(3) YA The authors visited schools and community centers, interviewing young Palestinians about their lives under Israeli occupation. Children, teens, and twenty-somethings speak candidly about daily life; interests; and difficulties of living with checkpoints, security walls, and poor living conditions. Some context about the Palestinian-Israeli conflict is provided, but this book concentrates on the Palestinian point of view. Small color photographs appear throughout. Reading list, timeline, websites.

Reviewer: Melinda Greenblatt

(4) K-3 Illustrated by Ibrahim Quraishi. Hurry, an affectionate donkey, lives in a "dry and lonely land by the sea"--occupied Gaza, according to an author's note at book's end. To cheer the local children, a zookeeper paints stripes on Hurry so that he resembles a zebra. Based on a true event, the tale is heart-yanking and uplifting; if only the every-media-imaginable illustrations were more inviting.

Reviewer: Nell Beram

(4) 4-6 Major World Nations series. Published spring 1998. This formulaic study provides basic information about these regions' history, government, people, and culture. While undeniably informative, the encyclopedia-style prose and bland black-and-white photos will relegate this volume mainly to report-writing students. The book contains an insert of postcard-quality color plates, a fact sheet, and a map. There are fifteen other titles in this series. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta