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Statts, Leo
60 Reviews
(4)
K-3
Zoom In on Sharks series.
These basic introductions to shark species offer cursory facts about appearance, habitat, food, and life cycle. Simple, choppy texts for emergent readers are adequately reflected in the accompanying photos. Each book's appendix includes comparisons of the species' average weight, length, or height to some hard-to-grasp items (e.g., at 5,000 pounds, "a great white shark is heavier than four soda vending machines"). Glos., ind. Review covers these Zoom In on Sharks titles: Great White Sharks, Hammerhead Sharks, Mako Sharks, Sand Sharks, Tiger Sharks, and Whale Sharks.
Reviewer: Katrina Hedeen
(4)
K-3
Zoom In on Sharks series.
These basic introductions to shark species offer cursory facts about appearance, habitat, food, and life cycle. Simple, choppy texts for emergent readers are adequately reflected in the accompanying photos. Each book's appendix includes comparisons of the species' average weight, length, or height to some hard-to-grasp items (e.g., at 5,000 pounds, "a great white shark is heavier than four soda vending machines"). Glos., ind. Review covers these Zoom In on Sharks titles: Great White Sharks, Hammerhead Sharks, Mako Sharks, Sand Sharks, Tiger Sharks, and Whale Sharks.
Reviewer: Katrina Hedeen
(4)
K-3
Zoom In on Sharks series.
These basic introductions to shark species offer cursory facts about appearance, habitat, food, and life cycle. Simple, choppy texts for emergent readers are adequately reflected in the accompanying photos. Each book's appendix includes comparisons of the species' average weight, length, or height to some hard-to-grasp items (e.g., at 5,000 pounds, "a great white shark is heavier than four soda vending machines"). Glos., ind. Review covers these Zoom In on Sharks titles: Great White Sharks, Hammerhead Sharks, Mako Sharks, Sand Sharks, Tiger Sharks, and Whale Sharks.
Reviewer: Katrina Hedeen
(4)
K-3
Zoom In on Sharks series.
These basic introductions to shark species offer cursory facts about appearance, habitat, food, and life cycle. Simple, choppy texts for emergent readers are adequately reflected in the accompanying photos. Each book's appendix includes comparisons of the species' average weight, length, or height to some hard-to-grasp items (e.g., at 5,000 pounds, "a great white shark is heavier than four soda vending machines"). Glos., ind. Review covers these Zoom In on Sharks titles: Great White Sharks, Hammerhead Sharks, Mako Sharks, Sand Sharks, Tiger Sharks, and Whale Sharks.
Reviewer: Katrina Hedeen
(4)
K-3
Zoom In on Sharks series.
These basic introductions to shark species offer cursory facts about appearance, habitat, food, and life cycle. Simple, choppy texts for emergent readers are adequately reflected in the accompanying photos. Each book's appendix includes comparisons of the species' average weight, length, or height to some hard-to-grasp items (e.g., at 5,000 pounds, "a great white shark is heavier than four soda vending machines"). Glos., ind. Review covers these Zoom In on Sharks titles: Great White Sharks, Hammerhead Sharks, Mako Sharks, Sand Sharks, Tiger Sharks, and Whale Sharks.
Reviewer: Katrina Hedeen
(4)
K-3
Zoom In on Sharks series.
These basic introductions to shark species offer cursory facts about appearance, habitat, food, and life cycle. Simple, choppy texts for emergent readers are adequately reflected in the accompanying photos. Each book's appendix includes comparisons of the species' average weight, length, or height to some hard-to-grasp items (e.g., at 5,000 pounds, "a great white shark is heavier than four soda vending machines"). Glos., ind. Review covers these Zoom In on Sharks titles: Great White Sharks, Hammerhead Sharks, Mako Sharks, Sand Sharks, Tiger Sharks, and Whale Sharks.
Reviewer: Katrina Hedeen
(4)
K-3
Zoom In on Backyard Animals series.
These basic introductions to common backyard mammals offer cursory facts about appearance, habitat, food, and life cycle. Simple, choppy texts for emergent readers are adequately reflected in the accompanying photos. The appended "Quick Stats" section offers oddly conceived and/or hard-to-grasp size comparisons (e.g., regarding the largest deer species: "a moose weighs less than a soda vending machine"). Glos., ind. Review covers these Zoom In on Backyard Animals titles: Deer and Squirrels[crf1].
Reviewer: Katrina Hedeen
(4)
K-3
Zoom In on Backyard Animals series.
These basic introductions to backyard critters offer cursory facts about appearance, habitat, food, and life cycle. Simple, choppy texts for emergent readers are adequately reflected in the accompanying photos. The appended "Quick Stats" section offers oddly conceived size comparisons (e.g., "the largest grasshopper is longer than a baseball"). Glos., ind. Review covers these Zoom In on Backyard Animals titles: Bees, Earthworms, and Grasshoppers.
Reviewer: Katrina Hedeen
(4)
K-3
Zoom In on Backyard Animals series.
These basic introductions to backyard critters offer cursory facts about appearance, habitat, food, and life cycle. Simple, choppy texts for emergent readers are adequately reflected in the accompanying photos. The appended "Quick Stats" section offers oddly conceived size comparisons (e.g., "the largest grasshopper is longer than a baseball"). Glos., ind. Review covers these Zoom In on Backyard Animals titles: Bees, Earthworms, and Grasshoppers.
Reviewer: Katrina Hedeen
(4)
K-3
Zoom In on Backyard Animals series.
These basic introductions to common backyard mammals offer cursory facts about appearance, habitat, food, and life cycle. Simple, choppy texts for emergent readers are adequately reflected in the accompanying photos. The appended "Quick Stats" section offers oddly conceived and/or hard-to-grasp size comparisons (e.g., regarding the largest deer species: "a moose weighs less than a soda vending machine"). Glos., ind. Review covers these Zoom In on Backyard Animals titles: Deer and Squirrels[crf1].
Reviewer: Katrina Hedeen
(4)
K-3
Zoom In on Backyard Animals series.
This basic introduction to the common backyard bird offers cursory facts about appearance, habitat, food, and life cycle. Simple, choppy text for emergent readers is adequately reflected in the accompanying photos. The appended "Quick Stats" section offers oddly conceived size comparisons: "a cardinal is not quite as long as a basketball." Glos., ind.
Reviewer: Katrina Hedeen
(4)
K-3
Zoom In on Backyard Animals series.
These basic introductions to backyard critters offer cursory facts about appearance, habitat, food, and life cycle. Simple, choppy texts for emergent readers are adequately reflected in the accompanying photos. The appended "Quick Stats" section offers oddly conceived size comparisons (e.g., "the largest grasshopper is longer than a baseball"). Glos., ind. Review covers these Zoom In on Backyard Animals titles: Bees, Earthworms, and Grasshoppers.
Reviewer: Katrina Hedeen
(4)
K-3
Zoom In on Ocean Animals series.
These basic introductions to marine invertebrates offer cursory facts about appearance, habitat, food, and life cycle. Simple if choppy texts for emergent readers are adequately reflected in the accompanying photos. The appended "Quick Stats" sections offer oddly conceived size comparisons (e.g., "a starfish is shorter than a basketball"). Glos., ind. Review covers these Zoom In on Ocean Animals titles: Octopuses and Starfish.
Reviewer: Katrina Hedeen
(4)
K-3
Zoom In on Ocean Animals series.
These basic introductions offer cursory facts about appearance, habitat, food, and life cycle. Simple if choppy texts for emergent readers are adequately reflected in the accompanying photos. The appended "Quick Stats" sections offer oddly conceived size comparisons (e.g., "a big-bellied seahorse is longer than a basketball"), some with confusing visuals. Glos., ind. Review covers these Zoom In on Ocean Animals titles: Clown Fish and Seahorses.
Reviewer: Katrina Hedeen
(4)
K-3
Zoom In on Ocean Animals series.
These basic introductions to marine invertebrates offer cursory facts about appearance, habitat, food, and life cycle. Simple if choppy texts for emergent readers are adequately reflected in the accompanying photos. The appended "Quick Stats" sections offer oddly conceived size comparisons (e.g., "a starfish is shorter than a basketball"). Glos., ind. Review covers these Zoom In on Ocean Animals titles: Octopuses and Starfish.
Reviewer: Katrina Hedeen
(4)
K-3
Zoom In on Ocean Animals series.
These basic introductions to dolphins and orcas offer cursory facts about appearance, habitat, food, and life cycle. Simple if choppy texts for emergent readers are adequately reflected in the accompanying photos. The appended "Quick Stats" sections offer oddly conceived size comparisons (e.g., "a Maui's dolphin is longer than an acoustic guitar"), some with confusing visuals. Glos., ind. Review covers these Zoom In on Ocean Animals titles: Dolphins and Killer Whales.
Reviewer: Katrina Hedeen
(4)
K-3
Zoom In on Ocean Animals series.
These basic introductions to dolphins and orcas offer cursory facts about appearance, habitat, food, and life cycle. Simple if choppy texts for emergent readers are adequately reflected in the accompanying photos. The appended "Quick Stats" sections offer oddly conceived size comparisons (e.g., "a Maui's dolphin is longer than an acoustic guitar"), some with confusing visuals. Glos., ind. Review covers these Zoom In on Ocean Animals titles: Dolphins and Killer Whales.
Reviewer: Katrina Hedeen
(4)
K-3
Zoom In on Ocean Animals series.
These basic introductions offer cursory facts about appearance, habitat, food, and life cycle. Simple if choppy texts for emergent readers are adequately reflected in the accompanying photos. The appended "Quick Stats" sections offer oddly conceived size comparisons (e.g., "a big-bellied seahorse is longer than a basketball"), some with confusing visuals. Glos., ind. Review covers these Zoom In on Ocean Animals titles: Clown Fish and Seahorses.
Reviewer: Katrina Hedeen
(4)
K-3
Zoom In on Farm Animals series.
With clear language, appealing photographs, and clean design, this cursory series introduces emerging readers to livestock. Each sturdy volume contains sections with broad but serviceable headings: "Body," "Food," "Farm Life," and "Names." An appendix includes comparisons of average weight and height, some of which are rather vague (e.g., "a chicken is heavier than a textbook"). Glos., ind. Review covers these Zoom In on Farm Animals titles: Chickens, Cows, Goats, Pigs, Sheep, and Turkeys.
Reviewer: Dorrie Karlin
(4)
K-3
Zoom In on Polar Animals series.
This basic introduction to penguins offers cursory facts about appearance, habitat, food, and life cycle. A simple (if choppy) text for emergent readers is adequately reflected in the accompanying photos. The appended "Quick Stats" section offers a couple random height comparisons (e.g., at twelve inches, "a little blue penguin is taller than a basketball"). Glos., ind.
Reviewer: Katrina Hedeen
60 reviews
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