(4) YA Science Discovery Timelines series. Clear organization helps make fairly dense content accessible. Four sections (e.g., "Milestones in Motion") begin with a pictorial timeline of selected milestones, such as Newton's 1687 laws of motion, followed by illustrated text that expounds on these milestones. The selections are generally sound, though somewhat limited, and the prose undistinguished. A suggested activity lacks sufficient background. Reading list, websites. Bib., glos., ind.

Reviewer: Frieda F. Bostian

(4) YA Science Discovery Timelines series. Clear organization helps make fairly dense content accessible. Four sections (e.g., "Full Steam Ahead") begin with a pictorial timeline of selected milestones, such as Otto's 1860s–1870s internal combustion engine, followed by illustrated text that expounds on these milestones. The selections are generally sound, though somewhat limited, and the prose undistinguished. A suggested activity lacks sufficient background. Reading list, websites. Bib., glos., ind.

Reviewer: Frieda F. Bostian

(4) YA Science Discovery Timelines series. Clear organization helps make fairly dense content accessible. Four sections (e.g., "Evolving Ideas of Evolution") begin with a pictorial timeline of selected milestones, such as Lamarck's 1809 book proposing inherited changes, followed by illustrated text that expounds on these milestones. The selections are generally sound, though somewhat limited, and the prose undistinguished. A suggested activity lacks sufficient background. Reading list, websites. Bib., glos., ind.

Reviewer: Frieda F. Bostian

(4) YA Science Discovery Timelines series. Clear organization helps make fairly dense content accessible. Four sections (e.g., "Escaping Earth") begin with a pictorial timeline of selected milestones, such as Gagarin's 1961 space flight, followed by illustrated text that expounds on these milestones. The selections are generally sound, though somewhat limited, and the prose undistinguished. A suggested activity lacks sufficient background information. Reading list, websites. Bib., glos., ind.

Reviewer: Frieda F. Bostian