Weather and climate through infographics

Gr 3-5-A well-designed infographic simultaneously conveys facts and presents their interrelationships in visual ways. With but rare exceptions (such as a graph of multiple star characteristics in Solar System, a representation of the water cycle in Weather, and the occasional pie chart elsewhere), the silhouettes and other figures in these volumes may be done in a pictorial graphic style but are really just illustrations or images inserted to add visual interest. However, each title does offer sheaves of basic information in particularly concentrated form, including topic-expanding closing spreads ("10 Ways to Live Green" in Life Science, for instance), and the resources lists are above average. (c) Copyright 2013. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Earth science topics are reduced to several short factual statements and poorly organized onto boldly colored spreads accompanied by graphical illustrations that vary in quality and match to the concepts. Topics covered include tsunamis, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions (Disasters) and weather, water cycle, clouds, and the atmosphere (Weather). Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. [Review includes these Super Science Infographics titles: Natural Disasters Through Infographics and Weather and Climate Through Infographics.] (c) Copyright 2014. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.