(3) K-3 Illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds. Grief-stricken after her favorite tree is cut down, Tess decides to have a funeral. Several people speak: Tess's teacher reads a poem and an elderly neighbor remembers how she used to climb the tree herself. Tess, whose emotions are reflected in Brallier's spare text and Reynolds's clean-lined illustrations, feels better when she sees her tree's life had meaning for others too.

Reviewer: Martha Sibert

(3) 4-6 Illustrated by Robert Andrew Parker. The fast-paced biographies in this series do a good job of revealing the personalities and significant achievements of their subjects. Plentiful black-and-white illustrations and simple prose make the books particularly appealing to reluctant readers, and the brief sidebars never overwhelm the main texts. Each volume has two timelines--one for the subject's life, the other listing concurrent world events. [Review covers these titles: Who Was Albert Einstein?, Who Was Ben Franklin?, Who Was Sacagawea?, Who Was Annie Oakley?.]

Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta