From School Library Journal Gr 1-3-The topics of these additions to a continuing series may be random, but the high production values and big, riveting-often extreme close up-photographs provide consistent viewing pleasure. Both Snake and Spider offer multiple shots taken from, seemingly, an inch or less away, along with you-are-definitely-there scenes of the creatures chowing down on prey and of eggs hatching, or, in the case of a boa constrictor, giving live birth amid streams of blood and slime. Eagle focuses on eggs and (unlovely, except possibly to eagle parents) nestlings, but also includes glimpses of various species in soaring flight. For squeamish readers, Apple offers informative and less disturbing views of seeds, seedlings, grown trees, and flowers maturing into delicious-looking fruit.
