(3) 4-6 Creative Writing in 5 Simple Steps series. Most suitable for upper-elementary and middle-school aspiring authors, this series straightforwardly introduces writing in various genres through chapters on inspiration, preparation, organization, composition, and publication; Graphic Novel includes a chapter on illustration. Readers will find useful starting advice, writing techniques, famous examples of the genre, as well as questions and prompts to foster engagement with their own work. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Creative Writing in 5 Simple Steps titles: Write a Mystery in 5 Simple Steps, Write a Romance in 5 Simple Steps, Write Horror Fiction in 5 Simple Steps, Write Fantasy Fiction in 5 Simple Steps, Write a Graphic Novel in 5 Simple Steps, and Write Science Fiction in 5 Simple Steps.

Reviewer: Shoshana Flax

(4) 4-6 Careers in Film and Television series. This series provides an overview of the work actors, set designers, costumers, and makeup artists do. Readers may glean some useful facts from the descriptions of particular actors or productions; less information is provided about daily life in the industry. Boxed text is occasionally inserted into the middle of expositions on other topics. The visuals (mostly movie stills) are generally well chosen. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Careers in Film and Television titles: So You Want To Be a Film or TV Actor? and So You Want to Work in Set Design, Costuming, or Make-Up?

Reviewer: Miriam Lang Budin

(4) 4-6 Careers in Film and Television series. This series provides an overview of the kinds of work screenwriters, directors, and animators do. The books will be most useful to readers already familiar with the films and television shows to which they refer. Occasional full-page boxed text is awkwardly inserted into the middle of expositions on other topics. The many visuals (mostly movie stills) are generally well chosen. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Careers in Film and Television titles: So You Want to Be a Film or TV Director?, So You Want to Be a Film or TV Screenwriter?, and So You Want to Work in Animation & Special Effects?

Reviewer: Miriam Lang Budin

(4) 4-6 Careers in Film and Television series. This series provides an overview of the kinds of work screenwriters, directors, and animators do. The books will be most useful to readers already familiar with the films and television shows to which they refer. Occasional full-page boxed text is awkwardly inserted into the middle of expositions on other topics. The many visuals (mostly movie stills) are generally well chosen. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Careers in Film and Television titles: So You Want to Be a Film or TV Director?, So You Want to Be a Film or TV Screenwriter?, and So You Want to Work in Animation & Special Effects?

Reviewer: Miriam Lang Budin

(4) 4-6 Careers in Film and Television series. This volume will give aspiring film and television editors a good deal of information about history, techniques, and day-to-day life in the TV and movie industries. Specific examples help make connections, and the importance of editing to the finished films is certainly evident. The text might have been enhanced by more stills from the shows and films described. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Miriam Lang Budin