GR 1-3 – Emerging readers will learn a bit more about their favorite celebrities in this biography series. They’ll learn that Coco Gauff loves potato chips and TikTok. LeBron James isn’t just the highest scoring basketball player in the NBA, he also helps schools. Olivia Rodrigo loves cats and popcorn. Superfans of the celebs won’t learn anything new as the information included in the books is fairly basic, with each spread including no more than two sentences. Use of high-frequency words helps support emerging readers. Highlighted words are defined in the glossary. Each book ends with “fast facts,” bulleted sections that offer even more information about the stars.
VERDICT: Consider for purchase where athlete and singer biographies are in demand.