Synopses & Reviews
Micro Monsters is a level 4 reader, and suited for students in grades 2 to 4. Look through the microscope at all the amazing creatures living in, on, and around you! These 48-page books about fascinating subjects like pirates, mummies, and volcanoes are for proficient readers who can understand a rich vocabulary and challenging sentence structure. In addition to the stunning photographs, informative sidebars, and glossary, readers will find archival photographs and paintings. Averaging 4,500 to 5,000 words in length, Level 4 books are 40 percent pictures and 40 percent text. The Dorling Kindersley Readers combine an enticing visual layout with high-interest, easy-to-read stories to captivate and delight young bookworms who are just getting started. Written by leading children's authors and compiled in consultation with literacy experts, these engaging books build reader confidence along with a lifelong appreciation for nonfiction, classic stories, and biographies. There is a DK Reader to interest every child at every level, from preschool to grade 4.
Review
Here's a subject that will either turn kids off or totally fascinate them... Maynard supplies lots of interesting facts in this accessible, nicely designed Eyewitness Reader that is loaded with fairly good magnified photos and sidebars with related facts. (Booklist, Dec. 15, 1999)
Review
These slim, wonderfully illustrated paperbacks provide age-appropriate stories guaranteed to hold kids' interest while helping them develop skills for learning. DK enjoys a reputation for illustration -packed volumes, and these colorful books are no exception. Parents will love using the color photos and well-done text to help their little ones learn. (San Antonio Express-News, October 5, 1999)
Synopsis
Look through the microscope at all the amazing creatures living in, on, and around you with the DK Reader
Micromonsters . Stunning photographs combine with lively illustrations and engaging, age-appropriate stories in DK Readers, a multilevel reading program guaranteed to capture children's interest while developing their reading skills and general knowledge.
With DK Readers, children will learn to read--then read to learn
Synopsis
Explores the hidden world of very small creatures that live around us and even inside us, including fleas, bedbugs, itch mites, and more. Level 4 books feature rich vocabulary and factual panels that will set proficient readers on a lifelong path to reading for information.