Taxis

Children's Literature - Children's Literature

A combination of high-quality, color photographs, drawings and black-and-white illustrations with a well-written text make the titles in "The Transportation Library" series stand out from many other emergent reader books. Words or concepts that might be difficult are defined near the bottom of the page, additional words are found in a one-page "Words to Know" near the end of the book. In this book readers will learn about the inventors, history, early models, major parts and working of taxis. A hands-on activity elucidates a concept from the book. In this title the activity relates to wheels and axles and understanding their relationship. There is a short but up-to-date listing of additional books, references to Internet sites and an index. 2000, Capstone, Ages 5 to 8, $15.93. Reviewer: Marilyn Courtot