(4) 4-6 Science Quest series. This book incorporates scientists' biographies within the social and scientific histories of radiation experimentation. A running timeline helps clarify events, but Jerome uses scientific terms (e.g., atomic weight, Crooke's tube) without sufficient explanation. The page layout is clean and generally well designed (although one spread shows a full-page, full-color atomic explosion opposite the chapter head "Contributions"). Websites. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Miriam Lang Budin

(4) 4-6 Science Quest series. This book tries to draw readers into the drama of scientific invention by focusing on scientific rivalries. The approach makes the text a little light on substance, though basic information about computer science is given. Cleanly designed pages include numerous photos of the scientists and their inventions. A running timeline provides historical context. Websites. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Miriam Lang Budin

(4) 4-6 Science Quest series. Beginning with Gregor Mendel and continuing to the present, Phelan writes about the scientists who discovered DNA and its structure. The brief text does not treat the subject in depth, telling more about the researchers' partnerships and rivalries than about DNA itself. The clean design includes many photos and scientific models. A running timeline helps provide historical context. Websites. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Miriam Lang Budin