(3) 4-6 Illustrated by Kathryn Hewitt. Brief, lively, and informative profiles of some of the world's best-known explorers, plus a few of smaller renown, focus on major accomplishments and discoveries. The discussion also touches on personality quirks and what may have driven their curiosity and wonder in the first place. Caricature-style portraits and relevant maps help tell the stories, which are great for reading aloud. Reading list.

Reviewer: Pam Yosca

(2) 4-6 Illustrated by Kathryn Hewitt. Short, lively chapters (ranging from two to five pages) introduce twenty influential scientists of the modern era. Krull emphasizes memorable, and often humorously idiosyncratic, character traits. In addition, she points out historical and societal barriers that so many of the scientists, particularly the women, faced. As in previous volumes, Hewitt provides a big-headed but pristine, almost airbrushed, portrait of each subject. Reading list.

Reviewer: Betty Carter | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2013

(2) 4-6 Illustrated by Kathryn Hewitt. Krull and Hewitt have updated their informative and humorous look at the personalities behind the public figures of our forty-four presidents, describing the daily lives, interests, quirks, and habits of these iconic men. The heading fonts have been changed slightly, which improves readability, and there's a new cover. The entertaining gossipy style remains unaltered, and most of the text is the same.

Reviewer: Cynthia K. Ritter | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 1998

(3) PS Illustrated by Kathryn Hewitt. An African American little girl and her father shop together then create a window-box garden as a surprise birthday gift for the child's mother. This square board-book edition is slightly larger than the original volume, and Bunting's short rhyming sentences and simple story are well suited to a toddler audience. Hewitt's realistic paintings glow.

Reviewer: Maeve Visser Knoth

(4) K-3 Illustrated by Kathryn Hewitt. This book presents highlights of American history (the Gold Rush, the Civil War, FDR's New Deal) as witnessed by Uncle Sam. The folksy, repetitive, generally upbeat text becomes grating. However, Hewitt's mixed-media collage, oil paint, and clip art illustrations, which incorporate postage stamps, state flags, archival images, and caricatures, are visually stimulating. An index of famous Americans and author's note are appended.

Reviewer: Gail Hedges

(4) K-3 Illustrated by Kathryn Hewitt. Believing that happiness lies in wealth and marriage, Lord Leofric marries Godiva, the cobbler's Pollyanna-ish daughter, and raises taxes. For the sake of the poor villagers, Godiva promises to ride through town naked if Leofric will lower the tax; her sacrifice teaches him the value of kindness. The stiff, oil-on-paper illustrations feature a homogenized cast in a medieval setting. An author's note is appended.

Reviewer: Jeannine M. Chapman

(2) 4-6 Illustrated by Kathryn Hewitt. With her artist companion of five previous 'Lives' books, Krull shows herself in command of her material. Except for Eleanor Roosevelt, who is given five pages, the histories of these twenty larger-than-life women (also including Elizabeth I, Golda Meir, and West African queen Nzingha) are condensed into two or three pages. Hewitt's inventive, gently caricatured portraits accompany the biographical sketches. Bib.

Reviewer: Susan P. Bloom | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2000

(3) 1-3 Illustrated by Kathryn Hewitt. It's Paris in the early 1400s, and young Marguerite must help her father, a famous manuscript illuminator whose eyesight is failing, complete a commissioned book on time. Readers won't even notice that the narrative, which tracks Marguerite as she collects art supplies, is a cleverly concealed art lesson. The gilded illustrations, which extend onto gatefold pages, would do a real manuscript illuminator proud. Glos.

Reviewer: Nell Beram

(2) 4-6 Illustrated by Kathryn Hewitt. In the spirit of earlier books in the Lives of . . . series, Krull and Hewitt have produced a collection of offbeat sketches, varied in length to match the significance of the subject. Without being malicious or muckraking, they transform icons into human beings with distinct, sometimes quirky, personalities who have more in common with their constituents than one might imagine.

Reviewer: Mary M. Burns | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 1998