(3) 4-6 Voyages through Time series. Illustrated with striking color photos, this book's well-written text provides a succinct overview of space exploration. Beginning with Robert Goddard's rocketry experiments in the 1920s, Ackroyd follows the 1960s space race, recounts the first moon landing, and discusses today's space shuttles and station. Sidebars and captioned photos provide relevant supplemental information. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta

(3) 4-6 Voyages through Time series. Starting with the Big Bang, this wide-ranging, eloquently written history explains how early life forms evolved, surveys the age of the dinosaurs, addresses the mysteries of human origin, and takes readers through the last Ice Age, which ended about ten thousand years ago. Illustrated with adequate illustrations and photos, the book also includes dinosaur and mammal charts, as well as a chart of extinction events. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta