Falcons (Our Wild World)
Grade 3-5–These three titles are graced with eye-catching, full-color photos and illustrations. All three have Fun Fact sidebars interspersed throughout and lists of numerous Internet sites for further reference, but no further-reading recommendations. Clear texts provide information on physiology, life cycles, diet and hunting techniques, as well as habitats and family life.Vulturesoffers data on a global variety of species, whileFalconsandOwlsconcentrate on the species found in North America.Falconsis more detailed than Deborah Kops'sFalcons(Gale, 2000), whileVulturesis similar to Mark J. Rauzon'sVultures(Watts, 1997).Owlsis far less informative than Helen Roney Sattler's richThe Book of North American Owls(Clarion, 1995).–Patricia Manning, formerly at Eastchester Public Library, NYCopyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.--This text refers to theHardcoveredition.