With eye-catching color schemes and a bright, bubbly layout, the Rookie Star: Fact Finder series introduces younger readers to nonfiction through bite-size factoids. Ten two-page chapters provide cursory, trivia-style information about a number of common and household objects. Toys covers the widest scope, offering up facts about toys from Barbie and LEGOs to board and video games. There's not always a lot of cohesion between chapters, but this is a fun, easy way for younger students to explore the basics of research. In addition to frequent photos, each volume includes a time line that tracks the history of each object. Ending activities and quizzes serve to help increase retention d they'll add some extra fun, too.