(4) 4-6 American Moments series. Each book in this series offers a brief, general introduction to a chapter in U.S. history. The writing is clear but lacks style. The books offer overviews of their subjects, giving report writers basic information but little insight. Drawings, maps, photographs, and sidebars enhance the text. There are eighteen other spring 2005 books in this series. Timeline. Glos., ind. Review covers these American Moments titles: The Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy, The Kent State Tragedy, The Pilgrims, The Industrial Revolution, The Jamestown Colony, and The Lincoln-Douglas Debates.

Reviewer: Ed Spicer

(4) 4-6 Photographs by Sisse Brimberg & Cotton Coulson. Illustrated with appealing color photos of a modern-day reenactment aboard Mayflower II, this attractive, factually accurate book describes the passengers, the conditions, and the events of the original 1620 voyage. The photos of the costumed interpreters seem posed and may confuse some readers, but overall the book is an informative resource intent on dispelling myths about history. Timeline. Bib., ind.

Reviewer: Anita L. Burkam

(4) 4-6 Photographs by Sisse Brimberg & Cotton Coulson. Trying to change misperceptions about Thanksgiving, this volume describes what is known about the English settlers' relations with the Wampanoag and is illustrated with color photos of interpreters from Plimoth Plantation. The scholarship is balanced, but the photo captions misleadingly identify the subjects as the actual historical persons. The book contains a timeline. Bib., ind.

Reviewer: Anita L. Burkam