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Examining Bridge Collapses
These will be good additions where STEM topics need reinforcement and for collections that don't already own "Disaster Science" (Cherry Lake), which covers the same material.
Carrots Like Peas: And Other Fun Facts
While the lack of photos may be off-putting to some, this title is a nice choice for younger readers.
Pink Is For Blobfish: Discovering the World's Perfectly Pink Animals
A popular addition for larger collections or those in need of materials on nontypical animals.
Enormous Ears and Soft Brown Hair (Moose)
Solid options, especially for educators teaching index use.
Descriptions of the habitat and physical appearance of an unnamed baby mammal and a question--"Who does this little baby belong to?"--begin these books about moose, orangutans, and giant pandas. Straightforward text explains family, diet, and growth, while large, close-up photos (all clearly labeled but some with odd graphics added) lend immediacy. "Fact file" and habitat map appended. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers the following Whose Little Baby Are You? titles: Enormous Eats and Soft Brown Hair, Tiny Fingers and Fuzzy Orange Hair, and Tiny Paws and Big Black Eyes.
The World's Biggest Amphibians
Young readers will find both the topic and treatment inviting as they are encouraged to interact with the text through questions and extensions.
American Beavers
These attractive volumes pack a lot of material into a compact package that will be useful in a variety of ways for young readers and adults working with them.
A Cat's View of the World
Solid contenders.
These books introduce the popular domestic animals in first-person narratives that cover behavior, physical features, and interactions with people. There's some inherent anthropomorphizing going on, but this pet's-eye-view premise is what will attract dog and horse lovers to the otherwise standard overviews. Photos nicely illustrate the text; highlighted words are helpfully defined on their spread. Common Core questions are appended. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers these First Facts: Pet Perspectives titles: A Dog's View of the World and A Horse's View of the World.
Meet a Baby Elephant
Readers may find these offerings confusing.
Each book begins with the birth of an African animal and then describes its growth and development, behaviors, diet, and physical characteristics. The writing is often choppy, size comparisons can be odd (e.g., 2.5 ounces "is about as much as fourteen nickels"), and important facts are omitted. The stock baby animal photos on brightly colored backgrounds will draw readers in, though. There are three other fall 2015 books in this series. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Lightning Bolt Books: Baby African Animals titles: Meet a Baby Elephant, Meet a Baby Giraffe, Meet a Baby Lemur, Meet a Baby Zebra, and Meet a Baby Chimpanzee.
Bonobos
Great introductions to pro-social behavior for young animal lovers.
Large format, clear photographs, open pages, and unchallenging sentences recommend these books for young animal enthusiasts. Though the facts about each animal aren't extensively explored, readers get a sense of their caring and supportive behavior within their family groupings; the appeal of the subject matter speaks for itself. There are three other spring 2015 books in this series. Glos., ind. Review covers these Animal Friends titles: Bonobos, Bottlenose Dolphins, and Elephants.
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