(4) YA Voices in Poetry series. Illustrated by Stasys Eidrigevicius. In these revised editions, excerpts from each poet's work alternate with biographical passages describing major influences or periods in the artist's life. The arty design calls attention to itself; every page is decorated with a photograph (in Shakespeare's case, a drawing) or a themed illustration: flowers for Dickinson, historical postal stamps for Hughes, leaves for Whitman, etc. The tiny type may put off some readers. Ind. Review covers these Voices in Poetry titles: E. E. Cummings, Emily Dickinson, Langston Hughes, William Shakespeare, Edgar Allan Poe, and Walt Whitman.

Reviewer: Megan Lynn Isaac

(4) YA Voices in Poetry series. In these revised editions, excerpts from each poet's work alternate with biographical passages describing major influences or periods in the artist's life. The arty design calls attention to itself; every page is decorated with a photograph (in Shakespeare's case, a drawing) or a themed illustration: flowers for Dickinson, historical postal stamps for Hughes, leaves for Whitman, etc. The tiny type may put off some readers. Ind. Review covers these Voices in Poetry titles: E. E. Cummings, Emily Dickinson, Langston Hughes, William Shakespeare, Edgar Allan Poe, and Walt Whitman.

Reviewer: Megan Lynn Isaac

(4) YA Voices in Poetry series. Illustrated by Dugald Stermer. In these revised editions, excerpts from each poet's work alternate with biographical passages describing major influences or periods in the artist's life. The arty design calls attention to itself; every page is decorated with a photograph (in Shakespeare's case, a drawing) or a themed illustration: flowers for Dickinson, historical postal stamps for Hughes, leaves for Whitman, etc. The tiny type may put off some readers. Ind. Review covers these Voices in Poetry titles: E. E. Cummings, Emily Dickinson, Langston Hughes, William Shakespeare, Edgar Allan Poe, and Walt Whitman.

Reviewer: Megan Lynn Isaac

(4) YA Voices in Poetry series. Illustrated by Marcel Imsand. In these revised editions, excerpts from each poet's work alternate with biographical passages describing major influences or periods in the artist's life. The arty design calls attention to itself; every page is decorated with a photograph (in Shakespeare's case, a drawing) or a themed illustration: flowers for Dickinson, historical postal stamps for Hughes, leaves for Whitman, etc. The tiny type may put off some readers. Ind. Review covers these Voices in Poetry titles: E. E. Cummings, Emily Dickinson, Langston Hughes, William Shakespeare, Edgar Allan Poe, and Walt Whitman.

Reviewer: Megan Lynn Isaac

(4) YA Voices in Poetry series. Illustrated by Gary Kelley. In these revised editions, excerpts from each poet's work alternate with biographical passages describing major influences or periods in the artist's life. The arty design calls attention to itself; every page is decorated with a photograph (in Shakespeare's case, a drawing) or a themed illustration: flowers for Dickinson, historical postal stamps for Hughes, leaves for Whitman, etc. The tiny type may put off some readers. Ind. Review covers these Voices in Poetry titles: E. E. Cummings, Emily Dickinson, Langston Hughes, William Shakespeare, Edgar Allan Poe, and Walt Whitman.

Reviewer: Megan Lynn Isaac

(4) YA Voices in Poetry series. Illustrated by Rob Day. In these revised editions, excerpts from each poet's work alternate with biographical passages describing major influences or periods in the artist's life. The arty design calls attention to itself; every page is decorated with a photograph (in Shakespeare's case, a drawing) or a themed illustration: flowers for Dickinson, historical postal stamps for Hughes, leaves for Whitman, etc. The tiny type may put off some readers. Ind. Review covers these Voices in Poetry titles: E. E. Cummings, Emily Dickinson, Langston Hughes, William Shakespeare, Edgar Allan Poe, and Walt Whitman.

Reviewer: Megan Lynn Isaac

(4) YA USA Today's Debate: Voices and Perspectives series. These volumes present opposing sides of the title issues. Brief introductions are followed by histories, arguments (and details about the organizations that espouse them), and legislative action. Conversational writing style and numerous anecdotes make the volumes' small font and two-column, textbooklike design more approachable; photos, graphs, and excerpts from USA Today add interest. Timeline. Bib., glos., ind. Review covers these USA Today's Debate: Voices and Perspectives titles: Same-Sex Marriage and Gun Control.

Reviewer: Frieda F. Bostian

(4) YA USA Today's Debate: Voices and Perspectives series. These volumes present opposing sides of the title issues. Brief introductions are followed by histories, arguments (and details about the organizations that espouse them), and legislative action. Conversational writing style and numerous anecdotes make the volumes' small font and two-column, textbooklike design more approachable; photos, graphs, and excerpts from USA Today add interest. Timeline. Bib., glos., ind. Review covers these USA Today's Debate: Voices and Perspectives titles: Same-Sex Marriage and Gun Control.

Reviewer: Frieda F. Bostian

(4) YA USA Today's Debate: Voices and Perspectives series. This volume presents opinions about the use of "green energy" as a power source for the United States. A chronological history of the political and scientific issues surrounding the topic is provided; the book doesn't suggest one particular best solution. Photographs, anecdotes, newspaper articles, and charts provide additional information and perspectives, making the volume's small font and two-column, textbooklike design more approachable. Reading list, timeline, websites. Bib., glos., ind.

Reviewer: Lauren Aimonette LIang

(4) YA USA Today's Debate: Voices and Perspectives series. This volume presents a chronological history of drug use (legal and illegal) and the hotly debated topic of legalization. While it doesn't come down on one side, the book does include several sections on drug abuse. Photographs, personal anecdotes, newspaper articles, graphs, and archival drawings provide additional information and perspectives, making the volume's small font and two-column, textbooklike design appear more approachable. Reading list, timeline, websites. Bib., glos., ind.

Reviewer: Lauren Aimonette LIang

(4) YA Voices series. These titles explore some of the world's most pressing and difficult problems by offering a factual introduction to the complexities of the issues, how they arise, their effects, and the struggles involved in preventing, addressing, and resolving them. First-person accounts add emotional resonance to the charts, diagrams, statistic boxes, and photographs that crowd the pages. Reading list, timeline, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Voices titles: Hunger, War, Child Labor, Poverty, and Violence.

Reviewer: Cindy Lombardo

(4) YA Voices series. These titles explore some of the world's most pressing and difficult problems by offering a factual introduction to the complexities of the issues, how they arise, their effects, and the struggles involved in preventing, addressing, and resolving them. First-person accounts add emotional resonance to the charts, diagrams, statistic boxes, and photographs that crowd the pages. Reading list, timeline, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Voices titles: Hunger, War, Child Labor, Poverty, and Violence.

Reviewer: Cindy Lombardo

(4) YA Voices series. These titles explore some of the world's most pressing and difficult problems by offering a factual introduction to the complexities of the issues, how they arise, their effects, and the struggles involved in preventing, addressing, and resolving them. First-person accounts add emotional resonance to the charts, diagrams, statistic boxes, and photographs that crowd the pages. Reading list, timeline, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Voices titles: Hunger, War, Child Labor, Poverty, and Violence.

Reviewer: Cindy Lombardo

(4) YA Voices series. These titles explore some of the world's most pressing and difficult problems by offering a factual introduction to the complexities of the issues, how they arise, their effects, and the struggles involved in preventing, addressing, and resolving them. First-person accounts add emotional resonance to the charts, diagrams, statistic boxes, and photographs that crowd the pages. Reading list, timeline, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Voices titles: Hunger, War, Child Labor, Poverty, and Violence.

Reviewer: Cindy Lombardo

(4) YA USA Today's Debate: Voices and Perspectives series. This dry but thorough text presents a balanced discussion of the death penalty by placing it in historical, legal, social, and moral contexts. Photographs, personal anecdotes, newspaper articles, graphs, and archival drawings provide additional information and perspectives, making the volume's small font and two-column, textbooklike design appear more approachable. Reading list, timeline, websites. Bib., glos., ind.

Reviewer: Tamara DePasquale

(4) YA Voices series. First-person accounts add a poignant touch to this presentation of factual information about how people are infected with HIV; how it spreads; its physical effects; attitudes and beliefs about the disease; and progress toward prevention and treatment. Photographs, diagrams, charts, graphs, and statistic boxes crowd the pages. Reading list, timeline, websites. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Cindy Lombardo

(4) YA USA Today's Debate: Voices and Perspectives series. Dry but well-researched text introduces the history of immigration, its current impact on our nation, and multiple perspectives contributing to the ongoing debate. The balanced presentation will help students formulate their own views. Photographs, archival illustrations, maps, quotations and personal anecdotes, graphs, and newspaper articles make the small font and two-column, textbooklike design more approachable. Reading list, timeline, websites. Bib., glos., ind.

Reviewer: Tamara DePasquale

(4) YA Voices series. These titles explore some of the world's most pressing and difficult problems by offering a factual introduction to the complexities of the issues, how they arise, their effects, and the struggles involved in preventing, addressing, and resolving them. First-person accounts add emotional resonance to the charts, diagrams, statistic boxes, and photographs that crowd the pages. Reading list, timeline, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Voices titles: Hunger, War, Child Labor, Poverty, and Violence.

Reviewer: Cindy Lombardo

(3) YA Voices from Colonial America series. These books offer thorough, well-documented information about the struggles and successes of early non-native settlers of these four states. Primary material featuring writing by colonials is plentiful, appropriately embedded in a matrix of historical context by the authors. In addition to relevant sidebars, many reproductions of period illustrations (both color and sepia) and some photos of archival documents and maps enhance the text. Reading list, timeline, websites. Ind. Review covers these Voices from Colonial America titles: New Hampshire, Florida, North Carolina, and Rhode Island.

Reviewer: Frieda F. Bostian

(3) YA Voices from Colonial America series. These books offer thorough, well-documented information about the struggles and successes of early colonial settlers and settlements. Sidebars of primary source materials, biographical sketches, and other cultural data are embedded in each book's matrix of historical context. Many reproductions of period illustrations and some photographs of period documents and maps with relevant captions are included. Reading list, timeline, websites. Bib., ind. Review covers these Voices from Colonial America titles: Connecticut, Maryland[cf], South Carolina, and New France.