The Truth About Unicorns

Grades 1-3 This insubstantive series has cover appeal and bright computer-generated illustrations, but the text falls short. In the two titles reviewed (Unicorns and Elves), the narrative is choppy and jumps from one subject to another sporadically. While the backmatter includes a glossary, not all......more

In terms of text and presentation, this book was a bit of a conundrum. On the very first page it stated emphatically that unicorns were not real. Turn the page though, and the author goes on to describe them in great detail. The text couches it in terms of this is how myths present them, but it is a......more