(4) YA Artists in Profile series. Following a six-page introduction to its subject, each book in this series offers occasionally clunky two- and four-page biographies of artists, both familiar and relatively obscure, associated with the featured movement. Photos of the artists and vivid color reproductions of their work illustrate each biographical sketch. A final section, "The Next Generation," places the movement in historical context. Timeline. Bib., glos., ind. [Review covers these Artists in Profile titles: Abstract Expressionists, Post-impressionists, Surrealists, Harlem Renaissance Artists, and Cubists.]

Reviewer: Norah Piehl

(4) YA Artists in Profile series. Each volume in this series begins with a short overview of an artistic movement, followed by brief profiles of artists both well known and more obscure. These profiles are long on biography and short on analysis of the artists' works, some of which are included in reproductions. Each book includes a timeline, and Impressionists and Pop contain lists of museums. Bib., glos., ind. [Review covers these Artists in Profile titles: Expressionists, Pop Artists, and Impressionists.]

Reviewer: Norah Piehl

(4) 4-6 Creative Lives series. Suitable for report writers, the books in this series depict their subjects as sometimes flawed individuals with realistic hopes and fears. Sidebars provide quotations and historical context. Photographs and illustrations enliven the text, but the busy page design is distracting. Each book includes a timeline. Bib., glos., ind. [Review covers these titles: Charles Dickens, Mark Twain, Coco Chanel.]

Reviewer: Kathleen Smith

(4) 4-6 Creative Lives series. The books in this series effectively relate the cultural relevance of these two subjects and don't shy away from depicting unflattering or controversial events in each artist's personal life. Sidebars provide relevant quotations and historical context. Ample photographs (and in Picasso, reproductions of paintings) enliven the text, but the busy page design is distracting. Each book includes a timeline. Bib., glos., ind. [Review covers these titles: Frank Lloyd Wright and Pablo Picasso.]

Reviewer: Kathleen Smith