(3) K-3 Illustrated by Frann Preston-Gannon. A spare text describes the relationship between living things in an oak forest ecosystem. Some examples are of circumstance (the abundance of trees attracts nesting birds) and some of happenstance (a hawk alighting on a branch knocks off an acorn), but the book, with handsome illustrations featuring browns and greens, nicely emphasizes nature's interconnectedness. Additional oak forest information, including environmental tips, is included.

Reviewer: Bridget McCaffrey

(4) 4-6 Making a New Nation series. This book deals with American immigration policies and their effects; migration within the United States and anti-immigration sentiment are also discussed. Events are presented in accessible but brief vignettes, with additional charts, maps, drawings, photographs, and sidebars. A spread about how the events of September 11 affected immigration laws adds contemporary relevance for readers. Reading list, timeline, websites. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Luther B. Clegg

(4) 4-6 Events That Shaped America series. Each of the books in this series covers a great deal of information in very few pages and is therefore full of generalizations. Readers will find a smattering of facts about each state and graphics that do not always elucidate the text. Students would be better served by many other state-themed series already available. There are twelve other new books in this series. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers these Heinemann State Studies titles: Uniquely Arizona, Uniquely Louisiana, Uniquely Indiana, Uniquely Wisconsin, and All around New Jersey.

Reviewer: Luther B. Clegg

(3) K-3 Life and Work Of series. The books in this series offer brief overviews of an artist's life and work, using remarkably few words to convey a substantial amount of information. Profusely illustrated with photos of the feature artist and reproductions of art, they impart what is innovative about his or her body of work, whether it is Calder's mobiles, Rivera's murals, or Moses's evocative depiction of the rural past. Reading list, timeline. Glos., ind. [Review covers these Life and Work Of titles: Alexander Calder, Diego Rivera, and Grandma Moses.]

Reviewer: Susan Dove Lempke

(3) K-3 Life and Work Of series. The books in this series offer brief overviews of an artist's life and work, using remarkably few words to convey a substantial amount of information. Profusely illustrated with photos of the feature artist and reproductions of art, they impart what is innovative about his or her body of work, whether it is Calder's mobiles, Rivera's murals, or Moses's evocative depiction of the rural past. Reading list, timeline. Glos., ind. [Review covers these Life and Work Of titles: Alexander Calder, Diego Rivera, and Grandma Moses.]

Reviewer: Susan Dove Lempke

(3) K-3 Life and Work Of series. The books in this series offer brief overviews of an artist's life and work, using remarkably few words to convey a substantial amount of information. Profusely illustrated with photos of the feature artist and reproductions of art, they impart what is innovative about his or her body of work, whether it is Calder's mobiles, Rivera's murals, or Moses's evocative depiction of the rural past. Reading list, timeline. Glos., ind. [Review covers these Life and Work Of titles: Alexander Calder, Diego Rivera, and Grandma Moses.]

Reviewer: Susan Dove Lempke

(4) 4-6 20th Century Perspectives series. Double-page spreads, crowded with captioned archival photographs and reproductions, introduce the African-American writers, artists, and intellectuals who participated in the Harlem Renaissance of the early twentieth century. Boxed text provides interesting asides to give a more complete picture of the influences on this remarkable exposition of talent. Reading list, timeline. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Deborah L. Thompson