(4) 4-6 Wild Science Careers series. Each book features interview-based profiles of men and women who work in the fields of meteorology, paleontology, or epidemiology. Factual information about their careers, the science behind their work, technology used to investigate research questions, and education required are included in the informative but somewhat choppy texts, along with photographs of the scientists in action. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Wild Science Careers titles: Storm Scientist, Dinosaur Scientist, and Disease-Hunting Scientist.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford

(3) K-3 Illustrated by Bernadette Pons. This is a fanciful tale about a newspaper-publishing mouse who lives in a bicycle shop in Dayton, Ohio, run by the Wright Brothers. Wee stows away on the trip to Kitty Hawk and even manages to sneak a ride on the historic first flight. The story is smoothly told and accompanied by appealing illustrations in watercolors and pastels.

Reviewer: Amy Lois Cohn

(4) 4-6 Aircraft series. Illustrated with sometimes grainy color photos, the books in this series showcase a variety of aircraft and discuss the planes' history and development, design (with specifications included), and uses in agriculture, entertainment, scientific research, and the military. Some of the books are flatly written while others are florid, but all benefit from including personal quotes from those who have piloted the planes. Bib., glos., ind. [Review covers these Aircraft titles: Stealth Fighters and Bombers, Air Show Pilots and Airplanes, Amazing Agricultural Aircraft, Hurricane Hunters, Air Force Aircraft.]

Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta

(4) 4-6 Aircraft series. Illustrated with sometimes grainy color photos, the books in this series showcase a variety of aircraft and discuss the planes' history and development, design (with specifications included), and uses in agriculture, entertainment, scientific research, and the military. Some of the books are flatly written while others are florid, but all benefit from including personal quotes from those who have piloted the planes. Bib., glos., ind. [Review covers these Aircraft titles: Stealth Fighters and Bombers, Air Show Pilots and Airplanes, Amazing Agricultural Aircraft, Hurricane Hunters, Air Force Aircraft.]

Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta

(4) 4-6 Aircraft series. Illustrated with sometimes grainy color photos, the books in this series showcase a variety of aircraft and discuss the planes' history and development, design (with specifications included), and uses in agriculture, entertainment, scientific research, and the military. Some of the books are flatly written while others are florid, but all benefit from including personal quotes from those who have piloted the planes. Bib., glos., ind. [Review covers these Aircraft titles: Stealth Fighters and Bombers, Air Show Pilots and Airplanes, Amazing Agricultural Aircraft, Hurricane Hunters, Air Force Aircraft.]

Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta

(3) 4-6 Countdown to Space series. These books offer histories of some of the space devices developed for military and scientific purposes during the space age. Spacecraft looks at recent missions to four planets; Spy discusses the U.S. and Soviet space race and improvements to instruments. Well-captioned color photographs accompany both texts. A list of Internet addresses is appended to each book. Bib., glos., ind.

Reviewer: Harry Clement Stubbs

(4) YA Issues in Focus series. Notable airplane crashes and close calls are recounted in a volume that examines some of the causes of air catastrophes, including human error, weather, mechanical failure, and security violations. Illustrated with average-quality black-and-white photos, the book is clearly written, though the emphasis seems to be more on describing specific crashes than exploring possible solutions. Bib., ind.

Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta