(4) 4-6 Eyewitness to World War II series. Each book in this series looks at a specific aspect of World War II with an emphasis on first-hand accounts. The age-appropriate prose is engaging but provides minimum background information, making the volumes better as supplementary texts for interested young readers. Relevant black-and-white photographs throughout enhance the presentations. There are four other spring 2016 books in this series. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers these Eyewitness to World War II titles: The Tuskegee Airmen, The Dropping of the Atomic Bomb, The Navajo Code Talkers, and The Role of Women in World War II.

Reviewer: Kristy Pasquariello

(2) YA Nelson's talent for informing her poetry with historical empathy is present in this verse novel. Connor Bianchini finds out that his paternal grandfather wasn't his Nonno but rather most likely a Tuskegee Airman, thus African American. Standardized in form throughout, two stanzas of twelve lines of unrhymed poetry appear on the book's right-hand pages. Photographs of Tuskegee Airmen and an author's note are included.

Reviewer: Jonathan Hunt | Horn Book Magazine Issue: January, 2016

(2) 4-6 Illustrated by Jeffery Boston Weatherford. Thirty-two second-person poems and dramatic scratchboard illustrations bring to life the experiences of the pilots, bombardiers, maintenance workers, and navigators trained to fly and maintain combat aircraft at Alabama's Tuskegee Institute during World War II. Informative, evocative poems follow the Airmen from the early vision to the flyers' experiences at home and abroad, as they fought another war--against prejudice. Reading list, timeline, websites.

Reviewer: Dean Schneider | Horn Book Magazine Issue: July, 2016

(3) 4-6 Fact Finders: Military Heroes series. An accessible text covers the history of the U.S. Army's Tuskegee Airmen--African Americans who, through determination and persistence, became WWII fighter pilots. Short paragraphs and concise sidebars effectively portray the racist hypocrisy of the Army's policies. Compelling black-and-white photos help break up the text. Critical thinking questions are appended. Reading list, timeline. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Siena Leslie

(4) YA Military Heroes series. Filled with photographs and archival illustrations, this series presents a range of famous and lesser-known people involved in U.S. military history. In addition to standard biographical details, the texts also examine controversies and career flops as well as successes; sidebars provide historical context. Though the writing is on the bland side, the texts are useful for reports. Reading list, timeline. Bib., glos., ind. Review covers these Military Heroes titles: Samuel Houston, Benjamin O. Davis Jr., George S. Patton, Clara Barton, John McCain, and Colin Powell.

Reviewer: Cyrisse Jaffee

(3) K-3 Illustrated by Loren Long. This story, written in poetic prose, is about one young African American man who wants to fly "into the wind, against the wind, beyond the wind." He defies racial prejudice and accomplishes his goal when he becomes a Tuskegee Airman. Muted acrylic illustrations display the changing moods--from wistful to somber to triumphant--of this heroic saga.

Reviewer: Henrietta M. Smith