(4) K-3 Time Shift series. Illustrated by David Antram. These books provide information relating to structures and customs of ancient and medieval times. Colorful illustrations use split pages to capture scene changes, while the bare-bones texts relate the history, purpose, construction, and rituals of castles and pyramids; Mummies extends information about pyramids through discussion of the preservation of bodies entombed within. More substantial facts are appended. Glos., ind. Review covers the following Time Shift titles: Castle, Mummies, and Pyramid.

Reviewer: Luther B. Clegg

(4) K-3 Time Shift series. Illustrated by David Antram. These books provide information relating to structures and customs of ancient and medieval times. Colorful illustrations use split pages to capture scene changes, while the bare-bones texts relate the history, purpose, construction, and rituals of castles and pyramids; Mummies extends information about pyramids through discussion of the preservation of bodies entombed within. More substantial facts are appended. Glos., ind. Review covers the following Time Shift titles: Castle, Mummies, and Pyramid.

Reviewer: Luther B. Clegg

(4) 4-6 Illustrated by John James. These two series books provide introductions to major Egyptian and Greek deities. The pages are crowded with text (some of which is printed in tiny type), text boxes, illustrations, and photographs of artifacts, all of which contribute to information about the particular god or goddess and about life for mere mortals. Report writers who persevere will glean basic facts about the subjects. Glos., ind. [Review covers these titles: Gods and Goddesses: In the Daily Life of the Ancient Egyptians and Gods and Goddesses: In the Daily Life of the Ancient Greeks.]

Reviewer: Jaynia B. Fink