(4) 4-6 Inside College Football series. This series introduces long-standing college football teams. Each volume begins with the team's recent National Championship then moves to the program's inception and its history, told mostly through the progression of coaches. Uninspired design and small font make for dull-looking packages, but archival photographs add interest. These will be appealing mostly to devout college football fans. Reading list, timeline. Glos., ind. Review covers these Inside College Football titles: LSU Tigers, Florida Gators, Auburn Tigers, and Alabama Crimson Tide.

Reviewer: Carrie Harasimowicz Sullivan

(3) 4-6 SportsZone: Inside MLB series. Written by professional sportswriters, peppered with well-chosen quotations, and illustrated with photos at every page-turn, this series will interest die-hard baseball fans and is likely to engage reluctant readers. Highlights and heartbreaks from each team's history are interspersed with biographical information about many of their stars. Appended "Quick Stats" and "Quotes and Anecdotes" add to the package. Reading list, timeline, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these SportsZone: Inside MLB titles: Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Atlanta Braves, and Arizona Diamondbacks.

Reviewer: Miriam Lang Budin