Breathing

School Library Journal

Gr 2-4-Presented in a format made popular by Dorling Kindersley, these series entries describe individual structures and functions of the human body. They provide basic information, simple experiments, and interesting facts, and the attractive graphics combine full-color photographs and illustrations to show the placement and workings of different bones and/or organs. Animals other than humans are shown. The books end with a short ``Did you know?'' chapter that shares unusual trivia. These titles are competently produced, but they do not offer anything strikingly new and may not be of interest to collections that are well stocked in this subject area.-Melissa Gross, Beverly Hills Public Library, La Canada, CA