(4) 4-6 Snap Books: Queens and Princesses series. In five short chapters, these biographies introduce some interesting and little-known facts, though the books' content is imbalanced (e.g., Diana's wedding dress is described in great detail, but her emotional problems are merely skimmed). The layouts are easily navigated, and the photographs and reproductions are well chosen. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers these Snap Books: Queens and Princesses titles: Grand Duchess Anastasia Romanov and Diana, Princess of Wales.

Reviewer: Hannah Rodgers Barnaby

(4) 4-6 Inventors Who Changed the World series. This series provides a basic overview of each subject's life and career, including successes as well as mistakes and controversies. The series' design features generally well-reproduced archival photos, stock images of varying usefulness, and distracting, cluttered screen shots. Some less-motivated readers will appreciate the publisher's enhanced website. Reading list, timeline. Glos., ind. Review covers these Inventors Who Changed the World titles: Alexander Graham Bell, Louis Pasteur, Marconi and Tesla, and Philo T. Farnsworth.

Reviewer: Cyrisse Jaffee

(4) 4-6 Inventors Who Changed the World series. This series provides a basic overview of each subject's life and career, including successes as well as mistakes and controversies. The series' design features generally well-reproduced archival photos, stock images of varying usefulness, and distracting, cluttered screen shots. Some less-motivated readers will appreciate the publisher's enhanced website. Reading list, timeline. Glos., ind. Review covers these Inventors Who Changed the World titles: Alexander Graham Bell, Louis Pasteur, Marconi and Tesla, and Philo T. Farnsworth.

Reviewer: Cyrisse Jaffee

(4) 4-6 Latinos in the Limelight series. Three books in this series feature two baseball players originally from the Dominican Republic and Latino-American Gomez, a hockey player. Quotes from the athletes and their acquaintances abound with little in the way of citations, but the texts are lively enough for the sports fans who will be attracted. Some of the color photos look washed out. A chronology and list of accomplishments are included. Bib., ind. [Review covers these titles: Sammy Sosa, Pedro Martinez, Scott Gomez.]

Reviewer: Melinda Greenblatt

(3) 4-6 Overcoming Adversity series. Illustrated with standard black-and-white photos, these well-rounded biographies chronicle the lives of three athletes who have survived challenges. Seles fought post-traumatic stress disorder after being assaulted; Lemieux battled Hodgkin's disease; Devers's thyroid condition nearly ended her career. Their portraits of perseverance are inspiring. Seles and Lemieux contain career statistics; Devers lists related websites; all feature timelines. Bib., ind. [Review covers these titles: Monica Seles, Mario Lemieux, Gail Devers.]

Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta