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"Gail Gibbons is known for her ability to bring the nonfiction world into focus for young students. Through pictures, captions, and text, this book provides a window into the world of growing things...Erin Mallon complements Gibbons’s text with a clear, clipped, and purposeful narration." -AudioFile Magazine

"Gibbons's nonfiction picture books are brought to life complete with sound effects in these charming readalongs." -School Library Journal

"Gibbons's nonfiction picture books are brought to life complete with sound effects in these charming readalongs." -School Library Journal

"The audio format also enriches the print text by supplying pronunciations for some daunting vocabulary as well as by including actual recordings of various owl sounds. A potpourri of facts, called “Hoot! Hoot! Hoot!,” concludes this pleasantly informative package." -Booklist

"Narrator Toren’s bright, enthusiastic voice conveys an ample appreciation of her porcine subject. In addition, she uses vocal emphasis and carefully calibrated pauses to delineate parallel concepts or underscore contrasting characteristics." -Booklist

"With breathless excitement, Dion Graham sets the cold, windy scene for Gibbons's nonfiction book on the lives of polar bears. Graham is an unobtrusive narrator who lets the world of the polar bear take center stage. His clear, engaged Sound effects heighten the polar experience." -AudioFile Magazine

" Music and sound effects—from splashing raindrops to booming thunder—round out this satisfying introduction to an everyday topic of interest to young audiences." Booklist

"Narrator Polly Collier is very good. Her strong, clear voice makes her sound much like a teacher, and I appreciated her explanation to young listeners that she would be reading the text portion of a picture book...It's a wonderful book, full of interesting trivia..." -AudioFile Magazine

"...a valuable and effective program." -- School Library Journal

From the tiny dwarf shark to the gigantic whale shark, Gail Gibbons' clear text and illustrations acquaint readers with these ever-fascinating creatures.

"...bright illustrations and simple text, pleasantly presented in read-along form, should be welcomed by budding entomologists." - School Library Journal

"...ocean and whale sounds convey the mystery of these magnificent creatures as the narrator effectively reads the text." - Booklist

"...an attractive, informative production." - School Library Journal

Award-winning narrator George Guidall's adept reading enlivens a text packed with information in this exploration of the life of the gray wolf (or timber wolf). Using her effective format of large color drawings and useful facts, Gail Gibbons once again provides an excellent resource for primary-grade students.

"Public and school libraries as well as classrooms...will enjoy this package...makes an excellent introduction or follow-up to a zoo field trip." - School Library Journal

"Bonnie Kelley-Young's narrative voice is well suited to the subject matter and its audience....The sound effects enhance the story and add to the sense of wonder." -AudioFile Magazine