    | Full Text Reviews: Booklist - 09/01/2013 Each large-format book in the Discover More series offers hundreds of colorful illustrations and small parcels of information related to a range of broad topics. Drawn from a great many sources, the illustrations (mainly photos) are often quite good, though some are too small to be useful. The heavy, glossy pages allow for excellent clarity. Each double-page spread introduces a new topic, typically with a few sentences of text and 6 to 10 captioned pictures. The back matter, which includes a glossary but no sources, is disappointing in a book for this grade level. Bound using somewhat stiff but flexible covers with a shiny coating, the books’ durability falls somewhere between paperbacks and hardbound volumes. Reptiles looks at the subject broadly before focusing more closely on snakes, lizards, crocodiles, and turtles. The photo of a snake skeleton and the cross-sectional illustration of a turtle’s innards are very effective in showing what cannot normally be seen. Recommended as supplemental material for larger libraries. - Copyright 2013 Booklist. Loading...
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