(4) 4-6 Winter Sports series. In each of these small-trim books, informative text begins with a brief history of the winter sport then covers the variety of events, equipment, techniques, and worldwide competitions. While the action shots are eye-catching and the content solid, the tiny type gets lost within a busy format filled with captions, quotes, bios of star athletes, and "No Way!" sidebars. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Winter Sports titles: Skiing, Snowboarding, and Figure Skating.

Reviewer: Carrie Harasimowicz Sullivan

(4) YA Ethics of Food series. Beginning with a brief historical perspective, these books discuss the benefits and drawbacks of agribusiness, sometimes posing ethical questions to the reader. Farming relates the pros and cons of using advances such as genetically modified foods and chemical fertilizers, while Livestock illuminates the treatment and uses of animals. The occasionally dry text is livened up by plenty of color photos and charts. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Ethics of Food titles: Farming Vegetables and Grains and Raising Livestock.

Reviewer: Bridget McCaffrey

(4) 4-6 Extreme Survival series. Stunts covers such feats of strength, endurance, and daring as sword swallowing, fire walking, and extreme diving. Extreme Sports features activities from snowboarding, rock climbing, and skydiving to wheelchair flips. Captioned photos, sidebars, pull-quotes, and graphics make for busy pages, but extreme researchers will be up for the challenge. Both books caution that the manuveurs aren't for amateurs. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Luther B. Clegg