Let's Go to West Germany (Let's Go to Series) - Hardcover

Grade 3-6 This series is similar to the "Land and Its People" series (Silver Burdett), with brief text and many photographs. The vocabulary and sentence structure are simpler here, but the books will appeal to the same age for both general reading and reports. There is much more information than in the "Take a Trip" series (Watts) but the books are not as complete nor as informative as the "Enchantment of the World" series (Childrens). The writing is somewhat choppy, except in France , which flows and reads well. France is the most complete of the three, giving information on history, life styles, and animals. The other two volumes generally skim over information, just giving the outline without the meat of the subject. Great Britain discusses pollution under the heading of wildlife, mentioning specific animals only in passing, and West Germany stresses the plant life rather than the animals found there. With the exception of France , the books mention landmarks or names of famous people with few details. Picture captions are used to supply additional information. In general the volumes all have the same sort of photographs (a family eating breakfast and watching television, a nuclear power plant, an airplane, shops, etc.). The Silver Burdett series has more historical information and illustrations, while the Children's Press series has more variety. The glossaries include words not necessarily related to the country, such as "carols" and "rates and taxes." Three titles that won't be missed in any library. Margaret C. Howell, West Springfield Elementary School, Fairfax County, Va.
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