Animal Countdown by Laura Vaccaro Seeger; illus. by the authorPreschool    Holiday House/Neal Porter    32 pp.10/24    9780823448678    $19.99These lift-the-flap books creatively showcase threatened or endangered creatures (Countdown) and the ABCs (Alphabet; a reissue from 2003, rev. 1/04). In Countdown, left-hand pages present a spelled-out number, beginning with ten and counting down...

Our Camping Trip: by Lenka Chytilova and Helena Haraštová; illus. by Xiana TeimoyIntermediate, Preschool    Albatros    32 pp.9/24    9788000072852    $16.95Beautifully rendered and jampacked with age-appropriate information, this book is a short and informative read for any elementary reader, whether novice or experienced hiker. It covers everything, from how to set up...