(4) YA Remember series. This book describes the 1836 battle between the Mexican army and a small group of men fighting for independence at the Alamo where the Texians (Americans in Mexico-controlled Texas) suffered a crushing defeat. Paintings, drawings, maps, and archival photographs enhance the well-written, well-documented, and balanced account. Missing text just before the epilogue (even in this reissue) makes the ending anticlimactic. Timeline, websites. Bib., ind.

Reviewer: Luther B. Clegg

(3) YA Remember series. This book focuses on the bravery of the first nine African American students to attend Little Rock's Central High School and on the people who supported them. A history of segregation provides background. The firsthand accounts and recollections in addition to many archival photographs enhance the main text, bringing immediacy to the students' stories. Timeline. Bib., ind.

Reviewer: The Horn Book, Inc.

(3) YA Remember series. This book recounts the controversial battle between the U.S. Cavalry and the Lakota Sioux, Cheyenne, and Arapaho Indians at the Little Bighorn River in 1876. Details of significant events are drawn from first-person accounts of both soldiers and Native Americans who witnessed the bloody struggle. Paintings, drawings, maps, and archival photos enhance and enliven the well-written, well-documented, and balanced text. Timeline. Bib., ind.

Reviewer: Luther B. Clegg

(4) 4-6 All About America series. Concentrating mostly on America in the nineteenth century, these overviews present their topics on busily designed pages. Lots of text boxes, sidebars, and captioned illustrations and drawings compete for space with the main texts. There's a fair amount of information in each book, but the crowded pages may deter some readers. Reading list, timeline, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these All About America titles: Stagecoaches and Railroads, The Industrial Revolution, Explorers, Trappers, and Pioneers, and A Nation of Immigrants.

Reviewer: Luther B. Clegg

(4) 4-6 All About America series. This series provides snapshots of life during significant periods in American history. Important and well-known individuals and events are highlighted throughout on double-page spreads. It's all a little whitewashed, but the texts' friendly tone will draw in readers, as will the pages packed with eye-catching visuals--sketches, spot art, photos, etc. (though spreads may be difficult for some readers to navigate). Reading list, timeline, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these All About America titles: Colonists and Independence, Cowboys and the Wild West, Wagon Trains and Settlers, and Gold Rush and Riches.

Reviewer: Juliet S. King

(3) 4-6 This book focuses on the bravery of the first nine African American students to attend Little Rock's Central High School and on the people who supported them. A history of segregation provides background. The firsthand accounts and recollections in addition to many archival photographs enhance the main text, bringing immediacy to the students' stories. Timeline. Bib., ind.

Reviewer: Juliet S. King

(4) YA This book describes the 1836 battle between the Mexican army and a small group of men fighting for independence at the Alamo where the Texians (Americans in Mexico-controlled Texas) suffered a crushing defeat. Paintings, drawings, maps, and archival photographs enhance the well-written, well-documented, and balanced account. Missing text just before the epilogue makes the ending anticlimactic. Timeline, websites. Bib., ind.

Reviewer: Luther B. Clegg

(3) YA This book recounts the controversial battle between the U.S. Cavalry and the Lakota Sioux, Cheyenne, and Arapaho Indians at the Little Bighorn River in 1876. Details of significant events are drawn from first-person accounts of both soldiers and Native Americans who witnessed the bloody struggle. Paintings, drawings, maps, and archival photos enhance and enliven the well-written, well-documented, and balanced text. Timeline. Bib., ind.

Reviewer: Luther B. Clegg

(3) 4-6 Carefully researched and artfully illustrated with black-and-white photos and reproductions, this book includes ten stories of the American West, from Lewis and Clark to the Klondike Stampede. After each tale, Walker fills in historical background and notes where inconsistencies and gaps in the primary sources leave uncertainties. History buffs and older report writers will find much of value here. Bib., ind.

Reviewer: Pamela McCuen