Primary (Gr. 1-3) Canadian (3z...(Bset of 4 books... basic science facts related to... divisions of the animal kingdom. Kalman scales down... information and language to deliver complicated fact... easily understood by younger readers... All 4 books contain a... balance of text and pictures appropriate for this... level... pictures are primarily photos but... a smattering of illustrated work in all 4... photographs are beautiful... up-close images of animals, insects, and plants (readers) might never encounter... the clarity and immediacy of these photos... may alarm some... readers of the book on carnivores. These photos are not for the young squeamish viewer... however, the younger the learner, generally the more accepting of... realities... each book offers both basic information and... new... facts... a matching game (is) included in the carnivore book which is fun... The other books would have benefited from having such interactive challenges. Each 2-page spread presents... bite-sized bits of information -- enough for learning, but not... (overwhelming)... Consistency in design and layout makes it easy for children to progress from one book to the next, to find information on particular animals (Contents and Index), and to look up unknown, emboldened words (Glossary)... (3z <(BU+2013> Resource Links, Feb/08.

Includes index.