ALA Booklist (Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 CST 2001)

for reading aloud. Part of the Let's-Read-and-Find-Out series, this is an excellent introduction to the heart and how it works. Clear, direct words, lively pictures, and simple diagrams tell how to make a stethoscope (Any kind of cardboard tube will do), take your pulse, and listen to the heartbeats of a friend, an adult, a baby. There's a big diagram of the heart and explanations of how its valves open and close to keep the blood moving in the right direction through the veins and arteries. The book also includes simple instructions on how to measure heart rate, how to exercise the heart and keep it healthy, and a Web site to find out more. The open, informal design brings the physiology right into daily life. Factual, accurate, and fun.

Horn Book (Tue Aug 01 00:00:00 CDT 2006)

[author2=illustrator2]Fifty-one traditional nursery rhymes including "Jack Sprat" and "The Cat and the Fiddle" are gathered here in an inexpensive book that will remind many readers of the classic black-and-white checked Mother Goose collection. This book has blue-and-white checks and simpering, amateurish art. There are too many excellent collections of nursery rhymes to bother with this one.

School Library Journal (Tue May 01 00:00:00 CDT 2001)

Gr 1-3 A revision of a 1968 book. Keller's illustrations and Showers's text complement one another well, and will give young readers a good introduction to how the heart works. Three simple activities (measuring heart rate, exercising the heart, and making a stethoscope) are easy but effective ways to augment the text. The writing is succinct and clear. The simple line illustrations include a minimum of detail yet they reflect the action and convey different emotions effectively. The illustrations of the structure of the heart are well done, resulting in a good overview for beginning readers. Christine A. Moesch, Buffalo & Erie County Public Library, NY