(3) K-3 Illustrated by Cynthia von Buhler. This succinct biography discusses the life of Copernicus, the sixteenth-century scholar, cleric, and physician whose greatest interest was astronomy. Fradin clearly explains how Copernicus came to the then-heretical conclusion--later confirmed by Galileo and Isaac Newton--that the earth is a planet that orbits the sun. Von Buhler's oil paintings have a classic quality well suited to the text.

Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta

(3) 4-6 Illustrated by Cynthia von Buhler. In the male-dominated history of the American Revolution, it's particularly heartening to see legendary Molly Pitcher manning the cannons here. Rockwell's text is long but lively; unfortunately, the font is too small and spidery for easy reading and seems at odds with a subject of such forthrightness and daring. The illustrations give Pitcher just the right heft and substance, on the battlefield and off. A timeline is included.

Reviewer: Susan P. Bloom | Horn Book Magazine Issue: May, 2002

(2) K-3 Inspired by a painting in the Museum of Folk Art in New York City, the author has imagined the story that lies behind it. The tale of the lively little girl, youngest in her large family, is one that will be familiar to children and is illustrated with paintings in a folk-art style, stiff but colorful and detailed. An informative and personal author's note concludes the satisfying story, set in the 1830s.

Reviewer: The Horn Book, Inc.