(4) YA Deadly Diseases and Epidemics series. These books (most are revised editions) describe the biological structures of the featured diseases, along with scientific research and treatments. Requiring some prior knowledge and dense with scientific terminology, processes, and charts, the books will be accessible only to a limited readership. The occasional personal stories will be of more interest to general readers. Reading list, websites. Bib., glos., ind. Review covers these Deadly Diseases and Epidemics titles: Cholera, Anthrax, Mononucleosis, Influenza, Polio, and Rubella and Rubeola.

Reviewer: Gail Hedges

(4) YA Science News Flash series. Beginning with newsmaking achievements such as modifying plant and human genes for specific purposes, the three divisions of each book then move on to the science enabling such activity, followed by its history, then current issues and future considerations, such as potential dangers of GM foods. Illustrations help clarify the information, but these books (particularly Genetics) require considerable background knowledge to decode. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Science News Flash titles: Genetics in the News and Medicine in the News.

Reviewer: Frieda F. Bostian

(4) YA Deadly Diseases and Epidemics series. Each book describes the biological structures of and scientific research that went into understanding each disease and the developing treatment or prevention for it. Requiring some prior knowledge; dense with scientific terminology, processes, and charts; and with only a few photographs, the books will be accessible only to a limited readership. Reading list, websites. Bib., glos., ind. Review covers these Daedly Diseases and Epidemics titles: Plague, Meningitis, and Streptococcus (Group A).

Reviewer: Gail Hedges