Saltater Crocodile

Reviewed by: Barbara Merritt - Scarborough School Department, Scarborough, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: April 16, 2015

Review

This book has enough information to satisfy curious young readers seeking information about this animal. Presentation, including controlled vocabulary, page layout, and sentence structure keep the information presented accessible to new researchers. Text features include a table of contents, bold faced words, maps, captions,fact bubbles, a table of contents, and additional resources add nonfiction features taught as part of Common Core lessons making it a good choice. Overall, a good addition to your younger elementary nonfiction collection.

Overall Book Score: very good