SERIES MADE SIMPLE

Death Valley

by Sara GILBERT
9781608186303. ea vol: 24p. (National Park Explorers). further reading. glossary. index. maps. photos. websites. Creative Education. 2016. lib. ed. $19.95. pap. $9.99. ebk. $28.50.
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K-Gr 3—Dramatic photo covers and gorgeous full-page photographs entice even the youngest students to explore the beauty and unique geography of each park. Age-appropriate text is limited to about two to three sentences, augmented by photo captions, per page. Topics include an introduction to the park, its geography and geology, interesting plants and unique animals, and fun activities for visitors. The only minor weakness is an occasional photo that is poorly matched to the text or inadequately captioned, such as the industrial kilns and borax works in Death Valley. These books capture the splendor and majesty of some of our most-visited national parks, and their focus on natural scenes and plants and animals allow them to do double duty as geography and nature books. They are suitable for reading aloud or independent reading.
VERDICT For all elementary collections.
Two-page chapters highlight the most basic facts about national parks in this simplistic, succinctly written series for beginning readers. Many high-quality photographs enhance the superficial content ("Sunset at the Grand Canyon is a special time. Watch the sun sink below the beautiful rocks!"). While adequate as introductions, young nature lovers will want more information. An activity is appended. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers the following National Park Explorers titles: Death Valley, Everglades, Grand Canyon, Great Smoky Mountains, Yellowstone, and Yosemite.
Reviewed by Staff , Apr 01, 2016

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