The Pebble first guide to rocks and minerals

K-Gr 1-These compact and attractive introductory guides present information through charts, maps, and detailed and colorful photographs, with each spread devoted to one subject-one type of spider, for example. There are no full sentences here; just brief lists of "fact bytes" to whet young readers' appetites. Wildcats and Whales include a range map; unfortunately, Rocks and Spiders do not. Pronunciation guides appear in some entries in Rocks, Wildcats, and Whales, but not in Spiders. As acknowledged in an opening note to parents and teachers, early readers may need help with some words and in using the table of contents and back matter.-Amy Rowland, Guggenheim Elementary School, Port Washington, NY (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.