(4) 4-6 Illustrated by Dusan Petricic. Atkins imaginatively re-creates key moments in the lives of prominent women in aviation history, from early flight pioneers through WWII aviators to astronauts in the space program. The absorbing profiles are creatively written (albeit with fictional dialogue), fit well together, and highlight the strengths of some remarkable women. Websites. Bib., ind.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford

(4) K-3 Illustrated by Dusan Petricic & Dusan Petricic. Benny tries to thank God for his grandfather's excellent bagels by placing a bag of them in the Holy Ark at the synagogue each Shabbat. The gift disappears every time. Is God eating them, or someone else? Despite the somewhat heavy-handed resolution, this is a sweet and satisfying story, well written and amusingly illustrated. A brief source note is provided.

Reviewer: Amy Lois Cohn

(4) K-3 Illustrated by Dusan Petricic. Katy has the flu, her mother is grumpy, and it looks like an awful day--until her mother's "grandmother doll" starts talking. The doll's magic turns Katy's homemade creations into working appliances, an enchanting idea for any child. While abrupt scene changes interrupt the pacing and the ink-and-wash illustrations occasionally look garish, the concept and plotting are satisfying.

Reviewer: CHristine Sarrazin

(2) 4-6 Illustrated by Dusan Petricic. The spirit of inventiveness pervades this drama of John Harrison, eighteenth-century maker of clocks and watches, who spent his life building a timepiece accurate enough to determine longitude at sea. The comic art serves a dual purpose: it leavens the scientific weightiness and reinforces the imaginative spirit of Harrison as he struggles for forty years to assemble his creation. Bib., glos., ind.

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

(3) 4-6 Illustrated by Dusan Petricic. When a traveler from the planet Memo veers off course and encounters a boy named Pete, a lighthearted study of human anatomy results. Anatomical definitions, descriptions, biological facts ("Earthlings lose 50 to 80 hairs a day"), and ideas for simple science projects are presented in the text, cartoon illustrations, and diagrams. Readers will be amused by the cultural misunderstandings between boy and alien. Ind.

Reviewer: Gail Hedges

(4) K-3 Illustrated by Dusan Petricic. A huge potato needs every available individual--from the farmer himself to a tiny mouse--to extricate it from the soil. This rendition of the popular and ubiquitous folktale is pleasing but somewhat flat. The illustrations are rich with the tawny hues of harvest time and sport some lively comic touches.

Reviewer: Amy Lois Cohn

(4) 4-6 A great resource for bored kids, this book describes basic games such as tag, jacks, leapfrog, hopscotch, marbles, telephone, clapping games, jump rope and ball games, as well as variations of each. Watercolor and pen-and-ink illustrations provide cartoon-style graphics that clarify the games and add humor. The layout and dense blocks of text are cluttered at times, but overall have appeal.

Reviewer: The Horn Book, Inc.