Books in Series.

Books in Series

Marshall Cavendish

99 White Plains Rd, Tarrytown, NY 10591

www.marshallcavendish.com

Six colorful, 23-page readers in the Sharon Gordon's 'Animals in the Wild' ($19.95 each) series for the very young provide eye-catching introductions perfect for elementary grades K-3. WETLAND ANIMALS (9780761429043), OCEAN ANIMALS (9780761429036), PLAINS ANIMALS (9780761429029), MOUNTAIN ANIMALS (9780761429005), RAIN FOREST ANIMALS (9780761428992) and DESERT ANIMALS (9780761428985) each provide vivid, colorful covers and large-sized print pairing color photos on one page with one sentence of detail on the facing page. A lovely set of basic primers for early grades. Carmen T. Bernier-Grand's DIEGO: BIGGER THAN LIFE (9780761453833, $18.99) tells of artist Diego Rivera and his 'bigger than life' works. From his early entry to art school at age 10 to his travels studying art in Europe and his return to Mexico, this offers nearly 60 pages blending biography with David Diaz's artistic drawings capturing Diego's life. Patricia Hubbell's BOATS: SPEEDING! SAILING! CRUISING! (9780761455240, $17.99) covers all kinds of boats from canoes and barges to fishing boats and ferries, pairing zany illustrations with an easy, rollicking rhyme. Kids who love boats will find fascinating the brief poems and funny illustrations of the vessels.