The Horn Book Guide

SCIENCE

Coldiron, Deborah

Sharks

32 pp. | ABDO | September, 2008 | Library ISBN 978-1-60453-138-1 $24.21

(4) K-3 Buddy Books: Underwater World series. Sharks gives standard information about the subject. Sunfish is more engaging because it focuses on a lesser-known and quite unusual creature. In both volumes, facts about anatomy, habitat, predators, and the like are presented with a focus on school report topics. The bright photographs are eye-catching, though some are small. Glos., ind. Review covers these Buddy Books: Underwater World titles: Ocean Sunfish and Sharks.

Reviewer: Miriam Lang Budin