(4) YA Nobel Prize-Winning Scientists series. After a first chapter explaining their subjects' overall scientific contributions, these books relate the events surrounding their Nobel award. Although a bit dry, the writing is generally balanced and fluid, except for the awkward Einstein volume. Black-and-white photos and occasional diagrams illustrate the books, and a few simple experiments are included. Reading list, timeline, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Nobel Prize-Winning Scientists titles: James Watson, Albert Einstein, Linus Pauling, and Enrico Fermi.

Reviewer: Frieda F. Bostian

(3) YA Oxford Portraits in Science series. These books profile the lives and work of two men in very different settings: Fermi, celebrated as a brilliant thinker from an early age, and Mendel, whose work gained importance only years after his death. Both accounts place the work of these scientific thinkers in the context of the scientific discoveries of their times. Black-and-white illustrations accompany the texts.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford