Children's ✦ Penny’s Take
101 Animal Superpowers
Melvin Berger · 2015
82/100
👍 Worth It
The Bergers have decades of award-recognised science writing behind them and Scholastic's quality bar is real — this shows. Framing animal adaptations as 'superpowers' is a genuinely engaging hook for the 7-12 crowd, and the A-to-Z structure lets curious kids navigate independently. It leans broader than deep, but that is exactly right for the audience and for sparking science curiosity.
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Verdict receipt0–100
safety97
substance78
craft82
originality75
accuracy85
hype80
age-fit92
human-eye82
Penny’s verdict82
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