Reviews
Snug as a Bug
A step up in complexity from Bullfrog’s “Insect World” series, this set presents basic animal information built around the features of each creature’s habitat. The mole cricket’s burrow, for example, expands to discussion of its physical characteristics,… View →
Series Made Simple
Readers will be eager to spot colors after finishing these volumes. Parents and teachers are encouraged to introduce terms by using the covers and the picture glossaries, important nonfiction elements that are well designed in this set. The clean layout contains clearly identified photos View →
Series Made Simple
Readers will be eager to spot colors after finishing these volumes. Parents and teachers are encouraged to introduce terms by using the covers and the picture glossaries, important nonfiction elements that are well designed in this set. The clean layout contains clearly identified photos View →
Treed
A tree habitat is the common element to this otherwise diverse range of animals. Like other Bearport series reviewed in this article, this set’s writing and visual materials are effectively designed to meet the learning abilities of early elementary readers. Sentence length,… View →
Special Ops II
Each title begins with an attention-grabbing critical situation. For example, Navy SEAL opens with the mission to find Osama bin Laden. Subsequent chapters, all very short, explain the special teams’ duties, history, qualifications, and training. The… View →
The Deep End
There’s just enough information in these titles to satisfy the curiosity of young readers, while carefully controlled vocabulary, sentence structure, and page layout keep everything at an accessible level. Covering a single species within a larger group allows the authors to… View →
Series Made Simple
Readers will be eager to spot colors after finishing these volumes. Parents and teachers are encouraged to introduce terms by using the covers and the picture glossaries, important nonfiction elements that are well designed in this set. The clean layout contains clearly identified photos View →
African Wild Dogs
“Meet Some Pups” suggests the opening chapter title. Hey, you don’t have to ask twice! The Wild Canine Pups series is just the thing for readers who like their exotic-animal books with a high snuggle rating. This entry introduces the wild canines that migrate across the grassy plains of… View →
African Wild Dogs
“Meet Some Pups” suggests the opening chapter title. Hey, you don’t have to ask twice! The Wild Canine Pups series is just the thing for readers who like their exotic-animal books with a high snuggle rating. This entry introduces the wild canines that migrate across the grassy plains of… View →
Books about colors tend to be, you know, colorful, but this book is really colorful. Double-page spreads are simply awash in rich shades of orange, depicting such naturally found plants and animals as carrots, birds, tigers, lilies, and much more. With each example, Rustad asks why the… View →
Water Babies
This series about baby animals that live in or near the sea will be a welcome addition to any library. Each book introduces a different sea baby and talks about their early life. Illustrations compare adults of the species to human adults or, in the case of the seahorses, to common… View →
Water Babies
This series about baby animals that live in or near the sea will be a welcome addition to any library. Each book introduces a different sea baby and talks about their early life. Illustrations compare adults of the species to human adults or, in the case of the seahorses, to common… View →