequent references—heavily reflected in the accompanying photos—to the young of resident mammals or, on occasion, birds...
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