The Horn Book Guide

SCIENCE

Pollack, Pam , Pollack, Pam , Belviso, Meg ,

Ponies

48 pp. | Grosset | May, 2003 | Library ISBN 0-448-43230-7 $$13.89 | Paper ISBN 0-448-42524-6 $$3.99

(4) K-3 All Aboard Science Reader series. Illustrated by Lisa Bonforte & Lisa Bonforte. A broad variety of pony basics--breeds, markings, care and feeding, gaits, pony communication--is covered in this straightforward easy reader. Unfortunately, the art is bland and lacking in definition and detail, although some attempt was made to match the text's descriptions. Despite the tendency to skip around among various topics, the book's transitions create a unified narrative.

Reviewer: Anita L. Burkam