(3) K-3 Amazing Machines series. This large-format series featuring plentiful white space introduces young readers to heavy construction vehicles. Large-font text along with colorful, full-page photographs provide basic details about each machine's purpose and operational system. Inquisitive and mechanically minded children will be drawn to a final blueprint spread labeling important parts of that specific machine. An integrated glossary defines a few technical terms. Reading list, websites. Ind. Review covers these Amazing Machines titles: Backhoes, Bulldozers, Concrete Mixers, Cranes, Dump Trucks, and Excavators.

Reviewer: Luther B. Clegg

(3) K-3 Amazing Machines series. This large-format series featuring plentiful white space introduces young readers to heavy construction vehicles. Large-font text along with colorful, full-page photographs provide basic details about each machine's purpose and operational system. Inquisitive and mechanically minded children will be drawn to a final blueprint spread labeling important parts of that specific machine. An integrated glossary defines a few technical terms. Reading list, websites. Ind. Review covers these Amazing Machines titles: Backhoes, Bulldozers, Concrete Mixers, Cranes, Dump Trucks, and Excavators.

Reviewer: Luther B. Clegg

(3) K-3 Amazing Machines series. This large-format series featuring plentiful white space introduces young readers to heavy construction vehicles. Large-font text along with colorful, full-page photographs provide basic details about each machine's purpose and operational system. Inquisitive and mechanically minded children will be drawn to a final blueprint spread labeling important parts of that specific machine. An integrated glossary defines a few technical terms. Reading list, websites. Ind. Review covers these Amazing Machines titles: Backhoes, Bulldozers, Concrete Mixers, Cranes, Dump Trucks, and Excavators.

Reviewer: Luther B. Clegg

(3) K-3 Amazing Machines series. This large-format series featuring plentiful white space introduces young readers to heavy construction vehicles. Large-font text along with colorful, full-page photographs provide basic details about each machine's purpose and operational system. Inquisitive and mechanically minded children will be drawn to a final blueprint spread labeling important parts of that specific machine. An integrated glossary defines a few technical terms. Reading list, websites. Ind. Review covers these Amazing Machines titles: Backhoes, Bulldozers, Concrete Mixers, Cranes, Dump Trucks, and Excavators.

Reviewer: Luther B. Clegg

(3) K-3 Amazing Machines series. This large-format series featuring plentiful white space introduces young readers to heavy construction vehicles. Large-font text along with colorful, full-page photographs provide basic details about each machine's purpose and operational system. Inquisitive and mechanically minded children will be drawn to a final blueprint spread labeling important parts of that specific machine. An integrated glossary defines a few technical terms. Reading list, websites. Ind. Review covers these Amazing Machines titles: Backhoes, Bulldozers, Concrete Mixers, Cranes, Dump Trucks, and Excavators.

Reviewer: Luther B. Clegg

(3) K-3 Amazing Machines series. This large-format series featuring plentiful white space introduces young readers to heavy construction vehicles. Large-font text along with colorful, full-page photographs provide basic details about each machine's purpose and operational system. Inquisitive and mechanically minded children will be drawn to a final blueprint spread labeling important parts of that specific machine. An integrated glossary defines a few technical terms. Reading list, websites. Ind. Review covers these Amazing Machines titles: Backhoes, Bulldozers, Concrete Mixers, Cranes, Dump Trucks, and Excavators.

Reviewer: Luther B. Clegg

(3) K-3 Seedlings: Planets series. Beginner facts about the planets in our solar system are bookended with a greeting ("Hello, Mars!") and farewell ("Goodbye, Earth!"). The simple sentences are accompanied by images that include familiar photographs of the various planets as well as artistic renditions that effectively convey atmospheric conditions and landscapes. Also available in Spanish. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Seedlings: Planets titles: Earth, Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, Uranus, Venus, Neptune, and Saturn.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford

(3) K-3 Seedlings: Planets series. Beginner facts about the planets in our solar system are bookended with a greeting ("Hello, Mars!") and farewell ("Goodbye, Earth!"). The simple sentences are accompanied by images that include familiar photographs of the various planets as well as artistic renditions that effectively convey atmospheric conditions and landscapes. Also available in Spanish. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Seedlings: Planets titles: Earth, Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, Uranus, Venus, Neptune, and Saturn.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford

(3) K-3 Seedlings: Planets series. Beginner facts about the planets in our solar system are bookended with a greeting ("Hello, Mars!") and farewell ("Goodbye, Earth!"). The simple sentences are accompanied by images that include familiar photographs of the various planets as well as artistic renditions that effectively convey atmospheric conditions and landscapes. Also available in Spanish. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Seedlings: Planets titles: Earth, Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, Uranus, Venus, Neptune, and Saturn.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford

(3) K-3 Fetch! series. These clean-looking volumes wisely focus on photos, with large, clear, and adorable images of the given breed on each spread. Friendly text (dachshunds "look like hot dogs") introduces readers to each breed's characteristics, personality, and care, and gives famous examples from movies and television (Frank in Men in Black, Gidget in Taco Bell commercials). These are age-appropriate overviews for current and future pet owners. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Fetch! titles: Boxers, Chihuahuas, Dachshunds, and Pugs.

Reviewer: Rachel L. Smith

(3) K-3 Fetch! series. These clean-looking volumes wisely focus on photos, with large, clear, and adorable images of the given breed on each spread. Friendly text (dachshunds "look like hot dogs") introduces readers to each breed's characteristics, personality, and care, and gives famous examples from movies and television (Frank in Men in Black, Gidget in Taco Bell commercials). These are age-appropriate overviews for current and future pet owners. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Fetch! titles: Boxers, Chihuahuas, Dachshunds, and Pugs.

Reviewer: Rachel L. Smith

(3) K-3 Fetch! series. These clean-looking volumes wisely focus on photos, with large, clear, and adorable images of the given breed on each spread. Friendly text (dachshunds "look like hot dogs") introduces readers to each breed's characteristics, personality, and care, and gives famous examples from movies and television (Frank in Men in Black, Gidget in Taco Bell commercials). These are age-appropriate overviews for current and future pet owners. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Fetch! titles: Boxers, Chihuahuas, Dachshunds, and Pugs.

Reviewer: Rachel L. Smith

(4) K-3 Amazing Animals series. Vivid photographs providing up-close views of the daily lives and behaviors of peacocks and ostriches are the highlight of these slim volumes. Minimal texts touch on habitat, appearance, diet, and offspring, and each book supplies a folk-story answer to a question about the creature (e.g., "Why are peacocks so colorful? People in Asia told a story about this..."). Also available in Spanish. Reading list, websites. Ind. Review covers these Amazing Animals titles: Peacocks and Ostriches.

Reviewer: The Horn Book, Inc.

(4) K-3 Amazing Animals series. Vivid photographs providing up-close views of the daily lives and habits of rays are the highlight of this slim volume. Minimal text touches on habitat, appearance, food, and offspring, and supplies a folk-story answer to a question about the creature: "Why do rays' fins look like wings? People in India told a story about this..." Also available in Spanish. Reading list, websites. Ind.

Reviewer: The Horn Book, Inc.

(4) K-3 Amazing Animals series. Vivid photographs providing up-close views of the daily lives and habits of the title mammals are the highlight of these slim volumes. Minimal texts touch on habitat, appearance, diet, and offspring, and each supplies a folk-story answer to a question about the creature (e.g., "Why do snow leopards have spotted fur? People in Siberia told a story about this..."). Also available in Spanish. Reading list, websites. Ind. Review covers these Amazing Animals titles: Sloths, Snow Leopards, Armadillos, Foxes, and Manatees.

Reviewer: The Horn Book, Inc.

(4) K-3 Amazing Animals series. Vivid photographs providing up-close views of the daily lives and habits of the title mammals are the highlight of these slim volumes. Minimal texts touch on habitat, appearance, diet, and offspring, and each supplies a folk-story answer to a question about the creature (e.g., "Why do snow leopards have spotted fur? People in Siberia told a story about this..."). Also available in Spanish. Reading list, websites. Ind. Review covers these Amazing Animals titles: Sloths, Snow Leopards, Armadillos, Foxes, and Manatees.

Reviewer: The Horn Book, Inc.

(3) 4-6 Peoples of North America series. Beautifully designed and evenly thorough, this continuing series is not to be missed. In each volume, the Native American tribe's history and culture are captured through arresting photographs and art and an accessible narrative. Sidebars called "Being Shawnee" (and so on) offer even more compelling perspectives on daily life, both today and long ago. Each book includes a traditional tale. Reading list, websites. Bib., glos., ind.

Review covers these Peoples of North America titles: Cheyenne, Comanche, Hopi, Inuit, Seminole, and Shawnee.

Reviewer: The Horn Book, Inc.

(3) 4-6 Peoples of North America series. Beautifully designed and evenly thorough, this continuing series is not to be missed. In each volume, the Native American tribe's history and culture are captured through arresting photographs and art and an accessible narrative. Sidebars called "Being Shawnee" (and so on) offer even more compelling perspectives on daily life, both today and long ago. Each book includes a traditional tale. Reading list, websites. Bib., glos., ind.

Review covers these Peoples of North America titles: Cheyenne, Comanche, Hopi, Inuit, Seminole, and Shawnee.

Reviewer: The Horn Book, Inc.

(3) 4-6 Peoples of North America series. Beautifully designed and evenly thorough, this continuing series is not to be missed. In each volume, the Native American tribe's history and culture are captured through arresting photographs and art and an accessible narrative. Sidebars called "Being Shawnee" (and so on) offer even more compelling perspectives on daily life, both today and long ago. Each book includes a traditional tale. Reading list, websites. Bib., glos., ind.

Review covers these Peoples of North America titles: Cheyenne, Comanche, Hopi, Inuit, Seminole, and Shawnee.

Reviewer: The Horn Book, Inc.

(3) 4-6 Peoples of North America series. Beautifully designed and evenly thorough, this continuing series is not to be missed. In each volume, the Native American tribe's history and culture are captured through arresting photographs and art and an accessible narrative. Sidebars called "Being Shawnee" (and so on) offer even more compelling perspectives on daily life, both today and long ago. Each book includes a traditional tale. Reading list, websites. Bib., glos., ind.

Review covers these Peoples of North America titles: Cheyenne, Comanche, Hopi, Inuit, Seminole, and Shawnee.

Reviewer: The Horn Book, Inc.