(4) 4-6 Latinos in Baseball series. These serviceable profiles mix baseball achievements with biographical detail and discuss each player's ties to Latino culture. Among the subjects covered are adapting to life in the United States, learning English, and getting along with fans. The series' design, which includes stock black-and-white photos of uneven quality, is rather dull, but fans probably won't mind. Each book contains a list of stats and a chronology. Ind.

Reviewer: Jack Forman

(4) 4-6 Baseball Legends series. Each of the books begins with an action-packed chapter focusing on a decisive ice hockey game, then goes back to trace the athlete's journey from childhood to the NHL and, except for Kariya, an Olympic hockey team. Personal information is sometimes glossed over in favor of sports details, but fans probably won't mind. The accompanying black-and-white photographs are often mediocre. Time lines and player stats are included. Bib., ind.

Reviewer: Elizabeth Howard

(3) 4-6 Latinos in Baseball series. Illustrated with black-and-white photos, each book in this well-written series describes play action that highlights the player's baseball career, then discusses his childhood and development as a professional player. The mistakes each star has made are confronted directly (such as Alomar's infamous spitting at an umpire), and the resulting portraits of the players provide informative, balanced looks at each. Ind.

Reviewer: Jack Forman

(3) 4-6 Latinos in Baseball series. Illustrated with black-and-white photos, each book in this well-written series describes play action that highlights the player's baseball career, then discusses his childhood and development as a professional player. The mistakes each star has made are confronted directly (such as Alomar's infamous spitting at an umpire), and the resulting portraits of the players provide informative, balanced looks at each. Ind.

Reviewer: Jack Forman

(3) 4-6 Composite Guide series. The opening chapter of each of these books looks briefly at highlights and defining moments of a particular sport. Following chapters proceed chronologically, beginning with the origins of the games, early stars, and "postwar growth," before moving on to modern players and the future. Black-and-white photos accompany the informative texts. All the titles list a "record chart," except for 'Football', which includes a list of rule changes. Bib., ind.

Reviewer: The Horn Book, Inc.

(3) 4-6 Composite Guide series. The opening chapter of each of these books looks briefly at highlights and defining moments of a particular sport. Following chapters proceed chronologically, beginning with the origins of the games, early stars, and "postwar growth," before moving on to modern players and the future. Black-and-white photos accompany the informative texts. All the titles list a "record chart," except for 'Football', which includes a list of rule changes. Bib., ind.

Reviewer: The Horn Book, Inc.