Grade 1–3—In eight spreads, these small-format books offer information about their respective animals and a fictional story. The left-hand page includes one or two facts and a colorful, often close-up, photograph of the creature. It faces a story about an animal character accompanied by an amateurish cartoon illustration. In Bear Claws, Harry and Mama Bear visit Grandma, who makes them "bear claws" to eat. When they return home, the cub settles down to hibernate as he "snuggles under his comforter." In Cat Tails, a feline detective with fur that can "blend in to any surroundings" solves a mystery, of a sort. Despite the fact or fiction labels on the pages of these books, the alternating texts are likely to confuse beginning readers and children with learning disabilities.
