(4) K-3 I Can Read Book series. Illustrated by Chin Ko. These early-reader biographies offer simple narratives that touch on highlights of these (frequently covered) subjects' lives. Large font is surrounded by plenty of white space to aid emerging readers. The cartoonlike illustrations are slick but occasionally emotive; an appendix includes photographs and/or period paintings as well as contextual information. Timeline. Review covers these I Can Read Book titles: Alexander Hamilton, George Washington, and Martin Luther King Jr.

Reviewer: Christina Dorr

(4) K-3 I Can Read Book series. Illustrated by Chin Ko. These early-reader biographies offer simple narratives that touch on highlights of these (frequently covered) subjects' lives. Large font is surrounded by plenty of white space to aid emerging readers. The cartoonlike illustrations are slick but occasionally emotive; an appendix includes photographs and/or period paintings as well as contextual information. Timeline. Review covers these I Can Read Book titles: Alexander Hamilton, George Washington, and Martin Luther King Jr.

Reviewer: Christina Dorr

(4) K-3 I Can Read Book series. Illustrated by Chin Ko. These early-reader biographies offer simple narratives that touch on highlights of these (frequently covered) subjects' lives. Large font is surrounded by plenty of white space to aid emerging readers. The cartoonlike illustrations are slick but occasionally emotive; an appendix includes photographs and/or period paintings as well as contextual information. Timeline. Review covers these I Can Read Book titles: Alexander Hamilton, George Washington, and Martin Luther King Jr.

Reviewer: Christina Dorr

(4) K-3 I Can Read Book series. Illustrated by Chin Ko. This easy-reader biography spans President Lincoln's life, concluding just before his assassination. Beginning with a humorous physical description ("Abraham Lincoln said it himself: He was not a pretty man"), Dussling writes engagingly, incorporating direct quotes. While the format is inviting, the slick, cartoonlike illustrations seem out of place. Additional facts and archival photographs are appended. Timeline. Bib.

Reviewer: Christina Dorr

(4) K-3 I Can Read Book series. Illustrated by Chin Ko. With an overall focus on JFK's challenges and his abilities to overcome them, Keenan's easy reader hits the highlights of the president's life in an engaging narrative that includes a few (unsourced) quotes. While the format is inviting, the slick, cartoonlike illustrations seem out of place. Additional facts and archival photographs are appended. Timeline, websites.

Reviewer: Christina Dorr