Grade 3-5–Eye-catching covers, smoothly written and informative chapters, and numerous clear, close-up color photographs are the hallmarks of these titles. Comprehensive in scope, each volume describes the animals characteristics, behaviors, and habitats. Useful comments are included on the preservation of these species. Organized charts list facts that students commonly need for reports such as height, weight, and life span. Colorful maps show where these species can be found. Illustrations of the skeletal structures also enhance the content. Moose has a larger format and is more current than Annie Hemstocks The Moose (Capstone, 1998). Porcupines is more informative than Peter Murrays Porcupines (The Childs World, 1994; o.p.) and is written at a higher reading level than Shannon Zemlickas Prickly Porcupines (Lerner, 2002).
