I pretty much like all the books I’ve seen in this series.  I like that it uses large full-page color photos to support the text and capture student interest.  I like that they choose high-interest non-fiction topics to spark students’ curiosity.  I like that they provide sound information in non-threatening format (large font; only a couple of sentences per page) that is accessible to early readers.  I like that “bilingual” applies to all parts of the book, including extra text features (glossary, index, etc.) and not only the body of the text.  And I like the sturdy bindings.  In this particular title, I do wish they had made the connection between hurricanes, typhoons, and cyclones in body of the text and not only in the glossary, as many students tend to skip reading the glossary, but might be interested in that bit.  The only thing that keeps these from an R* rating is that because they target emergent readers, it means you’re not getting a huge amount of meat for your buck.  Still, it’s definitely Recommended.