(4) 4-6 Great Idea series. Technologies behind ecologically conscious products and processes are revealed through brief explanations of the cultural and lifestyle practices that necessitated them and the creative minds that developed them. "Did You Know?" sidebars and many captioned photographs help explain the topics for readers, but babyish book design may deter them. Cars and Tires include reading lists. Websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Great Idea titles: Recycled Tires, Home Windmills, Water from Air, and Hybrid Cars.

Reviewer: Claudia Harrington DeShay

(4) 4-6 Great Idea series. Technologies behind ecologically conscious products and processes are revealed through brief explanations of the cultural and lifestyle practices that necessitated them and the creative minds that developed them. "Did You Know?" sidebars and many captioned photographs help explain the topics for readers, but babyish book design may deter them. Cars and Tires include reading lists. Websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Great Idea titles: Recycled Tires, Home Windmills, Water from Air, and Hybrid Cars.

Reviewer: Claudia Harrington DeShay

(4) 4-6 Great Idea series. Technologies behind ecologically conscious products and processes are revealed through brief explanations of the cultural and lifestyle practices that necessitated them and the creative minds that developed them. "Did You Know?" sidebars and many captioned photographs help explain the topics for readers, but babyish book design may deter them. Cars and Tires include reading lists. Websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Great Idea titles: Recycled Tires, Home Windmills, Water from Air, and Hybrid Cars.

Reviewer: Claudia Harrington DeShay

(4) YA Survivors: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Circumstances series. Enemy provides the medical background for various illnesses and allows real teens to tell their stories. Lost, part wilderness-training manual, part lesson in risk-taking and fortitude, combines survivors' stories with information about the body's reactions to extreme conditions. Both books, inspirational and informative, are illustrated with pictures of the survivors and some awkward staged photos. Reading list, websites. Bib., ind. Review covers these Survivors: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Circumstances titles: Lost! and An Enemy Within.

Reviewer: Claudia Harrington DeShay

(4) YA Tobacco: The Deadly Drug series. This series investigates adverse health effects and other aspects (physiological, social, psychological) of tobacco use by teens. Personal accounts and other examples (as well as many statistics) illuminate issues such as addiction, depression, and peer pressure. Photographs of teens engaging in typical activities should help readers connect to the messages; the hokey cartoons throughout will not. Reading list, websites. Bib., glos., ind. Review covers these Tobacco: The Deadly Drug titles: No More Butts, But All My Friends Smoke, Born to Smoke, But Smoking Makes Me Happy, False Images, Deadly Promises, Thousands of Deadly Chemicals, Smokeless Tobacco, and Teenagers and Tobacco.

Reviewer: Claudia Harrington DeShay

(4) YA Tobacco: The Deadly Drug series. This series investigates adverse health effects and other aspects (physiological, social, psychological) of tobacco use by teens. Personal accounts and other examples (as well as many statistics) illuminate issues such as addiction, depression, and peer pressure. Photographs of teens engaging in typical activities should help readers connect to the messages; the hokey cartoons throughout will not. Reading list, websites. Bib., glos., ind. Review covers these Tobacco: The Deadly Drug titles: No More Butts, But All My Friends Smoke, Born to Smoke, But Smoking Makes Me Happy, False Images, Deadly Promises, Thousands of Deadly Chemicals, Smokeless Tobacco, and Teenagers and Tobacco.

Reviewer: Claudia Harrington DeShay

(3) YA Genes & Disease series. Goldstein describes the causes, history, symptoms, and treatments of Parkinson's disease. The text also briefly covers brain study and provides a mini-lesson on genetics. Both sides of the embryonic stem cell research controversy are presented, including quotes from actor Michael J. Fox, whose personal story opens the book. Diagrams, charts, and some photographs are included. Reading list, websites. Bib., glos., ind.

Reviewer: Claudia Harrington DeShay

(4) YA Tobacco: The Deadly Drug series. This series investigates adverse health effects and other aspects (physiological, social, psychological) of tobacco use by teens. Personal accounts and other examples (as well as many statistics) illuminate issues such as addiction, depression, and peer pressure. Photographs of teens engaging in typical activities should help readers connect to the messages; the hokey cartoons throughout will not. Reading list, websites. Bib., glos., ind. Review covers these Tobacco: The Deadly Drug titles: No More Butts, But All My Friends Smoke, Born to Smoke, But Smoking Makes Me Happy, False Images, Deadly Promises, Thousands of Deadly Chemicals, Smokeless Tobacco, and Teenagers and Tobacco.

Reviewer: Claudia Harrington DeShay

(4) YA Tobacco: The Deadly Drug series. This series investigates adverse health effects and other aspects (physiological, social, psychological) of tobacco use by teens. Personal accounts and other examples (as well as many statistics) illuminate issues such as addiction, depression, and peer pressure. Photographs of teens engaging in typical activities should help readers connect to the messages; the hokey cartoons throughout will not. Reading list, websites. Bib., glos., ind. Review covers these Tobacco: The Deadly Drug titles: No More Butts, But All My Friends Smoke, Born to Smoke, But Smoking Makes Me Happy, False Images, Deadly Promises, Thousands of Deadly Chemicals, Smokeless Tobacco, and Teenagers and Tobacco.

Reviewer: Claudia Harrington DeShay

(4) YA Tobacco: The Deadly Drug series. This series investigates adverse health effects and other aspects (physiological, social, psychological) of tobacco use by teens. Personal accounts and other examples (as well as many statistics) illuminate issues such as addiction, depression, and peer pressure. Photographs of teens engaging in typical activities should help readers connect to the messages; the hokey cartoons throughout will not. Reading list, websites. Bib., glos., ind. Review covers these Tobacco: The Deadly Drug titles: No More Butts, But All My Friends Smoke, Born to Smoke, But Smoking Makes Me Happy, False Images, Deadly Promises, Thousands of Deadly Chemicals, Smokeless Tobacco, and Teenagers and Tobacco.

Reviewer: Claudia Harrington DeShay

(4) 4-6 Great Idea series. Technologies behind ecologically conscious products and processes are revealed through brief explanations of the cultural and lifestyle practices that necessitated them and the creative minds that developed them. "Did You Know?" sidebars and many captioned photographs help explain the topics for readers, but babyish book design may deter them. Cars and Tires include reading lists. Websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Great Idea titles: Recycled Tires, Home Windmills, Water from Air, and Hybrid Cars.

Reviewer: Claudia Harrington DeShay

(4) YA Tobacco: The Deadly Drug series. With a fair amount of overlapping information, these books address less familiar tobacco-related issues, such as conflicting economic interests (tax revenue versus healthcare costs), fires, pollution, and secondhand smoke. The straightforward texts are accompanied by an onslaught of statistics and other facts and photos of teens and adults engaged in smoking. Hokey cartoon illustrations are distracting. Reading list, websites. Bib., glos., ind. Review covers these Tobacco: The Deadly Drug titles: Putting Out the Fire, Cash Crop to Cash Cow, and Burning Money.

Reviewer: Claudia Harrington DeShay

(4) YA Tobacco: The Deadly Drug series. This series investigates adverse health effects and other aspects (physiological, social, psychological) of tobacco use by teens. Personal accounts and other examples (as well as many statistics) illuminate issues such as addiction, depression, and peer pressure. Photographs of teens engaging in typical activities should help readers connect to the messages; the hokey cartoons throughout will not. Reading list, websites. Bib., glos., ind. Review covers these Tobacco: The Deadly Drug titles: No More Butts, But All My Friends Smoke, Born to Smoke, But Smoking Makes Me Happy, False Images, Deadly Promises, Thousands of Deadly Chemicals, Smokeless Tobacco, and Teenagers and Tobacco.

Reviewer: Claudia Harrington DeShay

(4) K-3 Big Buddy Books: That's Gross! A Look at Science series. Exploration of an innocuous-looking home or yard reveals bedbug waste and rabbit poop. Hokey staged photographs and other pictures on right-hand pages spill over onto the left-hand pages of well-spaced, large-font text. Both books end with tips to avoid unhealthy situations (e.g., wash hands after using the bathroom) and an "Eeeeww! What Is That?" mystery picture for readers to identify. Glos., ind. Review covers these Big Buddy Books: That's Gross! A Look at Science titles: Backyard and Home.

Reviewer: Claudia Harrington DeShay

(4) K-3 Big Buddy Books: That's Gross! A Look at Science series. Scabs, earwax, flatulence (and the foods that trigger it), poop, sweat, and more are all explained and extolled as important bodily functions. The well-spaced, large-font text on left-hand pages is accompanied by hokey and/or gross staged illustrations (e.g., snot dripping from a kid's nose). Additional tips and an "Eeeww! What Is That?" picture for readers to identify complete the book. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Claudia Harrington DeShay

(4) K-3 Big Buddy Books: That's Gross! A Look at Science series. Exploration of an innocuous-looking home or yard reveals bedbug waste and rabbit poop. Hokey staged photographs and other pictures on right-hand pages spill over onto the left-hand pages of well-spaced, large-font text. Both books end with tips to avoid unhealthy situations (e.g., wash hands after using the bathroom) and an "Eeeeww! What Is That?" mystery picture for readers to identify. Glos., ind. Review covers these Big Buddy Books: That's Gross! A Look at Science titles: Backyard and Home.

Reviewer: Claudia Harrington DeShay

(4) YA Survivors: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Circumstances series. Discussion of these emotionally charged issues addresses cultural, familial, and societal realities that contribute to these situations and the laws that either allow, condone, or seek to correct them. Survivors share their personal accounts (some are quite extensive) and, along with experts, offer coping and survival tips. Pictures of survivors and awkward staged photos illustrate the texts. Reading list, websites. Bib., ind. Review covers these Survivors: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Circumstances title: We Shall All Be Free, Gender Danger, Students in Danger, The World Gone Mad, and When Danger Hits Home.

Reviewer: Claudia Harrington DeShay

(4) YA Survivors: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Circumstances series. Accounts of natural disasters are made more real as victims relate personal stories of survival. The accompanying photos show survivors and the destruction caused by hurricanes, tsunamis, and volcanoes. The conversational tone will be inviting to reluctant readers, though some of the stories seem incomplete. Reading list, websites. Bib., ind.

Reviewer: Claudia Harrington DeShay

(4) YA Survivors: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Circumstances series. Skills presents twelve survival tips, each represented by a personal story (many culled from other books in the series). Remain explores common reactions that survivors share after suffering a loss on their way toward establishing a "new normal." Quotes from famous survivors such as Lance Armstrong are included. Many photographs (some that don't match the text) are included. Reading list, websites. Bib., ind. Review covers these Survivors: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Circumstances titles: Those Who Remain and Survival Skills.

Reviewer: Claudia Harrington DeShay

(4) YA Tobacco: The Deadly Drug series. This series investigates adverse health effects and other aspects (physiological, social, psychological) of tobacco use by teens. Personal accounts and other examples (as well as many statistics) illuminate issues such as addiction, depression, and peer pressure. Photographs of teens engaging in typical activities should help readers connect to the messages; the hokey cartoons throughout will not. Reading list, websites. Bib., glos., ind. Review covers these Tobacco: The Deadly Drug titles: No More Butts, But All My Friends Smoke, Born to Smoke, But Smoking Makes Me Happy, False Images, Deadly Promises, Thousands of Deadly Chemicals, Smokeless Tobacco, and Teenagers and Tobacco.

Reviewer: Claudia Harrington DeShay