(4) K-3 Illustrated by Megan Halsey & Sean Addy. Chin-Lee presents a male version of her Amelia to Zora, exploring an alphabet of influential men by first name. Inspired mixed-media illustrations upstage the dry yet informative text. The men range from contemporary celebrities (T is for Tiger Woods) to some whose names are lesser known (E is for Japanese American astronaut Ellison Shoji Onizuka, who perished in the Challenger disaster). Quotes accompany the entries. Bib.

Reviewer: Elizabeth Shaver

(3) K-3 Illustrated by Megan Halsey & Sean Addy. From Amelia Earhart to Zora Neal Hurston, each letter of the alphabet represents a twentieth-century woman of achievement. Short biographies spotlight the subjects' girlhoods; playful mixed-media collages further humanize these impressive women. Each entry concludes with a quote by the subject. Bib.

Reviewer: Nell Beram

(4) K-3 Illustrated by Enrique O. Sanchez. The English alphabet plus the Spanish language's three additional characters are represented by nouns emblematic of Central, North, and South America: "J is for jalapeño," "W is for wampum," etc. With its colorful illustrations and brief descriptions, this well-intended book is nicely executed but disjointed: readers will get only a vague sense of the many different American cultures and countries included.

Reviewer: Nell Beram