(4) 4-6 FBI Story series. Each volume focuses on an aspect of the FBI's history and/or functions. The texts present anecdotes and background along with some editorializing. Though content overlaps, the series provides a well-rounded view of what the FBI is and what it investigates, from organized crime to kidnapping to terrorism. Copious photos lend accessibility. There are six other fall 2009 books in this series. Reading list, timeline, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these FBI Story titles: The FBI and Organized Crime, The FBI Files, A History of the FBI, The FBI and National Security, The FBI's Most Wanted, and Investigative Techniques of the FBI.

Reviewer: Shoshana Flax

(4) 4-6 Events That Shaped America series. Each book in this series gives a brief overview of an event that had a lasting and profound effect on U.S. history. The books vary in quality--some more informative and interesting than others--but all are sketchy, lacking in detail. Sidebars, boxed quotes, photographs, and drawings enhance the texts. Reading list, timeline, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Events That Shaped America titles: The Atom Bomb Project, The Seneca Falls Women's Rights Convention, The Writing of "The Star-Spangled Banner", The Oregon Trail, The Salem Witch Trials, and The Scottsboro Case.

Reviewer: Luther B. Clegg

(4) 4-6 Events That Shaped America series. REVIEW MISSING

Reviewer: Luther B. Clegg

(4) 4-6 Events That Shaped America series. This book gives an overview of the U.S. space program from President Kennedy's challenge to the tragedy of Columbia. The treatment of the events is too brief for the time span covered, but readers seeking information for reports might find the book helpful. Sidebars, photographs, and drawings enhance the text. Activities, reading list, timeline, websites. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Luther B. Clegg

(4) 4-6 Events That Shaped America series. Each book in this series gives a brief overview of an event that had a lasting and profound effect on U.S. history. The books vary in quality--some more informative and interesting than others--but all are sketchy, lacking in detail. Sidebars, boxed quotes, photographs, and drawings enhance the texts. Reading list, timeline, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Events That Shaped America titles: The Atom Bomb Project, The Seneca Falls Women's Rights Convention, The Writing of "The Star-Spangled Banner", The Oregon Trail, The Salem Witch Trials, and The Scottsboro Case.

Reviewer: Luther B. Clegg

(4) 4-6 Events That Shaped America series. This book gives a simple overview of the removal of the five so-called "civilized tribes" of Native Americans from the eastern U.S. to present-day Oklahoma. The treatment of the events is brief and fails to do complete justice to the complex subject, but sidebars, boxed quotes, maps, photographs, and drawings enhance the text. Activities, reading list, timeline, websites. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Luther B. Clegg

(4) 4-6 Events That Shaped America series. Each book in this series gives a brief overview of an event that had a lasting and profound effect on U.S. history. The books vary in quality--some more informative and interesting than others--but all are sketchy, lacking in detail. Sidebars, boxed quotes, photographs, and drawings enhance the texts. Reading list, timeline, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Events That Shaped America titles: The Atom Bomb Project, The Seneca Falls Women's Rights Convention, The Writing of "The Star-Spangled Banner", The Oregon Trail, The Salem Witch Trials, and The Scottsboro Case.

Reviewer: Luther B. Clegg

(4) 4-6 Events That Shaped America series. Each of the books in this series covers a great deal of information in very few pages and is therefore full of generalizations. Readers will find a smattering of facts about each state and graphics that do not always elucidate the text. Students would be better served by many other state-themed series already available. There are twelve other new books in this series. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers these Heinemann State Studies titles: Uniquely Arizona, Uniquely Louisiana, Uniquely Indiana, Uniquely Wisconsin, and All around New Jersey.

Reviewer: Luther B. Clegg

(4) 4-6 Events That Shaped America series. Each book in this series gives a brief overview of an event that had a lasting and profound effect on U.S. history. The books vary in quality--some more informative and interesting than others--but all are sketchy, lacking in detail. Sidebars, boxed quotes, photographs, and drawings enhance the texts. Reading list, timeline, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Events That Shaped America titles: The Atom Bomb Project, The Seneca Falls Women's Rights Convention, The Writing of "The Star-Spangled Banner", The Oregon Trail, The Salem Witch Trials, and The Scottsboro Case.

Reviewer: Luther B. Clegg

(4) 4-6 Events That Shaped America series. Each of the books in this series covers a great deal of information in very few pages and is therefore full of generalizations. Readers will find a smattering of facts about each state and graphics that do not always elucidate the text. Students would be better served by many other state-themed series already available. There are twelve other new books in this series. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers these Heinemann State Studies titles: Uniquely Arizona, Uniquely Louisiana, Uniquely Indiana, Uniquely Wisconsin, and All around New Jersey.

Reviewer: Luther B. Clegg

(4) 4-6 Events That Shaped America series. Each book in this series gives a brief overview of an event that had a lasting and profound effect on U.S. history. Although the books vary in quality--some more informative and interesting than others--all are lacking in detail. Sidebars, boxed quotes, photographs, and drawings enhance the text. Reading list, timeline, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Events That Shaped America titles: The Terrorist Attacks of September 11, 2001; The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire; Lexington and Concord; and The Transcontinental Railroad.

Reviewer: Luther B. Clegg

(4) 4-6 Events That Shaped America series. Each book in this series gives a brief overview of an event that had a lasting and profound effect on U.S. history. The books vary in quality--some more informative and interesting than others--but all are sketchy, lacking in detail. Sidebars, boxed quotes, photographs, and drawings enhance the texts. Reading list, timeline, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Events That Shaped America titles: The Atom Bomb Project, The Seneca Falls Women's Rights Convention, The Writing of "The Star-Spangled Banner", The Oregon Trail, The Salem Witch Trials, and The Scottsboro Case.

Reviewer: Luther B. Clegg

(4) 4-6 Events That Shaped America series. Each book in this series gives a brief overview of an event that had a lasting and profound effect on U.S. history. The books vary in quality--some more informative and interesting than others--but all are sketchy, lacking in detail. Sidebars, boxed quotes, photographs, and drawings enhance the texts. Reading list, timeline, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Events That Shaped America titles: The Atom Bomb Project, The Seneca Falls Women's Rights Convention, The Writing of "The Star-Spangled Banner", The Oregon Trail, The Salem Witch Trials, and The Scottsboro Case.

Reviewer: Luther B. Clegg

(4) 4-6 Events That Shaped America series. These overviews of key events in American history--an account of the first European colony to survive in North America, the settling of California as a result of the Gold Rush, and the turning point in the Civil War--are sometimes so brief that they are misleading. The books also discuss the aftermath of the events and are illustrated with period reproductions, photos, and maps. Reading list, timeline, websites. Glos., ind. [Review covers these Events That Shaped America titles: The Battle of Gettysburg, The Settling of St. Augustine, and The California Gold Rush.]

Reviewer: Jeannine M. Chapman

(4) 4-6 Events That Shaped America series. This overview attempts to cover the history of a people who disappeared seven hundred years ago, discussing how the culture evolved from a nomadic to agrarian society and the impact of farming on daily life. The book's brevity lends itself to misleading information, and the details tend to get lost in the big picture. Boxed quotes and sidebars help break up the text, illustrated with photographs. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Jeannine M. Chapman

(4) 4-6 Events That Shaped America series. These overviews of key events in American history--an account of the first European colony to survive in North America, the settling of California as a result of the Gold Rush, and the turning point in the Civil War--are sometimes so brief that they are misleading. The books also discuss the aftermath of the events and are illustrated with period reproductions, photos, and maps. Reading list, timeline, websites. Glos., ind. [Review covers these Events That Shaped America titles: The Battle of Gettysburg, The Settling of St. Augustine, and The California Gold Rush.]

Reviewer: Jeannine M. Chapman

(4) 4-6 Events That Shaped America series. This overview of the bombing of Pearl Harbor covers the United States's isolationist policy, events leading up to the bombing, the bombing itself, and its aftermath. The text's brevity lends itself to misleading information, and details tend to get lost in the big picture. Boxed quotes and sidebars break up the text, which is illustrated with photos. Reading list, timeline, websites. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Jeannine M. Chapman

(4) 4-6 Events That Shaped America series. These overviews of key events in American history--an account of the first European colony to survive in North America, the settling of California as a result of the Gold Rush, and the turning point in the Civil War--are sometimes so brief that they are misleading. The books also discuss the aftermath of the events and are illustrated with period reproductions, photos, and maps. Reading list, timeline, websites. Glos., ind. [Review covers these Events That Shaped America titles: The Battle of Gettysburg, The Settling of St. Augustine, and The California Gold Rush.]

Reviewer: Jeannine M. Chapman

(4) 4-6 Events That Shaped America series. This overview of the Montgomery Bus Boycott covers the history of slavery, the civil rights movement, and the impact of the bus boycott. The text's brevity makes for some misleading information, and details tend to get lost in the big picture. Boxed quotes and brief biographies of key activists help break up the text, which is illustrated with color and black-and-white photographs. Reading list, timeline, websites. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Jeannine M. Chapman