Learning About Life Cycles: Set 2
Young readers will be fascinated as a tiny acorn grows into a mighty oak and an egg hatches into an owlet. Stunning photographs document the different life stages. The subject's age is shown using a symbol, which changes on each spread as the subject advances through its life cycle. A photographic life cycle summary is included.
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Series Review: Learning About Life Cycles"Each title describes an adult's key physical characteristics (major body parts are labeled in the accompanying photo); the quest for a mate; egg production; hatching of young; and stages from crab larva or owl chick to adult... The finely detailed color photographs, most of which are close-ups, extend the text. The ages (in days, weeks, months, etc.) of the animals depicted are clearly presented within curving, color arrows. A photo diagram of the featured animal's life cycle is also included... Thomson's titles, with their easily accessible format, and clear texts and photographs, will appeal to both browsers and report writers."
--Karey Wehner, formerly at San Francisco Public Library, School Library Journal
