(4) 4-6 Fact Finders: It's Back to School...Way Back! series. This series presents cursory information about education during selected time periods. Pioneer discusses one-room schools and early school architecture, curriculum, and activities. Civil Rights focuses on the history of school desegregation and integration. Archival photographs and documents add insight and interest to the accessible but limited texts. Activities and critical thinking questions are appended. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers the following Fact Finders: It's Back to School...Way Back! titles: School in Pioneer Times and School in the Civil Rights Movement.

Reviewer: Luther B. Clegg

(4) YA Immigrants in America series. Covering stereotypes, challenges, and prejudices, each of these comprehensive but dryly written books discusses the history and contributions of a specific immigrant group. Archival photos and text boxes break up the presentation and extend the information. Profiles of notable immigrants are interspersed. Addresses, reading list, timeline, websites. Bib., ind. [Review covers these Immigrants in America titles: Italian Americans, Irish Americans, Swedish Americans, Chinese Americans, Japanese Americans, and German Americans.]

Reviewer: Beth L. Meister

(3) K-3 America in Words and Songs series. These books give readers insight into the history of two American cornerstones. Report writers will find the narratives useful, and photographs and archival illustrations enhance the text, as do a number of sidebars. Declaration includes the entire text of the document. Reading list, timeline, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these America in Words and Songs titles: The Declaration of Independence and The Pledge of Allegiance.

Reviewer: Luther B. Clegg

(4) 4-6 Countries and Cultures series. Information about Haiti is conveyed in chapters with plenty of subheads to make the material easily accessible. Chapters open with "fast facts" about the country; the text introduces aspects of the land, climate, history, government, economy, people, and culture. Color photos, maps, recipes, and other features enliven the dry text. Bib., glos., ind.

Reviewer: Carolyn Shute