(2) 4-6 Photographs by Jane Feldman. The discovery of DNA evidence linking Jefferson to the children of his slave Sally Hemings had varying effects on those claiming to be his descendants. Designed as a series of personal statements based on interviews by the authors, the book is a gathering of impressions, with observations ranging from delight to disbelief. The handsomely designed book provides an engrossing examination. Bib., ind.

Reviewer: Mary M. Burns | Horn Book Magazine Issue: March, 2001

(4) K-3 Young Dreamers series. Clear black-and-white and color photos are accompanied by a thirteen-year-old ballet dancer's first-person narration. The work needed to become a professional dancer is included, but the motivation to work--the joy of dancing--is absent. Both text and photos emphasize the costumes and the glamour of being a dancer, providing an incomplete but nevertheless alluring picture.

Reviewer: Amy Kellman