(3) 4-6 America's Horrible Histories series. Illustrated by Daniel McFeeley. This volume traces the history of humans in North America from around 13,000 B.C.E. to about 1000 CE, using humor to describe Ice Age animals, and the ways these earliest Americans ate, hunted, created art, and built mounds. Information boxes reveal where some of the places described in the book are located. The comical narrative voice and black-and-white illustrations will attract reluctant readers. Timelines are included. Ind.

Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta

(3) 4-6 America's Horrible Histories series. Illustrated by Daniel McFeeley. Reluctant readers in particular will enjoy this volume, which mixes factual content about North America's prehistory with a wisecracking narrative voice. The information is solid, even when the details are sometimes purposefully gross (including discussions of dinosaur droppings and methane-containing flatulence). The accompanying black-and-white illustrations are equally humorous. A timeline is included. Ind.

Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta