The Horn Book Guide

BIOGRAPHIES

Schulte, Mary

Helen Greiner: Cofounder of the iRobot Corporation

48 pp. | KidHaven | December, 2009 | Library ISBN 978-0-7377-4404-0 $28.25

(4) 4-6 Innovators series. Zuckerberg focuses on the Facebook inventor's youth while Greiner and Taylor highlight the contributions of women in engineering and medical research. Though the texts are accessible, the information (especially statistics) will quickly be outdated. Stock photos of varying relevance illustrate the texts. Taylor includes a reading list. Websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Innovators titles: Doris Taylor, Helen Greiner, and Mark Zuckerberg.

Reviewer: Cyrisse Jaffee