(3) 4-6 Pet Friends series. Illustrated by Anne Canevari Green. These two guides go beyond the basics to provide potential owners with the information they need to give a pet a safe and satisfying home. Adopting covers shelters, reasons to consider adoption, and tips for making a good match between pet and owner. Iguana emphasizes the special needs of pet reptiles. Cartoony colored pencil illustrations add some humor to these useful volumes. Bib., ind.

Reviewer: Carolyn Shute

(3) 4-6 Pet Friends series. Illustrated by Anne Canevari Green. These two guides go beyond the basics to provide potential owners with the information they need to give a pet a safe and satisfying home. Adopting covers shelters, reasons to consider adoption, and tips for making a good match between pet and owner. Iguana emphasizes the special needs of pet reptiles. Cartoony colored pencil illustrations add some humor to these useful volumes. Bib., ind.

Reviewer: Carolyn Shute

(4) 4-6 Millbrook Sports World series. The famed baseball pitcher and a teenage figure skater are the subjects of these brief, laudatory biographies. Illustrated with a mix of black-and-white and color photographs, the books provide basic biographical information and cite career highlights in serviceable, simply written texts. Time lines are included. Bib., ind.

Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta

(3) 4-6 Alternating biographical chapters on Jordan and Pippen merge when the two meet as teammates for the Chicago Bulls. Cooperation and teamwork emerge as keys to success, evident in these athletes' respectful relationship--the "best one-two punch" in basketball. Black-and-white photographs illustrate the easy-to-read text, which balances a generous amount of statistics with engaging personal histories. Ind.

Reviewer: Charlotte S. Huck

(3) 4-6 Millbrook Sports World series. Alternating biographical chapters on Jordan and Pippen merge when the two meet as teammates for the Chicago Bulls. Cooperation and teamwork emerge as keys to success, evident in these athletes' respectful relationship--the "best one-two punch" in basketball. Black-and-white photographs illustrate the easy-to-read text, which balances a generous amount of statistics with engaging personal histories. Ind.

Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta

(3) 4-6 Millbrook Sports World series. Ripken and Griffey--stars in their own right--are the sons of notable baseball figures, and the importance of family ties is noted in both volumes, which otherwise focus on games played, statistics earned, and career highlights--such as Ripken's record for playing the most consecutive games. Action photographs and an accessible, if glib, prose style will keep young sports fans engaged. Chronologies are included. Bib., ind.

Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta

(3) 4-6 Sports World series. Captioned black-and-white and color photographs illustrate these descriptions of two sports greats and how they rose to stardom. Both books open by recounting a crucial game or tournament in each player's career, followed by a brief look at his childhood. An attempt is made to convey the athletes' personalities. Fans will find the slim volumes accessible and informative. Chronologies are included. Bib., ind.

Reviewer: The Horn Book, Inc.

(3) 4-6 Overcoming the Odds series. These biographies profile six athletes who successfully battled adversity, including attention deficit disorder, a hunting accident, and cancer. Illustrated with black-and-white and color photos, these brief books clearly convey the physical and emotional obstacles each individual had to conquer and the life lessons they learned from their ordeals. The books contain a "career highlights" time line and a list of stats. Bib., ind.

Reviewer: The Horn Book, Inc.

(3) 4-6 Overcoming the Odds series. These biographies profile six athletes who successfully battled adversity, including attention defict disorder, a hunting accident, and cancer. Illustrated with black-and-white and color photos, these brief books clearly convey the physical and emotional obstacles each indifidual had to conquer and the life lessons they learned fromtheir ordeals. The books contain a "career highlights" time line and a list of stats. Bib., ind.

Reviewer: The Horn Book, Inc.

(3) 4-6 Overcoming the Odds series. These biographies profile six athletes who successfully battled adversity, including attention deficit disorder, a hunting accident, and cancer. Illustrated with black-and-white and color photos, these brief books clearly convey the physical and emotional obstacles each individual had to conquer and the life lessons they learned from their ordeals. The books contain a "career highlights" time line and a list of stats. Bib., ind.

Reviewer: The Horn Book, Inc.

(3) 4-6 Sports World series. Captioned black-and-white and color photographs illustrate these descriptions of two sports greats and how they rose to stardom. Both books open by recounting a crucial game or tournament in each player's career, followed by a brief look at his childhood. An attempt is made to convey the athletes' personalities. Fans will find the slim volumes accessible and informative. Chronologies are included. Bib., ind.

Reviewer: The Horn Book, Inc.