(4) K-3 Amicus Readers: 100 Years Ago series. Well-selected archival photographs are the most useful element of these simple overviews of inventions that have profoundly changed our lives. The easy-to-read text accompanying the photos occasionally raises unintentional questions: "People drove to the tops of mountains. They drove to the edge of cliffs. They even drove into the sea!" Report writers will probably find more substance at the suggested websites. Ind. Review covers these Amicus Readers: 100 Years Ago titles: Cars 100 Years Ago and Phones 100 Years Ago.

Reviewer: Miriam Lang Budin

(4) K-3 Amicus Readers: 100 Years Ago series. Well-selected archival photographs are the most useful element of this simple overview of education a century ago. Report writers will find the text easy to read if not all that illuminating ("Teachers wrote on chalkboards, so there was a lot of chalk dust"); they will probably find more substance at the suggested websites. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Miriam Lang Budin

(4) K-3 Amicus Readers: 100 Years Ago series. Well-selected archival photographs are the most useful element of this simple overview of the packaging, preservation, and distribution of food in this country a century ago (that Oreos were originally made "with creamy lemon or vanilla flavored filling" may delight trivia buffs). Report writers will find the text easy to read but will probably find more substance at the suggested websites. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Miriam Lang Budin

(4) K-3 Amicus Readers: 100 Years Ago series. Well-selected archival photographs are the most useful element of this simple overview of children's toys from a century ago. The subject has natural kid-appeal and report writers will find the text easy to read (if superficial: a battery is "a small object that creates electricity"), but they will probably find more substance at the suggested websites. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Miriam Lang Budin

(4) K-3 Amicus Readers: 100 Years Ago series. Well-selected archival photographs are the most useful element of this simple overview of children's clothing styles a century ago. Report writers will find the text easy to read if superficial: "There were no sandals or sneakers. Kids wore leather shoes or boots"; they will probably find more substance at the suggested websites. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Miriam Lang Budin

(4) K-3 Amicus Readers: 100 Years Ago series. Well-selected archival photographs are the most useful element of these simple overviews of inventions that have profoundly changed our lives. The easy-to-read text accompanying the photos occasionally raises unintentional questions: "People drove to the tops of mountains. They drove to the edge of cliffs. They even drove into the sea!" Report writers will probably find more substance at the suggested websites. Ind. Review covers these Amicus Readers: 100 Years Ago titles: Cars 100 Years Ago and Phones 100 Years Ago.

Reviewer: Miriam Lang Budin