Walruses

Children's Literature

This volume from the "Nature Book" series presents facts about walruses for young readers. Each short chapter (1 to 3 pages of text) has a conversational title¾Meet the Walrus!, What Are Walruses?, Where Do Walruses Live? Other chapters discuss how walruses stay warm, what they eat, life in a walrus herd, the rearing of young, walrus predators and environmental threats to walruses. Each two-page spread has one page of text next to a colorful, full-page photograph. The wide margins and double-spaced, large print give the book a simple, clean format, and the text is clear and informative. The easy-to-use layout and bright color photographs will appeal to schoolchildren writing their first animal report. The volume includes a table of contents, a glossary of terms (all terms are printed in bold in the text), an index and a list of web sites for more information on walruses. 2001, The Child's World/Nature Books, Turner

School Library Journal

K-Gr 3-Mimicking a child's investigative approach to a new topic, each two- to four-page chapter in these slightly oversized volumes begins with a question such as "What Are Seals?" and "Where Do Seals Live?" The straightforward texts and simple sentence structure in combination with large print, ample leading, and wide margins will make these titles especially appealing to new readers. Each double-page spread offers a captioned picture opposite a page of text. The sharp, full-page photographs make the pages visually exciting. Highlighted words can be found in the glossary; others are italicized along with their phonetic pronunciation in context. These volumes also include listings of Web sites of major educational organizations. Solid titles to enhance curriculum studies and great for children who love to peruse animal books.-Tina Hudak, St. Bernard's School, Riverdale, MD Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.