These books provide interesting but at times random profiles of broad animal groups. Each spread introduces either an animal type or a feature common to the group. In Fun Facts about Apes, for example, six spreads cover individual species, such as orangutans and chimpanzees, while three others highlight shared attributes, such as long arms and intelligence. Fun Facts About Lizards takes a less varied approach, offering nine profiles of different types of lizards…Two-page and full-page photographs show the animals in the wild, several highlight distinctive features like the owl’s talons and the hair of the water spider. VERDICT Useful as accessible.