Kindergarten-Grade 3-These titles are part of a series that promotes high-interest nonfiction topics at accessible reading levels. Each book contains four short chapters and aptly placed full-color photographs, maps, and charts that extend the texts. In Habitat, readers are told in 337 words, 29 sentences, about the people who started Habitat for Humanity International, as well as when and why, and that volunteers help build houses all over the world for people who need them. In 285 words, 27 sentences, they learn when the UN and UNICEF started, what UNICEF stands for, and some of the ways it raises money and helps children and families worldwide. Just enough facts and figures are included in the clear, matter-of-fact, succinctly written texts to help young readers appreciate the importance of these organizations.
